Meet Amanda Victoria | Indie Pop Artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Amanda Victoria and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Amanda, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I avoided going all-in on my music for so long. I had a full-time job at an amazing sync licensing company for 2 1/2 years before quitting in August 2022 to rely on just my talent and skills. I’ve always wanted to be a full-time artist, but I dealt with copious amounts of imposter syndrome. In a way that pushed me to go all-in even more. I didn’t want to call myself a musician anymore unless I could stake my livelihood on it. I don’t necessarily recommend this path for someone as new as me, but it’s what I needed. As a crippling procrastinator, I always found excuses to not invest in myself, so I needed to pull the rug out from under myself so I could get my butt to work! I also knew that if I let myself sit around forever, I would look back on these years with so much regret. That is something that I will not tolerate. Music is the best thing that I, as one person, can offer the world. I’m not a great business woman, I’m not a genius mathematician, I’m not good at politics, and I can’t score a goal unless I’m playing foosball. But if there’s one thing I can do, it’s sing and write music that moves people to tears (at least that’s what they tell me), so I have decided to put all my eggs in that basket.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I like to say that I have the voice of a pop diva like Ariana Grande or Tori Kelly with the heart of a singer songwriter like Maggie Rogers or Lizzy McAlpine. At most of my shows, people I don’t know will tell me that my songs brought them to tears. They’re usually the songs that I wrote when I was already in tears. Music is my processor. When I can’t take my emotions, I sing how I feel. Even if I’m not trying to write a song. You know those memes about having fake arguments in the shower before you know you’re about to have a tough conversation? I do that too, but just with rhyming and melody. It can produce some intense songs. I care deeply about making sure my songs add value to this life. I think my last two singles “Out of Love” and “Poetry” really encompass that. They were both written after midnight when I couldn’t do anything else but face my demons that were lurking in the dark. I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to the music business! I shouldn’t say that, but it’s true. I went to school for a different degree, and I wish I could go back. I like structure and official education, but now I’m relying on the lessons of failures and successes. And I’ve learned that it’s really great to have a plan, but then you have to be able to adapt that plan once, twice, a hundred times before whatever you’re trying to do actually gets done.

If there’s anything that I want to leave as a legacy from my music, it’s that the world is a truly beautiful place and a good life is a valuable gift. Life can be horrible and sad and discouraging, but there is always goodness to be found. Always. You just have to have the courage to find it and also to pass it on to the next person who’s looking for it. If my music isn’t reflecting that as a whole, then I think I may have missed the mark in the end. Consequently, I’ll be spending the rest of my career trying to make that happen.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’ve had a season pass to Six Flags for 9 years, so that’s definitely first on the list, plus a Rangers game in the spring. Magnolia street in Fort Worth is my go-to right of passage for anyone visiting my home town, and I’m always on the lookout for events at Klyde Warren Park.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would not have the confidence or gut to go for my dreams without the flood of love and support that I have received from my family and friends. My parents, Olga and Guy, have been the most encouraging people in my life from day one. They’re the kind of parents that frame my publications and hang them on the wall. My father is a musician, so I not only inherited my passion and talent from him, but I also grew up with a studio on the other side of my bedroom wall. (He also made sure that Beethoven was playing in the delivery rooms when my sister and I were born.) Now, we still lived on a musician’s budget, but he loved to splurge on his gear, and made sure to make it available to me. He taught me how to play piano and guitar, and I was tracking songs I was writing by age 12. I grew up with a melody in my heart because of him, and I owe him everything that comes after.

Website: amandavictoriasound.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandavictoriasound/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaVictoriaSound/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAfyi1XuGuF0H1TnczL6_Vw

Other: https://linktr.ee/amandavictoriasound https://www.tiktok.com/@amandavictoriasound

Image Credits
Macka Photography, TRVR, The Dream Experiment, Vision By Mitch