Episode 39: Alicia Enstrom

This week Karen talks with her newest friend, Alicia Enstrom! Alicia is a Nashville based Violinist and Composer with an interesting and exciting career that has taken her all over the world. 

After attending Vanderbilt University for college, Alicia launched her career performing with Cirque Du Soleil and numerous other groups that involved everything from dancing while performing to kicking giant inflatable balls into the audience. Following several years on the road, living out of a suitcase, and exploring the cultures and cuisines of numerous countries, Alicia felt that it was time to “settle down” and finally unpack and put down some roots, and it only made sense that she would return to “Music City” to launch the new stage of her life. She saw Nashville as a chance to explore new playing opportunities and genres and discover everything that was there to be discovered. 

As the child of farming family parents, Alicia found herself involved in a wide range of extracurriculars that her parents believed would allow her and her siblings to have more opportunities than they did. Being involved in things like sports (including golf!), dance, and music, Alicia became a Jack of all trades and felt that it prepared her to be willing to take chances in her life and not be afraid to try new things. She strongly believes in being willing to fail and faking it until you make it. 

Since relocating to Nashville, Alicia has been keeping busy subbing with the Symphony, playing for recording sessions, composing, and most recently, working on producing her new EP. When it comes to maintaining her sanity and wellness as a musician, composer, and overall person, Alicia depends on quiet/alone time, self reflection, and exercise to remain centered and at peace. 

With such an interesting background and history filled with travel and other adventures, Alicia has experienced a great deal and had many ups and downs. If she were to provide one bit of advice for young aspiring musicians, it would be “Remember to Fail”. Alicia feels that it is her failures that have led to all of the bigger and better things in her life. It’s important to remember that we are all human and that things happen! It’s important to be open to all and do your best to perform at a high level without putting yourself in a box. 

You can find Alicia aliciaenstrom.com,  Youtube,

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