UPDATE!!!

Hello!!! I wanted to just update all of you on some exciting news!!!

I have been in Nashville for 12 years...10 of those consisted of playing and writing and recording songs. I have had the most amazing lifetime opportunity here! How many people can say they have their own website, are on Pandora, iTunes, had a song on a webseries, sang in a band, opened for Gretchen Wilson and Charlie Daniels, got to work with incredibly talented musicians and songwriters, was completely surrounded by this amazing talent every single day, play in different cities and meet lots of wonderful people, and the list goes on and on....I am truly grateful and honored to have had these wonderful times here in Nashville and made amazing memories and friends!

I do believe, that at some point, you need to re-evaluate your life. This is what I have been doing over the last 12 months. And I have come to the conclusion that it's time to stop chasing a dream and begin walking side-by-side life, and see all it has to offer! I now have experiences and friends for life, and will always cherish them! But it's time for me to move on....and I am so excited about the future and all it has in store for me!

I will be heading overseas for a few years, to help others. The details are still under construction. This whole process has definitely taught me patience. I was hoping to leave sooner, but it looks like it has been pushed back a bit. This is completely fine with me, because I have lots to do before I go!!!

Music will always be a part of me, and I will always keep writing, singing and recording. But this time, it will be for the love of music only...as a fun, creative, therapeutic outlet when I want to get away from the world and go to my happy place :)

I am so grateful to all of you - from coming to shows, buying my music, giving this girl's music a listen, and most importantly, the friendships I have gained in many of you! I hope that I have inspired some of you to feel more, think more and love more.

I am happy, scared, excited, nervous and thrilled all at the same time with this opportunity that has come my way! I guess they're right when they say "everything happens for a reason". This is going to be a life-changing experience!! I have a lot more to do, while I'm here on this earth, and it has now come time to turn to the next chapter :)
I will be sending out an email as soon as I get more info on the details...If you would like to be on that list, please let me know by emailing me at saricornmusic@gmail.com.


I have closed down my website (JohannaJacobsen.com), but my music is still floating around the world wide web, somewhere. (On reverbnation, I'm giving away BUNCH of FREE music!! www.reverbnation.com/johannajacobsen ). I'm also on fb - and have started a new blog http://takeahikeandbeyond.blogspot.com and fb page  http://www.facebook.com/takeahikeandbeyond for it - so check it out when you get a chance! It's just a fun thing I'm enjoying to help inspire others! :) 


I hope you all stay in touch with me! I'll also be blogging about this experience (as long as I have internet access!) And I'll make sure to put a list of items you can send to me in a care package :) Like Starbucks instant coffee...lol...for when I miss my American ways...

Thank you all SOOOOOOO MUCH for all of the love, support, friendship, stories, inspiration and smiles you have given me over the years! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have been given this kind of life...and it's still not over! I can't even imagine what is in store for me next!!


Sincerely grateful and humbled more everyday,
~Johanna :)

Tattoo!

 

 Here it is! The Saricorn tattoo...

It kind of hurt, seeing as how there's lots of nerves and tendons in the wrist, 

but it was completely worth it!

Thanks to Tim Bobeck at Lone Wolf Tattoo in Nashville, TN

 

Wanna be in a video?

Happy Friday! I just woke up to a beautiful day in Salem, VA!


So...during last week's Saricorn Sessions, I announced a pretty neat opportunity!
In case you miss it, here's the deal:

I am making a video for "Always You" and I want YOU
to be in it!
So....here's what you do -
Make a home video to my song "Always You"...and send it to me at
mail@johannajacobsen.com
You can do whatever you'd like - be creative! (but tasteful, please!)
Use your dog, your friend, your mom, you singing to the song..
outside, inside, whatever!
The video can be during part of the song, if you'd like, so don't feel
as if you have to use the entire song...

I need your video by the end of May.
I'll then be taking all of yours and adding it to a video
I'm already in the process of making...
This video will then be on YouTube, Roku, and more!

