Michelle Mondesir

Michelle Mondesir, also known as Muze, believes in the status of urban music in Canada. Putting everything into her own music (expect an EP to be released this summer), she also works as a writer and producer for other emerging artists as well. Complete with a soulful, mellow sound and some great singing chops, Michelle Mondesir is a true industry mover.



How did you first become involved with music?

Did you always knowthat you wanted to pursue it as a career? Well my mother would say I came singing out of her womb lol... My aunt used to call me little Whitney [Houston] back in the day and I guess you could say music is in my blood. I started playing the piano at 5 and was always involved in music since then. I didn't always know I wanted it as a career. I actually wanted to be a doctor for the longest while. It wasn't until high school that I started entertaining that idea.



If you had to describe your sound to someone who has never heard it before, what would you say?

I would say its a new neo soul where my smokey-jazzy tone meshes with hip hop influenced beats topped with poetically and sociologically conscious lyrical content.



Are you working on an album at the moment? If so, what canaudiences expect from it?

I am working on an album and currently looking to release it this summer. Well, the audiences can expect to be inspired to be better people, to fall in love all over again and to shake their groove thang lol



I read your bio on MySpace, and it seems that you have quite a few projects under your belt from having performed for the prime ministerof St. Vincent, to working on a children's collaboration. Is it important to you to spread your music anywhere you can?

I think the more ears that hear my music will lead to more lives touched by it and if I can reach out to people and help them to know they aren't alone in what they're going through or to inspire them in some way then I know that my efforts aren't in vain



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