Topline | Lead Vocal | BGV

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: I got to co-write a song within an all-female group. Paenda, KTEE, Christina and I came up with this track called "Boys 4 Breakfast" and now it's part of the soundtrack of an Austrian movie called "Love Machine II". Seeing the movie with the song in it was surreal and one of my proudest moments so far.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Ending a day after a long writing session and having something to listen to. A piece of art, a piece of work that you created that day. That feeling is priceless.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: Julia Michaels, because she has shaped the new generation of pop music with her unique style of writing and I really look up to that.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Less is more :)

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: I work a lot on my own music, which can be categorized as Indie/Alt Pop and then I write a lot for mainstream pop artists in Austria.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I am a very quick writer. Usually when I am on my own I will most of the times finish a topline within an hour.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: The emotion. My strength is finding the right words for an emotion and I am also good at collecting all the ideas that come up in a room full of writers and bring it all together to make sense of it. My lyrics can be very descriptive and conversational, which makes it easier for people to relate.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: When it comes to writing, I am usually somebody who first comes up with a lyric or a phrase and then the melody follows along. Most of the times it happens organically. I enjoy writing lyrics first and then creating melodies to it a little bit more than having a fixed vocal line and then filling it in with words. But both works and has it's pros and cons :)

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio setup is pretty minimalistic, but I got all I need for writing sessions and vocal recording sessions. I mostly use my JZ Vintage Mic together with my GoldenAge pre-amp to create a crisp vocal sound. Apart from that I work with Logic Pro X when recording Demos or arranging vocals.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: I absolutely love Julia Michaels as a songwriter. Taylor Swift has also played a huge part in my passion for songwriting. JP Saxe and Sasha Sloan inspire me with their sharp lyric writing and I also love country music and the Nashville type of storytelling a lot.

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: What I do most of the time are writing sessions, where I sit down with an artist or a producer and we write a whole new track from scratch. People also often send me tracks with existing lead vocals and ask me to add some backing vocals and harmony magic.