Artists-Pool
Rosanne Baker Thornley aka RBT (CA)
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The narrative that runs through Rosanne's music is life and the pieces of that journey. The insights. The moments of awe. The losses. The lessons. The determination to continue on.
The narrative that runs through Rosanne's music is life and the pieces of that journey. The insights. The moments of awe. The losses. The lessons. The determination to continue on. Says Rosanne Baker Thornley "My inspiration comes from everywhere. From experiences and of people both good and bad. From the simplicities that live between the complexities, I have an inherent want to capture those moments and describe them." So began a new creative journey for Thornley, and in this journey, a quiet and extraordinary shift occurred; fuelled by the magnetic musical pull that she has fed for years.
Based in Toronto, Thornley has been evolving and expanding her relationship with music (and writing) for quite some time. With her latest album, Sorry I'm Late (September 2022), her sophomore and second FACTOR-supported album, she is returned to delving into her craft, cultivating songs from an intensely personal space. "As my songwriting years have evolved, my writing is more grounded in writing what I know. In searching my heart and writing that. To being honest. To being vulnerable. To being brave."
She has worked to distill emotions that are experienced across generations, and she sheds light on the experiences and stories that have the ability to be profoundly moving. "There's prescience in what I do. I've written many songs on the premise of what I thought I was writing about only to find days, months, sometimes years later that I wrote the song from the future. And though I don't yet fully grasp the how of that, I simply let myself go with where it takes me and write it all down." It is precisely those joys, discomforts, and authenticities that accompany vulnerability - and she has channeled those feelings into an expansive and intimate collection of songs.
Emerging on the Canadian music scene years ago, Thornley established herself as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for bands 'Daystar', 'Niteskool' and 'Bakersmith', a critically acclaimed album "Courage" via Sony Music - garnering both national and international media attention. Over the past few years, Thornley has continued to hone in on her exceptionally gifted writing talents by working with (and co-writing on) a myriad of Artist's albums, EPs and standalone singles.
A master storyteller and song-crafter, her songs are an ode to self-discovery and to the subtle-yet-profound moments of life. The result is her unpredictable, vulnerable, strident and sincere songs, built upon strong lyricism and dynamic musicianship. "My hope is that my music and I will reach and fit into people's lives, everywhere. That my songs will resonate with people who are struggling with, to or from something. That my songs will tell their stories and pull them into a space that is healing, hopeful, familiar, inspirational, safe. That people will feel seen, comforted, moved, heard."
Based in Toronto, Thornley has been evolving and expanding her relationship with music (and writing) for quite some time. With her latest album, Sorry I'm Late (September 2022), her sophomore and second FACTOR-supported album, she is returned to delving into her craft, cultivating songs from an intensely personal space. "As my songwriting years have evolved, my writing is more grounded in writing what I know. In searching my heart and writing that. To being honest. To being vulnerable. To being brave."
She has worked to distill emotions that are experienced across generations, and she sheds light on the experiences and stories that have the ability to be profoundly moving. "There's prescience in what I do. I've written many songs on the premise of what I thought I was writing about only to find days, months, sometimes years later that I wrote the song from the future. And though I don't yet fully grasp the how of that, I simply let myself go with where it takes me and write it all down." It is precisely those joys, discomforts, and authenticities that accompany vulnerability - and she has channeled those feelings into an expansive and intimate collection of songs.
Emerging on the Canadian music scene years ago, Thornley established herself as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for bands 'Daystar', 'Niteskool' and 'Bakersmith', a critically acclaimed album "Courage" via Sony Music - garnering both national and international media attention. Over the past few years, Thornley has continued to hone in on her exceptionally gifted writing talents by working with (and co-writing on) a myriad of Artist's albums, EPs and standalone singles.
A master storyteller and song-crafter, her songs are an ode to self-discovery and to the subtle-yet-profound moments of life. The result is her unpredictable, vulnerable, strident and sincere songs, built upon strong lyricism and dynamic musicianship. "My hope is that my music and I will reach and fit into people's lives, everywhere. That my songs will resonate with people who are struggling with, to or from something. That my songs will tell their stories and pull them into a space that is healing, hopeful, familiar, inspirational, safe. That people will feel seen, comforted, moved, heard."
