Exposed Vocals catches an Exclusive Interview with Raven Reii
“Performing came naturally just like singing, songwriting and producing.”
Raven Reii was born to a family of artists in the suburbs of Stockholm’s Sweden’s South-side. A musical father who spent evenings in the basement with his guitar and drums, a mother who is an interior designer and a brother that preferred the rap game.
Raven Reii, however is not your stereotypical girl next door. She comes with an array of skills beyond the average. She’s a singer with a story to tell, she is an amazing pencil artist, plays instruments and shaves off her hair occasionally just for the heck of it.
“At the age of 6 Raven Reii already understood songs and music both in Swedish and English and she knew she wanted to be an international artist…!”
This 5’6 sexy blonde is a fantastic dancer and trend setter, and sets the standard for that edgy look.
Raven Reii’s life story could be a best seller book, and yet beyond the surface of her enigmatic body of tattoos, lies a kind hearted humble girl that enjoys life and wishes to do what makes her happy.
Raven Reii has just released her debut single and video, entitled Shades with Dopaminergic/Com On N Records and you can follow her @
Site: http://www.ravenreii.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravenreii
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ravnc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravenreii
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Exposed Vocals: So tell us your story. Where did you grow up? What made you decide to become an artist?
Raven Reii: I grew up in south of Stockholm, Sweden. I come from a creative family and music has always been a big part of my life. Music was the only thing I was good at and I felt like I wanted to share it with others cause music is such an amazing thing!
Exposed Vocals: How did you come up with that name? What was your inspiration behind it?
Raven Reii: Raven was an old nickname I had so I stuck with it and I put Reii in there cause people called me Ray so I spelled it a bit different and that’s how it became Raven Reii.
Exposed Vocals: What do you think about online music sharing? Do you ever give your music away for free? Why?
Raven Reii: I think it’s a great way to get your music out there and I do give away music for free. I have a mixtape out on youtube and my website for free cause I just love making and sharing my music.
Exposed Vocals: Since everyone was a start-up once, can you give any smaller or local bands or artists looking to get gigs and airplay some tips?
Raven Reii: Never give up. I never did and I finally managed to get to a good place with my music. And one thing you need also is a good team cause it’s hard to do everything yourself. So make sure you have good people you trust around you.
Exposed Vocals: Do you ever make mistakes during performances? How do you handle that?
Raven Reii: I always make at least one mistake when I perform but it doesn’t replay matter as long as you keep going and don’t forget everything else. I just continue and give it my all!
Exposed Vocals: Do you tour? Anything interesting happen on tour that you think our readers would enjoy hearing about?
Raven Reii: I’m gonna be touring a lot in 2016 and something that I like to do is cook so I always learn ow to cook new things when I go to different places. I just learned ow to make Ackee and Saltfish in London.
Exposed Vocals: Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?
Raven Reii: It can be anything at any time. Sometimes it just comes to me when I go for a walk or when I’m having a conversation with somebody or sometimes even when I’m just about to go to sleep and then I have to get up and make sure I don’t forget it or else I can’t sleep at all.
Exposed Vocals: Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?
Raven Reii: Yes I do. It’s www.ravenreii.com You can find a bunch of things on there. Some funny clips, my music, my blog and lots more.
Exposed Vocals: What are some really embarrassing songs that we might find on your mp3 player?
Raven Reii: Maybe a kiddies version by Pocoyo of Gangnam Style and some other funny kiddies music. My daughter loves it so I have to like it as well!
Exposed Vocals: If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?
Raven Reii: I would spend it with my family and spend it on my family cause they are the most important people in my life and they deserve the best.
Exposed Vocals: Any planned studio upgrades? What are you working with now?
Raven Reii: New headphones, mic stand, pop shields and a few other things cause I’m gonna be recording in a lot of hotels all over the world so I need a few new things.
Exposed Vocals: How do you find ways to promote your music? What works best for you?
Raven Reii: I use social media like twitter and instagram, youtube and vevo are also good ways to share the music along with sites like yours.
Exposed Vocals: If you could perform anywhere and with any artists (Dead or Alive) where and who would it be with? Why?
Raven Reii: That would have to be at Wembley Stadium with James Brown cause I think that would be an amazing experience and I think I would have soon much fun doing it.
Exposed Vocals: So, what’s next? Any new upcoming projects that you want to talk about?
Raven Reii: I’m going over to the states to do some shows and other things and I’m also gonna start up a fashion blog and work with designers and brands from Paris amongst other places and I’m gonna finish my album.
Exposed Vocals: If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?
Raven Reii: I would probably be doing something like photography or filming, maybe even baking I think.
Exposed Vocals: Do you remember buying your first album? Who was it? What was going through your head?
Raven Reii: I don’t remember actually but I know my dad had lots of albums like Kiss and Kim Larsen and other ones that I was listening to and I was singing all the time and I remember that I was thinking I would love to make my own album one day.
Exposed Vocals: How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?
Raven Reii: I am a mother of a soon to be 2 year old girl so everything I do I’m doing for her. So she takes up a lot of my time but I’m loving every second of it. She’s with me in the studio most of the time and she loves music, singing and dancing so she’s very easy to deal with. I just do whatever needs to be done to make sure that she’s good and then I can do my thing.
Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?
Raven Reii: My album is coming out and some more videos and I’m gonna tour and do shows all over and wow there are so many things that’s gonna happen. And if you wanna keep up you can always check out my blog on my webpage cause I’m always posting new stuff on there!!
