HELOISE

New song! “Friday free,” written & performed by me, Heloise, a live human not AI lol..**(scroll down for a better audio version video)** From 2025-ish, debuted before some awesome humans this week. Loved this week’s gathering at @conorbyrnepub .. such an amazing open mic crowd.
🙏Thanks to @keola_kapulani for filming!!

I’ve decided against putting typed lyrics as captions on my videos. Unfortunately I know this makes them less accessible, but given that AI currently cannot understand most of what I sing (or put a coherent song together just by listening), I am not about to help it along by giving it my carefully crafted poetry, which often takes weeks for each song (simple as it may seem!).

Something I was thinking about this week is that notion that artists have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s the nature of the work. You can’t even learn without assaulting your ego and acknowledging that you need to know more, and do more, and keep trying. Performing is inherently uncomfortable. NGL, I still had a bout of nervousness last night, even after so many years. I’ve come up with strategies to control the variables & train so it doesn’t catch me too off-guard. But there’s a real vulnerability— in everything worth doing, but especially in performing work you’ve written. This song was sort of about escapism, and where the line gets drawn between staying with situations too long, or perhaps simply living through what is difficult. *it is meant to have harmony!!

Was really grateful to be part of the music community this week in Seattle, & looking fwd to more shows! Xoxo #seattlemusic #seattle #womeninmusic #weekend #weekendvibes