“I was commissioned to write 6 songs inspired by the landscape, legends, and characters in Laurie Lee’s famous book ‘Cider with Rosie’ to commemorate the 25th year of his death. This is my dream job, enabling me to conceptualise these characters, delving deep into the history and mystery of past lives and legends”. - Lisa Fitz, Songwriter, producer, Pro7ect Creative Director

Singer, songwriter, artist, producer & social anthropologist, Estère had joined us from Wellington, New Zealand for the 2018 Pro7ect Residential Songwriting Retreat. Her music is described as a brand of Electric Blue Witch-Hop, that transports listeners to a vivid sonic landscape.

Finding other songwriters to collaborate with is an eternal quest, requiring endless supplies of stamina, ingenuity, luck, and resilience. As songwriters, we weave our way into all kinds of potentially fruitful, and routinely ineffective, creative situations…

Day 3 of the Pro7ect Residential Songwriting Retreat & I’m feeling excited, exhausted, overwhelmed and totally up for it. Yesterday’s writing session has emotionally & creatively purged my musical battery, so my fear at the start of this morning’s session is that I’ve peaked too soon.

I wanted to write with songwriters better than me, to lift my game and learn new skills and techniques. And then, I discovered songwriting retreats.