Today we’d like to introduce you to Brynne Filer
Hi Brynne, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I have been making music for over 10 years now, through a variety of different experiences working with other artists, guitarists, producers, production companies and indie labels. Where I am now as an independent artist is quite funny because I spent majority of my time looking at other entities to help guide me and provide opportunities for me, just for me to come back around to the space of self reliance. The difference now is I have a bevy of experience, a community of other artists and opportunity to make music in multiple mediums working as both a performing artist, a band mate and a songwriter for television and film.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Definitely has not been a smooth road. I don’t think any road is suppose to be “smooth”, especially in an industry. Some immediate struggles were the outside resistance of what I wanted my sound to be, prior to the now more open ideas around genre blending. Also, having the uncomfortable realities around sexism, racism and aspects of possession, was quite difficult and could be quite crushing at times. And yet, looking back, had I not experienced these scenarios, I’d have no practice in standing on my morals, nor would I have known how much I love what I do. So I have no issue with the past persons, whose intentions for me were not for my benefit. You face the adversity so that you better understand yourself, and your strength, and ultimately it helps you to better understand people, for better or for worse.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a singer/songwriter/curator. What I love about what I can do is create an environment where moments of stillness can exist through the art of music. I love to perform tantalizing all of the senses, especially if I can have more creative control in the space, but certainly one thing that has remained constant is that the music asks you to be still, to listen and to feel what you feel. That makes me the most proud because I intentionally hoped to grow into an artist who is not just creating for entertainment sake (which there’s nothing wrong with). I simply needed to make music that is in dialogue with an audience/a listener. As an amateur perfume maker, I also really enjoy having sensual elements accompany my live shows. I enjoy how it feels to have an inviting smell to come inside my world, come to my space, let us deconstruct ourselves in the music, ask questions for ourselves in the music and maybe when we leave, feel a little lighter, a little softer about who we are, where we’ve been, where we dream to go next. That is what I love to do.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
Absolutely, everything must change and shift, but especially the entertainment industry. I think audiences, myself included, are asking the industry of music and film, to lend itself to something bigger. I think the music industry in general needs to remove the gatekeeping not only for aspiring artists, but for the industry itself. I can see that the industry is going to need artist communities to help lead in the next renaissance of sound and that artists themselves will make new spaces for sharing music outside of the traditional stages where the dichotomy of artist and listener feels a little too separate.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brynne.other/
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lTcdmuqRFZP4i0dsGOHcI?si=neh-IwCzSt-mk3tdktHfmg
