I'm a songwriter and performer.  But I also like to teach and equip people who are or are wanting to write songs.  This profile is currently used to showcase these 2-3 hour collaborations.  The people involved are from all over the country and these were recorded in their living rooms, backyards, and mountain escapes.

With a voice that leaves you breathless and songs that spark and ignite in your soul Karla Adolphe is a deep thinking and tangibly emotive artist. She deftly combines her powerful voice, lyrical words, and curated storytelling into a transcendent experience for her devoted audiences.

Over the past 13 years, Karla Adolphe has created a diverse career for herself touring North America in a 40ft RV performing as a solo artist, in the roots duo Jacob and Lily, and in the Colorado duo The Emporiums and with Colorado gospel outfit Enter The Worship Circle. Karla's 2012 release Honeycomb Tombs, is a stand-alone album inspired by and devoted to the subject of grief. With over 30,000 downloads this album has been a balm to listeners worldwide.

In 2013, Karla and her family lost there home in the great Southern Alberta Floods, needless to say, there have been many years of personal growth, healing and dormancy leading to 3 new songs being released in 2020. The new work dives deep into topics of suffering, overcoming, and resilience as Karla explores what it is to find one’s true voice.

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Is there a sound of Alberta? Is there a song that captures Alberta? We like to think you can't narrow Alberta down to just one sound. Or one song. That's why we created the All-Albertan Song Contest. True, there will be a winner, but what's really cool about this is the "Albertas" that emerge from a quick listen. So, treat yourself. Take a listen to some of these entries. And visit wearealberta.ca starting Monday, September 8, to vote for your favourite finalist!

As far as musical style goes, I need to tell you about my background. I started as a songwriter, a song-crafter. I grew up listening to people like James Taylor, Bread, the Doobie Brothers (which was odd because that was a bit dated for someone my age)....amazing writers but also amazing harmonies. But, I also began listening to some music with some funk....some soul to it. Hip-hop, R & B, the Blues- they all put words together in such unique ways. I loved the rhythm; I loved the rhyme; I loved the beats. I am still trying to put it all together.

For the past 2 1/2 years I've been writing a worship album that I think is going to be the most important music I release in my entire life.  It has been a journey both musically and spiritually.  I love it how the Lord has done nothing short of show me his heart and lead the way.   It's an artful craft of all my favorite things wrapped in tested, singable, and congregationally-driven Holy Spirit worship that helps people express their hearts to the Father...Southern funk, R&B soul, gospel-filled praise, modern hyms, and a few raps tastefully peppered in there.

I love the inspiration that being rooted and grounded in love and local fellowship has graciously given me.  I have been blessed to have people in my life that challenge me creatively. I have also been blessed to have some companies believe in my music and sponsor me as an artist. Those include Larrivee Guitars (acoustic), Epiphone Elitist (electric), LR Baggs (pickups), and S.I.T. Strings. I still love making music....crafting songs, arranging, performing. I want to be making music forever.  

2019 DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Artist Fellows & former Strathmore Artists in Residence.  FIVE time WAMMIE award winning songwriting duo.

A smart-pop songwriter with soul-nourishing lyrics, engaging vocals and "angelic pipes" (Uptown Magazine). Stay tuned for "Potter & Clay", an acoustically rich & confessional new album by Jaylene Johnson (available October 7th).

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