My 2016 Album DEITY was where I first felt connected to the Scandinavian Culture and to the incredible star scapes visible from my home each night. The name STARVIKING came about quite organically and it was only after learning more from people who would come up to me after a performance - they told me about the Pleiadians bear in mind, I had no idea what they were talking about!
It was all very interesting, I knew nothing of my ancestral heritage, only that our Norwegian family doctor (from birth until I was about 20) had always insisted that we were Norwegian. He said he would bet his life on it.
For my Deity Album Launch in late November of 2016, I was joined by talented violinist Amba Mezzone and poet Elijah Stevenson. They dressed up with me, having such fun creating intergalactic characters for the launch. It was a beautiful evening. Sound was provided by Stevie Ray Swansbra and Adam Jackson at The Lounge Room.
One of the songs from the album SUBMERGED made it to the top 30 in the Australian Songwriters Competition 2017. Which was amazing!
I created starscape music for the moments in between songs, to keep the mood of the event rolling along. In early 2017 I realised that the music was enough for a stand alone album, so I produced AMBIENCE: StarViking Instrumentals.
In 2017 I produced my DIVINE Album, the continuation of the StarViking storyline. At this point I realised that the music could be turned into a full musical event, and I started to compose with this in mind. I started to dream about taking my musical to Sydney Opera House. The album was in production for about 18 months, as I tried to fit it into my every day life as a mom, wife and businesswoman! Louise Sawilejskij the GM of the Rhythm Hut, kindly allowed me to do the final mastering in the hut hall - so I could blast my songs as loudly as possible!
I have entered the song A NEW WORLD BORN into the Australian Songwriters Competition 2018.
The album launch was at the eclectic Rhythm Hut in Gosford, and with the help of my growing StarViking family, Sam Tracy (Poet) Elijah Stevenson (Poet) Dancers, Stage and Wardrobe Assistant Luciane Sperling, Sound and lighting by local High School Tutor Francis Doherty-Bigara and the volunteers at the Hut. We transformed the hall into a sparkling, magical, creative space. I had a large screen to the side of the stage with spacey lyric videos running alongside the performance. I loved that people could see the lyrics and hear them too.
2018 was the time for the last of the Trilogy of DEITY: DIVINE NATURE albums, NATURE (You can hear the works in progress here: WIP and it has been such an awesome experience!
I have performed the top tracks from both albums at various events, fairs, concerts and markets in 2017/2018.
To find out a really really interesting and weird thing that happened to me regarding the Nature album... have a look at part 2 HERE. (part 3 and 4 are linked as you go!)
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