Full Q&A along with links and streams can be found below.

Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.)

I am from Charleston, SC. Someone once described my music as “What you would listen to while high end lipstick shopping in Paris.” I liked that description a lot so I will go with that. I like to think that it has certain emotive qualities

What led you down this path of music and what motivates you to stay the course?

My mother is a musician so she always encouraged me to engage my creativity through that medium. I know music will always be a part of my life, It is a part of who I am. But I wanted it to be something I could do that would bring me joy and not bring stress so I was skeptical of making it my career. Thankfully I have had a lot of really amazing supporters that encouraged me to give it a real go. So here we are.

Who or what are your biggest influences when it comes to your creativity?

Jeff Buckley was a huge vocal influence for me. He has a really amazing way of making his voice an instrument. He could sing the simplest line, and turn it into the most emotional phrase just by the way he would sing it. Nina Simone I think would be another one. Queen.

How is your new release different than previous ones? Did you set out to accomplish anything specific?

My first EP, “Young Fools” there was a lot of experimenting. I wasn’t quite sure where my niche was. I think “Maybe Sometimes-in C” is a much more fluid representation of what I am setting out to explore musically. I want to be ever changing, growing, evolving as a musician, but this last release felt like a really good step into the direction I want to be going. The music video for “Dreams” came out recently and we are so proud of it. My brother, Ben Joyner, and his friend Taylor MacDonald, co-directed it.

Do you face any challenges as an indie musician in a digital age? On the flip side, how has technology helped you (if it has)?

Well, yes I do. We all do. And the biggest challenge is money. These days with music being so accessible for free, I have found the only way for me to sustain being a musician is touring, or licensing. But you need money to get to the point where you are doing that as well. I don’t currently have the tour support I would need to be out there as much as I should/want to be. So I work a full time job & try to balance it all out. Its hard. BUT without technology I would not nearly have the following that I do, or have had the opportunity to reach new audiences like I have. It is for sure a give & take.

How do you feel about streaming services? Any romantic attachments to the physical formats: vinyl, 8-track, cassettes, CDs?

If i see a really great band, I still buy a cd. I won’t go buy a band I like’s cd from Best Buy. Il just stream it until I see them live and then can support them that way. Cassettes are fun. I like to have something physical if I am really into the music. Steaming is pretty awesome & convenient though.

Where can we follow you online and hear more music?

• Music Video for song “Dreams“
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracejoynermusic/
• Instagram: @gracejoyner
• Twitter: @joynergrace
• Bandcamp: https://gracejoyner.bandcamp.com/
• Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-sometimes-in-c/id1115682481
• Spotify: Grace Joyner