She\u2019s a Miami-based artist with a sound that\u2019s as smooth as it is soulful. Now we\u2019re getting to know the singer, songwriter and DJ behind the sound. Deco\u2019s Alex Miranda is always spinning a good story. She\u2019s a very special artist and her name is Soleil. She\u2019s on a path to make sure you remember it. Deco met up with the musician at a Miami studio to learn the story behind the latest chapter in her music.<\/p>\n
From Carnegie Hall to Miami\u2019s hottest stages, Soleil has been making her mark one song at a time. The New York native is a singer, songwriter and DJ.<\/p>\n
Soleil: \u201cI only got into DJing like two years go. I was feeling a little burnt out from singing all the time, gigging around, and I need to experience music in a new way. I had no goals with this but I ended up really liking it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Music has been a part of her life since she was young.<\/p>\n
Soleil: \u201cI\u2019ve always been in music throughout my life; I started playing piano when I was 5 years old, I\u2019m classically trained and I started singing when I was 8.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her journey has only progressed since then.<\/p>\n
Soleil: \u201cI started in the cover band scene back in 2013 and I learned how to be on stage, stage presence, things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Singing other people\u2019s songs was cool and all at first, but Soleil had dreams of performing her own sound on stage.<\/p>\n
She just dropped her new single, \u201cHeart Strings.\u201d It samples a song from the late neo soul artist, D\u2019Angelo.<\/p>\n
Soleil: \u201cI am inspired by D\u2019Angelo. He\u2019s one of my top-three artists, rest in peace. I\u2019ve always been inspired by soul, neo soul, R&B, jazz, blues.\u201d<\/p>\n
And she\u2019s already got another heartbreaker. It\u2019s called \u201cRubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soleil: \u201cThis is another song about love, heartbreak, but in a very different way. Less sweet, more punchy.\u201d<\/p>\n