Hello! My Name Is Alana...

[Alana]

Hello! It's really nice to have found this forum. My name is Alana Franklin, and I reside in Washington State (although I am currently studying in Vienna, Austria until 12/2010). I'm a 3rd year vocal performance major with piano background, studying opera. However, I have recently fallen completely in love with singing my own songs and acoustic music in general. It is my favorite type of performing. I also frequent the musical theater scene.

I tried to write my first song in 5th grade (It was called "Destiny"). I begged my dad to hire a songwriter to help me. He told me that if I finished five or six songs he's find someone to help me. Well... I ditched song writing soon after, but I dabbled throughout high school (although I never actually finished a song). My sophomore year of college, I started taking guitar lessons and finally learning how to play chords. And, in January 2010, I finished my first song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOdOwr29cdI. I started going to open-mics about six months later, and it's all downhill from there.

I write almost exclusively cute love songs, although I am trying to start branching out into other topics. I know very little about the industry, except that I want in. I'm very interested in reading around the community and learning as much as possible.

I like to think of myself as a mix between Lady Gaga,, Ingrid Michaelson and Garfunkel and Oates. I aspire to be a Disney Princess, Canadian, and ridiculously rich. I love polka dots, being warm, and ice cream. My idols include Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, and Julie Andrews.

I'm very excited to be here

[Alyricman]

Hello Alana!

Welcome!

This is very good song! I like it

[FinnArild]

Welcome to us, Alana - looking forward to read/listen to your contributions.

[Roflcopter]

Hi Alana - welcome to the forums. Nice intro, and cute song

Garfunkel and Oates

Don't you mean Hall and Simon? *)

*)Just kidding -

[musicthom]

Welcome

[john]

hi and welcome to Songstuff Alana!