I thought that was great, but then it just kept going up. Fortunately, having experienced that in Australia, I came over here with the attitude that I'm going to enjoy myself and really take notice of everything and savor it. You're suddenly thrown into this whirlwind of work, and so often it can be so overwhelming that you can't really enjoy it. And you think when it's kind of over that you wish you had enjoyed it. There's no textbook for anything in this industry.
Every artist has a different path to some degree.
You're on your own. One thing I've learned is to always please myself and make sure that I'm happy doing what I'm doing. Bainbridge credits her parents for raising her in a positive environment in their native Melbourne. It served her well when she decided to pursue a singing career, eventually meeting producer Siew at 001 Studios. I liked the way he worked and I knew I had so much more to learn in that environment, so I offered him my backing vocal skills in trade for studio time.