Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Amy Evans . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Amy, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

My creative journey began in Staten Island New York early 90’s age of 12. Music has always been an extensive representation of my life. I was apart of every talent show locally that I could be apart of winning majority of the competitions. I would work with local producers writing songs, recording them and performing where ever I could. At 16 I was presents with an opportunity to sign with a major record label interscope records. Overwhelmed with excitement it was presented to my parents as I was underage, my parents not knowing much and not being fully educated signed a contract without having it reviewed by an attorney, but to me it didn’t matter this was my dream. I was signed to a record label with artist such as Miya and Amel Larrieux

I immediate began to get started with my album, but within a few months a major announcement devastated my dreams with one word “merger”. Universal records and Interscope records merged and with that came a re-org. The A&R assigned to me was let go and I was locked into a 5 year contract with no one to push me. This contract also meant that anything I created became intellectual property of the label.

I did hours of research to find loopholes where I could still be creative and found that if I wrote for others, was apart of a group, or just did background vocals I could still live in my creative element. So for the next 5 years I did exactly that.

I became a stronger writer, arranger, background vocalist and soon became the go to person when artist was in need. Still a teen working on solely a referral basis I was able to work with various names such as “dangerous LLC (producers for 50 cent), Dj Red alert (promos for 5 free ride), Grand Master flash, Rahkim, and of course my home town family Wu Tan Clan.

At the peek of my career I became a mother, but always kept one foot in the door still know as the writer arranger, but struggled with spotlight as a mother. For many years I abandoned creating music for my own thinking my time has passed until COVID provided me the isolation I needed to discover you only regret the chances you didn’t take.

I began recording again for my own, while assisting other artist develop their sound, and partnered with producers around the US selling songs to mostly unknown artist.

I released a single “March of 2022” and I am currently near completion of a project to release “April 2024” called “The Vintage project”

Now the risk: For many years I have been selfless afraid to take a chance on myself and my creative art. I’ve placed financial, creative, committed support toward others but this is the first time I am supporting myself.
Every single detail on this project is centered around how I invest in myself. I believe in this project so much I’ve withdrawn from my retirement to fund it. A person like me who is financially sound, and financially responsible is taking a risk on me.

The journey is still in progress, but I feel confident the story will update itself.

Amy, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Most people know me by the name Ms. Hiye (pronounced hi). I am best known for my blue hair with a nice bright streak of blonde in the front.

I provide constructive feedback, vocal arrangements, lineup placement, songs for artist, and networking opportunities, linking artist with producers that can enhance their sound.

I believe some of the things that set me apart from others is that I can write for all genres.

Many of the people that have work with me have begun to call me the keeper of all music. I earned that name, because whenever there is uncertainty with their creative space, they typically send me their music, and I provide them with a fresh idea, but I never share the music Without their express permission, even if it can be an opportunity for them.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

As an artist, I respect everyone’s creative space, even if it’s not for me. I feel like the music industry is no longer creating things that I will consider timeless. It deeply saddens me that there’s no music presently out that I can attach myself to that makes me feel something, I find myself revisiting music from my youth on a rather consistent basis.

I shared some music of my own recently and received a tremendous amount feedback. Some people said my sound was dated, and other said this was just what they needed so I took that feedback and decided to create an album based on vintage hip-hop.

My goal, my mission is to create music that is timeless. That makes people feel that has replay value that is also not based off of sexual references. I wanted my project to be relatable to the day-to-day of average people.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

For a very long time I try to fit into this box of what is now, But I don’t even like what now. I can write to this current era But none of that really defines the person that I am. I had to unlearn, projecting my persona and reveal the real me.

If my kids are embarrassed to hear my music or for me to share it with them and I’m not creating from a space that is authentically myself And if my own kids won’t listen, how can I expect someone else to.

Covid was God sent for me because I was finally able to sit still, sit with myself, and really truly identify the person I want to be.

The lesson of it all is it’s OK to not be OK and it’s OK to be your unapologetic self

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Official_mshiye
• Facebook: Hiye Evans
• Other: Bandlab ms.hiye