Recently,
Grimes released new song, which is a great reason to write about her. J She is not only a musician and
singer-songwriter, but also a producer and music video director. She is born
and raised in Vancouver, but she did not get interested in music until she
moved to Montreal, where she came in order to study neuroscience (!).
One of her
friends, involved in the underground electronic music scene, introduced her to
the techniques of making music. She liked it very much and quickly started to
neglect her studies because she
preferred to develop her music skills rather than attend classes. Luckily, this
choice turned out to be advantageous to her. Today, Grimes is one of the most
prominent figures of contemporary electronic music.
The story
about her stage name is very interesting. In one of the interviews, Claire
Boucher (because that is her real name) explained that she wanted a pseudonym that
would be “something aggressive and masculine” as not to stand out from the
other electronic musicians who were (and still are, though it changes) mainly men.
And what
about the new track? It is called “Realiti” and was shot during Grimes’ tour in
Asia. Even if it was released a few time ago, I have listened it from that
moment many times and it puts me in a good mood every time, so I want to share it with you. :)
