Miss Elm is a "ukelady" (a lady who plays ukelele) and a former member of I Heart Songwriting Club.  This is where I initially heard of her, and later on I found out that we had mutual friends within the local music scene.  Our paths crossed in person at the launch of her single "Pippi Long" in 2021, and I've pretty much been hooked ever since!  She has such a sweet voice, and her skills on the ukelele are exemplary!  Not only has she played shows all around Australia, but she is also a music teacher for voice and ukelele.  She even ran a group called "The Ukelele Rockers" for a period of time, but these days her focus is mainly on self-care and healing.  This has become a real passion of hers, and can be found online as "The Expression Atelier."  She particularly loves what's known as sound bowl healing, with the shrill tones and frequencies putting you in a calm and relaxed state.  I've actually experienced this myself during BIGSOUND last year, and I came away from that with my mind totally at ease.  For my song submission this week, I'm basing my chord progression two songs by Miss Elm which are called "Clean Slate" and "Pippi Long."  My song's title is a reference to a Bettle Midler album, which was entitled "The Divine Miss M."


VERSE 1
I know of a lady
Who plays the ukelele
She teaches others too
Which is a real beaut

We first met in person
At a single launch
Back then I was amazed
At how she is so staunch


PRE-CHORUS
She said I'd be up
On stage one day
Take a look at me now
And how true that became


CHORUS 1
As the divine Miss Elm
She has released music
With such an honest voice
And knows just how to use it

Combined with strong words
And little instruments
She is a real force
And success is imminent


VERSE 2
She's is into self-care
In such a big way
It's one of her main passions
And it really makes her day

She works with several sound bowls
Which get stuck in your head
They fill you with a lot of calm
And so much less dread


PRE-CHORUS
I lay down at BIGSOUND
While hearing all their tones
I felt so relaxed
With less stress in my bones


CHORUS 2
As The Expression Atelier
She is prepared to heal
She's so full of empathy
And knows just how they feel

She helps so many people
Find their own voice
To journey with her
Is a very wise choice


VERSE 3
She says I'm an ambivert
How accurate this is
I could talk for hours
About the music biz

She's so down to earth
With a calming demeanour
People flock to her
And they couldn't be keener


PRE-CHORUS
I'm so glad that we have met
And get along so well
When will our paths cross again
Only time will tell


CHORUS 1
As the divine Miss Elm
She has released music
With such an honest voice
And knows just how to use it

Combined with strong words
And little instruments
She's a real force
And success is imminent


CHORUS 2
As The Expression Atelier
She is prepared to heal
She's so full of empathy
And knows just how they feel

She helps so many people
Find their own voice
To journey with her
Is a very wise choice

The Divine Miss Elm

Protis has been writing music since 1998, when he was still in high school. The name Protis came about from watching the TV show Pokemon; his original name was Piggy, and just how Pikachu evolves into Raichu, well he decided that Piggy would evolve into Protis. The name has stuck ever since then.

Protis is a big fan of computer-based music.  The first computer program he used for music purposes was Cubase Lite on good ol' Windows 3.1 operating system.  Over the years he moved on to Cubast VST, where he further developed his skills as a songwriter.  Most of his early recordings were instrumental works, as at the time he was unable to compose decent lyrics.

After a while, Protis decided to leave the realm of General MIDI and progress into the world of loops and samples.  He accomplished this by using the ACID range of products.  Countless hours were spent with this brilliant piece of software, coming up with lots of cool beats.

Protis has also dabbled in the FruityLoops software, now called FL Studio.  He utilised FL Studio to write songs which contained his first self-penned lyrics.  He was surprised at just how well his lyrics came across in each song, fitting in well with the music.  And all this from someone who could never write words to his songs!