Interview: møhx Talks About His Konn-Produced New Single "I'm Sorry, You Know"
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“It’s a good feeling when someone believes in you, even if it’s your built in fan...”
Congratulations on the release of your new song "I'm Sorry, You Know"; describe your creative process for its development and how you initially connected with its producer, Konn.
Thank you! This song was honestly so easy and flew out of me pretty quickly. I started this song late at night when I was just feeling a rush of emotions and I was by my piano. I remember recording a whole voice memo of the song as a ballad and sent it to my mom the next morning. She told me that it was a really special song and for some reason that sentiment stayed with me throughout the whole process.
It’s a good feeling when someone believes in you, even if it’s your built in fan. I made a demo for the song that was almost in the rock genre but felt like it was missing something. So I sent it to my friend Adrian, who produced my song butterflies with me, and he recommended me over to Konn. Within a few days, Konn had an idea for the drop that essentially changed the whole feeling behind the song in the best way possible. From there it was just back and forth versions and adding on little details until we felt like the song was perfect.
What does your stage name "møhx" represent?
I never really know how to answer this question because there was no logic behind this decision. I remember being in the back of an auditorium after my concert band performed awfully at one of our middle school concerts.
I was on my phone searching up cool things to do with my name and there was a very rough translation of my name in Mongolian that I think was close to the word mohx and I guess I wanted to be edgy or something so I added the ø to it.
Tell us about some of the artists and/or producers that sparked your interest in music creation, and did you have a favorite song or genre to listen to growing up?
I think I have an unhealthy obsession with Chelsea Cutler’s music. Raw honesty in songwriting is something that I strive for and I think that’s such a cool thing that she’s able to emulate with every song.
Aside from that, I grew up listening to Bollywood music so I try to draw inspiration from that in any capacity I can.
How would you say that you have grown artistically since you released your debut EP "glimpses" in 2021?
“Glimpses” was such a special project to me because I spent so much time on it. It was a project that I produced and wrote nearly every song. I remember going over every detail and trying to connect every song to last.
One of my favorite songs on that project is called “Paper Planes” which was such a fun and weird song to make. It didn’t follow the same four measure-four chord format that a lot of my songs did so it felt like I was pushing my boundaries in making music that I thought just sounded good.
But since then, I have been collaborating with a bunch of producers and mixing engineers that have been pushing me to make music that I have always wanted to make. I think that it’s helped making the music a lot more rewarding.
What do you think has been your biggest musical accomplishment since you started making songs in your bedroom at the age of 14?
Signing to Chapter Eight was such a cool experience and that led “imyt” to be my best performing song which was cool. But I think, internally, putting out my song, “The Longing”, has been one of my biggest music accomplishments thus far. That song felt like my rawest vocal performance.
My best friend, Mayzie, has always told me to put out the songs that I wasn’t confident in but with that one, we both kind of agreed. That was a validation that was so satisfying and it felt like a sign that the song was really something special.
Can we expect a music video for "I'm Sorry, You Know"? If not, do you have another song ready to be unveiled next?
I don’t think I’ll be doing a music video for this song because I feel like the visualization for it is really unique to the listener. But I do have another song coming out soon-ish that I think is the best of my artistry.
I have always wanted to dive into the feelings of nostalgia because it’s something that I have carried with me for so long moving around so much in my childhood. That’s something I’m really excited to explore with my music moving forward.