this song was stuck in my head for days, so I had to get it out of my system by recording a cover version.

Live - Overcome (Cover)

Simon Says - Dancing Around Again

Skylarks - Holsten Fair Part 1 (Live) 130405

30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Acoustic Cover)

A song we produced on our first year of studying digital sound & commercial music (2011). Vocals: Laura Saaristo, Rap: Matti Sassa, Drums & Guitar: Pauli Tastula, Bass & Backup vocals: Patrik Kivekäs. 

Eri Ihmiset - Aika Pysähtyy

songwriting course assignment week 6.

The lyrics tell a story about a white chameleon. He didn't quite fit in with the other chameleons in the Amazon, so he decides to leave and see the world, and possibly find a place where he belongs - a home. 

On the road he encounters many characters that tries to lure him into a different path, and possibly make a profit out of him, 'cause he's different. 

Mainly, the lyrics encourages the listener to be who they are - no matter what others want them to be, or think they should be. 

Embrace your uniqueness :)

Crane's last song (work in progress)

For our Advanced Studio Recording course assignment (Solent University) we had to produce (in pairs) 8 Minutes of music, me & Sam Chappell decided to produce two of my demos. Here's one of them, you can listen to the old version here: http://snd.sc/13l1pzz

Producing, arrangement & mixing: Laura Saaristo & Sam Chappell
Drums, electric guitar: Jake Lucas
Acoustic guitar: a loop from Looperman.com
Bass: Sam Chappell
Vocals/songwriting (lyrics & melody): Laura Saaristo

What's It All About

Hey! 
I'm a 30-year-old girl from Turku, Finland. I studied digital sound & commercial music in Tampere University Of Applied Sciences, and I spent my third year studying Popular Music & Record Production in Solent University (UK). I love music and everything related, but I still haven't found "the" thing I want to do in music business - so I'm willing to try everything. I sang before I learned to walk, and since then I've been singing in various choirs, groups, theatre stages etc. I also play the piano moderately. I'm also learning to play the guitar. I loved my school, because there I learned everything that has anything to do with music industry - sound engineering, producing, marketing, sound design, live sound & event production, music history & theory, surround sound, field recording and so on. I hope that in the future i'll make my living with music - somehow, someways. The time will tell :)

Laura Saaristo

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