Lila Dupont
Vulnerable, emotional, beautiful, grandiose. These are the words that come to my mind when listening to Lila Dupont’s newest single “Deep End”. Co-written with Scott Jacoby, the new song is about managing our own mental health and not knowing how to pull ourselves back up.
Coming from a musical family, Dupont has been sharing her own music signature highlighting her one of a kind storytelling and dazzling vocals.
We cannot wait to hear more music from her !
“Deep End” is now available worldwide.
Introduce yourself - what's the story of Lila Dupont?
Hi! I am Lila Dupont! I am a singer songwriter from New York City and I am currently living in Scotland. When I was around six years old my grandparents gifted me a keyboard hoping that I would potentially learn how to play the piano and that quickly turned into the start of my songwriting journey.
"Deep End" is your latest single - what's the inspiration behind this song?
I wrote “Deep End” during an extremely transitional period of my life. I had just moved over to Scotland at 18 years old and was feeling isolated and just generally lonely. During my teenage years I struggled a lot with managing my mental health and at the time of writing “Deep End”, I could feel myself slipping back into a bad mindset. “Deep End” is about recognizing you’re not in a good place mentally but not knowing how to pull yourself out of it.
Could you describe the songwriting/production for this song? Who helped you create it?
I’ve recorded every record I have released with the incredible producer Scott Jacoby. “Deep End” is also the first song we co-wrote together. I wrote the verses and choruses of “Deep End” in November of 2021 and Scott and I wrote the bridge in the summer of 2022. Revisiting this song almost a year later with Scott was a very special and unique experience. The bridge of “Deep End” serves as a self-reflection on the difficulty I was experiencing when first writing the song.
What made you want to release "Deep End" as a single?
“Deep End” is an extremely vulnerable and important song to me and I knew when writing it that if I were to ever record it, I wanted to release it on its own. Sometimes when songs are released as a part of a bigger project, they can get lost or overshadowed by other works. I didn’t want that to happen to “Deep End”.
What can you tell us about the music video?
For a while I was going between whether I wanted to have an extremely over the top video or a very simple and stripped down video for “Deep End”. I worked with Samuel Eszenyi on the video and we ultimately decided to film the entire video in one location! Looking back I’m really glad we made this decision.
What message do you want to give to anyone struggling with their mental health?
I believed for a fairly long amount of time that I would have to live my life in an anxious state forever. I’ve realized that the harder that I am on myself about feeling “cured” from my anxiety or “normal”, the more difficult it is for me to live without feeling debilitated by it. Be gentle and patient with yourself because it genuinely can get better :)
As an artist, what is the hardest part? And what is the best part?
The best part of being an artist is the ability to write music people can relate to. I feel so touched when people say they feel connected to my music. The hardest part is sharing personal information or emotions with whoever wants to listen. Also, it can be difficult when people assume things about you because of your art. That being said, the positives completely outweigh the negatives.
Who has been integral in helping you build your career/artistry?
I owe everything to Scott Jacoby for believing in me when I was seventeen and for giving me a chance to work with him. In the last two and a half years we have recorded around 15 tracks together. I could not be more grateful for him and his ability to bring my music to life through production.
As an artist, what vision do you have for yourself? What do you want to accomplish?
I hope to continue creating and collaborating for as long as I possibly can. I also hope to release a debut album in the next two years.
What are your thoughts on today's music industry? If you could change one thing, what would it be?
I think today’s music industry is difficult to navigate but also very multifaceted. I think that social media is both an enormous blessing and curse to artists. The ability to reach new listeners and connect with other artists is really special but spending too much time focusing on how to reach a larger audience is not healthy. I think if you are creating art that feels true to you, it will find its way.
As an artist, what are your thoughts on the social media landscape?
I think if you are spending too much time focusing on social media it can affect the art you are creating. Constant consumption of media can taint originality. There are definitely ways to use social media to your advantage, but there was definitely a period of time where I was spending too much time worrying about my content.
Could you list a few records that influenced the music you are making today?
Yes! “21” by Adele was the first songbook I ever had and will forever be so inspiring to me. My more recent inspiration has come from Big Thief’s album “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe You”, Noah Kahan’s album “Stick Season” and The National’s new album “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”.
What's the best advice you've ever been given?
Don’t stop yourself from releasing music that feels true to you because you are afraid of judgment.
What biggest life lessons have you learned so far?
Be patient with yourself and your music. Rushing creativity is what can hurt you the most. Trust the process!
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