Artist of the Day | GINA NAOMI BAEZ
ARTIST OF THE DAY
03.07.2021
GINA NAOMI BAEZ
LOCATION
New York, NY, USA
GENRE
Pop / Singer-Songwriter
CURRENT MEMBERS
Gina Naomi Baez
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
I was actually doing an off broadway show in NYC at the time and the show was shut down. I retreated to my apartment and quarantined there the entire time!
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
I actually did have a plan to do an EP release the beginning of that summer, and then I held off because i thought maybe things would relax by the end of summer, but when they didn't I kind of just focused on a Christmas song I wrote in quarantine and then planned to start releasing music in 2021, and that's what i'm doing now!
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
At first when the pandemic started I was writing a lot of parodies and making music videos of them to lighten the dark mood and that led to songwriting and releasing a Christmas song. Then in the new year, I actually decided to be brave and take the leap to get my thyroid removed. I actually had thyroid nodules that I had been putting off removing because I was afraid of losing my singing voice. I finally had the surgery and thank god i did because they actually found cancer in the nodules. I have been focusing the last few months now on building back my singing voice and thats led to a lot more songwriting as well. I can't wait to share more songs in the next few months of the year!
How are dealing with the Covid third wave?
The third covid wave hasn't been as strict here in New York, so I have been going out more but things are definitely no where near normal just yet.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
I haven't had the pleasure to visit...yet!
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Never give up!
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