I'm proud of myself. Two years ago I was working as a janitor in a church. I got an internship at an indie record label and met some key ppl. I've stayed independent & I've reinvested all earnings back into my project. I own the rights to my music & I have 100% creative control.
K no I love this, producers & songwriters be overthinking shit all the time, trying to re-invent the wheel. Let things exist as they are sometimes. If a preset triggers ur imagination & inspiration just go with it. Path of least resistance.
This week between Xmas and New Years is an abyss, nothing is real, nothing counts, u can cheat, steal, eat & dissociate as much as ur lil heart desires 🫶🏻
PERFORMED MY ALBUM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM & FILMED IT IN LIKE 6 DIFF LOCATIONS. Still not on a label, still funding this with my own music revenue & grants. Still building independently w the best team ever. XO Stone Woman Music Productions. 🤍
This is a ground-up operation. No one has handed me anything. I just opened my first incorporated company and I'm in the process of starting a second. I've had good business guidance & I'm rly grateful for that. This is just the beginning but I'm proud of the woman I'm becoming.
Created a $10,000 music video grant for Canadian women & gender non-binary directors. Submissions open September 4th. Very proud of this & looking forward to seeing your applications!!! Cc
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so scared of hurting people with my lyrics. sometimes hiding the truth with metaphors isn’t enough. sometimes I just want to say the ugly truth outright. but terrified of the outcome.
Sometimes I think I take my current self & my confidence for granted. Gotta thank younger Charlotte for all the shit she went through- scared to be gay, scared to sing, scared to speak to anyone she didn’t know unless she was drunk.. I don’t wanna forget or suppress the journey.
As an extreme introvert I tend to go inwards for months at a time, often alienating myself from friends & peers & usually becoming p depressed. It’s a cycle I’m used to. But sharing music again reminds me of my community & support & honestly makes me feel alive again.
#grateful
Typing this through tears.. Aretha was my biggest inspiration, the reason I started singing. She made me want to experience love and heartache so I could understand what it was that made her sing the way she did.. Rest In Peace queen. ❤️
Just popping in to say to everyone who is working hard & smart & pursuing a dream, it’s gonna work out. Put in the time, don’t give up. Tend to your body & spirit in your off time & love on your ppl. Be a good person. It’ll all work out.
love is the most humbling force I’ve met. where it goes I follow, when it hurts my whole life hurts, when it’s good I am invincible. today I feel invincible.
Got in a nasty car accident last week and now all I can think ab is how fragile life is. It’s a miracle we’ve made it this far when u rly think ab it. Celebrate your precious existence & be careful ppl 🤍
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and I did this independently, on my own label, Stone Woman Music, with a dedicated team of individuals. No major label machine, just good art and a few very crucial people. This is a success and I am PROUD. There is no limit from now on. 🤍
Seeing all the beautiful queers at my shows makes me so fucking happy. Seeing you guys hold each other & kiss comfortably in the safe space we’ve created is what this is all about.
Ppl always get mad when singers start singing differently than they normally do.. but that shit is an instrument, it’s meant to be bent and experimented with.
Social media is not the metric. Real people in real spaces singing, dancing even crying… in cities far away from my home… that’s how I know I’m doing what I’m meant to. ❤️
This was one of the best years of my life, if not the best & it makes me so excited for the future. All thx to the ppl I'm surrounded by. Feeling extra gay & grateful rn.