“Inispired by the Rhythmical sound of a breast pump, created in memory of our baby daughter Alexa.”

August 2015

I emailed numerous recording studios all over Kent and within days I had a response from Kevin Thorpe at Big Jam Studios.  He absolutely loved the idea and wanted to help us.

My first meeting with Kevin was nerve wrecking, only because the inside of a recording studio was unknown territory to me.  Without my mum’s support and encouragement  I would not have gone.  We discussed the concept and recorded the sound of the breast pump.  I left the studio feeling excited and filled with hope.

Kevin Thorpe is the owner of Big Jam Studios and an accomplished Musician/Songwriter/Sound Engineer.

Laura Bayston Comes On-board at the end of 2015

With the help of Kevin we managed to get award winning Actress, Singer/Song Writer Laura Bayston on-board to co-write the lyrics and to lend her stunning vocals to the song.

Recording the song…

This was my first time in a recording studio and I cannot sing to save my life!  But I took the bull by its horns and gave it my best shot.  At the end I felt exhilarated!  At the same time Laura was recording her vocals in her own studio.

The CD Cover Image Production Team is formed

I was lucky to meet some amazing individuals, who without a second thought, agreed to help with the production of the CD cover image.  We had lots of fun working together at the Astor Community Theater, who allowed us access to their main hall at a very small fee.

Introducing the Team…

Suzanna Forrister-Beer – International award winning make-up artist

Danny Burrows –  Internationally Acclaimed Photographer

And our model for the day, beautiful Bethany Rose White

We were left with one dilemma, the cover design, so with the help of Danny, we got London based graphic designer Matthew Ward from Linguistine Design on-board.

Express Yourself in it’s full glory…

After a few hick ups, the launch date were postponed.  We decided to launch the song after The Alexa Trust got registered charity status.

October 2016

Express Yourself is launched.  We would like to thank everybody who attended our launch party at Der Bar, Deal and also thank Der Bar for allowing us access to their space.  Digital downloads are available from our ONLINE STORE and all major platforms internationally;  CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes.

You can also order a physical copy by contacting us on fundraising@thealexatrust.org

With Love,

Esmari