Your name:
Abbigail Smith.
Where are you
from?
Leeds, England.
Stage name:
Eja.
Who else is in
your band?
My producer Mark
Stainburn.
How would you
describe yourself?
I would say Eja
is really fresh to the mainstream industry. The sound we create focuses mainly
around pop but there are hints of other genres such as rock and dance music
that appear throughout our work. I personally enjoy listening to many styles of
music and I think this has had a major influence on the music I write. We are
currently working on a 4/5 track E.P full of original tracks to release to the
public at the end of this year/beginning of next. All details and release dates
will be posted on my Eja website/social media pages.
Who are your
main influences musically?
Blink 182,
Paramore, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, The Used, Fightstar, Lifehouse, 30 Seconds
To Mars, Bon Iver, Daughter, Drake, Evanescense, Ellie Goulding, Florence &
The Machine
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
Where to begin!?
I hope to achieve great things musically throughout my life. I would love the
opportunity to work with major record labels/producers, songwriters and other
fellow professional musicians within the industry. I would really like the
opportunity to tour and spread my music across the world, perform at major
festivals across the world, gain international radio and television broadcasting
recognition and importantly I want to be able to use my music as a platform to
change other peoples lives for the better.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Shooting my
latest music video for my single 'Free' I had the opportunity to work with
Candu Media (who recently shot the latest Kaiser Chiefs video, coming home) who were a professional, friendly team who helped me plan, create and achieve
exactly what I wanted for the video. I had the opportunity to work with
TV director Neil Shand, BBC cameraman and go-to guy Mike Buttery. I
also had a personal make up artist and godsend Faye Robertson, she was
fantastic to work with and kept me going on the day. I felt like
shooting this video was a big step in the door to achieving my musical
ambitions.
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
Falling over on set during 'Free' music video mid
run!
If you had to
pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
At
this current moment in time it would be Free. I would pick this song because it
was my first single with my first video and presents a full image of Eja.
Where can we
listen to it?
Where can we
find out more about your music?
Anything else
you’d like to say that I forgot to ask?
Nope I think thats it. thanks for
interviewing me! Eja.
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