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Penfriend's Letterbox
Великобритания
Добавлен 21 апр 2020
Weekly creative encouragement and sad songs to make you feel better.
I'm Laura, a music producer and solo artist on a quest to live my most creative life and encourage you to live yours. Whether you make your own stuff or just want to see how I make mine, you're very welcome here.
I live in Nottingham, UK and create music, videos and podcasts under the name Penfriend.
➡️ Get a FREE 12-track album and 31-page zine when you sign up at penfriend.rocks/hello
➡️ I’ve run my own independent label since 2009, releasing 6 solo albums: five under the name She Makes War and one as Penfriend, plus a collaborative album under the name Obey Robots called "One In A Thousand".
My last two albums went into the Official UK Album Chart at #14 and #24 (Independent Album Chart at #1 and #5) - all due to generous music fans and the magic of the internet.
Let's do amazing things with good hearts ❤️
I'm Laura, a music producer and solo artist on a quest to live my most creative life and encourage you to live yours. Whether you make your own stuff or just want to see how I make mine, you're very welcome here.
I live in Nottingham, UK and create music, videos and podcasts under the name Penfriend.
➡️ Get a FREE 12-track album and 31-page zine when you sign up at penfriend.rocks/hello
➡️ I’ve run my own independent label since 2009, releasing 6 solo albums: five under the name She Makes War and one as Penfriend, plus a collaborative album under the name Obey Robots called "One In A Thousand".
My last two albums went into the Official UK Album Chart at #14 and #24 (Independent Album Chart at #1 and #5) - all due to generous music fans and the magic of the internet.
Let's do amazing things with good hearts ❤️
The joy of singing a seven syllable lyric
🎁 Get access to the private pre-order of my new Penfriend album by signing up here penfriend.rocks/hello
(I'll also send you a free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs + bonus free gift)
This song is called "Dear Heart", and it appears on my She Makes War albums "Brace For Impact" and "And Peace" (in different guises).
Performed live on the internet in August 2024.
❤️ This video is sponsored by The Correspondent's Club on Patreon. We'd love to welcome you into our friendly group - get exclusive music, videos, writing and more here while effortlessly supporting the making of new music and videos patreon.com/penfriendrocks/about
(I'll also send you a free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs + bonus free gift)
This song is called "Dear Heart", and it appears on my She Makes War albums "Brace For Impact" and "And Peace" (in different guises).
Performed live on the internet in August 2024.
❤️ This video is sponsored by The Correspondent's Club on Patreon. We'd love to welcome you into our friendly group - get exclusive music, videos, writing and more here while effortlessly supporting the making of new music and videos patreon.com/penfriendrocks/about
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This song is always relevant, but is way more so this week
Просмотров 27614 дней назад
🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello Hugest thanks to Tanya Donelly for the inspiration, always. "Stand and fight now, meet me tomorrow" Watch "Paper Thin" here: ruclips.net/video/TvKrLam3atI/видео.htmlsi=vsmt3gs9FaS-DHAH Watch the "Seashaken" video here: ruclips.net/video/3OJZwhVBU-w/видео.htmlsi=GRDJh8HG5R4LWRK9 ❤️ This vi...
I can’t record at home without doing this first
Просмотров 373Месяц назад
🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello I've produced a lot of songs in my home music studio, but there's one simple thing I have to do before any audio recording... ❤️ This video is sponsored by The Correspondent's Club on Patreon. We'd love to welcome you into our friendly group - get exclusive music, videos, writing and more...
This won't go viral (thank goodness)
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17 years in, I think I've finally nailed this RUclips thing... 🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello ❤️ This video is sponsored by The Correspondent's Club on Patreon. We'd love to welcome you into our friendly group - get exclusive music, videos, writing and more here while effortlessly supporting the making of new music and...
Do you know what you want?
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello What are you working towards at the moment? Do you have any projects you're putting your full focus into? Have you heard of manifesting or lifestyle-centric career planning? I've recently started dreaming REALLY BIG - and then backing it up with a plan of action. It's the same technique t...
Can you be original when everything's already been done?
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello How original or unique can we really be as musicians and artists? I answer audience questions on how to avoid being derivative and how not to repeat yourself with whatever you make, whether that's music or other types of art. Thanks to Michael Record and Ian Faulkner for excellent questio...
Is it ok to share personal stories in your art?
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello 00:30 on regretting writing songs about real issues or situations for fear of oversharing 04:49 on realising artists shouldn't try to edit themselves It's not the job of the artist to self-edit, certainly not before we've completed whatever we're working on! But that's easier said than do...
