Embrace Authenticity: The Impact of Your Unique Voice with Summer Woods

We are live. Okay, I'm excited. I'm not gonna like fake it, obviously I'm excited. So today on Adrienne Barker Speaks Live, no prep needed, though I did a little prep because I am introducing you all to Summer Woods. If you're following me, you've seen her YouTube videos. I follow her on every social media channel except for Snapchat. Are you on Snapchat, Summer? Oh good, that's how old I am, 6 centuries. I love it. So, uh, that's fantastic. Okay, and then I want— how did I meet Summer? Actually, how do I meet so many amazing people? That's because I have a lovely relationship and friendship with Shamim. Shamim, Shamim, you don't even— you're like Cher or Lady Gaga, you don't need a last name. So Shamim is the Autograph King. There's a movie coming out, and stay tuned at the end of this episode where Shamim is going to share with you exactly, uh, like a preview of The Autograph King, which is the name of the movie too. But Shamim and Summer have been friends, and Shamim said, hey, would you want to, you know, meet Summer and do an interview? And honestly, Shamim has sent me a few people and I don't get that excited. I didn't even know who Darth Vader was when we interviewed, uh, E, Nelson, Andrew. I had no idea. But Summer, I love her music. So Summer, I want you to tell everyone about yourself. And, and so I'll start the first question. Summer, what made you even know that you enjoyed music? Like, what was that, like, first second? Did you pick up an equipment or an instrument? Like, how did you know that you had musical talent? Is he still alive? So how do we share this with him? How do we get— does he know? All right, Shabim, you got to get on that. So, and actually I've noticed, Summer, you are very interactive with your fans on each platform. Is that why? Are you saying, what would Al Yankovitz do? That is hilarious. Oh, let me just do a little— can you keep it quiet down there? Okay, so I have a few. Oh, Shamim, go ahead. Maybe, maybe Shamim, maybe, uh, maybe it was a fake article, or maybe we'll be able to now really reach him. Let's hold hands and we'll have a séance. I will figure that out, Shamim, afterwards. Uh, let's, uh, let's continue because I really want to continue with some questions for Summer. So Summer, first of all, I love the name Summer Woods. Is that your real name or is that your star name? And what— and tell me what— who named you? I love it. All right, so now you are— it's so interesting to me. So, um, you could tell me your age or not tell me your age. And okay, okay, I love it. Your brain is fully developed, which is amazing. I'm kidding. They always say that 25 age. So you— so when did you first start? When did you actually like— so I, I get that you You're, you're like with Beck, and he was inspirational to you. We're gonna tag him. Hopefully he's alive to get the tag. If not, someone else will see the tag. I think it's amazing, um, that celebrities, you know, they don't realize how many people they impact. But you're doing the same thing too, so you're impacting other people, and especially those that are coming up. And, you know, just your, your music is fun. So what is the— so I want to get an idea, when you started to actually realize, I've got something here, I really can go out and promote myself, and then how How did you decide how you were going to promote yourself? Oh, that's a great tip. But now, so, but they don't mind that you're doing cover? Like, I really— it's so interesting to cover. Do, do the big artists love having their covers done, or do they not like it? Like, how do you know? Oh, that is— and what are you doing with Weird Al? Like, are you, are you doing a parody on his parody, or you're just singing his parody? Oh my gosh, the link will be in the show notes for this because I know I want to hear it. I missed this. That's— were you ever at a show? Oh my God, did you sit up front with the little, uh, like, what do they— what does he give you for the watermelon? Is he still doing that where he like does the watermelon and it all goes all everywhere and people in the front wear like something to protect themselves? Yeah. Oh, it's Gallagher! Oh, that's so nice that you have a nice relationship with Weird Al. If you don't know Weird Al, everyone, then I don't know where you're living. So come back to the United States and we'll introduce you to Weird Al Yankovic, which— yeah, like, what the heck? And that shirt, tell us about the shirt, Shamim. Oh wow, okay, come back and show us. That sounds cool. Hey, Shamim, it's okay. Will this be in the movie, The Autograph King? Okay, very cool. Oh wait, he was wearing the shirt in the album. Wait, wait, I love it, Sherine. Nice. Oh, I want to talk about Chihuahua hat because I think that Summer may have— is that named after your Chihuahua, Summer? Oh, bring her up, bring her up, we'll talk to her. What's her name? Oh my God, I love that, I love that. All right, so now I have another question. Who is Tool? I'm not really familiar with Tool, but I'm not that cool either, so, you know. Sorry, you have— your voice is so interesting, your talking voice, right? It's, it's, it's fairly deep. It's got like a— I, I love it. It's got a really cool sound to it. Um, so, and are you— is it— are you considered a— excuse me, because it's been many years with music, but a baritone? What is your— so what is alto? I don't remember. Oh, that makes sense though. That does make sense because you don't try to like cheery— like what I love about your music is that you don't try to sound like someone else. You just try to sound like Summer Woods. And I think that's really important. So Summer, like, what are your dreams? What are your next steps? Like, where do you feel you are right now in your musical, you know, business and career, and where do you see yourself in 5 years? I