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

Pam, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

After I signed to a major label I was in sessions almost daily writing and writing. I had always written songs (and daily) but it was for a release of energy, asking questions, talking to myself in the most intimate and private way – through music. The most meaningful project to date was writing my EP Sweet, Sweet Honey. I wrote it as a way to get back to those private moments. I was planning on keeping the songs secret to allow myself to fully explore the depths of my mind, heart and soul. Sharing those songs was a decision I did not take lightly. I wrestled with it back and forth. I ended up releasing the record independently a year later. And I couldn’t be happier with that decision. Sweet, Sweet Honey was a gateway back to myself. A way for me to come back down to earth and feel the love that surrounds each of us.

Pam, 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?

I’ve been writing music since I was twelve. My dad plays guitar and he always looked so happy and free when he played, and cool. When I was seven I asked him to teach me. Then I played my first show at twelve. I got a standing ovation. I felt seen and heard for the first time. I became obsessed with writing music for people I loved – family, friends, lovers. It became my way of communicating my appreciate for those I cared about most. I went to Berklee for college, dropped out two years later and moved to New York. I played dive bars for the better part of 5 years. Then I produced my first EP “Used To” it was signed within two weeks. I signed with a major label and toured America, wrote another EP and lived my dream. I parted ways with the label in 2020 and found my footing creating and writing my debut album “Late Bloomer” out this year! I finished producing that record and put out an intimate and life changing record “Sweet, Sweet Honey” a record that speaks fully to my heart, vision and story from day one to now.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I got signed to a major label as an artist. It was a dream come true – something I had been daydreaming about since I was in middle school watching Hole and Avril Lavigne run around MTV. I finally had made it. Three years later I was dropped. I kept that heartache to myself. It weighed on me quietly. I felt lost at the time like I had lost something, like it was my fault for not working hard enough – even tho I had worked nonstop since the day I picked up a guitar. I felt my world fall from under me. Then I picked myself up and I wrote another album and then another album. I released them independently and people started to notice. Music is a journey, music is an uphill battle. Starting your own business is an uphill battle. But I prefer to be on my own, work a little harder and get up and keep plugging away. It’s better to own your work than let someone else take it. A little bit every day goes a long, long way.

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

I have dropped and sold out NFTs on SoundXYZ. I am a fan of NFTs because they allow artists, like myself, to make music/art and to build a community of fans and investors. Independent artists are able to sustain themselves financially in order to create and experiment further. There is a deep connection that is helping artists sustain in such a brand/corporate driven world.

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Image Credits
B&W Zac Farro, Purple Suit: Julie Pacino. Shadow: Michelle Shiers