Check Out Thomasina Glenn’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Thomasina Glenn.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
The first time I knew I wanted to be a singer was in the car when I was eight years old listening to the musical Wicked with my parents. I was always singing and putting on shows around the house before that but something about music clicked for me when I started listening to Wicked. I loved the theatrics of it and the way you could express big emotions through song and I was hooked. I started singing everything I was doing as if my life was a musical and that was the start of my songwriting. Obviously as a kid, the songs were just gibberish but I really buckled down on writing when I was 12. It was around this time that my parents were getting divorced and I didn’t know what to do with all of the thoughts in my head. It just felt natural when I started pouring them into songs. It was like untying knots every time I wrote a line that perfectly expressed how I was feeling.

When I was 15, I was obsessed with country music (I still am) and I wanted to be a country singer. Most of what I know about Songwriting has come from country music. I learned how to tell stories through country music and then fell in love with pop production and from there I put the two together.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I think artists as a group are over-feelers and over-thinkers. It’s quite literally our job to feel things to such an extreme extent that we create something from them. When life is beautiful, it is so freaking beautiful. On the flip side though, those bumps in the road can sometimes feel overwhelming at best. Of course, there have been struggles along the way but I wouldn’t have been able to write some of my favorite songs without them. So I am grateful for the bumps. One of my biggest struggles as an artist has been confidence. It takes a lot to stand in front of people and sing your story and hope that this group of strangers somehow relates to what you’re saying. But the more music I make, the more confident I feel that I have something to say so I am pushing through it.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am most proud of my debut EP but I am so in love with my most recent two singles. With my debut EP, I Wrote It All Down, I was able to look at the project as a big picture. The songs all fit together as one story told in six parts which was so fun to put together. I got to explore different aspects of my songwriting and work with some amazing producers. It was also the first time I made a music video!! It taught me so much about putting out music from start to “finish” (if there is such a thing). From writing to producing to promoting and beyond, I learned so much that carried into releasing my next singles. When I put out Baby Come Back, I just knew it needed a music video, and I don’t think I would have been as confident with that decision if I hadn’t put out music videos with my EP.

What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
My songwriting is the most important key to my success. Personally, it has been the thing that has kept me most grounded no matter what. If I didn’t have anything else or any way to produce and promote my songs, I would still be writing and playing them on guitar. And I would still feel so lucky to be able to do just that.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.thomasinamusic.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomasinamusic/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomasinamusic
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasinamusic
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWUBLOudUaaxM5KtGaA4KVA
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hiZCml4gcBWUxAVpCjj73?si=bCkEGSFbReW0H-N1c1IAPg

Image Credits
Victoria Luzuriaga, Lo Weaver, Tristan Parks