{"id":1668,"date":"2014-01-20T04:17:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T04:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2014-01-21T05:18:01","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T05:18:01","slug":"queenie-of-soul-following-what-i-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/queenie-of-soul-following-what-i-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Queenie ~ Following What I Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1665\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1665\" alt=\"Queenie of Soul head shot\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Queenie-of-Soul-225x176.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"176\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queenie of Soul<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2011 I emerged from my Bachelor of Biomedicine a fully fledged\u2026.person who maybe knew a few things about science and could maybe, possibly help in a research lab but would probably have to complete further study to gain any form of science-based employment. So basically, I had gained a piece of paper that said \u201cWell done! You did it!\u201d but that piece of paper was no more useful to me than a third grade A+.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I had pretty much hated the entire 3 year degree, and definitely had no plans of putting myself through any more late nights cramming my head full of information about erythrocytes and macrophages and phagocytosis in order to be better qualified. No siree! And as I thought about it\u2026..I hated the degree so much that I didn\u2019t want to use it to get a job \u2013 ever! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">But what I did use the degree for was to come to a very important decision &#8211; I made a firm resolution to never pursue something just because I was good at it, and only work in a field I was truly passionate about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I had always loved music. I had been writing songs since I was 14, I was obsessed with singing and sometimes the music in my head played so loud that I couldn\u2019t hear what other people were saying (that still happens \u2013 the constant radio does get extremely annoying!). But I never told anyone about any of this. As a kid, I was embarrassed and I thought people would laugh at me. As I got older, I just didn\u2019t have the confidence to put myself out there. I am a massive perfectionist and I worried about making mistakes in front of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">But my new resolve to follow what I loved forced me to push myself out of my comfort zone and start putting myself out there. Once I started, my obsession with making music snowballed and now I really don\u2019t know how I was ever doing anything else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1667\" alt=\"Queenie of Soul at keyboard\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Queenie-of-Soul-at-keyboard-286x300.jpg\" width=\"229\" height=\"240\" \/>My first steps into the music world were completing a Diploma of Music Composition and volunteering at a recording studio weekly. These experiences were invaluable and I probably learned a whole lot more through volunteering than I did through the diploma!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">At the same time, I started having singing lessons to get my confidence up.\u00a0 Singing in front of other people was something that absolutely <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">terrified<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> me and I am not the biggest fan of being the center of attention. The first time I sang in a public place I was beyond anxious, but the more I force myself to get out there, the easier it gets! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Recently, I have really focused on improving my songwriting. There are so many accessible songwriting tools available for anyone wanting to learn more. I completed a free online course on Songwriting through Coursera (look it up \u2013 it\u2019s an amazing free education resource!) run by legendary songwriter Pat Pattison and I\u2019ve read numerous books (Pat Pattison\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008Y0XH1C\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B008Y0XH1C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\"><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Writing Better Lyrics <\/i><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">and Ralph Murphy\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00ED1N5KY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00ED1N5KY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\"><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Murphy\u2019s Laws of Songwriting<\/i><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> are great). I\u2019m currently making my way through <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0306812657\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0306812657&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\"><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Songwriters on Songwriting<\/i><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> \u2013 an amazing book that interviews some of the best songwriters of all time on their craft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I am also a part of a number of songwriting groups where we share what we have been working on in order to receive feedback. These groups are a great way to make connections with others and I learn heaps from listening to everyone every time.\u00a0 I also write with other people \u2013 I find this helps me expand the way I write songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">There are also heaps of resources available to learn about the music industry in general. In Melbourne, there are constant seminars, organizations, speakers and networking nights \u2013 I try to go to as many as I can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Recently, I also started to go to a lot more open mics. They\u2019re always so much fun! They are a great place to become a better performer and to try out new songs. I also highly recommend going to open mics to anyone wanting to make friends in the music world. They are (obviously) also a wonderful place to hear some great music (most of the time)!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">On the negative side of things, I haven\u2019t had the easiest run health-wise and this has slowed me down quite a bit. I had surgery to remove vocal chord polyps in May this year, and unfortunately after a very short time they have returned to yet again restrict my range and make me lose my voice all the time!\u00a0 It seems likely I will need surgery again this year. It\u2019s definitely a set back but I know what my ultimate goal is and I am determined not to let these hurdles prevent me from getting to where I want to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">To an extent, these setbacks aren\u2019t all bad because they have bought me more time to really determine my sound and who I am as a musician before recording. And this is something I think is really, really important. I\u2019m lucky that I have finally managed to get to this point \u2013 and I have a very clear idea of my sound and what I want this EP to sound like (if you\u2019re wondering \u2013 think <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008PUXMP2\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B008PUXMP2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Winehouse<\/a> meets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BYR9ZY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BYR9ZY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\">Etta James<\/a> meets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000DD7LC\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0000DD7LC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\">Alicia Keys<\/a>). That being said, my music is always evolving! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">These setbacks are why I currently don\u2019t have much music online. The plan was to record my EP over the next few months \u2013 but that seems unlikely at this given point in time. But you never know \u2013 and as soon as my vocal chords heal, then I\u2019ll be more than ready to go!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1666\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Queenie of Soul sitting\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Queenie-of-Soul-262x300.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am lucky that I formed a really great relationship with the people at the recording studio I volunteered at. I trust them and their judgment, plus they are really lovely people. I can\u2019t recommend volunteering your time at a music-related business\/venue enough!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">So a few more little tid-bits of advice before I leave you in peace \u2013 there are lots of resources\/blogs available online in order to learn about the music business, twitter is a great way to network and lastly, as corny as this sounds, stay positive and believe in yourself. If you don\u2019t believe in yourself, then how can anyone else?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Thanks for taking the time to read my story so far. I\u2019ll have to update you when things really start moving along!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I hope I was able to shed some light for some of you on your musical journey. Please feel free to comment below if you have any questions or email me at <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"mailto:queenieofsoul@gmail.com\">queenieofsoul@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Cynthia is doing great things by supporting us little guys with Amused Now \u2013 so if you like supporting the little guys too then sign up for her newsletter! J<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Click on the cover art to get the songwriting books that helped Queenie:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008Y0XH1C\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B008Y0XH1C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B008Y0XH1C&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B008Y0XH1C\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00ED1N5KY\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00ED1N5KY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00ED1N5KY&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00ED1N5KY\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0306812657\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0306812657&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0306812657&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0306812657\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1575606224\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1575606224&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1575606224&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1575606224\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0440212057\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0440212057&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0440212057&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0440212057\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the cover art to get the music that influences Queenie&#8217;s sound:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008PUXMP2\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B008PUXMP2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B008PUXMP2&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B008PUXMP2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BYR9ZY\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BYR9ZY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B000BYR9ZY&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000BYR9ZY\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000DD7LC\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0000DD7LC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0000DD7LC&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=amunow-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amunow-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0000DD7LC\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find me here \u2013 I\u2019d love to hear from you:<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:queenieofsoul@gmail.com\">queenieofsoul@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/queenieofsoul\" target=\"_blank\">@queenieofsoul<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QueenieMusic\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/queenieofsoul\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2011 I emerged from my Bachelor of Biomedicine a fully fledged\u2026.person who maybe knew a few things about science and could maybe, possibly help in a research lab but would probably have to complete further study to gain any form of science-based employment. 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