Interview with Artist Marysa Eve
By Mick Michaels
COSMICK VIEW: Hello, Marysa! Welcome to The Cosmick View. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to chat with me, it's greatly appreciated.
CV:
How would you characterize your particular sound and style and how does that
description distinctively define the music for your audience?
ME: My sound is female-led, acoustic, with a focus on
the lyrics of each track. The style is based around a singer-songwriter
skeleton but dressed up a bit with layers of choral background vocals and soft
percussion to give the piece a bit more dynamic. Overall, I feel this gives my
music a uniqueness as I hope it fits narrowly into the ‘folk-rock’ genre- songs
you could dance to, perhaps in the forest. There is a beat, but each instrument
remains easily identifiable to the untrained ear, and the lyrics are heavily
poetic as my background is in poetry and choral singing.
CV: Nowadays, with the popularity of social media, everyone talks about the
artist and audience connection and how important it is to their career. Is such
a level of connection actually achievable for an artist in your opinion, and if
so, how have you made that type of connection with your fans?
ME: It’s very early in my career as
a solo artist; I am fortunate that my audience is scattered across continents
as I train horses internationally for work. This is always a very unusual
hybrid lifestyle, being an active artist and equestrian. Nearly half of my
audience I have met while living abroad, such as in New Zealand, Ecuador, St.
Vincent, Ireland, and most recently Germany. The rest are mainly dear friends
in various US cities.
CV:
Is audience communication an important part of your inner culture as an artist
ME: I can never quite find the words to
explain to express my gratitude for my listeners when people approach me. It is
a marvelous thing to have people in my life who actually care to listen to the
songs I’ve written; this is still a wonder to me. I would answer yes— it is
absolutely a part of my ‘culture’ as an artist and moreso as a human to
recognize what a privilege it is to be listened to at any capacity. I try to
keep in touch and be responsive to those who consistently are there supporting
me.
CV:
Can an artist truly interact with their fans and still maintain a level of intimate
privacy without crossing the line and giving up their “personal space” in your
opinion?
ME: I am certainly not at a point in my career where I
can be concerned about the balance of a relationship with fans and personal
privacy. Esoterically speaking, yes I believe an artist can maintain a private
life and still share deeply with their fans. A song is an incredible gift to
give someone else to carry with them and potentially find solace in. It is
brave to share a window into one’s own experience, and a song is a great way to
do so while retaining some level of control on what lyrics the artist chooses
to publish.
CV: From where you are in your career, is music, and its value, looked at differently around the
world? What would you say is the biggest difference with such a multiple and
diverse views among the various cultures?
ME: I am lucky to have lived in the US,
Argentina, Ecuador, South Africa, Costa Rica, New Zealand, St. Vincent,
Ireland, and now Germany. I have visited several other countries but not
resided in them, so I would safely say yes, different cultures around the world
certainly value music differently based on how they consume it. For example, in
South Africa, music is very popular alongside religion. Due to the tumultuous
history of the country especially during the Apartheid, music is still used as
a way to bring people peace and expressivity, especially in church. On the
streets, groups of people often sing hymns and begin to dance together, and this
is normal and beautiful. In contrast, in St. Vincent, Soca music is a genre of
hip hop that is so embedded in the culture; the entire island country listens
to it almost exclusively. It is the background noise in every bar, every
vehicle, every party, every restaurant. In this lens, Vincentians use it as an
unspoken part of their identity- they are proud to only listen to their own
music. In New Zealand and Ireland, music is more of a trend, and less a part of
the culture. These waves of the hottest pop songs to learn the words to mostly
originate in the US and make their way overseas. This is a very different
value, to use music simply as a way to conform to society.
CV:
Do you feel that an artist who has an international appeal, will tend to
connect more to American audiences or foreign audiences in general? Would they
be more enticed or intrigued to see that artist over indigenous acts because of
that “foreign flavor?”
ME: I don’t think a band with international appeal
necessarily has more appeal towards American audiences solely because they are
foreign. If anything, this might actually turn away the more close-minded,
unfriendly midsections of the country who exist in a somewhat uneducated,
American-supremacist bubble. It is already a diverse country, and accustomed to
people coming from different backgrounds. Unless their nationality is a huge
part of their identity as an artist, I don’t think most Americans would be very
partial to this as a factor.
ME: I think anyone who produces art with the passion to improve on their craft is an artist. But in this era of technology where anyone with GarageBand can throw a project together and get it published on streaming platforms, I would agree that the process of making music has become in many ways, artless. And this is unfortunate because it slightly discredits the work of artists and labels who do put the effort into writing, recording, producing, and releasing a great track. In general, I do appreciate how technology has inspired new platforms that give independent artists more avenues to develop an audience.
CV:
What’s the difference
between an artist who follows trends and one who sets them?
ME: An artist who follows others might
be still searching for answers to their own identity, or simply showing
appreciation for a trend they admire from another. I think those who set trends
do so without intention, but certainly with shameless confidence in what they
believe is exciting to hear and see.
CV:
Has all music been fractured into too many sub-genres in an effort to appease fan
tastes in your opinion? Is it fan or corporate appeasement? And if so, has such
appeasements, in actuality, weakened music’s impact as a whole by dividing
audiences?
ME: I don’t think music has been separated into too
many sub-genres. Humans simply love to categorize things, and technology with
its hashtags and SEO options and whatnot have made this easy to do with music.
Luckily, this only makes it easier for listeners to find what makes them happy,
and it makes it easier for artists to define themselves, seek inspiration, and
develop a specific audience.
CV:
What's next for you? What can fans expect to see coming up?
ME: I am super excited to announce I
will be releasing two singles by the end of 2022. Both are really catchy tunes
that mean a lot to me, and I cannot wait to share them with everyone.
CV:
Thank you again Marysa for spending
some time talking and sharing with our readers. I wish you all the best and
continued success.
ME: Thank you so much for listening.
Check
out Marysa at:
Official: www.marysaeve.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/marysa.eve
Twitter: www.twitter.com/marysaevemusic
Vsco: @marysaeve
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