Indiepop artist, Rachel Mallin, has an incredible ability to connect with her fans. The singer/producer based out of Kansas City is a self-made producer on her own record, as her most recent EP, The Persistence of Vision, was written, recorded and produced in the confines of her own musical dojo, bringing listeners a personal exploration into her music.
Current Single: “Razorback”
How did you get your start in music?
“I had previously been writing songs and contributing vocals, keys, and guitar in alternative rock bands around the Kansas City, MO and Columbia, MO area. It wasn’t until this past year that I really picked up a knack for individually arranging and producing whole tracks that took on a more indie pop vibe. Since then I’ve produced and released an EP titled “The Persistence of Vision.”
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
“Probably the release of this EP. It’s gained more popularity and attention than any music I’ve ever released, and I definitely think it’ll be the key to open up performance and promotion opportunities I didn’t have before.”
Why should people listen to you? What makes you different?
“Indie Synthpop is a genre that’s sort of come to the forefront of musical mainstream in the last year or two. In fact, that’s the cool thing about being alive and active in the world of music today: you get to see all these sort of hybrid music genres popping up all over the place. I’ve gotten lost so many times in listening to “off-the-beaten-path” synthpop musicians, and typically after a while, I feel kind of numb to all of it. The EP I made this summer wasn’t made to be something that sounds cool underneath the hum of conversation at a party, or to be recycled as the hook of an EDM remix. I made something that’s meant to be shouted along to while you’re driving around town at night with the windows down, because you just got your heart broken, or you feel like you don’t fit in. Or maybe even because you’re overwhelmed by how wonderful and scary everything is all at the same time. It’s headed in the modern direction of indie music, without the suppression of emotion that manifests itself in the lyrical aspects of todays’ mainstream music.”
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