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C a n y o u t a l k t o u s m o r e a b o u t y o u r l a t e s t s i n g l e " M i a m i " ? - Miami is a fun summer song that's a conversation between two people who used to be in a relationship. It's super energetic and has a message that you are better off without someone who treats you poorly. cohesiveness to the album. I came to them with a bunch of different songs and they helped me pick which ones would be on the album and how to use production to create a unique and encompassing sound. D o e s a c t i n g i n f l u e n c e y o u r m u s i c a n d t h e o t h e r w a y a r o u n d ? - I used to do musical theater all D i d a n y e v e n t i n p a r t i c u l a r i n s p i r e y o u t o throughout lower, middle and high school but not as much anymore. I really hope to w r i t e t h i s s o n g ? - I wrote this song with Spencer Kane so get back into it though! we collaborated more on a feeling as opposed to a specific event. We talked W h a t m a d e y o u w a n t t o l o o k f o r a m o r e about what kind of song we wanted to E D M - i s h d r i v e n s o u n d r a t h e r a c l a s s i c p o p s o u n d ? create and then we did it. - When writing Miami, we really wanted A n y p l a n s t o r e l e a s e a m u s i c v i d e o f o r t h e that hook and beat drop to hit, and also Spencer's producers had worked in s i n g l e ? - Yes! There is! We already filmed it and producing edm before I'm so excited. Shawnette Heard directed it, just look her up, she's a creative genius. W h e r e d i d y o u f i n d t h e i n s p i r a t i o n f o r t h e s o n g s a n d l y r i c s ? T h e s i n g l e c o m e s o f f y o u r n e w a l b u m - My life! I draw inspiration from my S p a c e C a s e - w h a t ' s t h e s t o r y b e h i n d t h e experiences and thinking about the experiences of others. Coming to college t i t l e ? - Space Case is also a song on the album. and all the freedom and opportunity I chose to have it as the album name, one associated with that really served as because I love it. And two, because it inspiration. encompasses the message behind the album. The song is all about having A n y p l a n s t o h i t t h e r o a d ? dreams that may be misunderstood but still - I'm on the road right now opening for Jacob Whitesides' on his Basically Happy working towards them. tour. H o w w a s t h e r e c o r d i n g a n d w r i t i n g W h a t e l s e i s h a p p e n i n g n e x t i n T a y l o r p r o c e s s ? - I'm always writing songs so I love the G r e y ' s w o r l d ? writing process. And recording was fun as - After tour, I'm moving to LA and I'm going well because I got to step back into the to start writing album #2. mindset I was in the day I wrote each song. W h a t w a s i t l i k e t o w o r k w i t h J o h n A b r a h a m a n d h o w d i d t h a t r e l a t i o n s h i p d e v e l o p ? - Working with Josh Abraham was incredible, when someone that accomplished chooses to work with you it feels a little surreal. H o w m u c h d i d h e i n f l u e n c e t h e a l b u m ? - Both Josh Abraham and Nico Stadi really helped me in my journey by creating a