By Jaci Jedrych
Audio engineer, singer-songwriter, and illustrator Jesse Brady dropped her third track, “Conflicted,” on February 25.
Brady has always made music a part of her life. Growing up, she went to an open-minded school in Florida that always encouraged her big ideas and artistic interests. “I found that songwriting was the only art form that combined my three favorite things: words, music, and performing,” said Brady. She attended Belmont University where she studied songwriting and audio engineering.
Her latest track was inspired by a comment her grandmother made while they were on the phone together. “We were talking about my dreams of performing and writing, and I was releasing my first song, ‘Transformations,’ at the time. I wanted to do everything I could to market it well, but I wasn’t sure of how to do so. I had instincts and logic, and I was overwhelmed by both.”
“My grandma told me, ‘It seems like you’ve got a feeling and a knowledge and they’re kind of criss-crossing.’ I was immediately struck by this sentence, and after we said goodbye, I darted to the piano and put her words to melody.”
Brady’s song is smooth, warm, and relatable. It is story driven, expressing a feeling that most people can relate to: being confused and conflicted about decisions and how to progress.
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Jaci Jedrych is a World Politics student at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She loves going to concerts and exploring different genres, and has a passion for arts and news writing.
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