{"id":73887,"date":"2022-07-06T13:21:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/interviews-panm360\/toutes-les-nuances-de-gray\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T21:06:08","slug":"toutes-les-nuances-de-gray","status":"publish","type":"interviews","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/toutes-les-nuances-de-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Every shade of Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the age of 18, a young woman from Lavaltrie moved to Montreal to launch her career. She quickly made a name for herself on the Montreal scene, opening for artists such as Milk &amp; Bone, France D&#8217;Amour, and the late Karim Ouellet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00e9onie Gray\u2019s voice is both atypical and rich in emotions. Some of her intonations remind us a little bit of Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse. In her music, the 29-year-old<\/strong> artist navigates between pop, R&amp;B,<strong> and jazz. For her, music is a necessary therapy, &#8220;It&#8217;s like breathing, my body needs it,&#8221; she says.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Under contract with La Maison M\u00e8re, she tackles various subjects through her songs: mental health, feminism, and interpersonal relationships. Last April, the Quebecer delivered <em>Who?<\/em>, her first album comprising 13 songs, including the already popular &#8220;Monster and Echoes.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pan M 360 talked with her about her presence at the Festival International de Jazz de Montr\u00e9al, her first album, and her creative process.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"L\u00e9onie Gray - Slitted Tongue (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShlvctzQBxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve been immersed in music since I was young. When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said I wanted to be a singer. I always had that goal in mind and made it happen. I started performing when I was seven years old. I did every musical audition I could get my hands on when I was in elementary and high school. My father is a musician, so that always helped me. My parents have always been supportive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: What does creating music mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> It brings me a lot of good. It&#8217;s a form of therapy for me. Sometimes there are emotions in my life that I haven&#8217;t experienced that I can get through by writing songs. I love recording, composing, and getting feedback from people on my songs. Music is a part of me, it is an absolute necessity in my life. It&#8217;s like breathing, my body needs it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: The subjects you address are directly linked to current topics such as mental health. Has the way you approach them changed over time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> I think so. First of all, I&#8217;ve gotten older and more mature. I&#8217;ve been able to apply that to my music. Over the last few years, I&#8217;ve realized what I really want to talk about in my songs. I need to have a subject in my songs and most of the time I talk about feminist issues. I talk about it because it is directly related to what I experience as a woman. When I was last at the FIJM, I dealt with lighter subjects than today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: Other than current events, where does your inspiration come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> My inspiration comes from my own mental health as well as from my interpersonal relationships. I find that the relationship you have with others says a lot about who you are. This is an important aspect to communicate in my songs. I am also inspired by artists like Joy Crookes, from the UK. We deal with similar issues and I love her music. On the other hand, I also like Les Louanges. He has a different style than others and it&#8217;s exciting to see a local artist with so much potential to break through internationally. He has fun singing, you can tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: How have you evolved since your last participation in the FIJM?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY: <\/strong>Between my last participation and today, there was the pandemic. Like everyone else, I&#8217;ve been in my head a lot. I have done a lot of personal work and I am more at peace with who I am and who I am becoming. I&#8217;m getting more and more comfortable making music that feels like me and that I want to hear. I don&#8217;t just make music to please anymore. I want to be proud of my accomplishments when I listen to myself. Also, I have made room for more vulnerability in my life, and this is reflected in my music. From now on, I give less importance to public opinion and I feel freer in my creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: What can we expect from your show this Thursday?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> People will be dancing and singing, that&#8217;s for sure. The show will be on a small stage. So there will also be more intimate moments. I want people to sit on the ground and enjoy those moments. I&#8217;ll be singing my entire album <em>Who?<\/em> as well as one unreleased song. I can&#8217;t wait to sing this new song in front of my family and friends. For several years I&#8217;ve done run-in shows and I&#8217;ve enjoyed seeing people&#8217;s reactions to my songs when they hear them for the first time. It gives me a sense of what the audience thinks and whether I like singing it on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: Are there any artists you have seen or are looking forward to seeing at the FIJM?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> I really wanted to see Tash Sultana&#8217;s show. Unfortunately, I wasn&#8217;t available. Also, I saw C\u00e9cile McLorin Salvant and Kamasi Washington. I definitely want to go see Anomalie concert this Thursday. There are so many shows at FIJM and it seems like I want to go see them all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: What is the influence of jazz in your songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> Naturally, there are certain chord progressions that attract me more than others. Very often it&#8217;s the soulful, jazz-like ones. I mix them into my pop musical structure. Also, using instruments like trumpet and violin brings me closer to jazz.&nbsp; In fact, people often link my vocal tone to jazz. I am often told that I do \u201cpop-jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAN M 360: How do you feel since the release of your first album last April? Are you working on any new projects?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u00c9ONIE GRAY:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve been wanting to release this album for some time. When it came out, I was very relieved. The feedback we got from listeners and the media was incredible. It kind of alleviated some of my insecurities. I&#8217;m extremely happy with the result. We have a little tour planned until February. It feels good to get back into the pre-pandemic rhythm and do more shows. There are several other related projects that will come in connection with this album. For example, I have a music video coming out soon for one of my songs. 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