#i made this to cope with my bad thoughts about the upcoming ep 11

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Floor Cry’s music is simply a good friend on a bad day, the spark to eliminate sadness and the boost of positivity always needed in a seemingly gloomy world. Her sound is blended to reflect the emotions one feels when supported or leaning on another, she understands what it means to be available and vulnerable to allow others to be the same.

With her few but powerful releases, Floor Cry (real name Felicia Sekundiak) has set the groundwork for a growing base of music that relates to the youth and their overwhelming unsureness in life, she knows what it means to make it through the dark times and is excited to become she who extends a hadn't to bring others out as well. 

The future is truly limitless for Floor Cry, from collaborations to albums, the paths she chooses are sure to be landmarked by exciting and elevating music set to bring out feelings perviously unfelt, yet so currently essential. 

PM: Our first question as always, how’s your day going and how are you?

Good! I just finished writing my midterm exams a few days ago so I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now I’m about to relax and watch Tales From The Crypt.

PM: To begin, what would you say is your favourite movie and what’s the best scene in the entire film and why?

I have so many favourites but if I had to choose one I would choose “The Lost Boys”. My favourite scene is when everyone’s at this beach party and Tim Capello is there playing “I Still Believe”. I don’t know why but it makes me so happy. A good soundtrack contributes so much to a movie! Some of my other favourites like Labyrinth and Purple Rain have amazing soundtracks as well.

PM: For those who don’t know you, who is Floor Cry and what is her musical vision? As well, where does the name Floor cry come from?

 Floor Cry is a name I came up with for myself. I feel like there isn’t much appeal to my given name so I wanted to go with something entirely different. I was having a hard time choosing something that I felt was an accurate representation of myself and hadn’t already been taken so at a certain point I had basically given up. Then one night I was laying on my floor listening to a record (and crying) and I thought of it. It was more or less a joke at first but I decided to roll with it. My musical vision is to keep growing and creating! I want to learn as much as I can and keep improving. I also really want my music to help people get through tough times as music has done that for me my whole life.

PM: How did you find yourself getting into a musical path? Was it those around you or possibly the environment you were in location wise? Possibly was it also the internet and the endless stream of content there?

 I think it was mostly just my love for music that started at a very young age. As soon as I was born my Dad was always playing music no matter where we were. He listens to a lot of different genres so that definitely had an influence on the kind of music I listen to now. He got me into A Flock of Seagulls which is one of my favourite bands. My uncle Dana was also in this really cool new wave band called Vienna so I’ve always been inspired by him. When I was 10 or 11 I begged my parents to take guitar lessons and from there I started writing and eventually recording my own songs.

PM: Who would you say are your biggest inspirations as an artist? What do you pull from them into your style?

 I am inspired by all of my favourite musicians. Every time I discover a new artist they inspire me to try new things. It’s really hard to narrow it down but I think my top ones would be Prince, Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Bowie, Cocteau Twins, The Cars, New Order, Book Of Love, INXS, and Tears for Fears. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with more synth in my songs which I think has definitely been because of these artists. I have also been trying to create a more atmospheric sound.

PM: On the topic of your style, you contrast great laid-back tone with introspective lyrics and themes, is this something you actively work for or more just naturally due to your personality?

Thank you! I think this is something that just comes naturally. Part of it is also due to the limitations that come with having a pretty basic knowledge of recording programs! I would like to create music that has a bigger sound someday as well as some more upbeat stuff. As far as my themes in songwriting go I have a lot going on in my mind at all times and I think this comes through in my lyrics. I leave a lot of things open for interpretation but I always strive to be honest as it allows me to make sense of my life and turn my experiences into something that other people can enjoy.

PM: As well, how do you hope to grow and add to yourself as an artist? What instruments or ideas do you hope to try in the future?

I have a lot of goals for the future! I hope to learn how to use more sophisticated programs to record my music. Right now I am still mostly on GarageBand as I find it easy to navigate but it is also very limiting. I have been trying to create a fuller sound by layering more tracks but I still don’t feel it is as full as I would like. I also really want to get a bass guitar and a good synth because right now I am just creating “bass” and “synth” on a Casio keyboard which isn’t ideal. My dream synth is a Roland Jupiter-8. Ultimately I want to transition into making synth-pop/new wave-inspired music one day as opposed to the kind of lo-fi stuff I’m making now. Another thing I want to do eventually is get a live band together so that I can play more shows and possibly tour one day. It would be amazing to meet the people who listen to my music.

PM: A lot of people point to experiences with fans or newfound life experiences as to what kept them driven to make music, did you find either to be the case for you or is something else pushing you to continue creating?

 Both! I started making music as an outlet. If you listen to my songs I don’t think it’s any secret that I’ve had my fair share of mental struggles and writing songs about them is how I cope. It’s not easy to be alive but music has kept me here through the good days and the bad. Once people started finding my songs and sending me messages about how I’ve helped them through their own experiences I realized that this is something I want to keep doing. I never thought my music would mean anything to anyone so hearing that it does mean the world to me. I still feel like I’m relatively unknown in the DIY music scene but I really appreciate every single person that listens to and supports me.

PM: Do you have any upcoming projects people should look out for? If so, how do they build or differ from past releases?

 I am working on an album! I still do not have a release date as I am very particular about what I want and am constantly revising songs. It’s completely different from the EPs I’ve put out in the past. My style has changed so much that I have a hard time listening to any of my older stuff now but I think that is something a lot of artists experience. Everyone grows so in a sense it isn’t the worst thing to dislike my older songs as it allows me to be able to acknowledge the progress I’ve made.

PM: What would you say is your number one favourite song of your own, and then your favourite song of all time, you can do three if it’s too difficult!

 I think my favourite song of my own is my most recent “I’ll Be Around” because I feel like it is a good representation of the progress I’ve made and the sound I am transitioning towards. As far as my favourite song of all time goes I will definitely have to take you up on your offer to do 3 (even 3 is hard)! Let’s Go Crazy by Prince, Space Age Love Song by A Flock of Seagulls, and Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins.

PM: If you could build a music and/or art studio anywhere in the world, where would it be and how would it look?

   It would be a dream come true to have my own music studio. I think I would build it in San Francisco because it seems like a city I would love or in England somewhere because that’s where a lot of my favourite bands formed. In terms of how it would look, I would want it to have bright colours everywhere! I’m a big fan of Patrick Nagel so I would love to have his art all over the walls as well. It would also be cool to have a room filled with pinball machines for when I take breaks during recording. And an ice cream machine.

PM: Do you have anyone to shout out or anything to promote? The floor is yours!

   I want to shout out all my friends for being so supportive and inspirational. I am so lucky to know all of them! I also want to take a moment to share this link because I think it is very important. The transgender community needs as much support as possible and I encourage everyone to donate to the Transgender Law Centre here: 

http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/donate.

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