Can you tell us about the inspiration behind "Ten Thousand Stories" and the story it tells?

Ten Thousand Stories was born out of this mixed sensation of excitement and feeling overwhelmed after spending my first month fully living in New York and starting college for music. Moving from Geneva to Switzerland, I suddenly felt like there were so many opportunities I wanted to say yes to, and a desire to be able to be everywhere at once. Ten Thousand Stories is about recognising all the things you'll reach for but understanding they’re not all going to be possible but that it’s worth daring to try. It’s an ode to accepting and cherishing the new and the stories that make us who we are.

Were there any challenges or breakthrough moments during the songwriting process for "Ten Thousand Stories?”

I wish I remembered the details of it a little more specifically (3 years ago!) but I’ve always loved this song for the way it somewhat gives a double meaning to its title. It’s about all the stories you want to live and experience and the growth those provide you with, the exhilaration that comes from opportunity and a new city but also the physical and literal height of the buildings in New York and feeling intimidated by it all. “I’m flying, I’m ten thousand stories tall but I’m falling, cause I know I’ll never live them all.” I remember realizing that lyrically that could work out this way and that was really cool.

Were there any memorable or standout moments during the recording sessions for "Ten Thousand Stories?”

This is the first song I fully engineered myself in terms of recording in the studio, so it’s really exciting to have it out!!

Laying down bass lines with my friend Emma Wellons was particularly fun because she got really playful with it and I think some of them really serve as important sonic sweeteners on the track and contribute to its depth instrumentally.

Can you walk us through your creative process when writing and composing music?

I’m usually figuring out a strumming or picking pattern and bouncing back and forth through some chords on the guitar until something sticks and words come. Or I’ll think of a line that feels like it could be the start of a verse pro chorus, so I’ll put it to music and go from there. Music and lyrics have a particular relationship with one another to me and they’re definitely interdependent, where one informs and inspires the other and so forth.

What are your future goals or aspirations as a musician?

I’m trying to song-write as much as I can; I love telling stories, and with that try my best to provide a space where people feel understood or at least can attempt to. I’m planning on keeping these releases as regular as possible, to further grow an audience, so keep an eye out :)

Currently still based in NYC and playing live here as much as I can!

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