My guest today is a my good friend Victoria Canal. She is a 22-year-old artist, singer, songwriter, and now producer based all over the world. She was based in Los Angeles, but when the coronavirus shutdown hit, she moved to Amsterdam where her parents live.

Victoria and I discuss how she's been handling the last six months. This was supposed to be her breakout year. She had two massive tours scheduled. She had just finished one supporting the band Tall Heights. Then she leveled up to an even bigger tour supporting Leslie Odom Jr. She also just came out with her EP, 'Victoria,' and as you can imagine, the release strategy changed quite a bit. So we talked about that. 

I had Victoria's manager, Andrew Leib, on the show a few months back. You can get the other side of Victoria's career. He talks about why he wanted to sign Victoria and what it has been like working her so far. Listen to Andrew's episode here: https://aristake.com/red-light-manager-andrew-leib/

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Victoria's interview on The Third Story Podcast with Leo Sidran: https://aristake.com/victoria-canal-instagram-engagement/

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Quick links: 

3:23 - About Victoria and what it's like living in Amsterdam during the pandemic

8:40 - Victoria's manager discovering her and her journey as an evolving artist

15:28 - What was it like working with a different producer than the one that helped write the songs?

23:05 - Learning production and potentially producing for other artists

24:38 - Victoria's daily routine

26:30 - Victoria's creative and songwriting phases and mental health

31:30 - How Victoria is handling not being able to perform and having her life shut off

39:35 - What's it like releasing a body of work during this time? What are the expectations? 

49:41 - Do find yourself being more pressured to create and release content?

52:32 - The relationship between artist/fans/humans is important

55:50 - What it means to Victoria to make it in the new music business

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