Oh hey, I'm LIGHTS--a fairly small-sized, Canadian girl who makes intergalactic-electro music. What do I mean by intergalactic? I'm glad you asked. I try to find sounds that seem like they could have been plucked from Saturn's rings or a meteor belt. Equal parts fantastical/epic/beautiful/emotional.
As a kid I moved around a lot. To find some form of consistency, I had to find a place that always stayed the same. Concocting music became that world to me and I escaped there any chance I got. It started with just me and the guitar. Then, I moved on to drums, piano, and then the keyboard. When I started realizing the limitless possibilities that synthetic instruments presented, I invested in a little 8-track mixer. I was thirteen. I began the process of transferring what was in my head into something solid.
After drifting around and dabbling in different musical genres throughout my teen years, I finally landed on the so-called "electro-pop" planet I live on now. I unleashed a little taster of my work in the early months of 2008 as an EP but the songs kept coming...I couldn't stop them. And the more I made, the easier it became to convey how I felt through simple lyrics juxtaposed with sounds harvested from the far reaches of my alternate universe.
Finally I sat back and listened to everything I had feverishly created over the past years, and I was happy. I realized I had discovered more about myself when I was just listening and creating music than from anything else. And for every minute of song that passed through my head, I was reminded of that realization, and it felt special. I called this first full collection of music, "The Listening." I hope that it makes you feel special too..
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Awww that's sweet what you said about Crowded House! I grew up listening to them tahnks to my Mum. You should definately come down and do a tour at the home of that band...New Zealand :) You'd love it here.
Dont miss Saint Anger live at Bella Notte Nightclub Dec. 6th! Come meet, cop hot music and see a great show from Saint Anger, the hottest MC out of Virginia! SEE U THERE!!
Heyy Im a long time fan. I saw you a year ago in St Pete, FL with Copeland and the whole entourage. you're such a big inspiration and you're music is so unique. I love your ideas of comic book characters and funky galactic art ..
Anyway, youll be back again, same place.. on my 18th birthday, so Im soo stoked! Id love to meet you!
Hey lights it's my birthday today and I was thinking maybe you could wish me a happy birthday? Btw I love the album keep doin what u do and don't change anything
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