A long time friend, and someone who I will really miss on my trips to NYC, Kayce Laine tells why she left. Unfortunately this list is growing fast. Unfortunately for me, I miss them all, but for them, I think they all have made a good move getting away from the non paying venues and the annul raises on the housing and living costs.
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Kayce::It was really hard to summarize such a chaotic and intense time in my life.
I left for love: love lost and love gained. The decision to leave was
easy:
I spent four magical weeks in Nashville working on a record with a
new producer and consequently fell in love with him and the city.
A few
weeks prior to that, my best friend kicked me out of my apartment so
she could live there with her new husband and I found myself in a city I
could no longer afford: After hearing the news that I had to suddenly
leave my (relatively) cheap room in Williamsburg, it didn't take me long
to realize that everything was completely out of my range.
Playing in multiple bands, teaching private music lessons, and doing
random jobs on the side would no longer be able to support me.
Like I said, the decision to leave was easy and I spent the last few
months crashing in a friend's spare room (aka the hallway of her
railroad apartment) soaking in every minute of the city that I could. It
was funny though, I started seeing the city with disillusioned eyes
once I knew I was leaving.
Don't get me wrong, the city is beautiful and
full of amazing people and magic. But once I knew I was leaving, I
started to fully recognize and acknowledge all the things I wouldn't
miss.
Not to mention, my beloved neighborhood was changing, and not for
the better. My favorite bars, restaurants and shops were closing down
one by one because of rent increases. Cameo Gallery, a hip
bar/restaurant/venue at which I played shows frequently, closed exactly
one month before I left town. I took that as a big sign that my time was
closing too. It gave me peace.
Creatively,
I was thriving though and I was playing fun shows with my band fairly
regularly. I was sad to be leaving them but knew that Nashville held new
creative opportunities for me and I was ready to see what waited for me
there. On January 1, 2016, I packed up my things, put them in a
minivan, drove from Brooklyn to Nashville, and never looked back.
I was done with NYC before it was done with me.
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Here is some of the work we did together: Video>Kayce Laine "Echo"
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| My birthday, Kayce did a set. |
Thanks Kayce!!!!
See Parts 1,2,3 HERE see all
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