SCENEzine Interview

In 2018, SCENEzine did a Interview on her song *Drown*.

**SCENEzine**

Firstly huge congrats on your new song “Drown” you must be stoked with the response so far?

**AViVA**

Thankyou! I am, it’s been so great- I have a really strong community of fans on YouTube in particular and everyone’s really resonated with DROWN, and told me they can really relate- which means the world to me!

**SCENEzine**

Can you tell us a little about how the song came about?

**AViVA**

MataisC and I wrote the song together-and I wanted to keep the same lyrical concept throughout all of my songs

**SCENEzine**

How was it working with Ken Andrews knowing that he’s produced some other incredible artists?

**AViVA**

Amazing! As a long time lover of Paramore, just having someone who’d work with them hearing my stuff was so exciting. His feedback and encouragement was so good- just made me realise I’m on the right path, I’ve actually finished 3 songs with Ken that will be released this year!

**SCENEzine**

Looking back how was 2017 for you? Any highlights?

**AViVA**

I think playing for KROQ in Los Angeles would be a massive highlight! As would be getting 10 MILLION plays on GRRRLS… I had never expected a response like that, but I’m so happy I did!!!

**SCENEzine**

We were absolutely captivated by you when you supported Don Broco in Sydney late last year. How was that show for you?

**AViVA**

It was so amazing- It was the first time we’d played in Sydney… well in Australia for 2 years! Getting outside before the show and seeing the line down the street was such a rush! I love performing so there was such a perfect vibe to get back into it all, it was amazing seeing Jenna from Tonight Alive there too she is such a goddess

**SCENEzine**

Are there any artists or bands who are currently inspiring you?

**AViVA**

I’m a longtime lover of the band The Smiths their songs and lyrics fed my soul when I was a teenager! I’m also a big fan of Twenty-One Pilots, I love their genre crushing sound and again the lyrics, so real and visceral! I go for lyrics first in any music really- after that I’m able to make a call on the rest of the production!

**SCENEzine**

Your song “Grrrls” is super addictive. Did that one come about fairly quickly in the writing process?

**AViVA**

Aw thanks! Yeah, MataisC and I wrote the song originally in a day, we then shot it across to JP who worked on it back and forth with us for about a week… so a week, not that long really! JP gets our direction and he’s a super talented producer with great creativity

**SCENEzine**

How was the experience of making the video for “Grrrls”?

**AViVA**

It was great, we did it down in an abandoned warehouse in the Mittagong area! Just the 2 boys myself, our Camera-man/ Co-director Jefferton James and a mate! We smashed it out in a few hours. The vibe there can get pretty creepy so I didn’t want to hang around too much in the dark, the same team is working on the DROWN clip!

**SCENEzine**

Can you tell us what you have planned for 2018?

**AViVA**

Well I’ve just released DROWN, and I’ll have the film clip coming out soon as well. I’m also planning on spending a lot of time in the States writing and touring (hopefully!) basically more songs and more shows! We’ve got another song coming out in a few months, so there’ll be a lot of prep in the lead up to that! We really want to hit the road in AUS too

**SCENEzine**

Lastly with valentines day around the corner do you have any valentines day advice?

**AViVA**

Haha, oh I’m not really into Valentine’s Day or any other consumerist constructs… am I allowed to say that? Maybe it’s just because I have a black heart.

~interview by chris ross~