A Creative Paradox with Jenn Cleary

Join us to explore inspiration, collaboration and the business of songwriting! With her open and honest sharing Jenn Cleary leads us thru her songwriting process and what she has learned along the way.

Jenn Cleary is a folk-rock singer-songwriter from Boulder, Colorado, with many years’ experience performing on international stages. Highlight shows include Sundance Film Festivals, Colorado Rockies games, opening for Shemekia Copeland, Tellurides Blues Festival Acoustic Competition finalist and multiple European tours. She has a range of song styles and performs bluesy acoustic solo shows as well as rockin’ shows with her full electric band. Jenn has released two albums of original songs, one blues covers album, and she just released her first children’s album, which has won the prestigious recognition from the 2021 NAPPA awards for being best in the music industry.

In This Episode, You Will Learn about:

• Is creativity on demand possible? The challenge of songwriting. (5:04)
• How creativity needs space and time. (6:44)
• The power of collaboration. (7:58)
• What comes first, melody or lyrics? (10:02)
• Trusting the muse in music! (14:48)
• How hard times can lead to joy! (19:28)
• Going within to express what we all share. (21:24)
• The power of feeling deeply and then letting it go. (23:38)
• Creativity as a business. (31:56)

Resources

• Jenn Cleary Music https://jenncleary.com
• Planet Bluegrass Song School, Lyons Colorado https://bluegrass.com/song-school
• Sentient Publications, Connie Shaw https://www.sentientpublications.com
• Ken Langford aka Lucius Terwilliger https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IPxUqOfUJQHOnqhjnVuzl?si=zbbG2aXjT7O8dDqHGZEQ6g&dl_branch=1
• Dorje Dolma https://www.dorjearts.com
• Joseph Campbell https://www.jcf.org

Let’s Connect!

• Email: hello@drannakarin.com

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