I started learning piano at age five. My moms ran a music school, and still do, so I was able to try out all different kinds of lessons. After the piano I wanted to learn the violin. It was very classical focused, growing up. I picked up the guitar when I was 12, and that was a bit of a switch for me. I started learning chords, how to play my favorite bands’ songs, and how to write my own songs. I planned to go to McGill University for classical violin, and went for one semester and dropped out because I was like, “I want to start my own project and do my own thing.” The classical work was great, but didn’t feel like it was for me. It was pretty rigid, and didn’t feel like there was room for creativity. Growing up, because I was so immersed in the classical world, it never really occurred to me that starting my own project and having my own band would be feasible. As a woman, I felt not super encouraged to do production. It took a little while for me to find my path.
But after I came back from McGill, I took a one-year program at Seneca College in Toronto called Independent Music Production. It was really helpful because it was all about how to be an independent artist.
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