Wrené Nova – Metamorphosis

By starrymag | May 3, 2023

By: Paige Zinaman

 

 

Q) How would you describe your sound?

A) I would describe my new music as the subconscious story, as represented by expressive vocals surrounded by an electronic atmosphere. I like to stray away from using genre-related descriptors as I find them limiting.

Q) Who would you say some of your musical influences were growing up?

A) Bjork was always one of my biggest influences. She has the ability to create art out of the atypical experiences of her mind that connects with people on a soul level, and without conforming to any particular sound.

Q) Or even now, what’s the most played song or artist?

A) Honestly, silence is very helpful to me. I’m in a phase where I find myself too often being overstimulated – and sometimes playing music in the background or in my day-to-day clutters me up. In a way I think it helps me have my own influence on the music I’m currently producing.

Q) Congratulations on your song “Deflect, Dissolve!” It’s absolutely amazing! Tell us a little bit about the song and how it came to be.

A) This song was created in the midst of the pandemic in the wintertime. I was using/engaging in electronic music production for therapeutic reasons, and the song came about as a subconscious dump. Now that it’s finished and mirroring my emotions to me, I can recognize how suffocated I felt.

Q) What has the fan response been to the song so far?

A) I think some find the song to be a bit of an enigma on the first listen, which is to be expected! Others resonate with some of the lyrics in a very deep and specific way – while others have expressed a very strong dislike! All reactions are valuable to me, and it makes me grateful to be able to captivate people in any way that I can.

Q) What is your songwriting process? Do you need lyrics before you can come up with music?

A) It really depends! Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes I can’t find the words to a song I’ve produced until months later. I don’t have a set process – writing and creativity to me is more about showing up consistently on a project and allowing a flow state to occur.

Q) What I love about it is that you don’t want the listeners to just take away your message. You want it to be a personal message. When you are writing, do you often find it easier to create with a message in mind or does that happen organically?

A) Generally, I find it easier to write when I remove myself from the process – meaning that I intend to clear anything sitting at the front of my consciousness when writing. It just takes away a lot of the pressure of creating when you can just be the vessel for these messages, instead of just trying to insert yourself into everything. Your work becomes much more accessible and meaningful to others when it is created with that space for them to explore and find meaning where they are looking for it.

Q) How much of a say do you get in the production of music you are creating?

A) I’m flattered when people assume that I have access to a team of people to produce my music for me! I don’t have that privilege in this stage of my career – everything I write and produce comes out of me with the exception of my final mixes. At that point, my ears are too tired to discern what sounds good anymore – I spend long hours on my sound design. The good tradeoff is that I get a hundred percent creative direction, and the skills that many female artists aren’t assumed to have. The downside is that I get perpetually tired from doing all this stuff myself.

Q) “Deflect, Dissolve” is just one song from your upcoming Metamorphosis album that’s coming out soon. Will all the songs hold to the same feel as “Deflect, Dissolve!” or can fans expect a little bit of everything when it comes to your sound?

A) This album takes many twists and turns sonically as the concept of this album is about the process of individual transformation. “Deflect” is definitely one of the more downbeat and emotive songs of the lot, where others are far more upbeat, while others are a bit heavier, and some are outright weird!

Q) Are there plans for some live performances coming up and if so, is there a dream place you’d love to perform?

A) I’m not currently touring, but I do host my own monthly performance showcases in Toronto. My dream performance space is actually in a large cathedral – I think an electronic music concert in something like St. Peter’s Basilica would be absolutely wicked. I would worry about all the stained glass around all the rumbling frequencies though.

Q) We are in an age where social media is huge for artists and fans. Do you ever get overwhelmed by the instant reactions you get to your music?

A) Actually, I find it to be very difficult to obtain the reactions I want for my music through social media. Most people on there become too fixated on superficial aspects of my appearance, which I have accepted. For that reason, I don’t put too much importance on my social media- I just use it as a creative outlet and let people project whatever they want onto it. Being overwhelmed by instant reactions to my music on social media is a problem I wish I could complain about!

Q) What would you like to say to your fans and supporters of you and your music?

A) I would like to extend gratitude to everyone that I am able to reach through my music and through my art. I very much value moments of genuine connection that I’m able to share with people who resonate with what I do. Thank you for listening.