The Meaning Of: GET OUT
Crissi Cochrane
I was afraid when I got off the bus that she’d follow me home, but she didn’t. When I got to my apartment, I finally cried, stripping off my clothes and washing my hair until my scalp burned.
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Crissi Cochrane is a pop/soul singer-songwriter from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Read her blog to find out her latest news.
REPLAY: Crissi Cochrane on Facebook Live, May 23, 2020
Crissi Cochrane
Saturday night’s live-stream was my ninth stream since we began Soul City TV back in March, and it was an extra special one, being the one officially funded by the City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture, and Heritage Fund. To mark the occasion, I added two new tunes to the repertoire - my upcoming single “Can We Go Back”, and a new custom love song, “Love The Way You Love Me” - and I dusted off my cover of Feist’s “One Evening”, which I haven’t played in years.
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Read MoreREPLAY: Custom Love Songs Live, May 14, 2020
Crissi Cochrane
I’m pleased to say that I did my hair and makeup with zero cursing tonight (a rare thing), and I didn’t try on five different outfits and almost cry off all my make-up 10 minutes before going live (a very common thing). I feel a renewed sense of connection with these songs and these people now. I think all this love was exactly what I needed today.
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Read MoreThe Meaning Of: SOMETHING LIKE BLISS
Crissi Cochrane
With downtown as the setting for their first date, I felt inclined to make the song a bit edgier in feel, writing the verses in a minor-key feeling, but making the choruses feel more warm, major-key vibe. I actually had Corinne Bailey Rae’s style in mind while writing the choruses, and I often try to channel her tenderness when I sing those parts today.
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Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane on Facebook Live, May 9, 2020
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It’s been a strange evening. We nearly had to delay the live-stream because we were dealing with a small family “crisis” this evening, and I didn’t get to do my make-up/hair until 30 minutes before we went live. The crisis: Adeila wedged a raisin up her nose, and we can’t get it out. So a lot of the stream banter was about us soliciting for tips and tricks on removing the raisin.
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Read MoreACHF Funded!
Crissi Cochrane
This local grant has been a pillar in the creative community since it was first introduced back in 2015, and I am so grateful that the Cultural Affairs staff was able to revamp this fund to support artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane on Facebook Live, April 30, 2020
Crissi Cochrane
It took quite a few hours of practice this week to get them all up to scratch. I played Elliott Smith, Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse, The Beatles, Etta James, Sam Cooke, and a few jazz standards. I also included “I Will Survive,” the first song that I’ve learned in ages.
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Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane on Facebook Live, April 25, 2020
Crissi Cochrane
It’s 11:05pm as I begin typing this post. Oh lord, this font looks so tiny. I’ve got a half a glass of wine aerating on the dining room table, and by “aerating,” I mean I am neglecting it, on account of having had enough wine tonight already. I’m wondering if it’s sacrilege to pour it back into the bottle. We are sort of rationing things around here.
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Read MoreNew podcast features: Spirits & Lyrics, and Careerfluencer
Crissi Cochrane
I love that being a guest on podcasts is starting to be a pretty regular thing around here. It’s so easy to do these days, with great sites like Zencastr that record each person’s audio separately, and with my amazing Yeti X microphone that sounds AMAZING and just plugs in via USB, voila. (Totally not sponsored, but should be!)
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Read MoreThe Meaning Of: LIKE A LADY
Crissi Cochrane
There’s a persistent disconnect when your loved one is often traveling for work, especially if it’s a type of work that makes texts and phone calls really scarce. Even when they physically return to you, there’s an emotional distance there that you both need to cross in order for them to truly come home to you. Sometimes you get there before they leave again, and sometimes, you don’t.
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Read MoreDark electric
Crissi Cochrane
Last month, I signed up for SoundBetter, and within days, I was down in our basement studio, recording backing vocals for an artist based out of Sweden. That collaboration is officially out now - the energetic and driving single “Dark electric” from Da’Moon.
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Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane Custom Love Songs on Facebook Live, April 16 2020
Crissi Cochrane
It was so exciting - and nerve-wracking - to play so many songs that I don’t normally play, and to play them for the people they’re about. I’m looking forward to doing another one of these soon, since there are dozens of songs that didn’t make it into this show.
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Read MoreThe Meaning Of: ONLY YOU & ME
Crissi Cochrane
Only You & Me is one of of the seventy-plus custom love songs that I’ve written since 2016. If you aren’t familiar, I take peoples’ true love stories and turn them into love songs that I deliver as professional recordings. It started as a lark one Valentine’s Day, and has since turned into a cornerstone of my livelihood, resulting also in a 2017 TEDx talk, Love Songs For Hire.
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Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane on Facebook Live, April 11, 2020
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I’ve been getting into the rhythm of carving out time to practice for these gigs, in a way I didn’t do when I was playing public shows. I was often playing background music gigs that require little to no practice - which is convenient because I only have about 2-3 hours of child-free time in which to get work done. But these gigs have excellent, clear audio, and they remain up on Facebook long after the show is over, so this is both a challenge and a great opportunity to capture what I do, so long as I’m ready! Which means… practice!
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Read MoreEnjoyment Podcast featuring Crissi Cochrane
Crissi Cochrane
The road to my joy has been a bumpy one, and naturally, we revisited the dark days that led to where I am now. I walked away from this recording feeling like I was walking away from my first session of therapy - I felt grounded, like I’d gotten to the very core of my purpose, and came back to my life with a better sense of who I am and what I want.
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Read MoreThe Meaning Of: HUNGRY LOVE
Crissi Cochrane
Welcome to The Meaning Of, a new series of blog posts exploring the meaning behind each song from my 2020 album, Heirloom. I’ll explain the stories that inspired the songs, and reveal some of the musical roots and references that helped shape my musical and lyrical choices. If there’s something particular that you’re curious about that I haven’t revealed, leave me a question in the comments below, and I’ll be pleased to answer it.
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Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane Jazz Night on Facebook Live, April 2, 2020
Crissi Cochrane
Last night, I played my second live-streaming concert on Facebook, over on the Soul City Music Co-op page. I shared my favourite jazz standards and cover tunes, from artists like Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Sam Cooke, Louis Armstrong, Nancy Sinatra… and I even braved a cover of “I Try” by Macy Gray!
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Read MoreREPLAY: Crissi Cochrane on Facebook Live, March 28, 2020
Crissi Cochrane
This past Saturday, I finally performed my first live-streaming concert since our lock-down began, and I’m so pleased with how it all went. The replay is up on Facebook - you can watch it on the Soul City Music Co-op Facebook page, or you can watch it below:
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Read MoreFirst Livestream Concert this Saturday
Crissi Cochrane
For me, performing is perfect release from the troubles of my daily life. So many of my musician friends are doing live-streams, and I know it isn’t just because we need the donations or the shares, but because we need to do this for our own sanity. I’m really looking forward to that mental clarity that comes from being the music, and bringing that aura of calm to my world again when it’s all done. Tune in and I hope I can do the same for you.
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Read MoreLove Songs On Sale; Soul City TV Coming Soon
Crissi Cochrane
I’m making all my love songs 15% off. It’s something you can buy and receive without leaving your house, and it might be a nice distraction, filling out the questionnaire and recalling happy times with your loved one. I don’t know exactly when this sale will end, but I’ll keep it going at least until I can get back to playing gigs again (and who knows when that will be…?).
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