Powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Adrianna Freeman just lately spoke to us about her music and what to anticipate from her.
You could have been singing because you have been younger—what’s the earliest reminiscence or expertise you’ve of desirous to turn into a musician?
Way back to I can bear in mind I needed to be a singer. I used to sing in entrance of my grandparent’s roadside farmer’s market once I was little. I bear in mind being comfortable that the shoppers would smile and inform me how good I sounded. It might all the time make me smile and have a sense of butterflies in my abdomen.
Is the narrative that follows Sally and Meek’s relationship in “The Value” impressed by a real-life relationship or expertise? The place did you draw inspiration from?
Plenty of my music comes from and or is impressed by actually life. The tune tells the story of a husband and spouse’s relationship that has gone flawed. So many instances, when divorce happens {couples} can discover themselves in bitter battles. In every case, the events should select which path they may take. Do I finish the connection with grace, or do I select wrath? When an individual lets anger flip into wrath, it may drive some folks to do unspeakable issues. So the Value is supposed to be a cautionary story of what can occur when lovers are scorned they usually select a darkish path.
What was your recording course of like for this tune? Was the method completely different from different songs you’ve made beforehand?
This was in all probability one of many hardest songs I’ve recorded thus far. The unique recording was over 5 minutes lengthy and it simply didn’t do it for me- one thing was lacking. I struggled attempting to fuse delta blues and conventional nation with out one overtaking the opposite. Additionally, the lyrics have been simply too lengthy, so it made the story drag somewhat. I rewrote the tune a number of instances till I used to be glad that the lyrics captured the message. I lower the tune 2 different instances earlier than and nearly deserted the tune out of frustration however determined to present it yet one more shot. I labored with my producer (Invoice McDermott) to search out simply the precise stability, the musicians knocked it out of the park, and The Value single was born.
Who did you’re employed with to deliver the music video to life and what was the manufacturing course of like?
I labored with JB Lawrence, he’s superior. I really like working with JB. He made me really feel comfy and actually obtained my imaginative and prescient from day one. The thought of the video got here to me over a 12 months in the past. I really consider it was God as a result of once we have been completed capturing the video it resembled a mini film. The video has been referred to as a cinematic occasion. There are such a lot of twists and turns, and the areas actually made the music video really feel thrilling and genuine. It’s so brief it’s over earlier than you already know it, after which it’s a must to return and watch it once more to catch every little thing that occurred.
Did you run into any challenges or surprises alongside the way in which? How did you overcome these challenges to finest execute your imaginative and prescient?
Sure, there have been a number of challenges we needed to overcome to make this video occur. We would have liked to search out areas to shoot and that was no simple job. We needed to make the video really feel prefer it was again within the day, so discovering genuine areas was nothing wanting a miracle. I’ve to present an enormous shout-out to the town of Monticello, FL, and the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners for permitting us to shoot the video within the Outdated Monticello Jail. It gave the video simply the precise feel and appear. We have been meticulous in ensuring every little thing from the costumes to the outdated filth crossroads was genuine to the time. There was additionally the climate we needed to cope with. It was raining whereas we have been capturing the outside crossroad scenes and naturally, we have been out within the nation so the “can’t see em’s” was in full impact. You actual nation people will know what I’m speaking about. It took a herculean effort to get the video shot in simply 2 days, however we did it!
As a cautionary story, what do you hope audiences will take away from “The Value?”
To by no means let your anger drive you to a spot the place you can not come again from and all that glitters ain’t gold.
Is there one thing followers ought to learn about you that they may not already know? What drives you to maintain making music?
A few of my followers which were with me from the start know the way laborious I’ve struggled on this trade; it isn’t simple to remain optimistic when the factor you are attempting to perform seems unimaginable. I really stop making music for nearly 10 years. My Father Ed Freeman wrote a e-book about my life as a musician referred to as Our Nashville Expertise. Not many individuals know that there’s additionally an audiobook with music from my earlier days once I first went to Nashville. Yow will discover out extra about it on my web site.
What’s arising subsequent for Adrianna Freeman? Do you’ve any releases arising quickly?
Hopefully I can increase sufficient cash to get on the market to see a few of the followers this 12 months each within the US and throughout the pond. Till then, I’m going to maintain making the music I wish to make. I hope to launch my sophomore album referred to as “Classes I’ve Realized” later this 12 months, so followers must keep tuned to see.
Watch the music video for ‘The Value’ under, and comply with Adrianna Freeman on-line for extra about her music on her official web site, YouTube, Fb, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
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