I am thrilled to announce that my next show is at the historic Hotel Cafe. This is one of my most exciting shows to date, as some of my favorite artists have performed on this stage. It would mean the world to me to have the support of all my (21+) fans & friends! I’m opening the night at 7PM with a full 45 minute set. Tickets are only $5. Matt Corby performs at 8PM. See you there!
Storm Beneath the Blue from Juliet Piper on Vimeo.
My mind is flooded with so many memories as I write down these words. I don’t even know where to begin. I am an incredibly emotional creature, which is a wonderful and terrible thing all at once. When something disappointing happens, I cry waterfalls. But when something magical happens, like when seemingly impossible things fall into place, or when I hear a song that grabs my soul, my entire heart glows. I believe at times that it can be seen from space. In those moments, I feel beautiful.
The more I think about it, the more I realize I have no idea what I’m doing. Logic doesn’t have much of a place in my mind, and I follow my heart to a glorious fault. The hummingbird heartbeats, the stomachs filled with butterflies, the shivers from dancing in the pouring rain. Sometimes they lead me down narrow paths, into bright places and across state borderlines. And sometimes they lead me straight into the dark. I am nothing but a collection of stories with unexpected endings. Sometimes I find my gold, and sometimes I don’t. Either way, everything somehow ends up being okay. I have learned that just because it didn’t work out my way doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth it. Even broken glass can be beautiful if you hold it to the sun.
2011 has been the wildest year I have ever known. Every single day was filled to the brim with endless lists of things to do. Realizing everything that happened this year makes my heart glow in the way I mentioned above. I am so grateful for everything. My family, my friends, the incredible fan-family that grows each day. This was my last year of being a teenager. I fulfilled my lifelong dream of ‘becoming’ a mermaid. I went to a concert in August that changed my life. My toes walked along the sand in Hawaii, and I spent my 20th birthday jumping on a giant trampoline filled with colorful balloons with my best friends. I freaked out when I heard my songs on the radio and saw my album reviewed in print magazines. I met the most incredible producer/recording engineer who helped “We Loved” and the “Poetry with Hands and Feet” EP come to be and had the best time working in the studio. Hummingbirds flew all around me, and I received some of the best hugs ever. The shows this year have been so special too: from the themed park shows with streamers in the trees, to the event at the Santa Monica Pier, to the magical 11.11.11 show last month. That night was every dream I ever had coming true. This means I need to start making new dreams. I’ll start yesterday.
Thank you so much for your part in helping make any or all of these experiences possible. I am infinitely appreciative and hope that I have somehow helped open doors for you too. Know that I really do love you, whoever you are, and that I believe in you wholeheartedly!
So here’s to another year of hanging dreamcatchers from mic stands, dancing around barefoot on stage, laughing until I cannot breathe, smearing glitter on my eyes, believing in true love, driving aimlessly for hours, and perpetually following my impulsive heart off every cliff possible.
I will find my gold
and not find it
Over and over again.
I wish you the most wonderful holiday season & new year.
May 2012 be ethereal.
In my world, hours move like days and months last like years. I learn and change so much in such short periods of time that it only seems fitting to constantly be releasing new music. So far, 2011 has turned everything upside down; I’ve been challenged to face my fears and follow my heart, even when it wasn’t the easiest thing to do. I stopped wishing and I stopped waiting for other people to change their minds. I let things be entirely imperfect, and I stood on my own two feet. I am finally at peace with the fact that I am a beautiful mess, and in that chaos there is freedom.
Poetry with Hands & Feet is the newest edition to my album family. Short and sweet like the two others, this is essentially an update of how my heart is feeling these days. I hope you can play this in your car as you drive through gorgeous canyons, alongside the ocean, or even just on your way to school. To me, that would be magical.
I would like to thank the amazing Sean Cook for recording/producing these songs as well as Charlie Michener for playing banjo and glockenspiel on “Warpaint,” Nikita Arefkia for playing banjo on “We Loved,” Amanda Adam for her beautiful album cover photograph, and of course everyone who stopped by the studio for sing-along’s or simply for support. I am so grateful.
I will be performing these songs plus many others at my CD Release Show/Party at Kulak’s Woodshed (North Hollywood) on Friday, November 11th. It would truly mean the world to me if you were there! Doors open at 7:30PM and music starts at 8PM. Joining me on stage will be Michael McEwan and Ramakega, two of my favorites. We are asking for $10 at the door, and the event is all ages. I will have my new CD available for purchase as well as a handful of other little surprises you won’t want to miss.
Please RSVP on the Facebook Event Page!
Until then, enjoy the songs.
I love you infinitely,
Juliet
All songs are available on iTunes, and it would be awesome if you bought them :]