love that. I love that. The other thing I noticed with you is that you— I love your lineup. So I see that you are— you're in California where the stars are. And what are you— do you have an agent, or are you contacting and making the connections for you to play at different locations. Are you doing it yourself? So you guys are kind of on the same beat. You, you beat to the same drum. Sorry, I had to get a pun in there. I had to get that pun in, I just couldn't help it. All right, so, um, so you said something about a guitar, which I'm thinking that means that you're going to play for us. Tell— is there, um, what, what song are you going to sing so that I can find out the inspiration behind it? Or like, tell me. I love the Pasadena. I love that song. Tell us about Pasadena. Oh my God, that's so beautiful. All right, I'm muting us so that— I'm gonna mute us so that we can hear you play. So everyone, I'm excited to introduce you to Summer Woods playing Pasadena. Raise your— but quietly do it because she's playing. I'm muting you and me. Shabim. Summer, Summer, there's something so special about you. Oh my God, you know what I love? First of all, I love that you're, you're willing to play and pick up the guitar. Even that, just like so many people are like, oh, I'm not ready yet, I don't have my— no, Summer just does it. You're fantastic. And there's something about the beat, right? Like Like that music, like the words are wonderful. You're so— your voice that I love, but that beat is like, it's almost like the more you hear it, the more you want to hear it. There's something to it. You really— I find that when I want to listen to you, I keep going back to Pasadena first because— and so it's original. So when you say original, original, like all the way through, words, music, notes. Intense. Oh my gosh, I, I like I just want everyone to absorb it because that's pretty, pretty amazing. So now you write the song and then how do you protect it? How do you copyright that so nobody else can take it? Oh, wait, 'cause I know you know someone. You know someone who could protect it for you. Shamim's dad. Yes, he's an attorney in copyright. Oh my gosh, Shamim, introduce Summer Needs to Protect Her Stuff. I think beforehand that we get you protected. That's a beautiful song. How do you— seriously, we don't want them to take your words and the, the music. Okay, good. Oh, I love it. Okay, good, good, because we don't want you to have 34 counts of, you know, any kind of felonies going on. Okay, so now, Summer, Summer, what is a day like in— like, what is your day like? Like, just tell us, like, an average day. Maybe not today because you're doing the interview, but what's your average day like for Summer Woods on a busy day, like your regular day and then a day where you are getting ready to play? You know, and then please. Okay, so now I never really got into Better, but I love Breaking Bad. So, Summer, I just, you know, I'm thinking about you and I— okay, so I have a podcast that I love. Not that there's anything connected. I just love the host. It's called Seriously See with Annie Easley, and I love her. But what I think is really cool with her is that she— and I really could see you doing this if you were looking to actually scale and like monetize, because what's really cool is someone gets to know you, they love, they love your music. So they subscribe on YouTube, but then you have like special membership, even if you charge like $5, $10, and then you like once a month either talk to your fans and do a Zoom call with them so they can get on and meet you. And I don't know, I think that would be really a cool thing to do, and you can monetize that. Not a lot of money, but— and then you could also take like ideas for songs, or, you know, have some contests. You could have some fun, but you're interacting. I love that you interact on with each of the platforms, but imagine being someone who's following you, and then I get to be in like the same Zoom room with Summer as she's sharing her inspiration, doing a song. So just a thought on that, because I think that would be really cool for you as you look. Are you, um, do you live home? Do you live with your family? Do you live on your own? Oh my God, good. I think that's smart, and I, if I would want my daughter to be home with me— I have a daughter, so come home, Alana. I would love my daughter to be home with me. I think it's really— he's with her boyfriend, but I, I think that it makes sense to take advantage of that because that's one less worry you have, allowing you to concentrate on your music. So that is really beautiful, and you sound a little bit like a homebody. I love that. What are you working on next? Oh, they froze. We got her frozen. Oh, we lost you for a minute, Summer. Sorry about that, Summer. Oh, we lost her. Oh, let me see. Let's get— wait, we lost you, Summer. I'm gonna remove you and then put you right back. There we go. Let's see if Summer comes. Okay, there we go. I just wanted to remove you, Summer. Um, I would hold on to me, we're gonna come to you in a second because— but, um, Summer— oh shoot, now is it me? My connection seems pretty strong. The way everyone noticed how great my bangs look today, I would like to have that scene. Okay, I lost you guys, I lost you. Okay, sorry guys, I don't know if it's me or you. So Summer, I have a question for you. So, oh, I, I hope it's not me. Okay, so my question is this. I don't know if it's me or not. Summer, my question is, do you think musical talent is something that's hereditary Is anyone in your family also sing and play the guitar? Oh, that's a good— oh, that's a good point. Okay, so I will tell you my first concert. No judgment. Can you just say I won't judge you, Adrian? Okay, it was Andy Gibb. From the Bee Gees. He ended up passing away at like a young age. He was 16, and I really loved him. But then I realized