{"id":4474,"date":"2022-03-19T11:10:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2022-03-19T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T11:37:28","slug":"single-review-forgive-yourself-caitlyn-scarlett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/19\/single-review-forgive-yourself-caitlyn-scarlett\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Review: “Forgive Yourself” – Caitlyn Scarlett, Her Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Caitlyn Scarlett – Forgive Yourself <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

This is a track Kwame Kwaten sent to me, and\u2026. <\/span><\/p>\n

Wow.<\/p>\n

So, where do I start?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s piano led, strings, and Caitlyn\u2019s vocals just really give me goosebumps. <\/span><\/p>\n

I like goosebumps.<\/p>\n

This is beautiful, it just reminds me that the ability to write an emotional song is never going away. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you put strings – LIVE strings – on something you\u2019re always going to get a thumbs up from me.<\/p>\n

Oh but wait there\u2019s more.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a live version too. This is a collaboration by Her Ensemble, an all female string orchestra the live version ups the ante, and it just gives you this really emotional bump… <\/span><\/p>\n

The simplicity of this song is what sold it to me, the orchestral arrangement is bang on and as always Caitlyn\u2019s voice sits at the centre of this.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s never been off my radar, she\u2019s a singer that featured on a very strong week over at Fresh On The Net. Very distinguished career too, 8 million plus streams on her own releases on Spotify gaining spots on New Music Friday playlists around the world, signed a publish deal with BMG, personally requested by Roc Nation to join the songwriting camp for Rihanna, DJ Dahi (Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean), MelO x (Beyonc\u00e9) and Levi Lennox (M.I.A, Krept & Konan, Zayn Malik). She continues to be requested by some of the industries biggest producers and artists including Banx & Ranx, Mojam, MNEK, Ella Eyre, Ray Blk, CLiQ and Liv Dawson to name a few.<\/p>\n

As for Her Ensemble\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that last year just 5% of the classical music pieces performed worldwide were written by women? (the highest % ever recorded).<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

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No I did not. <\/span><\/p>\n

Every day is a school day.<\/p>\n

Her Ensemble is a string orchestra that formed during the pandemic with the aim to make a positive impact on the gender gap in the music industry, whilst creating space for musicians of marginalised genders – the first of its kind in the UK. <\/p>\n

Special thankyou to Kwame Kwaten, Ferocious Talent <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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