Teaser #2: "The Shift"

I've held onto this footage of the swifts roosting in the Chapman School chimney for two years now. Seemed like a good time to combine it with a clip from the song "The Shift." Track #2 on the EP and teaser #2 for you all. That lovely male voice you hear in the background is the one and only Nate Ashely. I hope you enjoy it.

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th
49 + Salmon house show 8pm
I'm a Pickup

35 seconds

Summer

Summer seems to be in full-bloom this week! It's been amazing. Spending lots of time out in nature during the day and practicing in the evenings. I hope you are all enjoying your summer wherever you are! 

An 'Alternative HI'

After some back and forth of my new tracks they are FINALLY, OFFICIALLY, getting mastered. No really...they are. I promise.

In the meantime, one of my first songs that I ever wrote called "Over-rated Town" was recently released on a compilation called 'Alternative HI' (Mountain Apple Co.), put together by some of my friends back in Hawaii, Brandon Apeles and Shawn Livingston Moseley. It is available on iTunes and includes 18 Hawaii bands that are working hard to raise the awareness and appreciation for independent alternative music in the Islands. I am so proud to have been a part of such a wonderful group of musicians...and my song is track #1! Extra bonus!

I recorded it last May at Soul Sound Studio in Kaneohe, HI with Shawn and Brandon, and musicians Elija Oguma and Toni Wong on accompaniment.

To be honest, I was skeptical about recording this song at first, because I had tried to record it about three different times (and studios) prior and it never seemed to translate well as a recorded track. I found this video taken by Eli (Oguma) the night I recorded the song. It's not the greatest lighting or take, but it was the first time I went over the song with Shawn who helped me arrange the song to what you hear on the recording. I am not going to include the final track...because you are just going to have to check it and the 17 bands tracks here.

Over Rated Town

This over rated town

Lifts me up to drag me down

Got memories of better days when

All you said would make me stay

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah

But it's not enough to

Set me free of this

Over rated town that rests on me

From black and white to shades of gray

I'm struggling to make my way

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah

Wasted dreams that I live to tell

In the only place that I know so well

I'm feeling restless, and careless

Pretending that I like this

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah

And I won't be held back by you

No I won't be held back by you

Oh yeah, Oh yeah

Oh yeah, Oh yeah

'We Grew Wings'

We Grew Wings/ Fall Teaser from Ellen Schmidt-Devlin on Vimeo.

Good news! Three instrumental tracks from my last release "The Hawk & The Hunter" are in the documentary "We Grew Wings" about the University of Oregon women's track and field teams. I haven't seen it yet, but I can't wait. Love love love when my music meets film.

House show

 

I'm a total loser you guys. I told you I'd let you know when my first show was with Nate Ashley but I couldn't cause it was a house show and more on an invite-only basis. #badsabrina :( Anyway, our first show was last night and it went off without a hitch other than my guitar cord shorting-out.  

It's been such a fun experience to play with Nate's and his band. It keeps my mind working and learning while I work on my own music, his music is so good, and the guys are just fun to hang out with. I think we've got another house show coming up. If you are in the Portland area, hit me up for details. xx