Q: Hey, can you tell us a bit about where you come from, and what made you want to start a career in music?
A: Hey, it’s nice to meet ya! I’m from Montreal. I don’t know that I ever wanted to have a career in music. Rather I started playing music at four years old and it quickly became my safest way of expression!
Q: Did you have any formal training, or are you self-taught?
A: Both! Growing up, my family moved a lot. Wherever we ended up, I always wound up at the local music conservatory. (Fun fact/Life hack: I just found out this year that getting accepted into a state-funded conservatory means most of your musical education is to be paid for by government subsidies. Isn’t that something?)
At the age of 16 though, I dropped out. I wanted to write and sing my own shit. No more rules except good music. I started a couple bands with friends and friends of friends. We would drive for hours to random gigs. It happened a few times that the bar staff would pocket our ticket money and we’d drive home with nothing in the middle of the night. Those were some wild times!!!!
Q: Who were your first and strongest musical influences?
A: I grew up loving folk music but If I’m being honest, it was more about specific songs than artists for me. I’ve never been a groupie but I get obsessed with certain songs and will listen on repeat. Here’s a couple songs I obsessed over as a teenager: Hurricane (Bob Dylan), Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole (Martha Wainwright), The Greatest (Cat Power), Crowd Surf Off A Cliff (Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton).
Q: You have just released your new single, ‘Too Good’. Is there a story behind it
A: Absolutely. “Too Good” is about moving on from a toxic relationship and realizing your own strength. While I was writing it, I kept picturing myself morphing into a black- winged angel. Memories popped up of times I didn’t stand up for myself. But in this new version of me, I’d just rise above it all and light a ring of fire around me that nobody could cross for as long as I wanted it burning.
Q: Can we expect a new EP or even an album from you in the near future?
A: Maybeee… ��
Q: What do you feel are the key elements in your music that should resonate with listeners, and how would you personally describe your sound?
A: This question is too rational for me. I don’t think that way about music. There’s no rational thinking when it comes to my own musical taste. I’m not going to dictate or presume what people like/dislike about my music. Go listen to ”Too Good”, or ”Habit”, get high to ”Cold” (haha joking not joking). But for real though, take my songs, make them yours. When somebody comes up to me and they’re like ”Hey I listen to your song all the time on my way to work”, then my job is done.
Q: Do you feel that your music is giving you back just as much fulfillment as the amount of work you are putting into it, or are you expecting something more?
A: I’ve learned to measure my own success by how happy I feel in my everyday life. When it comes to expectations, I want respect and reciprocity from the people I surround myself with. I’ve achieved a lot of cool things but my greatest pride comes from the freedom I exert over my own life.
Q: Could you describe your creative processes? How do you usually start, and go about shaping ideas into a completed song?
A: It’s different every time! I sometimes write on my own at home but I also co-write. I think the two processes are essential to defining who you are as an artist. One will teach you integrity and self-reliance, and the other will teach you humility and patience.
On a more internal level, I would generally describe my creative process as highly intuitive. Whatever feelings I have that day are gonna determine what I write about. Then my choice of words will be dictated by the visual imagery that’s being generated through my subconscious. I can’t quite explain it, but there’s a special kind or resonance I feel when I know I got the lines.
Q: What has been the most difficult thing you’ve had to endure in your life or music career so far?
A: That venue-hired sound technician back in 2022 who went for a smoke instead of fixing my latency problem 10 minutes before doors! I’m joking of course, but I just don’t feel like talking about heavy stuff today!
Q: On the contrary, what would you consider a successful, proud or significant point in your life or music career so far?
A: I guess I answered that pretty in depth already but let me give a shout out to my
team here. The people I’m working with right now are all pretty dope human
beings if you wanna know the truth, and that makes me proud as hell.
