Keiida Perspective on Around The Corner

My name is Keiida and I'm an independent Music Producer. I mainly focus on pop/rock music, but I dabble into the growing industry of electronic music.

My background in singing bleeds into my passion for music. I also have had experiences with loss, heartbreak and sudden life changes which I try to mix into my music.

I was always a musician. I always loved music and its ear-tickling potential. My earliest memory of music would be singing Norwegian children's songs with the piano when I was around five or six (even though I was a terrible pianist and vocalist at the time).

I decided to become an artist after my first performance. The adrenaline and passion I felt on that little stage gave me motivation to keep true.

I have always struggled to specify a genre for my release. I would probably categorize it as a ballad of some kind. It is sort of contemporary. 

My sound has evolved a lot the last years, going from an 8-bit sort of video game instrumental vibe, to a more modern style of pop music. I always love piano and strings too.

I mainly explore the topic of heartbreak and loss of hope and motivation. I also dabble into the meaning of forming great and long lasting relationships with people.

If I could tour with an artist, it would probably be Geddy Lee, Roger Waters or Lewis Capaldi. I believe in passion for music, and I believe Geddy and Roger have such a passion for the craft, and also they are legendary bass players and vocalists. I would go with Lewis, cause we have similarities that could go well together.

Experimental, gutsy and heartbreaking. Weird fusion, but amazing sound.

Vocal, heartbreaking and harmonic.

The OG "Queen" with Freddie Mercury as the vocalist. I would give anything for that experience.

My favorite song that I made is Around The Corner, as it captures a very sensitive and crucial part of my life.

Queen, Pink Floyd and Toby Fox.

I choose these artists as I love rock, psychadelic rock and Undertale/Deltarune.

My dream performance is on a massive crowded outdoor arena when the sun is down and it's dark, with a Grad Piano on stage, and just me performing.

My dream artist to collaborate with would be Ed Sheeran. Love his music, it is very calming.

The strangest place I have discovered a song is in my sleep as my friend put it on and I dreamt about it when we were younger and had sleepovers.

I want people to feel related too and hopeful about the future when listening to my songs. I hope they can be therapeutic and I try to introduce heartbreak and hope in my music.

Heartwarming, harmonic and kind would be words I want fans to use to describe me.

I like sharing music directly to people to see their reactio.

I practice a lot. It is usually me with a piano just singing loudly and passionately. I also play around in DAWs like Ableton and ProTools to learn new features.

People like the vocals in my mixes specifically my harmonies and lyrical content.

I believe you have succeeded as an artist if you spread a good message that a lot of people can better themselves from. It's not about how many people listen to your song, it's about how many people relate to tour song and can use it as a tool for growth or reflection.

I plan to bring more of a vocal focus, as nowadays it seems to be fading away, and becoming more about beats and lyrical crap. Not to say I'm any better, but I am trying to be.

I think artists are very important and it is an important profession as everyone listens to music, and music wouldn't be a thing if no one made it. Music is important to almost everyone. And so artists are important too, I believe.

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M is a song that represents growth and success within yourself I believe.

My scariest experience was being on The Voice Norway 2021 as it challenged me a lot to break free and show myself.

My most embarrassing moment while playing music was when I voice cracked in my puberty times on stage.

I would change the music industry by putting more passion into it. I feel like a lot of things are happening to make money and a lot of mass produces junk is getting popular because of it.

I have worked in a warehouse for an electronics store in Norway called Power Tiller. I have also delivered the paper and worked in kindergarten.

My other passions such as gaming and sports have influenced my music in a big way, as it introduces hard work. Gaming has introduced game music to my taste.

Being an artist has made me lonely. It made me move away from my family to start my career. You counteract it by socializing with other musicians and collaborating.

I think if you see potential of art in anything and want to make something out of it, you have an artistic outlook on life.

Bohemian Rhapsody. My favorite song ever. It has all you ever want, and it gives you a high.

I identify most with music and games, because they have a story.

Lewis Capaldi, Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake are three artists I would like to be compared to.

Don't give up. A career as an artist doesn't come easily, it's a steep hill, and to have success you have to be willinf to risk and sacrifice A LOT.

Passion drives me forward in music production as it is a flame no one can choke.

Becoming well known in a genre is a goal that I hope will lead me to touring and connecting to my fans.