By Mikayla van Loon
Since the age of seven local musician Caitlin Min Fa has been performing on stage but now in her mid twenties, she has taken her career to a whole new level.
While music was always her passion, pursuing it as a viable option for a career only began two years ago.
“It was back in 2020 that I really believed in myself as an artist, it took me quite a number of years to start releasing my own music and doing all that but here I am today on my fourth release,” Caitlin said.
Taking her love of the pop/indie and pop/ballad genres, Caitlin has produced and released four singles in just two years that have gained quite a bit of traction on streaming platforms and online.
Caitlin’s most recent song called ‘Do it like that’ was released on Friday 22 April and explores the happiness that can be found in the day-to-day activities of life.
Although growing up the ballads were her main focus, Caitlin said she started to move into the direction of pop music as she got older, as she felt it was the best way to put something positive out into the world.
“My music is quite uplifting and it’s just happy energy and it’s hopefully making people smile when they listen to it,” she said.
“Being able to connect with people on a different level, because music is so powerful and just making people feel good and feel uplifted and feel inspired is my main goal as an artist.”
Branching out on her own, Caitlin said it was challenging but things like the Radio Eastern FM Talent Search competition not only helped fund her ability to release music initially but to share it with the local community.
“Any radio airplay and exposure is great for just getting your music out there and reaching new people, I guess. So it was an awesome experience,” she said.
“I received a lot of positive feedback for my music. I always say that if I’ve made one person smile, or I’ve impacted them in a positive way, it just locks in what I’m doing and that I’m on the right path.”
Exploring live performance opportunities, Caitlin recently performed at the Knox Festival but will be bringing an hour long live set to the Mooroolbark Terrace Shopping Centre on Saturday 14 May beginning at 9.45am.
The mainly acoustic based set will see Caitlin strip back her favourite covers from Whitney Houston and Kings of Leon, as well as her own releases as she takes to the stage with her voice and guitar.
For Caitlin being onstage, whether it’s a local gig or a private function, is like a second home to her but she said connecting with other people has to be the best part.
“With lockdown and everything, live music was obviously put on hold, and people weren’t able to dance or go to parties or anything like that.
“So [I love] just bringing people together to celebrate whether it’s an engagement party or music and entertainment and supporting the music industry as much as I can.”
