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Were you always into music?

Yeah, ever since I was around eight, song lyrics and poetry just came to my mind and I wrote it all down in a journal and notebooks. Even during my high school days, I used to write a lot of lyrics but I rarely sang myself. So, I’ve been writing for a while now and it’s something I’m good at, I guess I’d say?

You showed off those skills with your first EP, which will be released in less than a month. What are your biggest fears?

I’ve only ever released singles before, so as my first big project, it’s scary because you don’t know if people are going to listen. (laughs) And if anyone listens, it’s nerve-wracking to see if they will like it or not. But of course, I’m excited, because it feels more official to have a whole EP out with my name on it. I hope ‘Colour You In’ gets me a few more steps near my goal, with a couple more fans and people talking about me.

You and your producer Teo are quite a duo, right?

Teo and I have been working together for nearly three years now. When we met, we knew we’d be a good team, so we just kept collaborating. If I were to make a song with someone else, the vibe of my music wouldn’t be the same anymore, because Teo produces everything and even helped me write some of the songs of this project. That’s why I featured his name on the cover of the EP, I’m all for giving credit, you see. (laughs) Although we’re a duo, we don’t have a group name because we still want to do our own thing at some point in our career but for now, we enjoy making music together.

And you two recorded the EP during the lockdown, what was that like?

Conveniently, Teo lives quite close to me and has his own home studio. So, I’d go to his place and he’d pop up a beat and we’d just go with it in very quick sessions. Sometimes, all it took was a couple of hours. Really fun work and I got to use some lyrics that I wrote six years ago, so the project became nostalgic and reflective of my teenage years. That made the EP like my diary. You know how it is to be a teenager – it’s a bit mad with relationships and not knowing how to make decisions – that’s what the project is about.

You’re truly a girl to our hearts because you’re passionate about fashion as well.

I’m currently studying Fashion at university and I love it because it’s a creative, fun subject to express yourself. Going to university has helped me meet great, creative people. Take, for example, Morgan Roberts: he’s a fabulous fashion photographer and took my EP cover. Combining these studies with music is a bit hectic, but what I need to do is balancing things well and making a lot of lists. (laughs) I would love to do something fashion-related in the future, maybe even start a clothing line.

Dreaming big, what else would you love to do in the future?

I want an iconic album, something listeners always go back to. And I’d love to see people singing my lyrics back so, I’d also wish for sold-out tours, big gigs, and lots of fun.

Akemi Fox’s debut-EP Colour You In comes out this friday.