first, an introduction...
Hi! My name is Chaylyn. Iām a 21 year old indie singer/songwriter from Indiana.
A few things to know if weāre gonna be friends...
1. I LOVE coffee. So much so that Iāve been working in coffee shops since I was 16. I always have a coffee cup in my hand and Iām immune to caffeine š My favorite coffee to drink is a secret recipe I call an Autumn Sunrise Latte... itās good as a macchiato, too, though. My favorite coffee to make is a Flat White- I get SO excited when someone orders one, thatās how much I love making them! One of my biggest dreams is to own a coffee shop with an in-house music venue, community library, and hang out space all in the lower level of a house turned bed and breakfast.
2. Iām an aspiring personal trainer... which surprises a lot of people. Thereās a big stereotype around being a musician and people only ever remember you for your music, not realizing you have other interests. But I played soccer in college, got super into weight lifting and running. Now, Iām a college drop out pursuing my certificate in personal training through NASM. My end all goal with this is to work as an online coach and train my own clients on nutrition, fitness, and an overall healthy lifestyle and mindset.
3. I write a lot of songs. Like a lot of them. At least 3 every week. Some are okay, most are terrible. But writing is how I deal with things. I tell stories to a melody, sometimes the stories are my stories and sometimes theyāre not. But I write these songs and tell these stories to voice experiences, emotions, and inner thoughts that others donāt want to or donāt know how to. On a more surface level, though, I want to reach new people and make new friends through my music. Music is such an incredibly universal language which can create a bond between two people whoād never have anything in common otherwise.
Lately, Iāve been been home a lot more than usual (thanks, Coronavirus, for leaving me without a job and social scheduleš) and because Iām home so much now, Iāve been writing a lot more than normal. Iāve also gotten a lot of inspiration from the current happenings of our world.
I started writing down these song ideas and recording them on voice memos in my iPhone. Iāve been sharing them on my Facebook and Instagram pages for my friends and family to listen to, but ny goal is to get them out to as many people as possible. So I thought to myself, āHey, why not share some of these song snippets with the whole world?š¤·š¼āāļøā and posted my first one on YouTube.
Thatās what this new YouTube series is: a collection of snippets, āwork tapesā to use a more professional term.
This first song Iāve included in this series is called āsix feetā and has two meanings... The first, and my intended meaning, is about quarantine and trying to nurture a relationship during a stay at home order. Online dating is huge right now (itās actually the only type of dating most people can do), but it comes a lot harder than what most expect. (I would knowš¬) You start talking to this person, really like them, but then canāt actually go on a date. So itās just this awkward waiting game and there are so many things you think about with it all. But The second definition of this is broader and is about being with someone whoās going through a hard time, trying to love them and be there for them from a distance in whatever way theyāll let you.
Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think and please follow my socials/subscribe to my YouTube if you like it :)
-ChaylynMusic
About the Creator
Chaylynš»āļø
i drink a lot of coffee and write a lot of songs
Letās be friends:)
Instagram, Twitter: @chaylynmusic
Facebook: Chaylyn Thompson
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