Interview: Seattle Based Artist SevenLeafs Talks About Her Debut Song "Pokerface"
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“I think I stand out by accident. LOL. I have alway been told I was an odd one...but I have learned it is my strength rather than a weakness.”
We're huge fans of your debut song "Pokerface"; describe for us your creative process for its development and who produced it?
I was basically just speaking from experience when I made the song. My creative process? Well, I basically hear the music and the music starts to speak words (lol) I wrote the lyrics to this song and I had a ghost producer.
Can we expect to hear "Pokerface" on an upcoming EP or album in development? If so, what can you tell us about it?
Yes, I am one song away from finishing my album. This album allows you to think if you want to think and if you want to chill you can vibe.
Who are some artists that have influenced you musically throughout the years and how do you stand out from them?
I love old school artist like Luther Vandross, Bobby Caldwell, Patty Labelle, James Ingram, Chaka Khan, Journey, Earth Wind and Fire, Sade, Eagle, Tears for Fears, Odessa, Masego, Yuna, The Fat Rat, Crywolf, Kerli, Jacob Lee, Dabin, Tokio Meyers, Sango, Tupac... I have a lot of international artists I like as well...OMG! I have so many! It's like asking me what my favorite color is...there are just too many!
I would say these artists are my encouragement and my chill point. Stand out? I think I stand out by accident. LOL. I have alway been told I was an odd one...but I have learned it is my strength rather than a weakness.
Tell us about your process when you are working on new music; do you generally write music before or after you have an instrumental track?
I would say 70 percent to the time I will make a beat or hear one from my trusted producers and begin to write. The other 30 percent of the time I will hear a song in my sleep (ancestors) and I will write it down in my dream journal as fast as I can or use my phone to record so I can go back later and work on it from there.
Sometimes this is more challenging because I want it to sound exactly like what I heard and sometimes I can't find or explain the right instruments.
When did you know that you wanted to pursue music seriously and what do you remember about your first time in the recording studio?
When I was really young (lol) but it wasn't until the last couple years ago that I finally started finding myself, my own style and my own message. Again, I have to thank my guides, angels and ancestors for being my biggest inspiration and encouragement.
My first time in a recording studio singing was with a church group I was a part of; at the time we were making an album almost in one night. I was on a few songs but freaking exhausting and at the same time exciting. It was fun because I was with so many people. The Tech was super cool. This man worked long into the night with us. I was in AZ at the time.
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