Q: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how your childhood impacted your musical direction?
A: My Name is Isis-Joy an 18 year old from Wanaka New Zealand of Māori decent ,my mother is a singer and her mother before her too , we have a whole family filled of musicians . music wasn’t heavily a big part of my life until I was 15 and I stoped denying who I really was & embarked on a journey of recovery from mental health struggles . Writing poetry and songs opened up the corners of myself I was afraid of , allowing me to voice things in a way that felt safe powerful & protected creating eternal conduits for these certain energy’s that were heavily influencing my life.
Q: How are you planning on growing your fan base and sharing your music with the world? What message do you have for anyone who is about to discover “Angel of the Evening”?
A: For the most part I am doing all I can as useless that I am with social media I more prefer getting up to share my art wherever & whenever I am lucky enough at open mic nights or the local markets. I have just recently met up with an another musician who I may be teaming up with and we’ve decided we may start busking at the lake front of our home town Wanaka to truly connect & gain some exposure.
-My message –
‘ We live eternally beyond & after life ‘ -Angel of the Evening
Q: Who is the most inspiring artist for you right now? And where do you find inspiration for making music?
A: Nina Simone , I admire her as not only an artist but a truly exceptional woman that she was and in my opinion still very much is.
My inspiration for my songs are heavily fulled by my writing as I have a very over active mind my songs are playing in my head all through the night into my dreams until I awaken . Usually starting off as one sentence leading into paragraphs & after hours of arrangement pieces together into hopefully a song.
Q: Can you tell us about the story or message behind the song, “Heroin Blue Light.”?
A: ‘Heroin Blue Light ‘ is an expression of deep pain but proof of the untamed beauty lying within that . It’s a song I threw together quite quickly to enter into a song writing competition, I was lucky enough to be a finalist with the prize taking me to ‘ Round Head Studios ‘ Auckland where I recorded ‘Heroin Blue Light ‘ LIVE in studio . ‘Heroin Blue Light ‘ was the end to a dark era . I wanted to give myself to everyone as I was in one of my most vulnerable states Raw , Real and as someone who for a long time was silenced into shadow ‘Heroin Blue Light ‘ is simply the discovery of my voice & the journey into my own light.
Q: How would you describe your sound in one word for potential listeners?
A: untamed
Q: Did you face any challenges while writing or recording “Heroin Blue Light”?
A: The biggest challenge was accepting any of it was happening , a proper pinch me moment I felt I could only dream of.
Q: What is the message of your music? And what are your goals as an artist?
A: Defying limitations proceeding a journey of personal divine truth & I am just an unseen spirit charismatically burning through.
My goals as an artist
I hope to be a realest & a voice for the silenced.
Q: Who is your dream artist to collaborate with? (dead or alive)
A: Sixto Rodriguez
Q: What is your advice for people interested in pursuing music as a career or for those trying to enter the industry?
A: Don’t let anything get in your way of artistic freedom & expression for your art is profound.
Q: If you could go back in time and give a younger you some words of wisdom, what would they be?
A: There’s more to life than the world you’re living in.