If you haven't already downloaded "Always You",
you can do so HERE

I'm looking forward to seeing all of your creative work!!
Please email me if you have any questions....

Well, I have one more day in Virginia! I'll be playing at Awful Arthur's
in Salem tonight, so if you're nearby, come on out!
Also, thanks to everyone at WSLS Channel 10 in Roanoke, VA!
I had the opportunity to play LIVE on their "Our Blue Ridge" show! Pretty cool...
Check out the pictures from my Kia Tour and Kia Kam...

Also, be sure to keep checking back on my website for any news/updates.

Have a safe, great weekend and
see you all soon...
~Johanna

www.johannajacobsen.com

The Making of Saricorn - 1

continuation from The Making of Saricorn Intro

Saricorn - where I came from and who I'm becoming.

Ok - so in order to explain everything, I need to go back to the beginning....And forgive me during this whole process when I can't remember everything. My memory is great at numbers and feelings, but not so hot in past details...But I will do my best!! There is lots to tell....so here's the very beginning...

I was raised in Saratoga Springs, NY. I began playing the violin in 1st grade, thru the wonderful Suzuki method. I remember practicing almost everyday - even if only for 30 minutes. My father was the band director at our high school (and ended up as head of the Saratoga Springs School District Music Department), while my mother played guitar her whole life. My sister took up piano the same year I started the violin. My musical background grew into many other experiences. In 7th grade, I auditioned for, and made it into the Empire State Repertory Orchestra - 1st violin section. When I was accepted in to the orchestra, I remember having the make the decision - rehearsals were on Tuesday. I had gymnastics on Tuesday and Thursday. So, if I decided to be in the orchestra, I would have to give up gymnastics. I wish I could have done both. But this orchestra was a great opportunity! So, music it was. 8th grade, I auditioned again and made it into the "big leagues" - the Empire State Youth Orchestra. Here, I was in the 2nd violin section. (this year I had the opportunity to go on tour with the orchestra to Austria and Hungary). I played in the orchestra 2 years. I also competed every year in solo competitions, and usually did very well (I still have some of the medals I won!). My high school years brought about playing bassoon in the band, violin in the chamber orchestra, and making it into the Choraliers - a select chorus. As a senior, I was voted "Most Musical" in our class. During that same year of high school, I decided to only sing in the chorus and play bassoon in the band. I was burnt out from the violin. I felt like I had plateaued, and no matter how much I practiced, I wouldn't get any better. I remember hearing that my violin teacher cried when he found out I stopped playing. I guess I just needed a break. Though I loved playing it at concerts, I was done practicing.  But during my first year of college at Ithaca College, I missed the violin, and so played in the orchestra - but just that year.


So, needless to say, music was a major part of my childhood...and something I always felt extremely talented at. Of all the things I've tried thus far in my life, music is the only thing I feel I've truly succeeded at....

The Making of Saricorn Intro

My life has been a struggle between what I really want to do (jump up and scream and be heard and do something wild and crazy), what I probably should do, what I feel others want me to do, and what I want to do for everyone else. Now, let me first say, I have a wonderful life. I know there are so many out there who don't have as much as I have, and I am fully aware of my blessings, and am truly thankful for all of them. I have a great family, friends, experiences, etc....but I think that we all have struggles and demons we deal with throughout our entire lives. This is just my story....

So, you ask, what is "Saricorn"? Well, I was born and raised in Saratoga Springs, NY and I'm a Capricorn. They say we all grow into our astrological sign...and I'm believing this to be true.
My next album is titled this, for the reason that I am learning and growing along the way, and am becoming who I am supposed to be. Saricorn is about where I came from and who I am becoming.

These posts will be about my discovery of who Johanna really is. And the way I am learning all of these things is through my musical journey. So, this is the intro to the beginning of many posts - all about this journey in Nashville. And maybe it can also help someone out who is wanting to get into the music business. Not that I know everything, but this is all about what I have learned along the way....

Making Saricorn...