I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.
“I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.”
— Ravyn Lenae · Expecting
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I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.
“I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.”
— Ravyn Lenae · Expecting
I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.
I grew up having an ear for what was hot and was not - what sounds good in music and what doesn't.
I never have a genre in mind when I'm making music because I just like to be free. I feel that placing a genre on your music is limiting yourself.
The common thread between 'Moon Shoes' and 'Midnight Moonlight' would definitely be their connection to the moon. However, I feel they both capture a very different quality of the moon. Perhaps 'Moon Shoes' epitomizes the moon during the summer, while 'Midnight Moonlight' the winter.
Everyone's expecting you to be playing fantastic football, winning every game, and course it doesn't happen like that.
It's hard when people are expecting things from you, and all you're trying to do is write songs that you like for yourself.
It's awesome that they would think of me and base the next big Marvel superhero off of me. That was definitely something I was not expecting and I'm so honored!
Inevitably, when directors work with me on a set, they say, 'This isn't what I was expecting. I thought you were going to be very serious.' But I like to stay loose and have a good time and not take myself too seriously. I think, otherwise, you get in your own way.
My songwriting process is based on a formula: Color, tone, words. When I hear production, I initially identify the color that resonates with me. From there, I am able to translate the color into tone or emotion, which may depend on a number of things.
It's taken me a long time to work out what people are thinking and what they're expecting. I am naturally solitary, and I'm comfortable with that.