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 had been younger—what’s the earliest reminiscence or expertise you’ve of desirous to grow to be a musician?
Way back to I can bear in mind I wished 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 completely happy that the shoppers would smile and inform me how good I sounded. It will at all times 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?
Lots 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 fallacious. So many occasions, when divorce happens {couples} can discover themselves in bitter battles. In every case, the events should select which path they’ll take. Do I finish the connection with grace, or do I select wrath? When an individual lets anger flip into wrath, it could 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 and so they select a darkish path.
What was your recording course of like for this tune? Was the method totally different from different songs you’ve made beforehand?
This was most likely one of many hardest songs I’ve recorded so 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 had been simply too lengthy, so it made the story drag slightly. I rewrote the tune a number of occasions till I used to be glad that the lyrics captured the message. I reduce the tune 2 different occasions earlier than and nearly deserted the tune out of frustration however determined to present it another shot. I labored with my producer (Invoice McDermott) to search out simply the fitting stability, the musicians knocked it out of the park, and The Value single was born.
Who did you’re employed with to convey the music video to life and what was the manufacturing course of like?
I labored with JB Lawrence, he’s superior. I like working with JB. He made me really feel snug and actually received my imaginative and prescient from day one. The thought of the video got here to me over a 12 months in the past. I actually imagine it was God as a result of once we had been completed capturing the video it resembled a mini film. The video has been known as a cinematic occasion. There are such a lot of twists and turns, and the places actually made the music video really feel thrilling and genuine. It’s so brief it’s over earlier than it, after which it’s a must to return and watch it once more to catch every part that occurred.
Did you run into any challenges or surprises alongside the best way? 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 wanted to search out places to shoot and that was no simple job. We wished to make the video really feel prefer it was again within the day, so discovering genuine places was nothing in need of a miracle. I’ve to present an enormous shout-out to town of Monticello, FL, and the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners for permitting us to shoot the video within the Previous Monticello Jail. It gave the video simply the fitting feel and appear. We had been meticulous in ensuring every part from the costumes to the outdated grime crossroads was genuine to the time. There was additionally the climate we needed to take care of. It was raining whereas we had been capturing the out of doors crossroad scenes and naturally, we had been out within the nation so the “can’t see em’s” was in full impact. You actual nation of us 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’t come again from and all that glitters ain’t gold.
Is there one thing followers ought to find out about you that they won’t already know? What drives you to maintain making music?
A few of my followers which were with me from the start understand how arduous I’ve struggled on this trade; it isn’t simple to remain constructive when the factor you are attempting to perform seems inconceivable. I really give up making music for nearly 10 years. My Father Ed Freeman wrote a guide about my life as a musician known 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 developing subsequent for Adrianna Freeman? Do you’ve any releases developing quickly?
Hopefully I can increase sufficient cash to get on the market to see among the followers this 12 months each within the US and throughout the pond. Till then, I’m going to maintain making the music I need to make. I hope to launch my sophomore album known as “Classes I’ve Realized” later this 12 months, so followers should keep tuned to see.
Watch the music video for ‘The Value’ beneath, 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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