Sydney artist Jannah Beth celebrates their love of music in their latest single “Want Me Dead.” Despite its macabre name, this is an upbeat track that effortlessly blends rap and pop vibe. It’s definitely put the groove into my Friday.
“‘Want Me Dead’ is a song about conflicting music industry experiences and reconnecting with why I started music in the first place,” she explained. “I honestly do feel like I’m out here ‘selling my soul’; this whole project has been informed by my real-life experiences, not trends or extrinsic motivations. I left school and a turbulent home life at 15 to chase my dreams and I’ve worked my ass off over the past 10 years to get to the place where I’m now seeing my dreams come to fruition.”
Jannah Beth believes so much in an industry that nurtures art that she’s been working behind the scenes to make it happen. She’s built several studios in Marrickville’s creative hub by the Bowling Club. Already more than half of the resident artists and producers are female or non-binary. She’s also launching her own artist-run creative space, Offbeat Collective, really soon.
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