Sometimes even casual meetings can
leave a lasting impression. I met Heather Brewer years ago at a
backyard barbeque where she grabbed her guitar and belted out Melissa
Ethridge’s “Come To My Window” so powerfully, I kind of expected to turn around
and see Melissa at the front door!
Phrases like “raw talent”, “lust
for life”, and “bold troubadour” all apply to this talented musician. Living
half the world away in Switzerland will not keep this woman from being heard. Remember her name and
enjoy her song. [scroll down]
Heather Brewer
I was asked once “How do I define myself?” my immediate
answer was, “Musician.” When I wake up in the morning I have music in my head,
usually a ghost remnant of the dreams from the night before. When I go through
my day everything I see, hear, interact with or observe filters through me like
a frequency to my bones and creates a melody that I hear like a song from the
radio in my mind.
When I write it comes to me in a flash like a quickening and
the song reveals itself in its entirety fully arranged and orchestrated and I
try like hell to get it written down as fast as I can because it can disappear
as quickly as it came with the slightest sound, movement or word.
I often write with my eyes closed and ear plugs in to try
and avoid any outside stimulus. This can make me awkward at times for I will be
sitting in a room filled with people and have a very intense look on my face
and bobbing my head as I listen to the sounds inside of me. I feel them like
they are coming from a large speaker that I’m sitting next to. This leads me to
the belief that I am not a song creator I am a songwriter, I write the songs
that I receive from something, somewhere else. Every time they come to me I
leave this earth a little. I know it sounds strange, but that’s just me.
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| Heather? |
1. Who are you? List 5 nouns that best describe you.
Observant – Obsessive –
Compassionate – Creative – Blessed
2. What have you done that you’re most proud of?
Taught myself to use Pro Tools in
24 straight hours. I just sat down with a manual and a bottle of Southern
Comfort and wouldn’t leave until I recorded a whole song. I ended up recording
7, one of which I sold to Disney.
3.
If you could change one thing in your past, what would it be?
I would have waited to cross the
street with Rachel.
4. On a personal level, what
drives you crazy? What gives you joy?
What drives me crazy is when I’m
trying to collaborate with a singer and they describe what they want then shoot
down everything I present and then finally we go back to the first idea and
they love it.
What gives me joy is when my
students start to progress and you can see the excitement in their eyes. That
is the best feeling in the world.
5. Given no restrictions (i.e. money/physical capabilities) – what would
you most like to do?
With no restrictions I would love
to have a studio filled with amazing instruments and a SUPER CHARGED Mac. I
would sit in there and finally write the musical I have always wanted to
create. I have half of the songs in my mind and I would love to get them out
and then find the others, arrange them and then produce the show. DREAM DREAM
DREAM, baby!
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