Wendy Colonna musician

Wendy Colonna | Singer Songwriter, Career Coach & Creative Consultant in San Marcos, Texas

Performing Artist ✦ Career Coach

Creative Consultant ✦ Educator

"Wendy Colonna is not just a singer-songwriter;
she's a force of nature."

— Michael Corcoran, Austin American Statesman

Music is a vibration,
an apothecary,
a revolution.

It is how humans have always gathered, healed, and marked what matters. It binds us to our ancestors and to one another. It is the heartbeat in the womb that becomes a symphony. The bird's song at dawn that still brings hope to war-torn hearts.

In a world where algorithms are favored over instinct, and artists are seen as indentured to systems never built for them — I still believe music belongs to the people who make it and the people who need it.

I'm Wendy Colonna

I'm a recording artist, career coach, creative consultant, producer, and educator based in San Marcos, Texas. For over twenty-five years, I've built a life around the belief that music is not entertainment — it's infrastructure. I've released nine albums, toured nationally, built a company called Lyriculture™ that sits at the intersection of music, branding, and creative entrepreneurship, and coached hundreds of artists and creative entrepreneurs over the past eight years.

Listen to the music→Work with me→My story→
Wendy Colonna portrait
"Ethereal"— New York Times◆"A force of nature"— Austin American-Statesman◆"A gifted singer-songwriter"— Wall Street Journal◆"Smoky and alluring"— Austin Chronicle◆"Once every great while..."— Roberta Flack◆"Ethereal"— New York Times◆"A force of nature"— Austin American-Statesman◆"A gifted singer-songwriter"— Wall Street Journal◆"Smoky and alluring"— Austin Chronicle◆"Once every great while..."— Roberta Flack◆

Let's Play

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For Music Lovers & Fans

Songs for the messy, magnificent moments of a human life.

Solo acoustic, trio, or full band — intimate shows, theaters, listening rooms, and curated gatherings where the music is the point.

Come for the music →

For Artists & Creative Entrepreneurs

Build a career in full alignment with who you actually are.

A methodology built over 8 years — starting from the inside out. Vision, identity, strategy, revenue. Always in that order.

Work with me →

For Organizations & Brands

Your organization has a culture. Music can make it felt.

Sonic branding, custom song commissions, and facilitated workshops at the intersection of music, branding, and creative entrepreneurship.

Let's talk →

For Conferences & Events

I don't just speak to rooms. I change their frequency.

A keynote written specifically for your event, your community, your moment — and performed live.

Book a keynote →
Suzanne Castle
Suzanne Castle
Testimonial

Wendy Colonna is pure magic. She has this incredible gift for weaving stories with music, creating an experience that's both soulful and transformative. Whether she's on stage or working with you one-on-one, Wendy has a way of helping you tap into your own mojo, bringing out your true essence through the power of song.

Suzanne Castle

Chief Sparkler, Suzanne Castle Consulting

THE
MOJO HUB

Coming Fall 2026

An online community with career support, resources, and programming for artists and creatives — steady reflection, accountability, and a network of people doing the same hard work of building creative careers on their own terms.

Weekly Office Hours
Peer Connection
Strategic Support
Career-Calibrated Programming

Frequently Asked Questions

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Wendy Colonna is a recording artist, producer, educator, and cultural strategist based in San Marcos, Texas. Originally from the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, she has released nine albums, toured nationally, and created Lyriculture, a practice at the intersection of music, branding, and creative entrepreneurship. She serves as Culture Keeper for Wavemakers Women and Music and Educational Advisor for Austin Texas Musicians.

Wendy Colonna offers live music performances for theaters and listening rooms, keynote concerts for conferences and corporate events, Lyriculture sonic branding and custom song commissions for organizations, facilitated songwriting workshops, and 1:1 creative coaching and artist development for artists and creative entrepreneurs.

To book Wendy Colonna for a live performance, keynote concert, or corporate event, email booking@wendycolonna.com or use the contact form on the Work With Me page. She performs solo acoustic, as a trio, or with a full band at theaters, listening rooms, libraries, conferences, and curated gatherings.

Lyriculture is Wendy Colonna's proprietary practice that sits at the intersection of music, branding, and creative entrepreneurship. It includes custom song commissions, sonic branding, and facilitated workshops that help organizations and municipalities make their culture felt through music. Clients include Coca-Cola, Cirrus Logic, Visit Lake Charles, SEGD, Swift HR, and TEDx.

Yes. Wendy offers 1:1 creative coaching and artist development through a methodology built over eight years that starts on the inside with vision, mission, values, and identity, and builds outward to strategy, positioning, and revenue. Formats include a 12-week mastermind, the Mojo Hub online community, and ongoing 1:1 advisory.

Wendy Colonna is a Texas musician and creative entrepreneur based in San Marcos, Texas. Originally from the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, she tours nationally and is recognized as a subject matter expert on music, culture, and creative entrepreneurship, keynoting conferences and coaching artists and entrepreneurs nationwide.

Wendy Colonna makes Americana and folk music rooted in the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and shaped by over two decades of Texas songwriting. Her songs blend acoustic storytelling with a smoky, ethereal voice, drawing from roots, bayou soul, and singer songwriter traditions across nine studio albums.

Wendy Colonna has released nine studio albums, from Girls of Stone in 1998 to Paradigms in 2024. Her catalog spans over two decades of recording and includes singles, custom songs, and the BANNED project, a new collection of original songs inspired by banned and challenged books.

Yes. Wendy Colonna performs keynote concerts for conferences, universities, and corporate events. She writes a custom song for your event and performs it live, then delivers a keynote that weaves live music with storytelling and a practical framework. Organizations hire her to move their people, not just inform them.

Wendy Colonna founded The Mojo Hub, an online community for artists and creative entrepreneurs launching in fall 2026. It offers weekly office hours, peer connection, strategic support, and career calibrated programming to help creative professionals build careers on their own terms.

"Wendy Colonna is pure magic."

— Suzanne Castle

Recording artist. Producer. Educator. Community builder. Cultural strategist.

Let's Play
Suzanne Castle
Suzanne Castle
Testimonial

Wendy Colonna is pure magic. She has this incredible gift for weaving stories with music, creating an experience that's both soulful and transformative. Whether she's on stage or working with you one-on-one, Wendy has a way of helping you tap into your own mojo, bringing out your true essence through the power of song.

Suzanne Castle

Chief Sparkler, Suzanne Castle Consulting