The Angel Ascends
You may or may not know, but my daughter has been budding as a young singer/songwriter for almost a couple of years now. We knew that she was interested in singing and could play the piano, but one day before her 16th birthday I came home from work and she and her mother eager ushered me over to the piano where she was going to perform a song that she had made up.
I allowed myself to be pulled along with a grin on my face that said I was glad to hear her song and that I was preparing to be fatherly proud, like I was with all the drawings on our fridge. She sat down and played a song that had been inspired by a boy from school who didn't return her affections (sometimes a person might think that boys were invented so girls would write music and poetry). The song was called TimBurton Romance. And when it was over I was speechless. It was much more than I had expected.
At that point, I must admit, I went into a bit of a depression for a couple of days. I was unprepared for her to cross over from kid to artist so quickly and unexpectedly. I kind of felt like she had something there and I suddenly wouldn't have anything to offer her any more---that she would have out grown me. Of course, all this was unfounded and she's been great for having me along still. I just had to make the transition from daddy/teacher to artist/collaborator, and it's been quite a ride.
She made her debut at her 16th birthday where we hooked a keyboard into the DJs sound system that was playing for our backyard party. It was a Tim Burton themed costume party, so everyone was dressed up as a character from a Tim Burton Movie. She had not played her song for anyone before this point, keeping it a secret, and when she was done, all her friends exploded with cheers. They were all as impressed as I had been. A true rock star moment.
Now, a year and half and a whole roster of new songs later, she is blossoming again. A few weeks ago she put up an artist page on myspace---and was discovered (after a fashion). A least enough to get offered a spot on the roster at the popular indi underground concert space in Omaha. She's joined up with her brother on drums and a friend who just moved back on bass--and now she has her first "pro" gig on July 17th!
They call themselves Sami Angel (Sami pronounced saw-me---it's a nickname that she got in high school from friends who believed it to be the word in Japanese for 'innocent'. She later found out when taking a class in Japanese that it really doesn't mean anything in any language, but she kept it all the same).
Check them out at myspace.com/samiangelmusic. She has some samples of her music up there (just keep in mind that these are basement tape demo grade samples at the moment--we're working on getting more fully polished versions posted).
Oh, and don't forget to 'friend' her if you have a myspace page. :-)
I allowed myself to be pulled along with a grin on my face that said I was glad to hear her song and that I was preparing to be fatherly proud, like I was with all the drawings on our fridge. She sat down and played a song that had been inspired by a boy from school who didn't return her affections (sometimes a person might think that boys were invented so girls would write music and poetry). The song was called TimBurton Romance. And when it was over I was speechless. It was much more than I had expected.
At that point, I must admit, I went into a bit of a depression for a couple of days. I was unprepared for her to cross over from kid to artist so quickly and unexpectedly. I kind of felt like she had something there and I suddenly wouldn't have anything to offer her any more---that she would have out grown me. Of course, all this was unfounded and she's been great for having me along still. I just had to make the transition from daddy/teacher to artist/collaborator, and it's been quite a ride.
She made her debut at her 16th birthday where we hooked a keyboard into the DJs sound system that was playing for our backyard party. It was a Tim Burton themed costume party, so everyone was dressed up as a character from a Tim Burton Movie. She had not played her song for anyone before this point, keeping it a secret, and when she was done, all her friends exploded with cheers. They were all as impressed as I had been. A true rock star moment.
Now, a year and half and a whole roster of new songs later, she is blossoming again. A few weeks ago she put up an artist page on myspace---and was discovered (after a fashion). A least enough to get offered a spot on the roster at the popular indi underground concert space in Omaha. She's joined up with her brother on drums and a friend who just moved back on bass--and now she has her first "pro" gig on July 17th!
They call themselves Sami Angel (Sami pronounced saw-me---it's a nickname that she got in high school from friends who believed it to be the word in Japanese for 'innocent'. She later found out when taking a class in Japanese that it really doesn't mean anything in any language, but she kept it all the same).
Check them out at myspace.com/samiangelmusic. She has some samples of her music up there (just keep in mind that these are basement tape demo grade samples at the moment--we're working on getting more fully polished versions posted).
Oh, and don't forget to 'friend' her if you have a myspace page. :-)
posted by Will at 7:03 AM
2 Comments:
wow! So awesome for her!
love to all
sending an email re trip to NE.
btw, I love the date for her first pro gig...it has significance for me too ; )
God bless
WOW. What a voice! How fabulous.
And how sweet/real to hear you reveal how unprepared you were for her "cross over" from kid to artist. (she'll always be your little girl. trust me, at 47, daddy's still got a special place in this big girl's heart) :)
Hugs,
Deb
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