Today we’d like to introduce you to Amanda Victoria.
Hi Amanda, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I’ve been recording since I was two years old. My father was a children’s entertainer, so he had my sister and I in the studio singing the kid’s BGVs for his albums. I grew up singing and performing around DFW in different performing arts companies until college. I started releasing music under my own name in 2018 and loved pursuing music as a hobby, but I never felt it was time to dive in head first, until this year. In classic ENFP fashion, I wanted to experience as much as I could before settling into my life’s calling. I checked off my list of working in the service industry (to build character) and in corporate America (to build professionalism), and finally, let myself take the plunge this month. I’ve been without a full-time job for less than a month now and I can already tell that this was one of the best decisions of my life. Being a musician is not for the faint of heart! I’m not doing this because I want to, I’m doing it because I NEED to, and I know it the best part of myself that I can offer the world. Music has been my purpose since the beginning, so in light of this new season, I have never felt more alive or more hope for the future. I just want to invite as many people as are interested to come along for the journey, because I know it will be a good one.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Cliches exist because they’re true, so here’s the one that I’m most familiar with: The biggest enemy of your success is yourself. I’m not the kind of person who usually bets on myself. I love drawing between the lines. Taking risks is not my forte. That’s what creativity is for; not the prospect of paying my bills. So, everything I’m doing now is a result of years of working on believing the notion that my dreams and what I have to offer are worth risking everything. Some people do that every day, but it’s actually a pretty bold idea to stake your livelihood on. The idea of being a starving artist sounds romantic, but the reality is rough. A few days before I turned in my two weeks’ notice I went cliff jumping with my manager, Blake. There is a primal instinct that overcomes your body when you stand at the edge of a cliff. The instinct pulls you back and urges you to stay on the rock where you know there are no percentages of risk involved. My entire being was brought under the stress of this decision to abandon perceived safety and jump. Ultimately, I took the risk and found my body filled with an adrenalin that couldn’t match any experience I’d had in at least a year. That Thursday I told my boss I was quitting my job. Blake was terrified. I wasn’t.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
You can find my songs on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. I’m a singer/songwriter at heart, but my voice is a pop queen. The result is a pretty eclectic collection of work. My current releases vary from chill acoustic to raging electronic pop. What you will always get is a creative work that I am proud to call my own, and I encourage my listeners to embrace this journey of sound and discovery along with me. I will be starting a series of releases this fall that embody a much more indie alternative lane. Regardless of the soundscape every song is a true reflection of my process and how that song or thought desires to express itself. A lot of the time, it’s not a choice I make consciously, but a direction I allow myself to discover through the creative process. What sets me apart is, I’m willing to break outside of the box that others may see for me. I believe that my listeners would like to go on that journey with me rather than being spoon-fed a formula that I think they would want.
Do you have any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
My grandparents (who have both passed away) lived in a house in Missouri when I was a kid. I grew up in Fort Worth, but my parents would send my sister and I there in the summer along with our cousins. To me, it was like getting to visit heaven for a couple months every year. We didn’t do much. We would watch TV, play outside, swim in my grandfather’s pool (his pride and joy after retirement), and watch a movie after dinner. It was a daily routine that I could live with forever. Grandma’s cooking was unbeatable and once every couple weeks, Papa would fire up the grill and make his famous mouthwatering steaks. Thinking about them now, I can still taste that first juicy, tender bite. (Sorry to any vegetarians out there!) I felt like we had one of the best-kept secrets in the world when we had Papa’s stakes. We usually had them when the whole family was there before the parents left to have some much-need alone time. Sitting around the table with (what in my mind was) the best food in the world, in the best place in the world, with the best people in the world, I would give (as my grandmother would say) an arm and leg to go back.
Contact Info:
- Website: amandavictoriasound.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandavictoriasound/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaVictoriaSound/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAfyi1XuGuF0H1TnczL6_Vw
Image Credits
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