I Give It My Life..

I am delighted to share with you my news that after three years of being on ‘career break’ from primary school teaching to explore my career options and opportunities in the music industry, I have handed in my resignation and the security of a guaranteed teaching career is no more! It was said to me…

‘Lyons Tea’, Mondays and lists…

A typical day in the life of a full time singer/songwriter you’d imagine would start with lots of songwriting followed by lots more songwriting followed by organising a few gigs etc etc.. Well, I hope to one day describe a typical day as exactly that but for just under 3 years now its been a…

Jumping on the PR bandwagon!

PR is something I knew very little about up until I had to start doing it myself when I started to release music. The only other experience I had of PR was way back in 2004 when a song I wrote was a runner up in an Irish series called ‘You’re A Star’. The song…

‘In the club’ – A dance music experiment!

Deadmau5 Deadmau5 – A little bit of inspiration for this project.. Yesterday I had my first experience of laying down vocal ideas on a club track. I am a big fan of club music but have never really explored writing it or even collaborating on it. A few weeks ago I got a message from…

As the magic happens…

Every day I read posts or status updates from many other songwriters about the songs they are writing and working on, or the ones they are struggling to finish,  or even the ones they have written the music for but not the lyrics. I often feel like the little kid in the corner by themselves because…

Venue hiring and firing…

Anyone who knows me well, knows I don’t like getting drawn into negativity or bad feeling. Admittedly, I would rather avoid conflict in most situations too. However, I did say when I started this blog that I would be honest at all times and share all sides of the music industry coin with you. I…

‘Dance With Me’

‘Dance With Me’ I never in a million years thought as I was writing ‘Dance With Me’ that it would become popular as a wedding song. It makes sense I suppose as it about love and companionship. I am very humbled to know that so many couples use the song for their wedding ceremonies and…

“If it is to be, it is up to me”

Nicki Minaj – Super Bass I heard this great quote on an E! Special on Nicki Minaj last night. Her primary school teacher was a great inspiration to her and this was something the teacher would say to her kids as advice to carry with them in life. All two letter words that sum it…

MRU Awards – ‘Best Female’ 2012

After two very quick but very intense years, I was really proud to take home the award for ‘Best Female’ at the MRU (Music Review Unisgned) Awards on the 16th December 2012. The award now takes pride of place in my new office space. Having never won first prize I had become very familiar with runner-up so this changed…

Hello and Welcome!

Hello and welcome to ‘Showtime’. A blog that I hope to post in most days about life and the adventures of a 4foot 11inch piano playing singer/songwriter. I will be as honest as possible at all times and share with you the highs and lows of a career in the music and entertainment industry! At this very moment…