Hanne Mjøen
I’m super excited to get to share this new interview with Norwegian artist Hanne Mjøen. Her latest single “Fall Apart” is an instant smash. Co-written with Felix Svedestig and Noomi, the new single explores the feelings of falling apart when falling in love. The production is brilliant, the melodies are huge and Hanne’s vocals are magical. Like I said earlier, “Fall Apart” is a smash.
I can’t believe it took me all this time to discover Hanne’s music, but I guess it’s never too late, right? Hanne is an amazing talent who delivers timeless melodies and I’m lucky to get to feature her on my blog.
Go stream “Fall Apart” - out now !!
Photo credit: Fabian Fjeldvik
Introduce yourself - what's your story?
Hii I’m Hanne Mjøen, an artist and songwriter from Norway. I make dreamy, dark and synth driven alternative pop-songs about how I feel. You see, I’m very bad at talking about my emotions, so for me it feels more natural to write about them, and I guess my artist project is a result of this.
"Fall Apart" is your latest single - what's the story/inspiration behind this song?
Fall Apart is a very personal song for me. I’ve been scared to fall in love for as long as I can remember. For me it feels like I lose myself focusing only on somebody else, and falling in love feels like falling apart. In both good and bad ways, and this is what inspired the song.
Could you describe the songwriting/production process for this song? Who helped you create it?
I traveled to Stockholm with a note full of lyrical ideas, and this was my second day writing with Felix Svedestig, joined by Amanda Börjesson, aka Noomi. Me and Amanda have been writing together a couple times before, and when she asked me how I was doing I presented the lyric «you fall in love, and I fall apart» and the song just poured out of us within a couple hours.
What did you feel when listening to this song?
Listening back on the song I felt a tingling feeling, both scared and exited at the same time. Scared cause it was so honest and revealing, and excited cause the beat and vibe felt very right for my musical universe.
What's your favorite thing about this song?
I think it’s the drum and bass beat combined with the guitar and the humming. It feels both nostalgic, down to earth and modern at the same time.
What can you tell us about the artwork?
The artwork is inspired by the looks and lights of Euphoria, Blade Runner and The Matrix. It symbolizes how everything you’ve been hising and keeping inside is written on your face.
As an artist, what is the hardest part? And what is the best part?
The hardest part for me is answering and responding to everyone who writes to me, shares my songs and listens to my music. I really want to show them how much I appreciate that they appreciate me, cause it really means everything to me. And this is also the best part. How my song can help someone on another country, in another city or even on the other side of the world get through something. I think that’s what I love the most about music. How it can hit anyone, at anytime, anywhere.
What are your thoughts on today's music industry? If you could change one thing, what would it be?
There’s a lot of things I would change in the music industry if I could, it is in many ways an unfair business. What I’m most passionate about at the moment is getting more women in the industry, more female writers, artists, musicians, top bosses and especially producers. There’s been male gatekeepers for too long, and not only in this industry but in any industry really.
What biggest life lessons have you learned so far?
I think the biggest life lesson I’ve learned so fas is to trust myself. Not letting anyone else’s opinion on how I should sound, what I should do and how I should look influence me. To create music is supposed to be fun, and about you, and if it’s not fun anymore you should just stop for a moment and breathe. Don’t get me wrong, I love discussing music, lyrics, sounds and both getting and giving constructive criticism on what I do, but I’m not letting it affect me. I leave my focus on me.
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