We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jenna Carlie. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jenna Carlie below.

Jenna Carlie, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

My EP, “call it art” was a really meaningful project to me. For starters, it was the first EP I ever released. I put it out in 2023 after taking a two-year break from releasing music – so it felt really good to get back into it. But it’s also meaningful because of the themes the songs represent together.

I once heard someone say that excitement and anxiety can actually be the same feeling in your body, but your brain just processes them differently. I’ve always been interested in that concept – and the five songs on this EP explore it a bit (in the context of love songs).

Each track has elements of both feelings – but if you listen to the whole EP from top to bottom, you’ll notice the mood shifts from one of excitement and adrenaline to one of anxiety, longing and questioning.

The EP represents the mix of feeling both excited and nervous about someone – questioning their feelings but also questioning if it’s even a good idea to pursue in the first place. It’s drowning in murky waters, but loving the thrill of the chase. It’s the excitement of “what if this works out?” and the fear of “what if it doesn’t?”

I love how each song stands on its own and has its own theme, but together they tell a story. It’s a project I really enjoyed putting together and sharing with the world.

Jenna Carlie, 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?

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

There’s so many rewarding aspects of creativity, but when it comes to songwriting, one of my favorite things is when someone gives me feedback like, “How did you know exactly what I’m going through??” or, “You said what I wanted to say but didn’t have the words to express.”

Creating something that people deeply relate to makes me feel like I’m tapping into an innate part of the human experience – like I’m creating something that’s much bigger than just me and the thoughts in my head. Making music feels like a way to connect with people, make them feel seen and heard, and give them the words they didn’t know how to say.

What can society do to ensure an enviroment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

A few ways people can support artists and creatives are to share and engage with our work on social media, tell us if you enjoy our art, and, for music specifically, stream our songs. Every share, like, comment, encouraging word, and stream makes a difference! Not only does it support the artist or creator, but it helps create a world where art is being shared and appreciated.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennacarlie/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennacarliemusic
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jennacarlie
• Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0V1mgyJiP7dMWdUl75UoNh Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jenna-carlie/1485411802

Image Credits
Photos with the orange rug are by Cole Plichta Paint splatter photos are by Ben Vuocolo