Hi there! I‘ve been gone a long long time admittedly.

 In all honesty I’ve been living, promoting my new single and not pressuring myself to post everyday and keep up with regular blog posts. I know there’s a string of things I have to do as independent artist to keep interest in me but in the same breath…we can actually create and live life however we choose.

 Since we last caught up I have released my latest single “Tell Me” and shot the music video which is out now eek!! I just wanted to highlight some of the peaks and valleys with this release just to show that rejection comes with the game of being an artist, and even the people who look like everything is going swimmingly for them, have probably just learned to ride the waves and keep it moving no matter what.

 1. I have had more radio play and Spotify streams on this release than any other (I believe) and yet I have been rejected from every single blog I reached out to, to feature the song.

 2.     Tell Me has been supported by BBC introducing Manchester, and was even selected by Mike Skinner (The Streets) to be played on radio one as part Mike Skinner introducing Selections. But has minimal streams on Soundcloud.

3.   The video looks fire and I’m happy with it, but is coming out 8 weeks after the release of the single which is much later than I planned for, for a number of reasons out of my control, but these things happen. And after creating a high quality video I didn’t find a channel that would premiere it for me.

4. I feel deeply fulfilled releasing music…however EVERYTHING COSTS and the reality is at this stage there is minimal return.

5.     Once you get the ball rolling it has to keep rolling, so although in a pandemic I have time to focus on my music, I’m definitely unemployed at the moment. My industry is dead and with almost 100% of my income coming from live performance it’s becoming a question of how am I going to sustain this? Oh and I’ve also been declined from every funding pot I have applied for.

So… this is just a very small selection of the natural ups and downs of releasing music independently, I’m very much positive about the situation and take the rough with the smooth. But I write this to say, be encouraged, everyone takes hits at every level and stage of their career. I’m very much excited about releasing my next single and doing a much cheaper video lol!

But for now,  click the link below, check out my music video and like, share, comment & subscribe to my channel.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1lefd08KQ

Peace & love

Ione x

Hey All!!

 So … a few blogs ago I wrote an entire piece about the front cover to my new single being made, and then my last blog was about me shining my light…great stuff! In other words I was more than ready to share my new music with you asap, but apparently I can’t do that just yet.

 As well as being an artist I’m also my own manager, agent, PR, social media strategist and so much more, so in short I have a lot to do before I can share any music with you. This is both annoying & understandable in equal measure.

After pouring time, energy and money into my project why now blow it at the last hurdle by rushing just to say I have something out?  I’m doing all I can to ensure I release my music the absolute best way I can with the means I have.

 If you have been following my socials I have definitely been more active of late and it has NOT been soul destroying nor has it killed the artist in me, which is already a result. I’m learning to look at the bigger picture, listen to the experts, invest in myself and give myself a fighting chance to win. I wonder if there are other areas of my life where patience can be applied?

 This quarantine has really afforded me time to work on all areas of my life because as the great Quincy Jones has said, “You can never be a better musician than you are person”. It may look like some people are pretty successful who aren’t particularly great people but what something looks like isn’t always what it is.

 I’ve discovered that I want to be a successful musician but I want to be a successful person, partner, daughter, entrepreneur and friend too. All these things take time to nurture. I don’t want to be a great artist at the expense of my integrated self or peace of mind.

So… the music is coming, but I’m also coming along with it too so both need work, time and attention. I expect great things for myself and we seem to always equip ourselves for bad times, but I’m also equipping myself for a lot of good too which can be overwhelming as well. We have all seen artists lose their way when they attain great success, so I’m preparing myself not just so I can face the perils of life, but also for the eventuality that all my wildest dreams come true! A shift in focus can make all the difference :)

Click the links below to my socials to follow this journey on a day to day basis.

With love,

 Ione

Hello there & welcome to my blog!!

My name is Ione (eye-oh-nee) and as you can tell from the title of this blog I’m a singer-songwriter. I’m from Manchester, England and I’ve been wanting to start a blog for a long time, I’ve also been avoiding it for equally as long. Mainly because I didn’t know where to start and because I wanted amazingly edited pictures to go along with it that matched my brand etc etc.

However one of the things I have learned from a lot of successful people is to start where you are, so here I am. I don’t tend to do long captions on social media, so this blog is a space where I can delve deeper into the process of being a independent artist in 2020, and all that comes with it. It’s an exciting time to be an artist, the flood gates are open for anyone to make it, but also…the flood gates are open for anyone to make it. So how do I make myself stand out? Or should I just do my thing and slowly build a fanbase organically? ahhh!!

You’ve joined me at a very exciting time as I have just mastered my 3rd E.P, which I consider to be my 1st (this is a chat for another blog). And I’m also on tour with a musical called “Beautiful- The Carole King Musical” about the life of the amazing songwriter Carole King. Although it has been a long journey just to get to the point where I have a body of work I am very proud of to release, I know that the work and hopefully the fun has only just begun.

Stay tuned for the adventures :)

Love,

Ione.