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Here's more info about me and my music...the evolution of Sonic Bloom.
Compared to my previous recording experiences, with this project I have the support of a great producer who will guide me artistically in the studio for the first time. This will enable me to focus on what I do best: vocalizing my message in song. My goal is to improve the quality of my music artistically and technically, resulting in an excellent recording overall.

All of the material on my upcoming CD “Sonic Bloom” has been written and performed in New York City over the past ten years. Several of the songs were written in the past two years. I chose these songs to be on this particular recording because I wanted to use the best quality material to chronologically express the changes in my life and attitudes that have informed my work. My artistic voice and activities reveal significant potential because my audiences have enthusiastically received each song, and requests for recordings of many of them have been made. That validation, along with becoming an Artspire fiscal sponsee, plus over $2,000 of individual funding support, and grant awards has enabled me to continue to work consistently, and take on greater challenges. I have established a great rapport with Eric Ambel, who is a welcome addition to my team of creative people. Sonic Bloom is beginning to blossom into the project I have long envisioned and completing the recording by the end of June is my goal.

As a performer and recording artist my work demonstrates a desire to take risks by aligning myself with Americana music, a genre that is richly steeped in southern cultural influences and instrumentation. While there are musicians from the New York City area who create Americana music, which is a blend of folk, country, and rock, I have been frequently asked why is it that a nice Jewish girl who grew up on Long Island, NY chose to write this kind of music, which sometimes sounds like classic country and old time music? My work is a result of our evolving culture. Traditional music themes often employed in songwriting in Americana music such as heartache, loss, struggle, aging and death, appeals to me because of my difficult upbringing.

Despite the fact that I live in New York and not down south or out west, I study this music’s origins and delve into its history. Songs about trains, nature, vice, unrequited love and God create a path for escape in this modern world. Evoking pathos from the audience is often a goal of creating my compositions. Writing songs that express my internal struggles presents a personal risk with my family and marriage as well. Sharing my material with the general public reveals my vulnerabilities, and how my preoccupation with loss affects my response to those closest to me. It can be embarrassing; yet, vocalizing my feelings with song elevates constant internal conflicts into craft. I am certain that I can expand my audience outside my current geographic region, and share this music I love to create with those who will connect to it and embrace it.
Thanks for reading this far. A lot of this stuff has been included in grant applications. It's important to funders to know why you make the art you make, what you've been up to, how your project evolved, and what your plan is. A lot of this is obvious, but some of it you just don't think about when up on stage and getting your rocks off!!!

I hope this has shed some light on my work, if it hasn't bored you to tears!

Love and Kisses,
Karen