Miranda Glory
by Alex Teitz
Miranda Glory’s resume reads like a good book. It includes Professional Performing Arts School in NYC, Berklee College of Music, Neverland Songwriting Retreat in Costa Rica. She has worked with producers including Autumn Rowe, Sheppard Soloman, Zac Poor, David Brook, to name a small few. She is signed to Tommy Boy Entertainment where she released singles “Blue Eyes Featuring Matty Owens” and “Take.” She also co-wrote RYNX’s single “Want You.” Today she releases her single “Hypochondriac”
Miranda Glory is a songwriter who has established herself on both coasts as a professional. FEMMUSIC was honored to speak to Glory about “Hypochondriac” and her songwriting.
FEMMUSIC: Tell me about “Hypochondriac.” How did the song develop?
MG: The idea for this song came from the fact that I’ve always been a huge hypochondriac. I was on Web MD on day (as I often am) and I thought it would be a cool idea to relate being a hypochondriac to a relationship. I’ve definitely been in relationships where I started to overthink every little detail to the point where I was paranoid about something that other people thought was nothing. I told this idea to some of my best friends that I wrote the song with and they quickly understood what I was talking about and the song kind of happened super quick from there.
FEMMUSIC: You’ve worked with a number of songwriters and producers. What do you look for in a producer?
MG: I look for producers that are willing to go outside the box in terms of sounds and also really try to cater to what the song needs. Some of my songs I like to keep super minimal production so that the song really stands out and isn’t overshadowed by the production. I also love when producers do something I didn’t expect and surprise me with their creativity. It’s different for every song really but it’s always fun finding that production that matches perfectly.
FEMMUSIC: You’re signed to Tommy Boy Entertainment. Why did you sign with them? How did you meet them?
MG: I did a 2-song deal with them and it was a great experience. They are very passionate about what they do and about discovering new artists. It’s actually a funny story how I met them. My Dad used to submit my music to different labels using a website and he actually submit my songs to Tommy Boy and I had no idea. Brian Delaney (an A&R at Tommy Boy) heard it and asked me to come in for a meeting. It was really funny because he told me he’s never found anyone from that website before but he was so glad he continued to use it because he found me. They’re all so sweet there!
FEMMUSIC: Can you describe your songwriting technique?
MG: I personally like to start with a concept or song title, which is what I did for ‘Hypochondriac’. From there I like to start with some chords and a vibe and just come up with melodies and lyrics together. I try to write the hook first and work backwards because that usually works the best for me but I also keep it open based on what my co-writers/producer likes to do.
FEMMUSIC: What song (not your own) has had the biggest influence on you and why?
MG: I think “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” by John Mayer made me want to write songs. I think I was probably going through my first heartbreak and I cried to that song many times (lol). But something about how it was crafted felt like he was describing exactly how I was feeling and I just remember thinking that I wanted to do that for other people.
FEMMUSIC: As a woman in the music industry have you been discriminated against?
MG: I can remember one experience while in music school where I felt very discriminated against. I did a minor in music technology and I was the only woman in all of my classes. I remember one of the (male) Masters students that was supposed to be helping out with the undergrads made an extremely condescending comment to me in which he called me “honey” and I knew that he wouldn’t have said anything like this to the other male students. From that moment on I knew this industry wasn’t going to be easy being a woman but I am super lucky to have a badass female manager, female video directors, female co-writers and a female PR team right now. So I feel very proud of that fact and I know I have a lot of people looking out for me.
FEMMUSIC: Whom would you most like to collaborate with, or tour with? Why?
MG: I would love to collaborate with Frank Ocean. I feel like our sounds would compliment each other’s so nicely and I just love his music so much. Going on tour with Drake is probably my dream because I just really respect him as a songwriter and an artist and it’d be insane to get to see him perform live every night!
FEMMUSIC: What one thing would you like to change about the music industry?
MG: I think right now it’s extremely hard for undiscovered artist’s music to be found. It seems like there’s a small circle of the same people that are getting all the plays but there are so many dope independent artists out there doing their thing and I wish there was a way for them to be heard more easily. This industry is so tough that I think people that are so talented often times give up because they aren’t getting recognized and that’s really sad to me.