This is a song about hope...
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello This is a song about hope, and about keeping going. I wrote "The Only Way Out Is Through" in 2019 and released it as the second ever Penfriend single in 2020. This song appears on the 12-track taster album mentioned above! ❤️ This video is sponsored by The Correspondent's Club on Patreon....
This doesn't only apply to famous musicians...
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello Chappell Roan has spoken out about out of control fan behaviour, and I'm so glad she has. In my experience, most music fans are absolutely lovely and very respectful, but there's some really worrying behaviour that crosses all the lines. In this video I share a few examples from my past l...
Why I’m recording this dirty old piano for my new album
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello An album recording update, a romantic piano story and a peek into the musty innards of a 120-year-old instrument. Get Jay Chakravorty's beautiful album "A Map With No Memory" jaychakravorty.com Visit @thejchakravorty's channel here on RUclips. Listen to "Strong Enough" from my 2018 album ...
Super Connected - Obey Robots (Penfriend's Version)
Просмотров 3733 месяца назад
🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello "Super Connected" by Obey Robots. Not Taylor's Version, but Penfriend's! I was genuinely nervous to attempt this at my last livestream, but I'm glad I went for it, because people have been telling me they really enjoyed hearing it. Big love to Rat, without whom this song would not exist. ...
It's time to set some "ridiculous" goals
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🎁 Get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello The idea of manifesting big things can be challenging to some, but as part of my journey away from pessimism I've been giving it a go. Why not, eh?! Tell me: have you ever tried it? What happened next? 📼 Watch "Trying to become an optimist" here: ruclips.net/video/qe4E7adM8to/видео.html 📸...
My husband has requested a breakup song 💔
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My husband has requested a breakup song 💔
Getting ready for my online gig: gear, mindset & mistakes
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Getting ready for my online gig: gear, mindset & mistakes
I thought I could do a kind of Taylor Swift thing…
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I thought I could do a kind of Taylor Swift thing…
I wrote a sh*t song. Here's what happened next...
Просмотров 4395 месяцев назад
I wrote a sh*t song. Here's what happened next...
Keep doing your thing (even if THEY don't like it)
Просмотров 4515 месяцев назад
Keep doing your thing (even if THEY don't like it)
Mini home recording studio tour! My creative space for writing songs
Просмотров 3725 месяцев назад
Mini home recording studio tour! My creative space for writing songs
Unboxing & sound test: Suzuki Omnichord OM-108
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Unboxing & sound test: Suzuki Omnichord OM-108
I went to South Korea and these items do make sense in the same video
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I went to South Korea and these items do make sense in the same video
Play this song when you want to be the bigger person...
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Play this song when you want to be the bigger person...
Wonderful song and nice arrangement… Really enjoyed the little sonic details in the mix.
where can i buy one today?
I bought mine from Suzuki direct: www.suzukimusic.co.uk/products/omnichord/index.html
See you at Shepherds Bush in November 2027 or earlier! Also looking forward to whatever you do on the way ☺
Thank you, Richard! xo
Do a video that make business for life...
Wonderful. I lovw it
Very much needed and appreciate the background provided in your intro.
Thank you xo
ah, this is just wonderful :)
Thank you! xo
Really lovely song ❤
<3
Off topic - I love all the turquoise - thank you for this song!
Torquoise is very much always on topic in this attic! :D
Gorgeously crafted song. Honest in many ways, so many people now fake their so called live performances great to see a genuine take. The DAW is for rounding out the sound not faking it. Can't wait for the new songs.
Thank you! Yeah it's weird how that stuff has changed over the years.
Beautiful song...🙌
Thank you xo
Brilliant,thankyou 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Awesome!
Thanks, Joe!
Great tune, thanks!
Thanks for listening!
My favourite song from that album! Beautifully played and sung Laura
Thank you!
Wow they turned it into a recording artist machine! WOW! no longer sounds like a toy
It's such a fun instrument to write on :)
I forgot how good this is ❤
Awh thanks!
Would LoVe to see Laura do a video about pushing past "getting stuck" point on a song
What a fab idea, thank you! I just finished recording an album and filmed loads of it and almost certainly captured this happening...watch this space :)
Thankyou 💫 for the video! I just received mine a week ago and also just ordered the guitar strap buttons. Just unsure if I want to put the screws into the plastic holes. Am i correct to believe that the rhythm is always playing so long as strum pad is being played and only way to stop it is to turn its volume down?
