Artist of the Day | JOY CHAPMAN
ARTIST OF THE DAY
25.05.2021
JOY CHAPMAN
LOCATION
Surrey, BC, Canada
GENRE
Retro-Modern Country
CURRENT MEMBERS
Joy Chapman
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 had been preparing for releasing my album and doing a tour, corporate events, and festivals. I was supposed to be doing the Guinness World Record for female lowest vocal note, when the call came in my Mother was in a coma and not expected to survive long. So the attempt got cancelled and I spent the day at her side, singing my new album which she loved.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
We had planned my world record, then album release and tour in fall. That all got changed. Album release got pushed back, as well as doing the world record became increasingly difficult to do as we needed people willing to get together safely to do it.
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?
Not much "free time" at home as I care for my 83 year old Dad full time as well as doing the music, learning social media. I got a rag-doll kitten, now 14 months old which has been a good stress-relief for dad and I. Lots more writing, so anxious to get album number two done once this first one is "launched".
How are dealing with the Covid third wave?
Same as the first ones, concentrating on perfecting my singing, writing, and learning on-line streaming and social media. Staying positive for when we can perform again and working on being show ready for when that time comes again.
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
As hard as things may be, always strive to be a positive ripple in life's pond in all your words and deeds so that in the end of your life you can look back and see the "Treasure, In The Things You Left Behind" (and title to one of my songs on the album).
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