In Spite of Herself, Dorothea Paas Is Breaking Through
The publicity-averse Toronto songwriter has already won over U.S. Girls, Jennifer Castle, Badge Époque Ensemble and more
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Published May 03, 2021 I ve been hesitant to promote myself or push myself on anyone that doesn t want me, admits Dorothea Paas. I want my audience to want to hear me, and I don t want to force anyone to hear me. But that doesn t really work if you re trying to get an audience.
As marketing strategies go, it s not a very good one and it goes a long way to explain why Toronto singer-songwriter Dorothea Paas has taken nearly a decade to release a proper debut album. In that time, she s played lots of shows, had a supporting role in an indie film (2019 s