Erika Janunger

Good news!



Last night I accidentally decided to make my soundcloud public. Pretty good accident!



Think it had something to do with overcoming that annoying little bully in my mind that tells me im never really done. I think he gave up fighting me.



Cause What if I AM done?! What if im not done and it doesnt even matter? What if its ok to put everything out there and change things around later? Life is so full of what ifs. in any case its too short to let inner bullies dictate your actions.




So 11 tracks so far and possibly more as time goes. Hope you'll enjoy!




soundcloud.com/erikajanunger

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Erika Janunger

So I have been absent for a long time now. Stuff happened. Life and such.

Mostly good stuff though, but it feels good to be back!

Since last time, I've come to realise that I'm actually no longer afraid to post. I'm pretty much cured of my fear of failure and ridiculous perfectionism. How awesome is that!?! In less than a year even! Therefore I hereby mark my CBT-project officially over and done with, and also a complete success!


From now on I will post things when I feel like posting. Now and then. I still have a full time job as an architect so there is that. Yet my creativity is as healthy and thriving as ever and I still create on a regular basis. Simply because I cant help myself, I just love it so much. Isnt that all one could ever hope for in life? - A steady job by day and creative enthusiasm by night!


I will start off this post-cbt phase, with some dance footage from a while ago. A project I did together with Oscar Frisk and Anna Ehnberg called “This side up”. It ended up being performed in Lisbon Portugal and later rendered us a residency in Falkenberg “Rum för dans”.


What we filmed was originally a promo for Portugal, but in the end we didnt need it and so it was left completely untouched. Hours of beautiful raw material just idly laying around.


Until now. I decided to finally edit the footage to a newer version of my song Embrace. Second time around for that track accompanying Oskar on slopes, but it was created for dance on leaning surfaces and it just works! So sue me. At least I gave the song a brand new sparkling outfit, with bells and chimes even!

I’ll post it in a few days.

I do hope you’ll enjoy it just as much as I enjoyed making it!

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2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 3

Erika Janunger

How beautifully ironic that I battle perfectionism by misspelling the very name of the entire project!
Best mental prank EVER! (thank you brain!)

I was too much of a Swede this time.... Will let the videos remain with their KBT headlines as a symbol of where it all began...

But from now on. C it is. C for Cognitive.

Cognitive behavioural therapy. Fighting fear by facing it.

Now. Off on holidays. For real this time.

3 years ago | [YT] | 1

Erika Janunger

Too many beaches to visit and too much fun to be had. See you again come autumn!
I have some really special projects planned... :D

3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Erika Janunger

Tomorrow I invite you all to partake in a Teams-meeting without participants!

Dont mind the time-slot. The meeting will be accessible for ever more.

3 years ago | [YT] | 3

Erika Janunger

Tomorrow I will post my second cbt-project video, but I just wanted to share a story in advance.

Last week one of my aunts passed away and that weighs truly heavy on my whole family. I spent nearly every summer with her as we share summer houses.

By complete coincidence I chose to wear one of her creations for this particular video. That marvelous shirt! She was indeed a genious by the sewing machine. I mean, just take a close look at those puff-sleves!

She was always so elegant, so sparkling, colourful and exraordinary. She loved fashion, coats, hats, and her nails were most often a really bold shade of cherry. A true queen up till the day she passed away.

In that sense she was a rolemodel with the message, that no matter how old you are, you can always carry yourself just as you please. You can always express yourself in any way, shape or shade that you want. Enjoy your expression and have fun with it! Dare to stand out!

That is something I will carry along as her legacy to me. As I can often try to melt into the background out of fear what others might think. I will try to do that no more. I will try to channel her queen-aura as often as I need from now on. And not be afraid to stand out.


Make sure to love and cherish eachother out there. Life is so short and the people we share it with are so precious.

/Erika

3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Erika Janunger

Dearest subscriber!

It was 8 years ago since I last posted anything on this channel. I barely even knew I had followers... one day I checked in on this account and discovered that I do. WOW. Thank you so, so much for hitting that subscribe button!
Even though I suspect you might not even remember why you subscribed in the first place (because long time since), I guess it had somehting with the fact that you like dance and dance films. So do I. I just LOVE making them. :D



Now Im writing to let you know that In a few days I will start posting on this channel again. Regularly.

I have been in hyberation mode. Ive been crippled by some irrational fear of finishing things off. Ive been restricted by my own idea that everything I let anyone see or hear, has to be top notch-super-duper-extraordinary, and this level of ambition completely KILLED off my creative enthusiasm.


That just wont do people, that just wont do. I want it back. That enthusiasm is acctually what my life is all about The magical thrill of putting moving images together with music. To create music and then experience how visual ideas semingly materialise in my mind as I listen to it. THATs what Im after! (To let you in on a secret... it has already started to work, I already have 4 finished videos and my head is just buzzing with more ideas... e_x_i_t_e_d)


So starting Monday 11th of April I will start to post these videos. In order to work the perfectionistic bugs out of my creative systems, one you-tube video at a time, one audiovisual experiment after the other.



Here are my hopes:


I will post something every second week. Music merged with moving images of some sort.
I will sometimes perform live music and sometimes visualise prerecorded.
I will use my own original music or do covers (just to spice things up a bit). But the music production will always be mine.
I will film my surroundings, myself and other people eager to participate.

My longterm goal is to start filming dance again, but we’ll see how this thing developes. All fingers crossed anyhow. I CANT WAIT to do that. But for now it is just too time consuming.



Here are the restrictions Ive given myself:
I only get to use equipment and digital tools I already have access to or are free of charge. Im not going to make any kind of purchases for this project. At least not initially.
I will do a maximum of five takes for each clip. If I make misstakes, I’ll include them. There is a certain perfection even in inperfection. There is something humane in failiures. Something truly genuine and honest.
I will keep the word ”should” (my very least favourite word in the world) as far away from this work as I possibly can. I will ONLY ever create when I feel enthusiastic and playful about it.


Wow, cant believe that im doing this. A digital KBT-therapy session for all of the world to see.... Hooray for me!

Welcome to join me on the journey! (Wish me luck...)

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