“I was working on a piece for one of the things I was dancing to and I needed to have original music. I didn't know where to begin, I'm so bad at computers, and I remembered that he actually made music. I asked Astro Raw if he'd be interested in scoring and he said yes.” IfsKnowsMadeSaidPiecesNeededComputerOriginalsDancingRememberedOriginal Music Author:Jillian Hervey
“I was curious because I hadn't really known anyone to do just that, so I would stop in on his sessions with his rapper friends, and then one day, I told Astro Raw "I'm looking to sing. He told me to try it out and then we made 'Treat Me Like Fire' and everything started."” TryingMadeKnownFireOne DayTreatsCuriousRapperSession Author:Jillian Hervey
“I've always been kind of surrounded by music my whole life, so my earliest memories of it were just hearing it in the house.” KindWholeHouseMemoriesHearingWhole Life Author:Jillian Hervey
“Both of my mom's parents were music teachers, so I was hearing the fundamentals of playing the piano, what notes are, and all those things very early on.” ParentTeacherMomFundamentalsNotesMy MomHearingPianoMusic Teacher Author:Jillian Hervey
“I grew up as a dancer, and music and dance are so closely tied, that in ballet class you're listening to all this classical music, and in modern class you're working with a live drummer. It was something that always made me feel really comfortable and I've had a connection to since the beginning.” FeelsMadeClassModernListeningGrewComfortableGrew UpConnectionsDancerBalletTiedClassical MusicDrummerMusic And DanceBallet Class Author:Jillian Hervey
“Between my mom and dad, I would hear a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire. My mom loved Chaka Khan, so that was on in the car a lot.” EarthFireCarWindMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background.” KnowsUsedCoursesWatchesMomSingingRainMy FavoriteMy MomTheatreBackgroundsGenesSoundtracksSinging In The Rain Author:Jillian Hervey
“I think just being a '90s kid - I was not a Backstreet Boys girl, I was definitely into NSYNC.” ThinkingKidsGirlBoysJust BeingBackstreetBoy GirlBackstreet BoysNsync Author:Jillian Hervey
“Half of my family is in Los Angeles, so my cousin was the first person to play me, like, Snoop Dogg, and I would always feel like 'Omg I shouldn't be listening to this,' and my other cousin was the first to introduce me to Aaliyah, so every time I'd go to the West Coast, I'd get those West Coast vibes.” FeelsFirstsPersonsPlayHalfListeningMy FamilyWestLos AngelesIntroducingCoastCousinFirst PersonMy CousinWest CoastVibes Author:Jillian Hervey
“I definitely listened to Lauryn Hill - her's was like the first album I bought myself. Brandy's Never Say Never and Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill were always in rotation for a couple of years.” YearsFirstsCoupleAlbumsHillsBrandyNever Say NeverRotation Author:Jillian Hervey