In the music business today, an artist definitely by bill biss
has to have determination, a fighting spirit and most importantly real talent. It’s a talent that not only showcases an individual style but for the most part, also includes the individual stamp of their songwriting. Gone are the days when a singer had scores of songs thrown at her feet to choose from. Wynter Gordon is a songwriter and singer and exudes the classic pop sound sugared with a dance music beat. Gordon is a match for all the requirements listed above to excel as an artist. Al- ready scoring success in Australia and the U.K., her EP titledWith the Music I Die is now available in the U.S. The Rage Monthly magazine gave her a wake- up call with an interview after she celebrated her birthday, on a day off from her current U.S. tour. Here, she shares her view on the evolution of pop music, new details about her full-length album coming soon and the “rush” of being on the road as a performer.
Happy “the day after” birthday! How was your day? Thank you. It was really nice. I went out in New Orleans with my friends on the tour.
We danced and then we hung out by the pool. Sounds like fun. When did you first realize, “I know I can do this. I want to do this. I’m going to do it” in regard to being a songwriter and singer? I was pretty determined in high school. I made up my mind that I would put all my
energy into becoming an entertainer and a writer. I never thought about not writing my own music. It came together as a package for me. Nice. Having your song, “Gonna Breakthrough” chosen by Mary J. Blige for her album The Break- through, is quite an accomplishment. How did that come to be? It was through a friend of mine who knew her. I learned she needed one more track
for her album. She was sending this track out to different writers, so I happened to get the track and I took a shot at it. I never really thought that she would listen to my version. About two weeks later, it happened, she was in the studio recording it. That’s a wonderful thing to happen. I bet you were totally floored. It was a miracle to me!
When did you initially begin work on your debut,With the Music I Die? I started working on it about two years ago. I stopped and restarted the album over
DELIVERING DANCE AND CLASSIC POP MUSIC… HER WAY
and over again, just because I kept growing. I wasn’t able to put out the very first mate- rial I was working on, so naturally, I just kept growing, so the process began over the past couple of years. I have your EP now, when is the full album going to be released in the states? I believe it should be at the end of this year. There will be new songs that I’ve been
working on and new ideas. I’m not in the same place anymore with the EP. Your song on the EP called “Buy My Love,” reminded me of a Gwen Stefani-groove—with your voice, of course. The lyrics on that are not really about the money but with a more tongue-in-
SEPTEMBER 2011 | RAGE monthly 35
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