By Kaleigh Homer ‘15

Sophomore Caitlin Deerin has had a passion for music ever since she was little. She has been playing the guitar and piano since she was seven years old. At the age of nine, she started singing professionally with the help of a voice coach.

Her music career really set off when she started getting involved with musical theatre. At first, Deerin started out in the musical theatre in Rockville. She moved on to other places like the Olney Theatre and Ford’s. Deerin found this very helpful for her musical career because it introduced her to many new people and gave her lots of experience. “I was surrounded by a lot of musicians, which started my love for music,” said Deerin.

As of now, Deerin has written five original songs, but only one of them has been produced. This song is called “Puzzles,” which was released on iTunes on August 27, 2014. The song is also on Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, Rhaspody, iHeart Radio and Shazam. Deerin has made it this far by having a positive outlook and having fun.

“I’ve definitely tried to emphasize the fun in the whole experience and I’ve really tried to focus on just doing what I love rather than stressing about anything,” said Deerin.

As a young artist, Deerin has many musicians that she looks up to. Colbie Caillat, John Mayer and Sara Bareilles are her three favorite artists. “Their different styles of music have inspired me and helped me create my own style,” said Deerin. She also likes to look at what type of instruments they use in their songs to inspire her.

Deerin is currently starting the production of her music video for her song “Puzzles,” she plans on posting her video on to YouTube. Her next step in this process is to find a male to star in her music video with her, and to find professionals to help her produce it. She has written multiple songs, but if she is to release anymore, she wants it to be on an album.

Deerin loves singing but is not sure if she wants to do it for a living. She is more of an actor, but she wants to see where her music career takes her.