By Corey Martin
Most of us have a little bit of a dreamer in us. We imagine doing something we love, taking a chance, or finding out what might happen if we truly tried. Too often, those dreams become something we look back on and say, “I should have,” or “I probably could have, but…”
As a dad, I couldn’t be happier to watch my oldest daughter, Audrey, begin turning one of those dreams into something real.
As someone who has spent a lifetime chasing what others might consider crazy dreams and aspirations, I know how much courage that first step can take. There is rarely a perfect time, a clear path, or a promise that things will work out. At some point, you have to decide that the possibility is worth trying.
Audrey is choosing to take that chance with music.
Since she was old enough to talk, she has loved to sing. Music has always been part of who she is. Over the years, though, I have watched another gift develop alongside her voice: songwriting.
She has a way of taking something she feels and finding the words to express it. Those words become lyrics, and those lyrics become songs that give someone else a chance to say, “I’ve felt that, too.”
Watching your child create something so personal is a special experience. You hear her perspective, her imagination, and pieces of her heart in what she writes. When she sings those words, the feeling carries through in her delivery. As her dad, those are the moments that stay with me.
Now, Audrey is taking steps toward sharing that part of herself with others. That means letting people hear something she has created and opening herself up to everything that comes with it: excitement, uncertainty, encouragement, and the lessons that help an artist grow.
She doesn’t know exactly where this road will lead. She understands that moving forward means continuing to learn, putting in the work, and doing uncomfortable things before they begin to feel familiar.
My hope is that people in our community will have the opportunity to get to know Audrey through her music, to hear her youthful perspective and watch her develop her own style as a singer and songwriter.
I’m proud of the songs she is writing. I’m even prouder of her willingness to give this dream a chance.
It is my pleasure, as her dad, to introduce a new artist to the world: Audrey Martin.
Audrey, I look forward to hearing what comes next, and I hope everyone reading this does, too.
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