Greetings, lovely human.

Welcome to ORLA'S SECRET DEMO CLUB. What the heck is that, you ask. Fair question. Let's dive in.

ORLA'S SECRET WAHAAAHTT?

For the last year I've been writing songs - I mean, LOTS of songs. Although I've been playing music for a few years now I'm still very much a work in progress, and taking time to figure out my style feels suuuuper important. The process has been magical and leaves me loving music more than ever before, but it can feel like such a wasteful process - I have countless demos of songs I'm super proud of just sitting in folders on my laptop, never seeing the light of day! Grrrr. In between releases I want to continue writing, continue MAKING STUFF, continue developing behind closed doors.. but now, I'm ready to open those doors to a few.

If you sign up to become a patron, you're part of the club. YES. Every 3 weeks or so I'll send you a brand new home demo, written & produced by myself in my geeky lil' bedroom studio! Signing up means you'll get access to my patron-only feed - it's like our own little secret Facebook group where we can all chat and be mates. YES. In between I'll also be posting all sorts of content - behind-the-scenes snippets of my recording process, voice memos of incomplete song ideas, little blog posts on the stories behind the songs, the occasional cover!

My vision for this is simple - to keep creating and sharing those creations with those who really want to listen. When I (one day) release an album, I'd love for you to hear songs and say "aha! I remember this song! Orla wrote this in April of last year about that boy she told us about, I hear she's changed the lyrics of verse 2 but the rest is the same!" - THAT SORT OF THING.

What is Patreon? WILL IT TAKE ALL MY MONEY?!

NOPE. Patreon works off the old school concept of patronage - supporting creators you love to allow them to create more. It's essentially an online tip jar, and it's awesome. To sign up it's just $1 (£0.65!) per demo I send out. I'll be sending a demo out every 3 weeks or so! Alongside the mp3 download you'll get access to the patron-only feed I mentioned above! YES.

..LET'S DO THIS.

To clarify - I'll still be releasing music & Youtube videos as normal - nothing changes there :) choosing to join the cluuuuub and support me on here is a total choice and no one should feel pressured to get involved! I'm beyond lucky to give music a go in the first place - I'm just on here because I bloody love making music and think it's OK to ask for a little help along the way.

If you're interested in signing up, I'll be sending out my first demo December 1st. YES. Can't wait to hear what you think!

Orla x