Sound Rebel Magazine Interview with BadMoodRude - By Isabella Futcher
BadMoodRude
is a dreamy, honest songwriter that everyone needs to be listening to. The
New York-based artist began her musical journey only a year ago but has quickly
developed a passionate, diehard fanbase after releasing a number of honest,
quirky singles that range in style from droning emo trap to light-hearted
synth-pop.
Born
and raised in Rochester, New York, Rude was exposed to a number of genres
throughout her childhood (from LimpBizkit to AmyWinehouse ) thanks to parents
who were highly supportive of the city's local melting pot of a music scene.
She began her music career in marketing for a local concert promoter but
doubled down on her own talent when her late grandmother encouraged her to
continue finding her voice and become famous. Following her untimely passing,
Rude began to develop into singer/songwriter you see today with offerings like
“Bigger”, “U Must H8 Me” and “If I Make You Sad”.
Isabella
had the opportunity to sit down with BadMoodRude to talk about her new single,
collaborations, the new decade and everything in-between.
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Thank you for
speaking with Sound Rebel ahead of the release of your newest single “Love Me”
with rapper Lil Xan. How are you feeling with your first single release of the
decade?
I’m super excited!
This is going to be an awesome decade and I think this song sets the tone for a
great year.
How and why did
you decide to have Lil Xan on this track? Did you guys meet and write before
this or was it after the song had structure?
I actually had the
song done and wanted to do it with someone I thought would add a different
perspective to it- instantly Xan’s song “Betrayed” came to mind. My manager
reached to Xanarchy and here we are!
Growing in
Rochester New York. How do you feel the music scene there has influenced the
way you write and produce your music?
Rochester is great
because it’s such a melting pot of all different kinds of art and music.
Growing up here made me feel like I didn’t have to be put in a box.
Rochester had places
like Record Archive, House of Guitars, Penny Arcade and Waterstreet Music Hall
while I was growing up so there were always things to do involving the
arts.
How important is
the aesthetic to you when creating cover art for each single, music video ideas
etc. Do you create your music with something already in mind or was it
developed on later?
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Actually, cover art is
the last thing I do when making a song, for me I have a bunch of beats I love
and one liners and I listen to the beats until I feel the beats and lyrics just
come together naturally. Then I’ll get artwork done or make it myself while
listening to the song afterwards.
So many may know
you also from TikTok as you have received a large following on the app.
Do you feel like you are able to be more yourself on this app compared to that
on Instagram or is it just another way for you to connect with your fans &
followers?
I love all platforms!
Following me on Spotify is a great way to keep up with my music, Instagram is
the easiest way for me to talk to my followers individually but on TikTok I
feel like I can more so talk about anything.
What is something
you really want to tackle or gain in your career and also in your personal self
this decade?
I’d really love to do
more collabs with other artists I’ve looked up to, I want to continue growing
myself as an artist and keep making music that helps both myself and others.
check out the links below follow the links below:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badmoodrude/?hl=en
YouTube: Latest Single Dream of You: YouTube
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