By Ashley Castillo Natisa Gogol is a Ukrainian refugee and pop singer-songwriter who fled Urkania with her young child. Gogol was inspired to write a song about hope and healing titled “Wind of Hope” by the terror-stricken experience of fleeing…
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By Ashley Castillo Natisa Gogol is a Ukrainian refugee and pop singer-songwriter who fled Urkania with her young child. Gogol was inspired to write a song about hope and healing titled “Wind of Hope” by the terror-stricken experience of fleeing…
Romance provides NERIAH plenty of writing fuel for her music. Her songs enable her to work through the jumble of emotions that often accompany a breakup. “I am such a relationship girl and have learned so much in all of mine,”…
Art came naturally to B-XLEVEN. “No one taught me art and I never learned art,” he says. “Art was something in me which I found when I was in grade school. I started doodling random stuff and it turned out…
Young Friend tries to convey a sense of camaraderie with his music. Maybe a memory, a moment of realization, or simply the reassurance that we are all in this together. “I’d say that I want people to feel like the…
SASH’s artistic journey began in the Lower East Side. Few places can nurture a budding musician in the same way. “The LES and New York City as a whole has always inspired me, especially all the legendary artists and art…
Both music and acting ignited Andrew Gower’s imagination. Music provided him an alternate language with his family. “I was born in Liverpool. Any scouser would say music is a constant in the city,” he says. “Growing up, there was always…
The Backfires are keenly aware of just how magical sharing your music with an audience can be. “There’s nothing quite like going to a concert, so being on the other side of that is a very cool experience,” muses Alex…
For The Collection, connection supersedes all else. “Our band relationship has always been the top priority for us, and the friendships have really come before the actual music for us,” explains singer and writer David Wimbish. “So most of us…
Music was often Roskamala’s only solace. “The beginning of my music journey started when I was very young,” she says. “I spent my childhood alone a lot. My parents were worried about me being kidnapped. I didn’t get to stay…
Nothing elevates a performance like the magic of the orchestra, as orchestrator Macy Schmidt will tell you. With a single flourish, you can be swept away in a sea of sonic delight. “I’ve always been so moved by the way…
Anna Shoemaker’s life revolves around music. She considers it her primary form of therapy. “For me, writing is the most important thing in my life. It’s really the only way I know how to clear my head,” she says. Her…
Having been born into a musical family, Michael Eddy’s destiny was in many ways inevitable. “I got drawn into music at a young age because my family is very musically inclined,” he says. Growing up, music has been such a…