Singer Tiffany Day Talks Moving To LA, Music Inspirations, And “THE DEPENDENCY PROJECT”

This Singer-Songwriter deserves to be on a spot in your playlist

After going viral for singing in a well in 2017, her music career has truly taken off. 10 Million streams on her music later, Tiffany just released her sophmore EP title “THE DEPENDENCY PROJECT”.

We had the absolute honor of talking with Tiffany on all things moving to LA, her expereinces on music video sets and what’s next!

Q: Your first viral YouTube video was you singing “Hallelujah” into a well on a family trip in Italy. Did you expect that video to blow up as much as it did? 

T: ” I never expected, like in my entire life, that I would have a video that would blow up. I don’t know, it was just never thought it was a possibility for me. And even when I had uploaded that video onto Twitter, I didn’t think about it blowing up. My whole kind of mindset going through that was “Huh, I really don’t post alot of stuff on Twitter, like singing video wise, so why not just post this”.

And I honestly hated that video, I wont lie. I watched that video after it was taken and I just didn’t want to post it, so I just kept it in my camera role for like two weeks and then I get back to the US and I’m in my bedroom one night on a Wednesday and I’m like “You know what? I should just post this.” And I posted it with the most casual caption ever, and a couple days later it just started blowing up, and I was lke “What is happening?!” So, I never expected it to be as big as it did, but im very grateful for it.”

Q: You grew up in a suburban town in Kansas and then later moved to Los Angeles to attend college and pursue your career in music. What was that transition like going from a small town to a huge city?

T: “It was so hard and I don’t think enough people talk about it. Alot of people romantize like “Ahh you leaving your small town to go out to the big city and chase after your dreams.” I guess I just really underestimated the transition of it, especially after growing up in one spot for 18 years straight, and then all of a sudden moving to a city where you know zero people, have zero relatives, literally I knew no one. There was a point that I wanted to leave and come back home. But I’m glad the things played out the way that they did and I’m thankful that I found the people I love and that love me here.”

You have a new sophomore EP titled THE DEPENDENCY PROJECT releasing June 25th (a huge congratulations to your new EP). Can you tell us more about the EP and the inspiration behind it?

T: “So my plan, like my grand plan, I guess before releasing my first album, is to make four EPS and I want those four EPS to reflect my four years in university. Because you know, they say, “ah, these years are the best years of your life”, right? So think these years are the years where we grow the most. I mean, you’re always growing continuously, but I do think a lot of this is like finding your independence and like meeting new people, new experiences, a lot of crazy. And I just figured it’d be cool to document all of that in music because that’s what I do.”

Q: If you had to pick one song off the EP to represent you as an artist, which one would you choose?

T: “Um, this is hard, because there’s so many songs. There’s really so many songs. Probably the second one, “if I don’t text you first”, because I am so petty. Like it’s insane. And I wish I wasn’t, but there’s just like Taylor Swift in me. Like I don’t know where it came from, but I am just so petty and like that song is pure pettiness and I don’t know, I just think it like. Even my mother, she was telling me the other night, like that song really shows some of your personality and I’m like, I know, I know.”

Q: “You filmed two music videos for your songs “IF I DON’T TEXT YOU FIRST” and “CALONE,” which were both absolutely amazing. How was it filming those two music videos? 

T: “I loved both. I’d say the more painful one was probably “if I don’t text you first” and I’ll explain that in a second, but cologne was pretty cool. Um, cause I got to dance. I used to dance when I was really young and I quit dancing for a while just because I don’t know music became the main thing.
The reason I found the text shoot as painful was mainly because of the fact that it was a two day shoot, but both nights ended at like two or 3:00 AM. And the last night, which was probably the most painful night was when
we were, um, pouring gasoline, which is actually just water. But we were point on the lawn and we took that shot probably a couple, like I want to say over 10 times. And the worst part is that like the gasoline can, was like very, very heavy and Simon, the director bless his heart. He just wanted to make sure we, that we got the shots, but, um, it was so painful having to hold up that gasoline can over and over and over again. And the next day, my like arms and my shoulders were really sore, but you know what, you do it for the art.“

Q: What’s your creative process like when writing a song?

T: “It’s always different depending on like the song, the mood, the vibe. A lot of times I’ll go into a studio session and I’ll just write on the spot there, if that makes sense. The producer will usually come up with some sort of instrumental track and then they’ll start writing and we’ll kind of build together. And I guess it’s just writing about whatever’s like happening in life and in the moment, other times I’ll feel the need to sit alone in my room and be on my guitar and just start writing.”

Q: How would you describe your style of music? 

T: “I feel like I ranged from a lot of different genres. Like the second EP was a lot more pop than the first one. The third EP is actually a lot more electronic than the first two, so I’m kind of everywhere.”

Q: Who’s an artist that inspires you? 

T: “FKJ is super sick. Um, I just liked the fact that he can play so many instruments and it’s just like so knowledgeable in everything and I am so mesmerized by him. In terms of writing, I love Jesse Rayez. She’s probably like one of my number ones. Um, and not only in writing, I love how raw her writing is, but I also really love her live performances.”

Q:We’re all so excited for your new sophomore EP, THE DEPENDENCY PROJECT coming out soon. Are there any upcoming secret projects we should be on the lookout for? 

T: “Um, well, I guess I kind spoiled it already, but I have two more EPS coming out, hopefully this year, although one might kind of bleed through to next year I’m not quite sure yet . The third one’s already pretty much done, which is crazy. And I’m also already working on the fourth one. So please look out for those two. And then after that, who knows what the world, what I have in store for the world. We’ll see.”

Q: Where can we find you to keep up with you?

T: “Most of my socials are at @Tiffdidwhat, Like TIFF did what? It’s supposed to be like funny and quirky. I literally just can’t have the name Tiffany Day. Cause someone take has already taken it on Instagram anyways. But you can find me on Instagram and Twitter!”

Interview Written By: Je’Kayla Crawford

Interview Conducted By: Olivia Campos