New York is the home to many great creatives that are usually musically inclined from an early age. Megan Alyssa is from Long Island, New York and she has been consistently making a name for herself in the music industry. From song writing, to dancing and singing she is the ultimate triple threat.Born of Dominican heritage she has always been diverse yet substanial. Being raised and heavily influenced by music from a young age she was inspired by her grandfather who played in a band and that is when he journey begun. This multi-talented creative also plays percussion and pitched instruments such as the piano and violin. Consistently and fearlessly, she has broken down musical barriers creating a rare and unique sound independently. Now she shares new music where she talks about her intriguing process on how she puts records together.
“My creative process is basically the same for every record I create… I always listen to the beat first and catch a vibe… then I create melodies…that initial vibe transcribes to lyrics … and the lyrics that stick are the ones that fit the melody. In this case, the No Shame instrumental felt very sensual to me… the lyrics needed to match that feeling… the story for No Shame doesn’t necessarily come from my personal experiences… a lot of my inspiration comes from movies, tv shows, my friends, and other music… when I’m getting ready, I always put on music… the type of music I put on depends on what type of mood I want to be in… if I’m going out to party, I’ll put on music that makes me feel confident and sexy… I feel that No Shame really gives off that vibe. When people listen to my music, they tend to get the idea that I’m a promiscuous woman… given that the majority of my songs sound very sensual… but honestly that’s not the case… like I said, most of the inspiration I get is from movies, TV shows, and stories… the title “No Shame” is really just inspired by a feeling of no guilt, no regret, and vulnerability. I would love for my listeners to feel the way that I feel when I’m making my music…and for them to feel that way, I need to be transparent and vulnerable… even when I record my music I try to embody the emotion that I’m trying to portray so that my listeners can relate more… I am constantly perfecting my craft… I’m definitely not perfect… but I want my music to sound the way I want it to sound… I will listen to a track I recorded a ridiculous amount of times just to make sure I’m ok with the world hearing what I want to say.”
