Hazel Ray, the exceptional pop-soul sensation hailing from Melbourne, Australia, has not too long ago graced the music world together with her newest masterpiece, “My Demon,” launched in July 2023. Produced by the legendary Steve James, whose illustrious profession spans iconic bands like The Jam, Intercourse Pistols, and The Screaming Jets, this monitor is a testomony to Hazel Ray’s artistry and imaginative and prescient. Accompanied by a visually fascinating music video crafted by the proficient videographer Jarrod from Ourfolklore, “My Demon” is greater than only a track; it’s an introspective voyage of self-discovery, resilience, and empowerment.

Hazel, ‘My Demon’ is a robust and introspective track. May you share the inspiration behind the lyrics and what message you hope your listeners take away from it?”

My Demon’ is simply as a lot a few private journey as it’s in regards to the journey of all. Everybody sooner or later of their life faces the little voice of their heads that tells them that they aren’t ok or that they received’t quantity to something. For some folks these voices turn out to be so sturdy that it will possibly cause them to paths in life that may be harmful to their well being emotionally, bodily, spiritually and financially. This sadly/happily was additionally the case for myself. I say happily as a result of it was via dealing with these internal Demons that has pushed me to reside a extra fulfilled and impressed life, aligned with my Fact. My Demon is a track of hope and power, that regardless of how darkish issues turn out to be, the sunshine will at all times prevail. Worry is what cages souls from dwelling their goals. Face the fears, face the Demon, reside your Desires.

Your collaboration with famend producer Steve James has garnered consideration. What was it like working with him, and the way did his experience affect the artistic course of for this track?

Steve is an incredible human. Tremendous form and inspiring. He has a kind of minds that have to be operating with about 50 tabs open at a time. When he’s working in your monitor he offers you all of his consideration and is already planning legendary session musos so as to add flare to completely different components of your track from the second you step into the recording studio. So skilled and at all times prepared to discover artistic routes.

The music video for ‘My Demon’ is visually gorgeous. Are you able to inform us in regards to the idea behind it and your collaboration with Jarrod from Ourfolklore to carry your imaginative and prescient to life?

I got here up with the idea for the music video, upon reflecting on what it felt wish to have a voice that managed my each thought and each transfer. The chess sport symbolised the internal combat between the strikes that I needed to make in my life and the way in which wherein the Demon was capable of override each determination to make my life a dwelling hell. There’s a scene within the movie clip the place I realise that there aren’t any guidelines to the sport if I don’t need there to be, so I choose up the Queen and place it again within the sport. That is the primary signal of transformation of management, which places the Demon on edge. I selected to point out the cleaning of the Demon by diving into the ocean, cleansing myself of all these destructive ideas and lack of management. Jarrod did an incredible job capturing the adjustments between the psychological wrestle and the way the Demon manifests into our actuality. He has such a aptitude for summary ideas and bringing them to life. I used to be so grateful for his enter and the general end result.

Your music has been described as a refuge and a supply of therapeutic for listeners. Are you able to elaborate on the way you purpose to attach along with your viewers on a deeper degree via your music?

Music that gives therapeutic, solutions questions in those who they didn’t even realise that they had. It provides empathy in a approach that simply phrases can’t. From there the viewers feels nearer to the artist as for the primary time for no matter purpose in that exact second they really feel seen and understood. My music can supply this to those that want it. Most of the songs that I write and most of the songs which might be but to be launched, talk about the questions of ‘who am I’, ‘why am I right here’, ‘what’s my function’. These very questions are requested by each single human sooner or later of their life and I hope that my music can be there to information the longer term generations as they give the impression of being inwards to search out these solutions.

Your sound has been in comparison with the likes of Adele, Eva Cassidy, and Girl Gaga. How do you’re feeling about these comparisons, and the way would you describe your distinctive musical fashion and method?

I’m completely flattered that individuals discover similarities between my music and sound with these artists. They’re positively inspirations of mine. My uniqueness is available in my very personal story and the data that I endeavour to share with the world. For me it’s not simply in regards to the music. I’ve created a novel present known as ‘Asleep to Awake’ the place I put 10 years of Science instructing, a neuroscience diploma, track writing and storytelling collectively, to ask my viewers to discover their true nature and the connection between Science and Spirituality.

Are you able to share some insights into your musical upbringing and the way it has formed your profession as an artist? Are there any particular influences or experiences out of your childhood which have had a long-lasting affect in your music?

My Grandfather (Ray) was a musician, he performed the drums. Sadly, he handed away after I was 10. I actually struggled along with his passing, which led me down a path of attempting to know dying, afterlife. vitality, spirit and finally how it’s potential that I’m a soul. I’ve additionally had some psychological well being battles in my life which have taught me a lot about who I’m and my true nature. These matters of psychological well being and the religious world , for me, overlap and I really like exploring their intertwined nature in my songs.

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