Doing a thing...

Hola lovely people!

I know it's been a little while since I said hey and let you know the happenings of my life at the moment - I've been just a little busy recording and releasing a few tracks. And for those of you who haven't seen them, head on over to my YouTube channel and tell me what you think of Told You So and I Can Find A Better You!

Told You So has been a very long time coming, in fact, I started writing this tune back in high school! Back then, it was just a chorus and bit of a no direction idea that I didn't think was cool enough to turn into a song. Fast forward 10+ years later, I rediscovered some scribbles in a notebook and recorded myself singing the little tune I had so far, which seemed to resonate with a few people I shared it with - so I decided my long lost melody deserved a little more attention. Perhaps life experiences and lessons provided me with the inspiration, lyrics, and overall tone to do Told You So justice, and fairly enough, things that 15 year old me just couldn't relate to.

The song has a very different but deliberate sound and feel, which I experimented with my Dad, Frank Falleti, on his amazing new Roland V Drums kit to help create. I wanted it to feel a little haunting, dreary and hopeless - the kind of empty but stick-with-you kind of feelings you get when you go through a pretty shitty break up. I had keys play the same teasing kind of melody the whole way through, and teamed this with strings, plenty of eerie, harmonising backing vocals, and various sound effects with a constant simple kind of heartbeat, which collaboratively emphasised the tone of the song.

I Can Find A Better You on the other hand, is almost a complete opposite view of a break up and voices more of the notion that 'time heals all wounds' I guess you could say. I look at a lot of my songwriting, and songs in general, as different stages of grief; you get super, duper upset like life has no meaning, feeling so empty, betrayed, not knowing how to move on, to realising how much better you totally deserve, and being able to more rationally evaluate the situation or a relationship and appreciating that there's a reason why certain relationships don't work out, and that's okay - we live, we learn, we cry, we grow, and then we strive to do and find better, and that's exactly what I Can Find A Better You is and represents for me, and hopefully for other people listening to it. I wanted the song to subsequently be a little more hopeful and inspiring, so Dad came up with a really cool beat and we mixed in some nifty effects, and some uplifting backing vocals to really energise the track, and there you have the end result! I really like it, so hope you guys do too!

In fact, I really like all my songs, I know that sounds so self-important, and of course I should, I mean, I wrote them right? They mean something to me. But I also do feel very proud of where I've come and what I've made in my return to songwriting in the past year or so - if you asked me before the craziness of COVID gave me the kick in the butt I needed to inspire me back into it all, I certainly don't think I would have even had music in any way shape or form on the agenda...other than continuing to sing in the shower and occasionally diddy on the piano. I think about that and think 'how bloody crazy, how sad!' But also, I think about how grateful I am that music has become a part of my life again, so thanks Universe! And thank you to all the amazing, supportive people around me that encourage me, engage, and take an interest in my music, and inspire me along the way with my music journey. You guys are truly awesome!

So what's the latest you might ask? Well, very soon I will be releasing my next tune, Wiping My Hands Clean, which is a completely different sound for me again, but I'm frickin proud of it and super excited for it to reach your ears - think jazzy, snazzy and snappy ;)

And, for those of you who don't know, I am also now taking bookings for private events and functions! Woo hoo! I'm teaming up with some amazing local talent to now thankfully be able to bring chilled acoustic tunes and cool vibes live to you! So please certainly get in touch and spread the word - I'm very much looking forward to getting out there and sharing my music love with you all. And of course, any questions, certainly feel to get in touch.

Until then, take care and much love,