I am not known for being the most patient person in the world, so I am really antsy to get my next song released. I learned a lot during and after the process of releasing Gray Days, so I am trying to make some adjustments based on what I learned and practice my patience. However, if anyone is anxiously anticipating the next song release by GLITA, I can assure you that there are multiple songs currently in the recording phase, and they are coming soon! 

More specifically, GLITA’s next song will be released…

As I approach the next few months of new song releases following the release of my first Spotify single, “Gray Days”, I have been toying with the idea of selling merchandise. However, instead of selling merchandise right away, I’d like to give some away to the fans who supported me first. For this reason, I am giving away free merchandise to my first 100 fans/supporters. 

To be one of my first dedicated fans and get some free merch, you just have to provide your email address to receive news and updates,…

Every time you stream your favorite artist’s songs, you’re supporting them. This is a great first step to supporting your favorite aspiring music artists. However, supporting your favorite musicians goes beyond streaming their music. To create a longer term impact that can help them grow in a really difficult industry, along with streaming their music, there are tons of other ways you can support your favorite indie artists, with many being super simple. 

How and Why to Support Your Favorite Aspiring Music

It is hard to sit down and write a regular blog post with everything going on right now. The world feels like it is falling apart. It is hard to have enough endurance to keep up with all of it and still try to make a difference. Burnout is real. Frustration is real. Feeling completely alone is real. However, in times like this, I find it especially easy to write a song. For me, fight, frustration, helplessness, and perseverance all get poured into a song rather than festering inside. Music isn’t just a…

Songwriting can come about in many different ways. You can start with the lyrics, the melody, the instrumentals, the hook, whatever. Everyone has their own creative process and finding yours is what matters. 

My Songwriting Process 

For me, I find that inspiration hits at different and sometimes random moments. It is thus important that I write down or record the ideas the moment they hit. If I don’t, I will forget them and this will drive me crazy. I also find it helpful to not worry about perfection. When…

I’ve been writing music for as long as I can remember. I wrote my first song at the age of 7. Though my musical style and sound has evolved since then, it has always been a blend of moody mainstream with a twinge of experimental. When I was younger, however, I didn’t showcase the experimental side as much as I was a little hesitant about putting myself out there like that and not being accepted. Now though, as music becomes more and more generic and I don’t have the doubts and self-consciousness I did as a…

On January 31, 2025, I released my first song to Spotify- “Gray Days.” As a new to the public artist with no following, limited funds, a full-time job outside of music, and the production quality of a home artist who is still learning how to produce, I had tempered expectations. Even so, I wanted to give this release a full go as I believe in the potential of this song. It may not be perfect, but what is? I didn’t want this song and all its potential to sit isolated in a folder forever, so I picked a date,…

Releasing a New Song with No Followers or Fans

Putting music out there and into the world as a brand new artist can be intimidating especially if you have no known fans and no followers. Spotify apparently receives 60,000 new song uploads daily and some sources even say that Spotify received over 100,000 a day in 2024. Though these daily uploads aren’t competition as there is room for everyone and everyone’s style and sound varies, this is still just a big number to get lost in. 

Though I may not be trying to…

When deciding on music to listen to, I find it really enjoyable to go back to some of my all time favorites. Below I provided a list of some of the songs that have loyally frequented my music rotation for at least the last decade. Let's call this list my "all time angsty favorites”. 

I'm So Sick by Flyleaf

The introduction of this song gets me every time. Aside from it being flawlessly attention grabbing it also highlights the singer's raw talent. I tried over and over to mimic a sound like she can make but…

For me, writing song lyrics comes about in different ways. Sometimes, I aim to write a song and other times I try to accomplish something else and end up writing a song. Often, lyrics come out of trying to cope or process something uncomfortable. Gray Days came out of a combination of emotionally taxing situations that left me feeling unrightly judged and unfairly treated. 

At a younger point in my life, the kinds of situations that inspired the lyrics of Gray Days may have left me weak, exposed, and…