Cle Holly

Hey,

Happy 2023!!! First, I want to thank the more than 25 subscribers who joined in the past 11 days, from New York, Minnesota, Canada, Italy, the UK, and so many other great places. I'm so glad to meet you - and to know all of you in the Network, and all of you lovely and loyal long-time subscribers. What an amazing way to kick off 2023!

So, yeah, 169,000 plays - and several songs which have recently hit the N1M Pop Top 10. One song, however, stays a little lower on the charts...but has been there for 35 weeks: "Gravity". I'm so glad that there are those of you who really like it! I needed to get it out of my system last year, so I took it into the studio in late March 2022. I didn't know what anyone would think about it, I just knew that it spoke to a part of me. So to those who have listened to, and continue to listen to it, Thank you!

A few of you have asked me for new music, and while I'm writing a lot, I have yet to start on a new song. Fragments and feelings, that's what I've got right now. But a new song is coming in 2023, I promise!! Wait for me...and stay wonderful!

Hugs,

Cle'

Hi,

First of all, a million thanks to all of you who have joined me on this journey in 2022 - new subscribers from all over the world, my amazing Network of talented and giving listeners and artists and producers, and all of you who have been here since 2020 and 2021. I see you and I hear you and your beautiful words inspire me every day!

So it has been 2 months since I reached out - 2022 was pretty challenging but we're almost through to 2023! Thanks for continuing to play my records and send sweet messages - it means so much! I had wanted to go back into the studio this autumn, but I kept losing my voice. Thankfully I found enough of a voice to put together my annual a cappella Christmas carol...so here it is!

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is attached. I hope that you like it - my vocal cords hung in there for 2.5 minutes straight so I am grateful for them! Continue to share with friends and loved ones who might get a smile from hearing this version, and please stay happy, warm, as dry as possible (#snow) and safe. See you all in 2023!

Love,

Cle'

Hey,

How is your week going? Before I tell you mine, I want to say hi to all of the newest Subscribers, from across the United States - Virginia in the East, North Dakota in the West, and some amazing spots in-between - Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, to name a few. Canada has been representing - repeat Subscribers from Quebec and British Columbia - I thank you for spreading the word about my songs!! And internationally, so many countries - I want to especially thank you in Australia, Brazil, and Japan for your continued support. If you joined my list and don't see your state or country here, let me know!! I'll drop a shout-out in the next newsletter.

Love to the Network for sharing my music and sending it to your colleagues and family and friends. And to everyone who has subscribed, I adore your loyalty - you share me on Facebook, you play my music at parties, and I am so grateful. (And I'm working on a song now, called (for now) "I Want to Believe"!).

So, this week, I'm traveling in California. I was supposed to take two meetings in LA but my calendar didn't line up - so I'm enjoying the sunshine instead! I've been working hard for a while to get things going, and it looks like things are finally starting to look up, way up. And, when I actually look up, it takes my eyes away from all of the distractions that surround me. So if you're there too, stop. Look up.

Love,

Cle'

Hey!

There you are!! FIrst, a big Hello to new subscribers worldwide, with a strong showing from the UK - Cardiff, Liverpool, London - Australia, and Canada #CommonwealthLove The USA is also so awesome: Austin, Boston, Denver, Miami, NYC, and so many folks from the Midwest! Minnesota, Wisconsin,and Garden City, Michigan! #loveit The Network grows stronger every day, and I love the messages which you send. And to those of you who are with me now *and* have been with me since April 2020 (and beyond), a big virtual hug. I appreciate you all.

I'm taking the next 10 days to write 2 new songs, and to focus on getting in shape. I really want to live-stream a concert in December or January, and that takes preparation (and push-ups - even a 30-minute set is no joke!). I just started using battle ropes and they are challenging and rewarding at the same time! Someone just told me, "Those exercises you like the least, do first." What? Fine. Challenge accepted. I'll do my best. And where Life is concerned, you got this, too!

Hugs,

Cle'

Hey,

First, a special shout-out to new global subscribers in Manchester, Toronto, South Australia (Victor Harbor whoo-hoo!), as well as those closer to home - Wisconsin, Missouri, in fact the entire Midwest US! Love to the Network, all 222 of you, I am so appreciative! And to all of you who have been here since April 2020, and who came over from other platforms (yes, MySpace, YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify, etc.), I adore you and your unwavering support.

So tonight I saw Sonic the Hedgehog 2. And I must have needed to - in it, Sonic turned to his yellow friend Tails and said, "Being weird isn't so bad!" And I felt that. It's OK to be unlike other people you know. It's OK to be unique, to feel deeply, and to hold your thoughts close because you think that no one else gets you. But we get you. And you're OK. And if you're not OK, in this moment, things are looking up! Because that's how Life is. I've written songs, all alone, in the middle of a broken heart, and you got me, right? Stay encouraged.

Hugs,

Cle'