Yes I think you're right on that! I had no trouble adding the strap buttons to the instrument, but then I stood up and realised that without looking at the Omnichord I didn't know what I was playing...more practice needed here :)
@@Penfriendrocks quite true. It was also nerve wrecking installing these screws for the buttons because the Omnichord does not have threaded holes or srew inserts. Instead the screw must bite into the plastic in the holes. 😬
"Inspiration comes from work."❤
Giving away our energy is so painful.
I saw this on MTV 120 minutes, back then in the Future.
Not only did you guys make great music together, but you both have the same strawberry blonde hair color, uncanny.
This guy is a stud, he records in the studio while standing up, like he is playing in front of a huge crowd in a stadium. Some habits never die.
Your articulate "bollocks" is bloody marvellous.
Ha thanks!
Musical Bell
My parents told me I couldn’t be a vet bc I would cry if I had to put an animal to sleep. I think of the cries we’ve had with our vets when it’s been time to let a pet cross the rainbow bridge, and I’m so grateful to them for sharing their hearts with us. My folks got that so wrong. Oh well… everything for a reason! ❤
Awhhh. Well yes, first of all there's nothing wrong with crying when something is sad and also, parents know us in one way and not every way, right? No-one can assume you'll do things in a certain way based just on the way they know you. I'm glad you've had good experiences with your vets at those sad times, anyway - same here. They were very sweet to us when we lost Mister Benji xo
I'm very happy to you keep posting regular videos. They feel like a treat every time, even if I can't always watch them immediately. Thank you for doing this, alongside everything else you create!
Thanks so much for your appreciation, it really helps me keep going. Sending best wishes to you xo
Master of masters ❤❤
I'll definitely be taking Jessie C Spaniel to the park when I have my next vocal take to do - she sometimes wanders in and a good runaround might get her napping instead now she's an elderly 12! (I usually take her out for a walk before I have a gig to try to get to grips with pre-stage nerves!).
Awh go go go Jessie!
Thank you Laura. I got my GC 8 today and am thankful for your tutorial. I haven’t been able to get my GA-FC footswitch to turn on and off a harmony patch, but that will come with time. I also enjoyed your singing demonstrations and your wit with examples.
Ah thank you, Michael! Welcome here :) xo
Give em hell!
Loved this, including the special cameo. 🐾 I'm gonna call this ep. T&E, in keeping with brevity. As far as a physical thing I *have* to do beforehand: my work area has to be exactly how I want it (even if messy, it's "method to my madness" messy.) before I can get started. Otherwise my concentration isn't where it needs to be. As far as involuntary "have to," my brain has to cycle past embarassments sometimes to clear things that are distracting, like, "when x person mentioned y, did you exempt yourself from possible perpetrators while joining the chorus of "y is wack"?
Beth is a breath of fresh air. Beautiful and so talented, Homecoming is one of my favourite albums. The new album sounds very promising too. Beth, don't ever doubt yourself. Honestly, your music is amazing, it really is.
Couldn't agree more :) Thanks for visiting my channel!
Short and sweet!
(The dogs, obvs)
I've got singing to do!
Seems perfectly logical to me 🙂
What do you *have* to do before you get on with your own projects? Remember to get your free 12-track taster album of dreamy indie rock songs + bonus free gift here penfriend.rocks/hello xo
Been into Billy well Tor since her first album. Such a talent it's amazing.
Yes! I'm looking forward to her new music project...
Going to see her in Nottingham in December 🙂.
@@K.Straughan Nice one! I'll wave in your general direction from my house :)
I'm working on trying to relax more.
That sounds like a brilliant goal. Do you have any tips? (I'm very bad at it...)
Your channel is an inspiration, thank you! I’m working on finding my place on the internet, trying to take what I’ve learned 15 years as a bar band singer into something more creative and collaborative. Your channel is a frequent stop when I’m feeling rudderless. Grateful for your hard work!
Oh Mike, thank you for saying so!! You're welcome here any time xo
Just because somebody has 100k "subscribers", how many actually watch and how many respond? A lot of those people are absolute tw♤ts and churn out dross. You have 4600 interested people and couldn't post dross if you tried ... i mean, you'd edit or not post it! 😂 Your honesty, integrity and commitment means more than pandering to the masses. You do you and we'll be here. Also can you not do Shepherd's Bush, because it's too far from me. Brum Town Hall maybe? Bowie played there in the early days! 😁💜
Ah thank you! How about I do SBE *and* play somewhere near you? :)
Oh, ok, it's your dream so you should absolutely do it if you get the chance! I didn't really mean don't play there. Just if you do a live gig, i'd hate to miss it. X