'5 Questions With': TYNE

Over the past year, rising artist TYNE has been working hard on her craft. The London based singer-songwriter is a creative in every aspect - from writing her own songs to the artwork to coming up with the concept for her music videos, TYNE really is a superstar in the making.

After her highly acclaimed releases ‘Insecurities’ and ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’, showcasing heartfelt, sombre lyrics alongside a laid-back production, the gifted songstress further introduced herself and her style to her ever-growing fanbase.

Only on Friday, she’s dropped her anticipated EP ‘This Is My Second EP’, a stunning project that proves that she is here to stay. We’ve had a great chat with her to find out more about her project, how she got into music and more!

EQ: Hi TYNE, first of all, how did you get into music?

T: Hi EQUATE ! Hope you’re golden ! Music was always around me growing up - mainly from my dad, I was bought up on 80s synth pop and les miserables in the car to school (from my mum). I first started writing songs at 13, we had this ‘band project’ thing at school and I just tunnel-visioned it and got super into writing songs and branding me and my pals as a band. I then started gigging in and around Cambridge on my own with my piano and my Dad as acting manager which was so so much fun. I started releasing as Grace Sarah, much more folk-y stuff back then, played some great small gigs and folk festivals. I then moved into more of a chill-pop vibe and changed to TYNE (my family nickname ‘cause I’m small) and it snowballed from there really - so all in all; big thanks to my year 8 teacher Mr Paige !!!!

EQ: Have you found the pandemic creatively challenging in any way? If so, what were your golden tips to overcome it?

T: I’m definitely in no position to give tips on overcoming this whole shabang ! It was so unexpected that I think everyone just rushed to their own coping mechanisms, I guess there’s no rule book but if you know of one definitely let me know !
I found myself on furlough from my Bar job which, like so many of us, was a struggle not having a routine for so many months. I think I just threw myself into anything creative I could find. I bought a sewing machine, started re-making a load of old clothes into new, more wearables items. I started making my own merchandise (coming soon!!!), hoarding puzzles, getting into cooking a lot more, moved to South London which was an experience in itself, especially mid-lockdown!

EQ: Do you write your songs based on your own experiences, or where else do you draw inspiration from?

T: I definitely write based on my own experiences. I don’t think I could ever write about something I haven’t gone through personally. That’s a lot of the reason I write music a lot in my own time, not just in sessions, it helps me express things and rant but turn it into something (hopefully) beautiful. I find the songs I write when I’m in the middle of a strong mood are always the ones I love, whether that’s super happy or super moody, they always come out more honest, which I think is really important in music in general.
Sometimes if I’m in a recording session and I haven’t got much going on, which was a lot more during lockdown, I’d write about my friends experiences or my family, from my perspective though, never pretending to be them, kind of thing - if that makes any sense!