My first EP was recorded in Spain with a professional producer whom I had little influence over more than what I could suggest melodically. Ethan produces mostly hip-hop and rap, which was something entirely new for me. We had been meaning to get into the studio together at some point but I was in the midst of recording my debut LP so it wasn’t possible until I wrote "Over." We first bounced ideas back and forth as well as track references of what I intended the song to sound like. Who are some of the collaborators and how did their influences help you shape the song in unexpected ways?Ī: I met Ethan Matt, a U-M alumn now, back in September of 2021. Q: "Over" was recorded entirely with the help of students. It was such a turning point in the way I envisioned my music and my sound because it prompted me to want to try new things. At every stage of the recording process, "Over" acquired new meanings and different sounds, and I still like to listen back to the first rough demo in which the autotune literally makes me sound like T-Pain. It was my first time playing around with vocoders and synths, but I like that it still maintains that acoustic sense to it with the cello and the drums. "Over" was such an amazing experience because what started as guitar and voice became a much more experimental track. from Barcelona, and while I dearly adore them, I feel like the style of music I want to make now is quite different. That first EP is composed of five songs that I wrote when I was getting ready to move to the U.S. Q: This is your first piece of music in 2022, what can listeners expect to have changed since your previous release, Pieces?Ī: I was 17 when I recorded Pieces so it is safe to say that so much has changed, both sonically and personally. They barely changed from the first version I wrote they felt right. The first thing I came up with was the guitar pattern, and then the lyrics fluttered out-almost like I needed to cough up the words, like they had been stuck inside me and wanted to get out. "Over" was written in my kitchen, while I paid little attention to the Zoom class ongoing in the background. I feel that with music acquire different meanings and I am able to see them from another perspective. I love how the lyrics are unafraid to show some vulnerability, to tell a possible past lover that it’s not over 'til you say so! What was your process in writing this song? Did it start out of an anecdote, a line stuck in your head, or was it more slowly developed?Ī: I like my songs to become the pathway to expressing thoughts I would have otherwise drowned out. ![]() ![]() Q: "Over" has a very genuine yearning to it. ![]() We caught up with June to discuss her acoustic-and-electronics single "Over," the influence of fine art on her music, and her future. June is back with a new single, “ Over," which she made with friends from U-M. While the sadder side of Spanish folk music courses through June's songs, she also cites England's Radiohead, Ireland's Damien Rice, and America's Bon Iver-no strangers to melancholy melodies-as influences. In 2021, June released an EP, Pieces, shot a video for the single "Mine," and played shows at venues in downtown Ann Arbor, and the University of Michigan’s annual Springfest. Photo courtesy Cece June.Ĭece Duran was born and raised in Barcelona, where she is currently spending her summer.īut it's in Ann Arbor where she's building her name as a singer-songwriter under the guise Cece June. Cece June's family background as gallery owners are her own art history studies help inform the rising Barcelona-Ann Arbor artist's music.
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