Today we’d like to introduce you to Chloe Jobin.
Chloe, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I’ve been singing and around music for nearly my entire 21 years of life. I was apart of singing at church, every school talent show, school play, singing in the choir, taking guitar lessons, and so on. I knew I loved music, but I didn’t really start to find my individual identity as an artist until around 16. I would sing cover songs in my bedroom at my parent’s house really quietly and film myself. I remember posting them sometimes and friends/people at the time thought it was cool and seemed to genuinely think I was decent. I’ve always journaled on a daily, so when the writing and sh*tty guitar covers joined, I found out I could actually write songs, not just sing for fun. My friend Ethan from high school convinced me to come to record at his house one time. I saw him putting together full songs out of his bedroom and I knew if he could, I could too.
After that, I was sold on the idea of creating my own sound from scratch. My parents were down to help me set up a home studio when I was 17. There was a long time of trial and error and learning from the right and wrong people. I wasn’t just trying to write songs. I wanted to fully produce, too, and be respected as that. I wanted to start right. I moved to Austin for a fresh start and to take some community college music classes (told my parents I would try). I wanted to really search for “my sound” and my workflow since I now had learned enough to really feel like I could be taken seriously. I also was able to land a studio job in South Austin at 19, which allowed me to drop out of college and focus fully on music. I started making my music exactly as I wanted it to be. I released my actual first song in February of 2019. I stayed in Austin until June of 2020. It 100% was the perfect first place to go isolate and just practice getting better/learning the best way to go about sh*t (still learning), all while releasing music of course, and sharing the progression. I made my way back home (Dallas) in July 2020 for an internship opportunity with a very talented engineer at a highly respected studio (The Kitchen Studios). I am extremely blessed to be able to work at a studio and also work at my own music every day. It has become my entire life and I am totally okay with it. Up to date, I have released over 30 songs, and I plan to keep going. I have been able to meet the best people through and from my music, It really is something I could never stop. Music has taught me so much about myself and worked me through so many obstacles. Music is with me, always has been, always will be.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It has never been a smooth road. I struggle with myself a lot, as many creatives do. It is extremely vulnerable to put your all into a song, put it all out there, and then own that sh*t like it’s the best thing ever. I am always looking at where I could do better, so once a song is done, it’s always back to square one with what is next. I am also pretty private and music is very personal. It always feels somewhat wrong/awkward to be sharing something so intimate, just for it to be judged as “I like this song” or “This song sucks.” My biggest overall struggle is being a female producer in an almost entirely male-dominated industry. People stereotype what a female is capable of in the studio and underestimate the quality at which the work will be at. I pride myself that I don’t need the help of someone else in the studio. Collaborations are dope and working with genuine people creates unique results when the situation is right. However, I don’t need it when I don’t want it. I can go alone to my studio and produce, write, record, and get a good enough mix to get the point of my song across. Women in the industry are not dependent upon a man’s help (or anyone’s). I think it’s super important that women in the industry get to know everything about the process at least a little bit, so you can have more independence with your work.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am most proud of how authentic my music is. I really do have a fully hands-on process with every sound and every beat, so it makes it more personal to the listener of course. They are receiving my full vision from the sound to my voice to my words. I am portraying myself without a filter. I write directly from my personal experiences or by putting myself in the shoes of someone else’s experiences. My writing style is one thing that sets me apart from others, I think. My songs are little stories because they take me back to the situation or part of life I was at. They are never just words grouped together, I have to have a meaning. I think people relate heavily cause I am being 100% honest in all my songs.
Can you talk to us a bit about the role of luck?
I don’t believe in luck. I believe people choose to make their opportunities. I guess I consider myself lucky to be/have been in certain positions. However, in all honesty, I think they have all been rightfully earned and deserved. Hard work never goes unnoticed. What is meant for me has never passed me. I believe in persistence and patience.
Contact Info:
- Email: chloejobin99@gmail.com
- Website: https://www.chloejobin.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloevjobin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chloevjobinmusic
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chloevjobin
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVBbg9TjYv1zz7_ofDjF5Q?sub_confirmation=1
Image Credits
GUTTER WORLD, Porous Freak, Skrats, Taylor Hall, Christophe Jobin