that his like little nephews, I think it is— do you see them on YouTube? And, and I mean TikTok? The— oh my God, oh my God, they're so cute! They play all the COVID for their— and I was like, these guys are great. And then I saw they had like who they were, and I'm like, oh, that makes so much sense. Oh my gosh. Okay, so Summer, how could people support you? What would, what would you like? We're all happy to do whatever we can to get you where you need to be. We just— what, what do we get though? So you are doing it. So what do we get for the membership? I love it. Oh, so I gotta do that. I'll be the first. I will be the first. I'll sign up. I love that. And then, and then you, and then, then I think it would be a great idea to do something private once you get, you know, a few. You do something neat. That would be very cool. Uh, make sure your offerings are very clear why people should membership. And you can send me anything if you want me to review. If you need a second set of eyes for whatever you're doing, I'm happy to help you. So I happy to do whatever you need. I love it. And then they're going to find you as Summer Woods, Summer Woods Music. You guys, Summer is great. I also want to just say, if you have a podcast and you would like to interview Summer for yourself, do it. She could use all the exposure, and that would be really nice. She's a great guest. She sings beautifully. I really enjoy Pasadena. And, uh, and let's all support Summer. So raise your hand, everyone who's going to support her. Look at the millions of people! Wow! So thank you. I'm really excited. Shamin, tell us about you, Shamin. Tell us about The Autograph King and the movie. Yeah, let me remove myself just a little bit. No, wait, but who is he? Tell us. I don't know who you're referencing. Wait. Oh, he plays the son. Yes. Yeah. Oh, oh, that's very cool. Oh, that's when you went to the block festival. Yeah, Summer's gonna be in the movie. Oh my God, this is so exciting. So where will these be released? Um, Shamim, sorry to interrupt you. Wait, wait, first tell us, tell us about some movies that like the average person may recognize that Scott has directed. What is that? Okay, so this is very exciting that Shamim is going to have— we have to find out where it's going to ear, like how they're going to release it. Is it— oh my God, I cannot, I cannot wait. I'm so excited about that. Be sure you have to watch us on YouTube, everyone. Oh, I love this post. I'll put a, I'll put a link in the show notes too. Oh, I thought you were going to show the autographed King one. Oh yeah, that's— look at how he's 1,030. Oh my gosh, Shereen, Shereen, we'll be here all day if you name them all. We'll literally be here all the Amazing. I mean So let me share, everyone, let me share that with— I'm going to post the trailer so everyone could actually understand Shamim's love and how he Like, I go to these events, I'm scared to talk to anyone. I can never ask anyone for the autograph. It doesn't come natural, but Sharmeen does. It's amazing. I love it. Come on YouTube to see it. Oh, that's smart. Gah, I love it, Shamim. I love it. It's so much fun. I love it. It's hard to see. Yeah, I love it, Shereen. I love it. So Shereen, if you're not watching, he's going back and forth to his closet where it's probably got some crazy amazing things in there, some signatures, right? And then he's showing us— that's why he's faded a little bit, because he's looking for everything, and now he's got a Very nice. Amazing. Hey, we only have a few minutes left because, uh, I'll never be able to get this all downloaded. It's going to be a, a long video. But I heard something about Summer playing something. Did I hear that correct? Is that okay? Is that okay? I trust him. Summer Woods, everyone! This is live, raw. Thank you both so much. Uh, I mean, thank you for introducing me to Summer. Summer, I'll get this up and out fairly quickly, probably be another week or so, and I'll send it to you. I'm gonna tag you. And I just want to support you. So you just, if you need a mama here in Daytona Beach, even though I'm in Connecticut now, but if you need, and if you want to get away and come to Daytona Beach, you're welcome to stay with us. And we'd love to have you and we'd love to have you play in summer and we'd love to have you play here in Daytona Beach. I love it. I'm cool, I'm cool, I'm very cool. I'm probably one of the coolest 61-year-olds you know. I'm like the coolest 61-year-old. Awesome, Shreen. I, I really enjoyed that song. I mean, all three songs. I really, really like your music, your tone. Your voice, you, Summer. Everyone follow Summer Woods. She's amazing. Yes. Yes, yes. Well, no, we'll end it. We'll end with the clip. I love it, I love it. I could see Shamim. I could see why Scott— I just— either Summer Woods, you are special. Hey Summer, so, and your barrette, is your barrette part of your, like, your thing? I love it. I notice you wear it and I'm thinking this, it's got to be part of, like, who you are. It's brilliant. It's brilliant. It's brilliant. I noticed it right away and I'm like, oh, I bet you this is— it's just, it's brilliant. Summer Woods, everyone. We're going to end it here. 57 minutes. So we're going to end it. Thank you. I don't— I haven't stopped smiling and I actually have a little pain right now because you You have made me so happy. And Shamim, what is that? Shamim, what are you holding up? But wait, it's available where? Summer, where'd you say it was available? Yeah, tonight I'm going to sign up, so I'm going to be— I, I don't want to be your first subscriber, so someone else sign up. I'll be the 25th subscriber tonight. Do it. Oh my God, I wish I was there. I love it. Thank you both so much. Summer, this was amazing. Thank you. I'm gonna end it right now. I hate to end it. I could just stay with you all day, but life can't do that. I, um, have