Today on Profiles in Music, Sean talks with the fascinating new singer/songwriter Miist. Her story is a dream come true tale for anybody who sings along with the car radio and thinks “You know, I could be a star!” In Miist’s case, she tells us it was a friend who encouraged her to jump into music – without any previous experience or training – and start writing songs and playing piano (by ear) at the ripe old age of 33. Miist humbly admits, “I’m doing something, but I don’t understand how I’m doing it.”
After her first music release only a few short months ago, Miist’s career has exploded with millions and millions of streams and views. Her hit song Remember Me Again charted #7 on iTunes in January, and her music is being played on radio stations in multiple countries around the world. A Chinese national, now living in the United States, Miist attributes her unprecedented success to the help she’s found along the way in some surprising places, including from Grammy & Emmy winning producer Narada Michael Walden.
In her interview, Miist talks about her journey, the inspiration for her songs, and how the emotions she feels while writing determines the genre of each song. Miist loves connecting with people and she feels like music is the key to connection.
Miist shares the excitement of an upcoming MTV performance, and we listen to so many of her beautiful songs that Sean gets confused and we end up enjoying one of them twice. Fortunately, it’s a song worthy of a second listen! In this episode, we hear Remember Me Again, I’m Not Afraid to Dream Again, Love Them Away, Move Your Body Slowly, and One More Time.
Learn more about Miist and watch her visually stunning videos at www.mistthesinger.com
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Profiles In Music
Profiles In Music is an hour-long show that aims to introduce new artists and their music through engaging one-on-one interviews. The show provides artists the opportunity to introduce themselves, discuss their music, and share their stories. We want to go beyond the music to get to know the artists, their passions, and what inspires them. We believe that music is a vital instrument for social change. We're interested in learning about the artist's process, challenges, goals, and life's ambitions.
Profiles In Music airs every Friday at 5:00pm (pacific time) on Citizens.am radio and is broadcasted and archived on our social media platforms, such as YouTube.