As a baby, Viper would sneak out of her cousin’s playroom to the living-room piano, waking up everybody in her residence as she practiced enjoying the alluring instrument.
Now she has arrived on a bigger stage with a recent model that she intends to make recognized.
Vanesa Perez, 23, was a author for so long as she might bear in mind. But it took some time for her to comprehend she had a particular expertise for songwriting.
“I didn’t feel like I was worthy enough to dream of it, and I went through a million different phases,” she explains. “I was just thinking about: How I can make the biggest footprint on the earth and in my life? And it just clicked.”
Her first singles out of faculty, “Wake Up and Find Peace,” and “VIP VIA,” explored themes of fixing identification, coping with rejection, and staying true to 1’s true self. Now the Cuban-American artist is placing collectively her debut EP, aiming to take listeners on a rollercoaster of feelings together with her indie-pop lyricism and vocal expertise. Set for launch on Friday, March 3, her new single “Say What U Wanna” is concurrently highly effective and susceptible, showcasing Viper’s means to attach with an viewers on a deep emotional degree.
“This song is generally about overcoming anxiety,” she summarizes. “I feel like everyone struggles with whatever degree of anxiety, and personally, I’m left feeling tongue-tied, and I end up not saying what I want to say. It also ties into the EP because the human experience is about feeling everything: the bad, the ugly stuff, and the amazing, beautiful stuff that you want to write poems and books about.”
The single encourages listeners to be true to themselves and by no means quit on their desires — an particularly essential message for younger ladies navigating by way of a world that may be harsh and unforgiving.
On Friday Viper will host a listening celebration for the brand new observe alongside together with her collaborators, up-and-coming producers Mike Martinez and Drew Chinigo, at Savage Labs Wynwood.
“I’m a big believer that by practicing and doing what you love everyday, good things will come,” says Chinigo, who performs beneath the stage title Just Drew. “It’s going to be a great show with some other DJ sets planned, so we’re excited to play some groovy tunes and then slide into live performances for the night.”
The Miami-based producers are a few of Viper’s most frequent collaborators, prepping their music careers alongside their buddy and enterprise accomplice.
“Viper and I actually both went to Florida State [University] together, and one night she just came over and we started working on this song that she had written,” Martinez recollects. “From there we continued to work together, and then I met Drew, who fit in the puzzle of certain things that I couldn’t do in production. Now we’re excited that we’re here and we have an opportunity to play this new song on a bigger level for everybody.”
As Viper prepares for the music launch, she’s greater than able to take the following steps together with her followers and share her music with the world. For her, music is greater than technique of leisure – it’s a solution to encourage, to make folks really feel one thing, and to create a group of like-minded people who share a love for artwork and creativity.
“Don’t stop dreaming. Don’t let anyone or anything discourage you from being exactly who you are, and using your voice to do so,” she says. “Your thoughts are powerful. I hope that through my music, everyone will really get to know me.”
Viper “Say What U Wanna” Single Release Party. 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, at Savage Labs Wynwood, 2451 NW Fifth Ave., Miami. Admission is $20 by way of eventbrite.com.