Q&A: Brye "LEMONS"
SPREADING POSITIVELY WITH AN HONEST APPROACH TO HER MUSIC - Brye brings a refreshingly raw narrative for the youth to her music. After catching the attention of us all thanks to a viral Tik Tok moment, Brye has continued to showcase her creativity and sweet feel of her music. To accompany hit track “LEMONS”, Brye teamed up with director Justin Moon to create a bright and colorful video that’s a pleasure to view. Brye has since followed up with more emotive tracks this fall including “Apocalypse” and “Blueberry”
In addition to bringing a feel good nature to her platform thourhg her music, Brye has also been vocal about mental health and anti-bullying. Utitlizing her platform has an opportunity be transparent and help others, Brye shared her journey and struggle with an eating disorder through her "2019 Journey" video.
Though young and just at the beginning of her career, it’s clear that Brye is bringing an important narrative to the industry. Read below to learn more about “LEMONS”, her quarantine and more.
LUNA: First things first, how are you doing these days? Picked up any fun quarantine hobbies?
BRYE: I'm doing well!! The beginning of quarantine was tough but I've gotten into painting and jewelry making!
LUNA: Your single "LEMONS" has received great feedback, especially on Tik Tok. Can you share a little bit about the creative process behind the track?
BRYE: “LEMONS” was recorded on my bed and produced in GarageBand on my iPad. It was super bare bones and simplistic but I think that's a big reason why it resonated so much.
LUNA: Do you find yourself drawn to any common topics or narratives lately?
BRYE: I've been writing a lot about quarantine and revolution. Probably because they're the two topics at the forefront of my mind. A lot of "greiving highschool" and the experiences I'll never get to have.
LUNA: Sonically, how have you seen your tracks evolve since "Million Songs"? What elements would you like to explore more with new music?
BRYE: My first three singles were actually done at my friends school just for fun, lemons and everything after it will all be created with an audience in mind and that completely evolves the way songs are Made for me. I also wrote million songs and the others at 14-15 years old. I've got a few more years of writing on my belt now.
LUNA: The lyric video for "Lemons" is very ~aesthetically~ pleasing - love it! How important is tapping into the visual side of your music? What role do you play in all of that?
BRYE: I was able to give Justin (the creator of that video) all of my input, and he was so in tune with what I was thinking that it translated perfectly. The entire thing is 3D tendered and it still BLOWS my mind to this day.
LUNA: You've been very open about mental health, eating disorders, and the current political movements on your social media. What value do you think using your platform for these things has?
BRYE: At the very least I get to educate my generally young audience and at the most I'm helping push those movements forward. With all of the injustice in this world it's impossible to post it all, but I do my best to bring visibility to as many relevant issues as I can mentally handle.
LUNA: What advice do you have for young women wanting to step into the music industry but may feel intimidated?
BRYE: You don’t owe anyone. Don't beat yourself up when things don't go exactly to plan and don't put too much pressure on yourself to always be creative or on top of things. Life is hard especially right now in this pandemic. Follow your heart and trust your gut. You know your art better than anyone.
LUNA: While there's a lot up in the air these days, what do you hope the rest of 2020 will bring you?
BRYE: Healing!! I'm always trying to improve and work on myself. I'm hoping once life starts transitioning back to normal I'll start to really get into the swing of things mentally again.
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