Music Projects
As a folk singer-songwriter, Lori Jean stands out as a captivating storyteller, weaving melodic tales that resonate with anyone. Lori's music transcends traditional boundaries, blending folk elements with a distinctive style that reads like pages torn from the chapters of her life. Her music explores the joys and challenges of universal themes like love, death, the transformative power of heartbreak, and planetary stardust. Lori's journey as a storyteller extends beyond the stage and studio. She is gifted at asking the question “is this in service to the song?” when producing in the studio, which is why she so seamlessly moves between genres. With so many stories to tell, she fearlessly ventures into artistic endeavors like essay-writing, poetry, video storytelling, and even woodworking, where she explores many of the themes found in her music. All her artistic endeavors serve as companion pieces to her songs, offering fans an intimate glimpse into the inspiration behind her art. In a world where boundaries between artistic disciplines are increasingly blurred, Lori Jean stands at the intersection of music, video arts, and writing, inviting audiences to embark on a multifaceted journey through her creative landscape. With her guitar in hand and stories to tell, Lori continues to enchant, leaving an indelible mark on any room where her voice is heard.
“Letter To My Heart”
This song is a conversation between ego, and soul. The anxious, terrified heart beseeching soul for guidance, and soul reassuring it that everything has always been all right. It is the archetypal journey of letting go during life’s thresholds and trusting that everything is guided, nothing is pointless, trust the process, not the feeling, you ain’t damaged, you’re just healing. The culmination of the song being that in the symbolic “death” of life’s tragedies there is always the promise of better things to come.
“Home”
This song reconsiders the archetype of “Home” through the lens of wandering from place to place looking for friends, relationships, or peace, but finding no contentment. It isn’t until soul reminds there’s nowhere to go, you’re home. That we find that “Home” isn’t a place, but a state to be found within one’s inner self.
“Alive”
In the early month’s of the COVID pandemic while quarantined from my family, I received the news that a dear friend had passed away. “Alive” is a reggae song, inspired by his freewheeling spirit attempting to capture the reality that time flies and we never know how many days we will enjoy with those we love.
The grieving process is very individual. And multiple people affected by the death of the same person can be in very different places at different times. I wanted to write a song that touched on each of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and eventually acceptance. “Gone” reassures the listener that even when others seem to need us to act or think a certain way, it’s OK to feel like someone shouldn’t be gone, for any amount of time.