Steps I took to release my debut EP 💿

Hi everyone,

Lately I've been reflecting on the steps that I took to release my debut EP including overcoming some of my limiting beliefs. Personally, I love getting inspired by other people's stories and if some of you are being held back in a project, hopefully reading these words can help. 🫶

Steps I took to release my debut EP:

• Doing inner work to tap into who I truly am: Every artist faces the blank page where so many directions are possible, so which creative journey to embark on? When creating art authentically it reflects who we are as a person. All the self-growth and healing work that I’ve been doing have definitely fuelled my creativity and made me more confident with my artistic direction because the more authentic we are in our lives, the more we make better choices therefore leading to a more fulfilled life. I think that we live in a world where we are absorbing so much content that it's important to take the time to figure out who we truly are because everyone is different and we all have our own gifts to share with the world. 
  
  
• Finding my unique sound world: I wanted to create a music world that was unique to what I love so symphonic metal as the main genre but also with other inspirations, so blending metal, classical piano, epic orchestral and fantasy. The piano and vocals reflect my softness and feminine side, the epic orchestral my love for victory over inner demons to achieve our goals, the metal my love for freedom and powerful music, and the fantasy my love for worlds such as the Lord of the Rings, Narnia and Harry Potter.
  
  
• Beating perfectionism: Reaching perfection is impossible. When dealing with perfectionist tendencies and struggling to finish a task on something I've worked well on, I remind myself that done is better than perfect. I also remind myself how I can make a positive impact, even a small one, and this has been and still remains my main motivation to keep going which overpowers my fears and motivates me to finish the work. And a quick reminder, if we were all perfect, we wouldn't have any goals to work towards and life would be quite boring in my opinion!
  
  
• Having the courage to be seen and heard: For people who tend to be more introverted like me, this one is usually a tough one. I remember when I started posting on social media I had bad anxiety… so I thought maybe this is not for me, but I really wanted to create music and share it, I’ve had this strong desire since a very young age. Something that helped me was to do some inner work to understand as much as possible where my fears of being seen and heard came from.
  
  
• Not caring about what people think: Some people will judge no matter what and it's not comfortable but it's a harsh truth. And then some people will comment negatively because they just aren't into that specific type of artistic world and just don't connect to it while others love it. When dealing with criticism it's important to distinguish the toxic comments from the constructive feedback. After the release of my EP I've asked some people for feedback and not just the positive one, I was also interested to know the things in their opinion that I should improve. So constructive feedback is really helpful to grow but toxic comments are not to be taken seriously. 

To end this blog post, I want to mention that I still struggle with some limiting beliefs because I'm a human being and it's impossible to not experience any challenges but I definitely feel better than a while back. The fact that I've released and shared my debut EP is proof that I've overcome a lot of obstacles and I'm looking forward to the next musical chapter. ✨

Love,

Thaïs