Author: Amy Larsen
VALNTNA talks about being vulnerable in her new EP, ‘Shadow Work’
Valntna is a singer-songwriter from South London. Through her R&B inspired, soulful sound the artist expresses her journey with love and self-discovery. Speaking with True Cadence Valntna highlights how song-writing allows her to reflect and heal internally. Despite mostly writing from the perspective of other people, the singer’s recent EP Shadow Work conveys a more…
How TikTok is impacting the Music Industry
TikTok has been both a blessing and a curse for the music industry. On one hand, the app is an amazing outlet for artists to share their music with the world. The viral nature of the platform has resulted in overnight success for many musicians. Whilst the opportunity to gain popularity and grow a new…
How Mariana Jeronimo Made her Dreams a Reality
Mariana Jeronimo has worked tirelessly to achieve everything in her career so far. Working full summers to fund Musical Theatre School, balancing two jobs on top of auditions, acting and singing classes shows her dedication. To say Mariana understands the power of hard work is an understatement. She joins our zoom call, having just come…
“You Feel Completely at Home”: Kelly Edmead on her Passion for Performing
Eighteen year old singer, actor and lover of all things musical theatre, Kelly Edmead arrives to our zoom interview excited to share her journey so far. On the wall behind her there is a brightly coloured Hamilton programme. Which she later reveals is her favourite musical admitting, “I could probably do a whole solo act…
Freddie Lewis on finding his identity and the release of his new music and poetry book
Singer-songwriter and poet, Freddie Lewis joins our zoom call on Thursday 30th September. The day before an exciting announcement to fans about the upcoming release of his Lilac Underpass Mixtape and poetry book, Notes from a Lilac Underpass. We discuss Lewis’ beautiful lyricism in both his poetry and music and how the writing process has…
“I Want Women to be Uplifted, Especially Black Women”: Frankie Clarence on the Challenges of the Film Industry
Actor, writer and producer Frankie Clarence shares his journey so far, how his aunt inspired both his acting and stage name and his unexpected encounter with Idris Elba. From stand-up comedian to writing, producing and starring in his own short film, KuVina, Clarence talks with True Cadence about his experience both behind and in front…
Olivia Dean and Sexism in the Music Industry
Working with female directors 21-year old, Amazon Music 2021 Breakthrough Artist, Olivia Dean spoke out about sexism in the music industry. In a caption on her recent Instagram post announcing the release of her single, ‘Slowly’ from her new EP Growth, earlier this month, Dean described it as ‘the most vulnerable song I’ve ever written’.…