Teenagers in foster care document, launch track with music professionals in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Probably the most genuine tales usually come from the individuals who lived the expertise. Typically a storyteller simply wants somewhat steering on how one can share it. That is the concept behind a partnership that is giving voice to some younger folks on a specific life journey.

What Serena Vasudeva desires to see is extra folks speaking concerning the foster care system who truly lived in it.

“So, I went into foster care once I was 16,” she mentioned. “Individuals kinda view individuals who have been by means of foster care as much less or lesser, which is terrible.”

Giving voice to younger folks in foster care is precisely the concept behind a partnership between Youth Villages, the Nashville Movie Competition, and Moraine Music Group. It is referred to as Residing Reel.

“It is so empowering to take your story, management the narrative,” mentioned singer Karalyne Winegarner.

Winegarner and Nikkie Christie of the band Flight Attendant are among the many music professionals who simply wrote a track with some younger girls in foster care by means of Youth Villages.

“I used to be somewhat nervous about how we have been going to have 20 folks write a track in a single afternoon,” Winegarner mentioned. “It was truly essentially the most seamless course of. This track got here collectively in below an hour.”

“They’re such proficient lyricists, nice melodic concepts,” added Christie. “They got here up with a extremely good melody.”

The brand new track is named “Web page By Web page.”

Vasudeva, who did the Residing Reel program in a previous yr, is pleased with what the teenagers created this time.

“I believe it is nice,” she mentioned of the track. “I like it. This yr was a killer track.”

Vasudeva is right this moment a scholar at Center Tennessee State College finding out journalism. She’s hoping to be a unbroken inspiration to younger folks in foster care and confirmed her assist by attending the pink carpet premiere of the Web page By Web page video on the Nashville Movie Competition.

“Songwriting is storytelling,” mentioned Christie.

“I am extra pleased with this than any track I’ve written simply because I do know it is straight helped so many of those younger girls,” added Winegarner.

“I believe it means rather a lot when folks hear that track and so they’re like, ‘oh, that is what it is wish to be in foster care from individuals who have been in foster care,'” mentioned Vasudeva.