We were lucky to catch up with Skye Lewin recently and have shared our conversation below.

Skye, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

I grew up in a very musical household, and my parents really wanted me to appreciate music as much as they did. But instead of forcing me to take lessons, they just made music accessible to me. That worked out really well and I naturally took a strong interest. I think it was a great approach. I may not have developed such a strong love of music had it been forced.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’ve always loved music, and especially playing and creating music. At first, I thought I was going to become a music teacher. (There’s something that I really love about finding the right way to connect to each student to find the right approach that helps them really comprehend the material.)

But life had other plans for me, and I fell in love with music production, recording, and composition, as well as media like television, film, and video games. In pursuing that, I was fortunate to be able to make a career doing what I love: performing and recording on various instruments, composing music, songwriting and producing records, recording and mixing (engineering), music editing, and designing sound. I have also been very fortunate to get to work with many talented artists and exceptional teams along the way, and I’ve enjoyed applying my love for “finding the right approach for each person” to those experiences.

I take a very personal approach with each project (it’s not OCD, really :D) and always give it my best effort because, while I really value the output, it’s the process itself that I find so enjoyable. When composing music, especially for media, I especially love putting myself into the shoes of the characters and weaving both the emotions they feel and elements of the story into the score (whether it be in the form of a melodic motif, harmonic texture, a specific arrangement, or a sonic aesthetic) so that it supports and enhances the story, but also so that it can stand on its own as a piece of music.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

In one particular collaboration, I wrote a melody that I really liked. I was working with a co-composer who made a suggestion for modifying the phrasing slightly. It took me a while to really appreciate, but the modified melody really grew on me. It turned out to be absolutely the right call, and I’m glad that I was willing to listen.

Can you tell us about what’s worked well for you in terms of growing your clientele?

In my opinion, just consistently doing the best work that I can has really helped. If a client likes the work they will often make a referral, and things can grow naturally in that way.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://skyelewinmusic.com
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyelewin
• Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7AK1uvXalruijh6pjRVDl1?si=Twk4SG2ZRs6IQO0TRw3J8w&nd=1&dlsi=d31166e123df485eApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/skye-lewin/467156999IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1673313/

Image Credits

Skye Lewin.jpg – Photo by Gary L.
Skye 1.jpg – Photo selfie by Michael Salvatori
Skye 2.jpg – Photo by Dave (last name unknown)
Skye 3.jpg – Photo by Skye Lewin
Skye 4.jpg – Photo by Skye Lewin