We had the pleasure of interviewing Bianca Gisselle, and here’s what she had to say:
Q: What do you like the most about writing music?
GISSELLE: It allows me to work out the thoughts and feelings fighting my head. It allows me to see things in a new perspective and helps me find some answers to the questions that nag me.
Q: What does “Pastel Pink Skies” mean to you?
GISSELLE: This song was really different for me just like the ending of the relationship its referring to was so different. Most of my experience with breakups have been tears and fights but this one was so the opposite. Instead of this big dramatic ending it was like a rolling out of the tide. It was really sad and it was like we were both trying to hold on to a sinking ship that was in two different oceans. We just slowly realized we weren’t right for this relationship. We realized our different wants pulled us away from each other. Thats a different kind of heartbreak.
Q: What was the first concert you attended and how do you think it influenced your choice to become a musician?
GISSELLE: Well the first concert I attended I was 6 and it was Gloria Estefan hahahah. I LOVED her when I was little. Although I don’t write or perform latin music I think I am influenced by the passionate spirit it has.
Q: What was a typical recording session for this song like?
GISSELLE: I did this one completely solo which at times was amazing because I could be as vulnerable as I wanted without the fear of someone seeing but it was also frustrating when I was stuck or didn’t know if a certain line or production element worked. Not having someone to bounce ideas off of was a challenge. This one started on guitar with just the verse. That first verse wrote itself really quickly I think because I was literally in the middle of feeling those feelings.
Then I got into my studio and started producing the track which lead to writing the chorus and the rest of the melodies and lyrics. Then it sort of just sat on my hard drive. I decided to release a different song last year, 10 pm, and this one I sort of left alone until the beginning of this year. I opened up the track in January and I realized I still felt for this song and it was still so relatable to me so I decided to finish up the last bits of production and share it with the world.
Q: What would you like your music to say?
GISSELLE: I think this changes depending on the song but I hope the one constant is that it shares a true honesty. An honesty that invites people in and allows them to feel their true selves.
Q: What would you like your fans to know?
GISSELLE: I’d like listeners to know they are never alone. Art is so beautiful in that way, there is always a space for you to feel and escape into.
Interviewed by Zoey King
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