Month: February 2021

New Music Coming Soon.

Joy Ann LaJeret
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The website is up and running! I am so glad it is finally finished. I will be putting the first song, Country Hot online in late March. It is a process and once the music is sent to be published, you can only hope it falls on the date you have set.

I am totally not an old country advocate. So you might see a clip with a stagecoach advertizing my upcoming song; but I tried to keep the songs as new country as I can get. The problem with writing these songs is the fact that, I know the old tunes and artists and it is difficult to separate the two styles. I am trying to be authentic as I can possibly be.

My songs will drop one a month for about seven months, proved my producer doesn’t make me totally rewrite my song called ” The Ghost of Tombstone.” It has been the most difficult to put to music. You will often see Tombstone, Arizona pictures on my site.

When I went to visit Arizona in 2019, I fell in love with the folklore and history of the men and women living in that state during those times. The raw beauty of the desert is truly something to behold. If you like country music and you can visit Arizona, you won’t be disappointed. Until I see you on the trail somewhere please stay safe!

The Website is Finished

Joy Ann LaJeret

The website has been finished! I worked with Jessica Lynne Witty, the creator. I asked her to help, after I saw the beautiful site she has. I was extremely impressed with the dedication and effort she put into my site.

I have built my own website on Google. I have never used a offsite application before. So, I asked for help and Jessica LW was willing to lend her expertise. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all the help she has given me. I would encourage everyone to follow this fine artist. Her concern and willingness to help new artists is beyond noteworthy.

I will be releasing the original music I created after the website goes live. I will release the five songs you see on the website, one song at a time. My first song to be released, was a collaboration with Chad Quist called Country Hot. It was my last song written of the five I recorded. I have therefore called my site: Country Hot Music by Joy Ann LaJeret, in its honor and Chad’s. The video section on my site will have a video of why each song was written and where the inspiration came from. In the song Country Hot, I was trying to explain what it felt like when jamming with established male jam bands. One of those jam bands was Chad’s. He helped me by telling me to rewrite the song, which I did. The music was essentially mine, but he encouraged all the right changes to the song. Please visit the video and/or media section on the website for the song history, when the song has been released.

I have a few other sites on my website. I hope you visit me them: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. I hope to be able to build a following and you can help me by following me on WordPress, my blog site, and on the other mentioned sites. I do encourage comments, please let me know if you like my music!

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Portraits are Finished!

Joy Ann LaJeret

I was rather happy to get an appointment to get my portraits done at the Pinto Studio in Issaquah, WA. Toni, the owner, was patient and knew what poses or positions were best to take and in what lighting. Her pricing was reasonable. No matter what you need, she is one of the best in this area!

In todays music market, it is becoming necessary for singer/songwriters to promote their own original music. A website is the perfect place to let your followers know what you are releasing and to view the current releases. I am in the process of setting up a new website in order to let my followers know when my recordings are being released and anything new that I might be working on.

I do not think songwriting is going to make me rich or help me make $64,000 a year, which is the listing on a blog I found on the subject. There are however, songwriters that do make that kind of money. I read an interesting blog on the potential of songwriting by Oscar Geovanny Euceda. He outlines a few of his struggles and how long it took him to earn enough money to call it a career. Geo, his preferred nickname, worked for seven years before he got his first paycheck.

I do not think I would like to write and display my music in the way he did. It seems like it is a joyless occupation. Singing is what I love to do. Songwriting is something I just fell into along the way. With this in mind, stay tune for the my journey to make my voice and music heard!