We were lucky to catch up with Gabrielle Shultz recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Gabrielle thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.
When I turned nine, I found my love for music but I didn’t think I could do that with my life as a career. I started teaching myself guitar and played the drums at the age of nine. It wasn’t until I moved away to Nashville, TN for school and studying religion that I fell in love with music all over again. It wasn’t until I was about twenty-three that I realized I wanted to actually pursue music as a career and since then I haven’t looked back. I’m grateful for the journey since then.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
Born in small-town, southeast Texas and based in Nashville, Tennessee, Gabrielle Grace is a singer/songwriter whose folk-pop melodies command your attention while her lyrics make you honestly wrestle with a rollercoaster of emotions, but never leave you without at least an ounce of hope. Grace made her musical debut in 2021 with her 6-song EP, “We’ll be Alright,” that eventually made its way to #16 on iTunes’ singer/songwriter charts. Then, in May 2022, Grace released a standalone single “Lost Somebody Else” that grapples with the nuances of life and loss while beckoning you to keep dancing through it all with its shiny indie-pop vibe.
After writing new music to process through some life-altering experiences, months of work in the studio, and the backing of wonderful supporters Gabrielle Grace is poised to release her debut full-length album “There Are Two Sides to Everything” on June 15th, 2023. Its songs are certain to take you on a journey of the depths of pain and heights of joy that Grace has felt over recent months; she hopes that as it releases it will find a place in the complex parts of her listeners’ stories as well.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
I believe the mission for creating music and writing songs has always been a service. It’s a service for myself and others. When I write music it’s always for myself first and talking about whatever life I’m going through. Once the song is released in the world, it’s for that person and that persons experience. Live shows are that to me too. It doesn’t matter what that person is going through or who they are, music is a space to belong. It’s for everyone.
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
I honestly think it relates a lot to the answer I had above. I really think that people are the point of this whole artist thing. I accidentally fell into this career and from the beginning I wanted people to have a space that they feel like they belong. I want people to experience my songs in a way that feels genuine to them. I also believe it’s a space that I feel like I belong and no one forced it upon me. I feel like I’m fully myself when I make music.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://gabriellegracemusic.net
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielle.graceeee/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gabriellegracemusic
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabgraceee
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqA7_xl24D_Tum1H17ioWtA
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04I7vAN53FF1W4I3c0kdnS?si=mbcywnMHSFWgAXXg3zdI6Q
Image Credits
Matt Wrightson: Photographer