All You Can Do Is Love- (Lyrics Video)- Starr Saunders

Last Night I attended the Songwriter/Composer Series featuring Enrique Gonzalez Müller & Matt Nathanson, which was put on by the awesome people of the Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter.

It was inspiring and the energy of the evening was great! Enrique has a great sense of humor that came out a lot in his presentation and made it very fun. He took us through the process of listening to a demo from artists/bands that considered their song “done” and then showed us the end result after he produced it. I believe as a producer he served the songs well and kept them unique to each band/artist, which was refreshing.

Matt Nathanson talked about the “artist side” of things and shared quite a bit about what he has learned in his career so far and how he hopes to grow as an artist. It was all very motivating and tugged at my heart strings.

One thing that really rang through for me was Nathanson’s message to be the “best you”, which I believe is a reoccurring major theme for all of us. Now who knows if Nathanson has been hanging around Tony Robbins lately (I am actually a fan of his) or if he is just awakening to a lot of introspection himself, the message is a universal one. To some people, this might seem like a great big “duh”, however, I believe it is one that needs to be repeated over and over.  We live in a world where we are constantly told by outside sources who we should be and what we should be and it so easy to feel unworthy if we do not measure up to the “they say” standards.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to what music means to each person individually. (Both the artist and the listener.) Is music a way you heal yourself or a way you avoid yourself? Is music a way for you to get emotions up and out that need to be shared? Do you get to be the real you or the imagined you through music? This all is a choice we make as music creators and music listeners and we will connect to what we create and/or listen to based off of where we are at in our lives, so each song we choose to have in our lives, has it’s own special journey.

Nathanson considers himself the “King of Revisions” and expressed how a lot of artists can get stuck in the “revision” trap. I related to this on many levels because I believe a song is “done” when you let it be “done.  There is always a different way you can rearrange and change a song. That is why your first instincts are the way to go and Nathanson stressed that as well and even shared he needs to take his own advice when it comes to that subject.

Overall, it was a great evening filled with useful information and I’m assuming ignited fires in people’s hearts.  (It did mine…) The message of “just do your thing and they will come” was awesome, but did not leave out the fact that it still takes a ton of work to find the “they” in the “will come”.  Now, more than ever we have access to what us artists would consider “our people” and I don’t know about anyone else, but I am excited! Let’s Rock and Write!

*Much love and musical cartwheels*

~Starr

Hello  There,

Today I had the privilege  of sharing the stage with several other talented WCS members and a newbie songwriter with heart! I was chosen to perform one of my songs “We Were One” (Written with Robert Lindsey) at The Freight and Salvage and it was filmed for a TV show that will be on MTV in May/June. The energy of the day was so great and I ran into old friends and made new ones.

It is events like these that make me love the Bay Area and WCS (West Coast Songwriters) even more than I do. (If that is possible! ) I was on camera a bit talking with the young artist that the show was centered around and he and his mentor on the show were asking about the Bay Area music scene. It came up that the music scene can be so competitive and the vibe can come across really unfriendly etc… Well, I shared about how I don’t feel it is that way at all here in the Bay Area and with WCS. I feel like it is a family and we all have our time to shine. Today for me, felt more like I was hanging out at Thanksgiving with my cousins and we all just happened to be performing songs. I think so much of this community vibe comes from all of us being a part of the WCS family as that is where I’ve met so many wonderful artists and learned so much about how this business works. I would not have had this opportunity today if I wasn’t a member, so I am very grateful to WCS for this experience and I got a ton out of it.

I was proud of the young artist from the show who performed for the first time today. It takes a lot of guts and trust to put yourself out there and debut your first performance on TV with other experienced artists. It was inspiring and a great reminder to take chances and follow your truth.

I feel there is room for everyone in this business as there is always room for good music. This event was filled with good music, people and positive energy. A great formula for a fabulous Sunday!

As some of you know, I took a break from songwriting and music for awhile and last July a “switch flipped” and now I’m back in full force following my heart with music in the driver’s seat. Today was a great little wink from the universe that I am right where I am supposed to be.

*Musical Cartwheels*

~Starr

Hello Everyone! Happy Day to you!

Below is a link to my lyrics video for my new single “All You Can Do Is Love”. (Now available on iTunes) Official video coming soon! *Video Cartwheels*

All You Can Do Is Love- (Lyrics Video)- Starr Saunders

Hello My Lovlies!

Ok, so I have to give you a Cliffs Notes as I am in the middle of editing the lyrics video for “All You Can Do Is Love”, which I will be posting on here when I am finished.

I just had an interview on Pop Garden Radio with Adam  in Florida earlier this evening and also had an Interview air in Hawaii on The Time Machine with Michael McCartney! So much fun and many things on the horizon.

I am playing a show at The Freight and Salvage next Sunday the 18th with other West Coast Songwriter members and it is going to be on TV. I cannot disclose all details yet, but if you are interested in coming to the show, it is all ages and free. Please e-mail me for more info at starr@starrsaunders.com

Tomorrow  I am playing at “Sweet Inspiration” in San Francisco. The show starts 3:30pm and the address is: 2239 Market Street. It’s free and great place to spend your Sunday! Come hang out!!

OK, back to editing!

Much love!

~Starr

Hi All,

OK, so I am actually not one for “New Year’s Resolutions” as I tend to make “hourly ones”, but one goal I have for this year is to keep you all updated weekly! There is so much going on and I feel very lucky and excited to be getting to do all that I am.

To start, I ended up getting a 5-song Publishing deal with Five Alarm Music (For songs co-written with Robert Lindsey and Sandy Small) to close out 2011 and I have seriously been writing a song a day on average. I think after stepping away from music and coming back, my creative juices are overflowing from some emotional and lyrical back up.

I have a new single coming out in Feb. called “All You Can So Is Love” and I am super stoked for you all to hear it. I am very proud of this song and how it came out and was lucky to get to work with Robert Lindsey again for the track. I promise you will dig it!

I’ve been collaborating a ton with various artists and I am actually working on some Hip-Hop/Dance collaborations that are opening up a whole new world for me creatively and bring out a new side. You will hear those probably sometime this Spring.

I am also co-hosting “Second Sundays” and event I co-founded with Anthony Martinez in San Francisco at “Sweet Inspiration”. This event is a great place for artists to try out new material and meet new people and has a very “homie” feel. It is growing each month!

I was featured on the West Coast Songwriters Web-site (Which I just found out as I was on there to check something on the Calender and BAM, there was my face and interview. ) www.westcoastsongwriters.org

Other than that, I have a couple shows coming up that I will have the details posted for soon.

OK, gotta scoot back to it!

Hugs, love and music!

~Starr

Hi Guys,

I am excited to report that I am opening for Karmina and David Lunging and TBA on Sunday November 6th at the Hotel Utah. Show starts promptly at 8:00pm. Tickets are $8. More info here: www.hotelutah.com/event/69949/

There will be a special CD available to those that attend!  Wahoo!

Hi All,

My new single “We Were One” written with Robert Lindsey … will be released on iTunes on Tuesday October 4th!!! I am SO excited!!! Here is a little sneak peek WE WERE ONE

*Musical Hugs*

Hi All,

I will give my “cliffs notes” WCS conference experience now and will fill in more details later tonight. Met so many amazing musicians, music execs and overall awesome like-minded people! Saw some amazing talented artist’s perform who you have to check out! Bobby Jo Valentine, Karmina, Amber Pheonix and many more I will share with you soon!

Also for my fellow artists, you mush check out www.stageit.com for a live show experience for you fans that is the wave of the future! AWESOME!

More later and happy Monday!!!

Starr