Sedona is a 20-year-old young prodigy in the musical arena who is into writing her songs and singing them with utter brilliance. She has come up with her maiden EP ‘Middle of the Night’ and the maiden single is ‘Bottom of Your Bottle’. The songs by the singer from Spokane are instrumental in amplifying the musical quotient and rage is created among music lovers.
The songs are pretty much relatable as they derive their source from the true experiences of life. The songs are a great mix of folk, pop, and rock and the true self of the singer can be discovered through her artistic endeavor.
One can hear the splendid display by the singer by logging onto streaming sites like Spotify and YouTube and also they can plug into iMusic. The singer also has a personal website which can fetch you more information about her. To know the latest happenings in her life you can get logged onto Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We caught up the singer recently where she spoke about her latest release as we delved into her journey as a musician and got a sneak peek.
How close to your heart is this project and how do you reckon people will react to it?
This project is super close to my heart, I mean, this is my first time actually going into a real studio and recording my music. I put everything that I am into this project and I can’t wait to do it again. I hope people will react emotionally to it. I am pretty sick of songs that have no meaning and I try my best to write songs that come from an emotional place for me and hope others will be able to relate to my feelings and experiences in my songs.
What prompted you to take up music as a career and how the ball started rolling?
You know, thinking of music as a “career” has always been a sort of far off distance thought. I mean right now, I am in college trying my best to juggle classes and writing music. But that actual idea of trying to make music career stems from when the lead singer of Train, Pat Monahan told me to pursue music and keep working and growing as an artist. If it weren’t for him I would still be in my basement writing sad songs to only play for myself, not be writing, performing, and sharing my songs with the world like I am today.
Does song-writing play an important part in music-making and how does it contribute to the song as a whole?
To me, songwriting is everything. I mean, of course, it’s good to have a solid melody and chord progression and instrumentation and all of that, but I think the poetry and feelings that can come out of the words in the song are the strongest factors in causing your listeners emotionally react.
Are you a strong observer who is into the narrative or real experiences that finds a place in your songs?
I mainly write from my personal experiences. Personal emotions, relationships, moments in time, etc. It’s really all raw and true personal stories that I tell through my songs. A few of my songs are from observations but in that case, I’m still expressing my emotions from that observation.
Which song from the EP in your opinion do you consider the best?
I think all of the songs on the EP have a unique and special quality about them. They are all very different. But my favorite has to be “Everything’s Not Right” because it is the song that means the most to me personally. I really put myself out there and wrote about what it is like living with anxiety and depression, it was one of the songs where I needed to write for myself during a really bad moment in time, as a therapeutic release. And luckily, the hook wasn’t half bad so I decided to record it and put it on the EP. It’s a favorite of a lot of my close friends and family off the EP.
Do live performance and people interaction excite you as a musician or you are more into achieving creative superiority and satisfaction?
I LOVE performing for people. The face to face interaction with people is really what inspires me to sing and write. I, of course, love writing songs and being creative but I also love being able to share my music in a live setting with an audience. I think writing music and being a good songwriter is super important, but I also strongly believe that being a good entertainer is also very important as a musician.
If you opt for a venue for a live performance, which city in the world it would be and why?
This is a pretty cliché answer buy my dream venue to perform in has got to be Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. I’ve seen a show there and I feel like the gorgeous rocks that surround the stage give off some sort of good energy that the whole crowd can feel, and seriously makes the music sound so good. I think playing that venue wouldn’t just be a show but an experience.
Have you rediscovered any new aspect in yourself after being a singer or is it the same as before?
I think my family and friends can account for this when I say that music has totally brought me out of my shell. When I was younger, I was too shy to even order my food at restaurants, I was notoriously known as the quiet and shy kid. It was a great shock to my parents when I first sang on stage with Train in front of 7,000 people when I was 16 because they had never seen me look so confident and so empowered. And that’s really how singing and performing has changed me, when I am on stage, I feel so confident in myself and just feel so sure about everything. I think since being on stage- that confidence has also reflected off stage on a day to day basis too, which I am so grateful for.
Who among your contemporaries do you find the best?
I have so much respect for so many artists that I have met through the years, and they all inspire me to be better. Train for their genius melodic hooks, Allen Stone for his vocal timbre, Matt Nathanson for his clever songwriting, Andy Grammar for the “realness” in his music, and OAR for their live performance entertainment skills.
Do social and political issues happen all around the globe take a toll on you?
When I was in High School, I really did not pay any attention or did not really care about politics or social issues, I kind of just believed in being a kind person and making my own little positive impact on people around me. I still believe that but I guess since I’ve been in college and have had to take classes that talk about social and political issues, as well as seeing all of the scary stuff that seems to be always on the news, the world definitely scares me. I’ve noticed especially lately that I’ve been writing songs about not taking time with your loved ones for granted, and about living in the moment, and just spreading love as much as possible. I think in a way the stuff that I see on the news about shootings and violence has affected me in the sense that I want to spread joy and peace as much as I can through music.
Do you want to be a successful musician with all the material wealth or a great artist with tremendous musical prowess?
Not saying that I would decline the material wealth stuff (I mean come on I’m human), but I think the most important thing to me is just to keep writing what I feel and keep improving my musicianship and songwriting as best as I can. I know I am not the greatest singer or musician in the world but I just really want to write music that people can relate to, people can listen to and be like “wow, I know exactly what she means” whilst also writing catchy enough hooks that are memorable in that sense too. I want to write songs that come from real emotions and real experiences and just truly be 100% myself in everything I write.
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