Hey!

 

My name is Kelsey and I am a 17-year-old growing and learning musician from Derby, KS. I have been writing songs since I was very young. I play guitar and sing as well. I long to be a professional singer/songwriter/producer signed with a record label. My dream is to blow people away with my music. It really is crazy how much you can express yourself and get your feelings out through a song!

 

When I first got "serious" about looking at music as a potential career was not until about 4 years ago. I ran up to my mom after seeing these wicked guitar legends blow people's minds in a Youtube video I watched. I told her that I wanted to start guitar lessons. My mom, being very supportive, told me she thought that'd be a great idea! I was so excited & nervous at the same time. I knew at that moment that I was going to try my absolute hardest to be the best that I could be. ...Well...after about 3-5 lessons, I quit. There was too much pressure to learn from someone else and I constantly felt like my teacher was waiting on me.

 

From then on, I learned everything by self-teaching, self-motivation, and Youtube videos. I've been playing guitar now for almost 4 years and I absolutely love the instrument as a songwriting tool, and my best friend. My music is unique because it really does come from the heart. I only write about topics and situations that are very important and dear to me- that is the only way I can write a good and pure song. I don't make any of my lyrics cliché or something you've heard in another song. I make my lyrics unique and different. My lyrics are also very VERY personal. Sometimes I use metaphors and analogies to get my point across and other times I just tell it how it is... I like to have a mixture.

 

All I know is that music has truly changed my life for the better and it is something I want to do for as long as I live. I'm so blessed that I have parents who support me and my music and want me to be happy in whatever I choose to do in life. I am so thankful for them. I am also thankful for my manager Kadrae D. Smith for always being there for me and getting me places to play. He helps me so much! Thank you to everyone who has supported me in my music and to those who have encouraged me to keep pushing forward. You help me out so much.

 

~KELSEY