I am once again proud to announce that I was in charge of building out all of the Music at
#EVO2023
this year. This year' is another monumental multi genre project, I’m so unbelievably excited to show everyone. So First, let’s talk about few BIG new things…
“Oh good morning Darkness, I didn’t recognise you with your glasses. You look like a teacher!” — Jørn this morning at breakfast, and also literally every single person for the last 15 years who sees me in glasses for the first time
Even when I feel powerless, the least I know I can do is help provide an escape from the sh*tty world for an evening 🤘🏻🎤
Thank you for a beautiful night Cartagena!
#Throwback
Thursday! This pic is from one of my very first Berklee recording sessions. I was 19 👶🏻Now I’m ancient and decrepit and still sometimes feel like I wandered into the studio by accident, but now I also go on tour so I guess I'm a pro lol
During breaks at the studio, I lay on the floor with legs and feet flush against the wall to maintain Zen brain. Twitter’s not long-form, but I talk a lot about Big Artist Stress Moments with the Coffee Kvlt! If that's your jam, you might be interested in the Patreon page :)
I love playing a show, having some aftershow yums with my bandmates, almost falling asleep in my dressing room, taking a scalding hot shower and washing my hair, and collapsing in bed
I love living
I’m so glad I’m here for this
On the list of stuff High School Adrienne Never Would Have Believed, tonight I’m watching
@NightwishBand
before I go onstage with Avantasia right after them
@bcnrockfest
🥹
Oh to simply be a horse grazing in a field with my horse buddies on a pleasant summer day somewhere in Europe, and not a human that goes through airport security
Shopping at the airport is like: “would you like to spend $3000 on a blazer? Can we interest you in a Hermes bag? How about a suitcase?” Man I just want a water, a protein bar, and maybe a fresh pair of socks since my luggage is hell knows where 💀
Someone offered me a discount with my student ID card just now and I’m suddenly feeling very good about the effectiveness of my anti-ageing skincare choices
15 y/o me: I wanna be a metal musician and go on tour!
27 y/o me during festival season: *gets lost in Switzerland with no phone data* *luggage lost then delivered late* *travels on 2hrs of sleep* *passes out at 6pm* *wakes up at 4:30 with contacts in and makeup still on*
Hot as balls in the rehearsal room today and yesterday. The owner brought us cold watermelon to help cool off 🥺 It reminded me of something my mom would do for me during stressful times of hard work haha 🖤
Doing the festival equivalent of crying in the club rn because NW is playing tons of old songs and are absolutely killing it, and are still so beloved by so many despite having gone through so much as a band
I’m so happy for them 🖤🖤🖤
Finally touring Europe with
@SevenSpiresBand
next year!! Supporting
@TwilightForce_
with Silver Bullet ⚔️🧛🏻♀️🖤
Feels amazing to know I’ll get to sing songs from my soul for you over this side 🖤 See you where???
Pictured: me running off to Milan, exactly .5 seconds after my last in-person semester at Berklee, to record and make videos for “The Essence of Everything” with a bunch of almost-strangers for two weeks. One of the most Oh My God It’s Tomorrow sessions I’ve ever done!
Learning violin feels a lot like learning music theory in that once the basic foundations are set, there suddenly erupts a delightfully, frustratingly endless universe of further knowledge and skill to acquire before any tangible amount of mastery can be achieved 🎻🤦🏼♀️
Being here is weird. One minute it’s Nutella on toast for breakfast with a friend, and the next it’s recording vox while surrounded by hard drives of albums I grew up on. Sometimes I feel like the main character of an awkward self-insert fanfic written by a 13 y/o power metal fan
Good morning I do not want to pay $15 for a coffee and croissant at the airport only to be hungry again in an hour so yes I will be stuffing face before I leave
Me: what a nice photo of one of the bands last night
Me after coffee: Adrienne u dumbass that’s you on stage right look at u go 🌟
Thank you for a beautiful night
@bcnrockfest
🖤
Why do people working in shops feel the need to comment on how much I am spending
“You have expensive taste” thank u for noticing but I did not ask, let me buy my moleskin in peace thanks
Also found out while sitting in the car ready to go that I actually don’t have to go to rehearsal today lol
But it’s all good because I only slept three hours last night and I could use an extended nap 😴
Anxiety-be-less tips for having a decent recording session: a thread.
Do whatever it takes to get a good night’s sleep without dehydrating yourself. HYDRATE OR DIE. Drink 3L water today and bring plenty for tomorrow. It sounds excessive but I promise you it’s worth it. (1/4)
There is a very steady drip in my shower down the hall.
Subconsciously as I pack, my brain has been composing drum loops around it.
I am slowly going insane.
For my Coffee Kvlties and fellow nerds: I posted an exclusive revisited practice cam over on p8-tree-yawn, and some thoughts comparing my singing technique in 2015 VS 2021
My roommate: *walks into living room* hey what are you up to?
Me: *taking a break from orchestration* well I was gonna play Skyrim but I got distracted with D&D memes
My roommate: oh my god, do something useful, play Skyrim
#whennerdslivetogether
Pet peeve: People who comment on my posts/message me and call me Adrian/Adriana/Adria
1. None of those are my name.
2. MY NAME IS AT THE TOP OF THE POST. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. PLEASE USE YOUR EYES.
“There is an instrument there, ma’am,” smiled the
@united
flight attendant to the passenger who was going to crush my violin in the overhead compartment with her suitcase, “But you can put your bag here in the next bin.”
THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING MY 🎻
🖤
Plane thought: What if I’m actually dead or in a coma, and this entire time I’ve been imagining the rest of my life from my subconscious/the other side because I never realised I died
Me: hi! I have a garlic and onion allergy. Could I please have sake don and a miso soup with no green onions :)
Also me: sorry but this soup has green onions
Also me: sorry this still has onions oh you took them out? Im lookin at one tho?
Also me: sorry this has garlic ponzu—
New friend: (to the dog) You know, pup, you’re a real lucky bastard...
Me: ??? (Expecting something about free food and endless cuddles)
New friend: ...because you can lick your own asshole!
Review the material you will record, but don’t wear yourself out. Identify the difficult passages in tomorrow’s material so you can communicate your stamina-related needs to your engineer. “Hey can we start with the verses while I’m fresh?" (4/4)
Hope that's helpful for some!
Why Events Trigger Traumatic Memories: A Thread on EMDR
To understand why certain seemingly innocent things trigger traumatic memories, it is important to understand how the brain stores a memory.
For efficiency, the brain stores all events as “threads”.
Pack your Halls drops, Vix Inhaler stick, portable diffuser, your giant water bottle or tea thermos, Sudafed, Advil, whatever you need. Also pack a snack like a protein bar, or something equally easy to eat and not goopy. (3/4)