With an attitude and art style influenced by living 45 minutes outside of Boston, Natalie Coryea was drawn to music from an early age, especially hip-hop.
“I grew up dancing and feeling drawn to hip-hop, and also kind of having that Bostonian attitude of just saying what you want to say, which has been expressed through my songwriting,” said Coryea.
Coryea took this hodgepodge of artistic inspiration from her childhood and began working hard to fulfill her dreams of becoming an artist.
Starting on ukulele when she was 12 and growing up around music, Coryea, a junior music business major, began taking song writing seriously in her sophomore year of high school.
Taking influence from the Black Eyed Peas, Bob Marley and Zack Brown Band, Coryea mixes genres she loves to create something uniquely her own.
“Those are bands I specifically remember my dad having on CDs,” said Coryea. “I’m pretty sure there’s a video of me of running around dancing to ‘My Humps’ by the Black Eyed Peas,” said Coryea.
Coryea came to Belmont as a music business major wanting to learn how to protect herself as an artist and market herself, still wanting to be a songwriter in her own time.
“When I first came to Belmont, I was scared of all the competition, and I had to push through and find confidence in myself,” she said. “But on the other hand, it’s so inspiring to have so many talented people here.”
Despite the initial fear, Coryea has still gone on to create and release music inspired by the city she grew up in.
Her most recent song “MALE MANIPULATOR” is more of an alternative rock sound rather than her starting sound of indie pop with her earlier songs “Ex-Girlfriend” or “Purple Converse.”
Coryea said she refuses to be defined by a single genre.
“I think it’d hard to pick one genre to stick to, and I like to sing different types of music and write different songs based on different life experiences,” said Coryea. “I want to express myself and not be scared of what people will say,” said Coryea.
Coryea said she wants to start writing and experimenting with songs people can dance to.
Right now, she is working with her band to write songs with horns and is anxious to release it.
“I have a song that I’m gonna start planning to release...it kind of has a James Bond inspiration,” said Coryea.
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This article was written by Sarah Baker
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