Artist of the Day | JENNIFER LAUREN
ARTIST OF THE DAY
05.11.2021
JENNIFER LAUREN
LOCATION
Ottawa, ON, Canada
CURRENT MEMBERS
Solo Artist
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
I was setting up writing sessions and recording sessions in Ottawa and had a trip planned to LA for vacation/writing recording sessions.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
Definitely was not able to release as much music as I had planned! Even this year its been a lot tricker still with going in and out of lockdown.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
For the first while I kind of paused everything and had to focus on mental health. A lot of alone time, movies, shows, giving myself exercising challenges, writing down new goals, meditation. Ended up moving into my own place and jumped into a songwriting program to improve that skill and open myself to new opportunities. It's interesting how much you can learn about yourself when you turn inward for such a long period of time.
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
No new gigs yet! I'm pretty paranoid about covid so not really doing the whole crowds thing or eating in restaurants and stuff like that. Right now focusing on writing more and recording more so I can continue to release music! Third wave has come and gone. Now I'm just hoping that if we do have a fourth it won't be as bad and we get through it quickly. I think it's an understatement to say we're super over it - but I am so grateful that my small family has remained healthy and safe.
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Be kind to yourself. It's such a weird, weird time. If you're in a place where you can learn a new or improve a skill, go for it! If the best you can do is watch your fav movie and maybe drink some more water today, you're killin it. BE KIND. If you're up to it, you can take this opportunity to check in with yourself, what you want out of life. You may learn something new about yourself. Also, I'd love for you to give my latest track Kingdom Come a list. It may just be your comeback song. Lots of love!
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