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develop an idea later on at home in the studio or with other musicians. They also come in handy when I need a bit of inspiration.
So walk me through a typical day with you.
A day in the studio will always start with a vocal warm up. This is so important to protect your voice. It's just like you would stretch before exercise, even your voice needs a good stretch. I find it also gives me physical energy and gets me going. If I haven't pre-written a track, in studio with a producer or musician i'll discuss ideas then build a track from scratch, whether it be programmed or a jam with live instruments. Once there's a basic track down I'll start working on lyrics and melody. Lyrics are really important to me as when I perform a track live I really want to be able to tell a story and connect with the audience. Performance is one of my favourite parts of my job and it feels so good to relay a message to an audience and inspire or stir some kind of emotion in them.
I like to spend quite a while laying vocals down on a track. I love to add lots of vocal layers, harmonies and dynamics. I often come back to songs after the initial sessions as theres always things I want to add. Sometimes the most difficult thing is stepping away from a track and letting it go because I'm a bit of a perfectionist.
I work in a similar way to when recording … I love that…. So, at the moment what are you listening to?
Favourites on repeat at the moment are Sia, Banks, FKA twigs, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jill Scott, Liane La Havas, Mø, The Weeknd, Etta Bond, Kwabs, The Internet, Disclosure, Years and Years, Major Lazer, SBTRKT to name but a few.
Wow… you do know good music..
You are now well known on the live music scene in and around Greater London after performing a staggering number of shows throughout the years.. Tell us how you’ve found your live shows over the past few months.
I love performing live and am so exited and happy to be able to show audiences a piece of me through music, which I'm lucky to have been shown so much love for so far.
So for the EP who are you currently working with?
On the EP I've worked with Star Clef and Jay Jay Musika. It was such a pleasure to work with both of them and we’ve created something that is so personal and illustrates many different parts of me through music. You can expect a lot of soul with