Anabel Englund - How One Song Changed My Life

About this episode

Anabel Englund discusses her musical journey and the impact of songwriting on her life and career.

This episode was filmed and sponsored by THE LINE LA, Will’s favourite place to stay in LA - for 20% off your stay use code WILLCLARKE at www.thelinehotel.com Anabel Englund joins me on the podcast to talk about her journey from growing up in a musical family to becoming one of the most recognisable voices in dance music. We dive into the early days of discovering house music, working with Lee Foss and the Hot Creations crew, and writing one of the most iconic dance records of the last decade, Electricity with MK. Anabel also opens up about the realities of being a vocalist in dance music, navigating confidence as an artist, and how songwriting has always been her way of expressing emotion. This was a really honest conversation about creativity, identity and building a career in music. In this episode we talk about: • Growing up surrounded by music and creativity • Discovering house music and the UK dance scene • Writing the global hit Electricity with MK • The early Hot Creations touring days • Being flown first class at 18 years old • The realities of being a vocalist in dance music • Finding confidence as an artist • Using songwriting to process emotion • The highs and…

People in this episode

Host: Will Clarke

Guest: Anabel Englund

Topics covered

• music journey
• dance music
• songwriting
• confidence in artistry
• touring experiences
• creativity and identity

Keywords

• Anabel Englund
• dance music
• songwriting
• Electricity
• Hot Creations
• confidence
• touring
• music career

Sponsors

THE LINE LA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hot Creations

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