We were lucky to catch up with Abby London recently and have shared our conversation below.

Abby, appreciate you joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

When I put out my music video for my song Hysteria I had a calling to send everyone who commented on it an mp3 of the song via Facebook messenger. It led to me striking up a conversation with someone in Ohio named Forest. He said he had heard about my music via his little sister Emily, I think it was less than a week later that he posted his little sister had died. I watched the news story and it broke my heart. She had died in a fire when she went back inside to rescue her dog Bennie. I couldn’t stop thinking about her and I had to do something for her family. On her Facebook page she had a quote from the song “Can’t help falling in Love”. I decided to record a cover of the song for them. I also felt compelled to make a slide show video to go along with it. Emily was a very talented photographer who saw a lot of beauty in life and especially in nature. I used those images and whatever I could find on facebook and set them to the music. I also put her and Benji on the cover when I released the song. I share more details about this story to people on my email list.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m Abby London — an independent alt-pop artist writing songs that mix vulnerability, truth-telling, and resilience.

I’m for people who want to listen to music that is reflective, emotional, and inspiring. And especially for people who are seeking truth and skeptical of the mainstream. 🐟

🎧 You can listen to my music on all major platforms for free— just search Abby London. I’m working hard on growing my Spotify listeners this year so please give me a follow on there if interested in anything you’ve heard.

🎶 I write, sing, play piano, teach, record, edit, market, and do all the things to get my music into the world (with some hired help on the production side and some techy stuff). I am most active on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. I post a lot about my songs, some comedy, and sometimes my posts can be a bit “edgy”. I like satire. 🐘

I sell songs, clothing, and other accessories on Shopify(https://abby-london-music.myshopify.com), bandcamp(https://abbylondon.bandcamp.com), and iTunes Store. On my website people can make donations to help me with recording costs, get an album credit, buy my producer and I coffees, and get my latests songs bundled together at a discount (https://abbylondonmusic.com/store ). I have Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/abbylondonmusic )where subscribers can hear songs as I develop them from iPhone recordings to fully produced tracks for $5/month.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

Yes! I think people tend to think I record myself and produce everything at home. That’s not the case. I get my general idea down with the software that comes on my computer. Then I have to take it to the recording studio to finish it with a producer/engineer. I usually do the keyboard parts and the bass. Someone else has to do drums and any guitar parts. I do a TON of vocal takes and sort through for the best ones. Sometimes I end up recording vocals and then rewriting the lyrics. I would guess there are usually 30-60 iterations of a song before it’s finished. After that I have to send it to a mastering engineer as well. A lot of time and money is involved. I can’t just head down to my basement (actually I don’t even have basement) and do it all myself.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

The social media posts I made for War to Peace were the most vulnerable pieces of content I have put out. I was holding things in because of fear and shame. Putting content out in the artsy way I did made it more disguised, which made me more comfortable. Once my stories were out, and yes this is cliché,
but I felt lighter. The message of the song is that no matter what has happened to us, we can heal. We can stop falling into the patterns that hurt us. We can start to notice danger and trust our instincts and we can also not even notice the kinds of bad people who used to intrigue us.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://abbylondonmusic.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbylondonmusic?igsh=bXprNzA3aXMwa2M3&utm_source=qr
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abbylondonmusic/
• Twitter: https://x.com/abbylondonmusic?s=11&t=8Zo8xQCTQvrR4h_BymrY0A
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@abbylondonmusic?si=lb_JRUmhvOzuB_Ff
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/abbylondon
• Other: Start your Abby London Music Collection…

  https://abbylondonmusic.com/free-music

Image Credits

I took them all myself.