Today we’d like to introduce you to Liv Cawley.
Hi Liv, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’m a recording artist born and raised in Boston, MA, and I moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University as a songwriting major. During school, I worked as an intern in music publishing for Rascal Flatts and Brothers Osborne, and since then I’ve grown and developed into my own sound and brand as an independent artist.
My music has now been streamed in 80 countries and has been played on radio around the world. My goal has always been to write and release music that helps people get through hard times, and help them realize they’re stronger than they think they are.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
My journey has been anything but smooth, but it’s the bumps along the way that have built me into the artist I am today. Moving to Nashville, you’re humbled very quickly.
The talent in this city is remarkable, and you realize right away it’s going to take a lot of hard work and a very thick skin to pave your way in the music industry. What I didn’t realize, is that being a woman in the music industry is a whole different ball game.
You’re faced with a whole different set of challenges, most that are completely out of your control. Once I saw that my mission was to take control of what I could, which was my music. I stopped waiting for someone to tell me they believed in me and believed in myself enough to keep going and make the music I wanted to make.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m a singer and songwriter, and I specialize in writing music that empowers people. My goal with my music is to help people channel their inner badass when they listen to it. As all people do, I’ve gone through struggles in my life. I know that feeling of feeling completely powerless and alone. With my music, I hope people realize we are never alone, and individually we hold so much power.
More power than we know what to do with. One of the parts of my career that I enjoy the most is being a volunteer musician with Musicians On Call. As a volunteer musician, I play music bedside for patients at various hospitals around Nashville. While the bedside programs have paused for now due to the pandemic, I can not wait to resume playing there again.
The patients I’ve met are by far some of the strongest people I’ve seen. It’s inspiring not only as a musician but as a human to meet them and see their strength.
The crisis has affected us all in different ways. How has it affected you and any important lessons or epiphanies you can share with us?
The number one lesson I’ve learned is that we as humans need to be kinder to each other. The divisiveness in the country and the world right now is terrifying, and nothing positive can get done when we’re divided.
Instead of fighting each other, we need to unify and put our energy towards the greater good.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thisisliv.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivmusic/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivMusic/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSrhiCOqFyWxI2z3cur_NOw
