Piper Page Talks About The Music Scene In New York And Her New Favorite Single ‘Serious’

We are ‘Serious’ when we say that Piper Page is a music star on the rise!

If you don’t have her music added to your favorite playlist, then what are you doing? This New York artist is quickly becoming one of our favorite artists, especially with her new release.

We had the pleasure of speaking with Piper about performing live, validating moments in her career, and more!

When did you first realize that you wanted to pursue a career in music?

P: “I think I’ve always sort of known this was my path, I just didn’t have the knowledge or resources to make it happen until 2019 when I moved to New York for college. After finishing my first year studying music business at NYU, and completing my first internship in the industry, I started to realize that I didn’t just want to make music–I needed to be making music. I recognized an ability in myself to write songs in a way that connected with a lot of people–while still being fun, creative, and true to myself. Once I knew I could do that, I wanted to be doing it all the time.“

Tell us more about your amazing new single ‘Serious’.

P: “Serious” is probably, at this point, my favorite song I’ve written to date. It was one of those songs that just came flowing out of me easily, without hesitation. I was living in the East Village at the time, and I was having one of my countless writing sessions on my crappy keyboard in my bedroom after a night out with my friends. I wrote the first verse based on a situation that happened the night before with a guy I was talking to at the time. I’m a very honest songwriter, and I just say what I mean exactly how I mean it–so, the first half of the song was completely based on a text exchange. The second half came so naturally as well, I think I wrote this song in two hours or so. The decision to add the voicemail at the end of the song came much later on, and it’s actually a real voicemail I sent to my manager.

We love watching clips of your performances! What is your favorite part about performing live?

P: “Thank you! <3 My favorite part is definitely seeing people’s reactions to the performance, and coming up to me after. Obviously, I’m still in a very developing stage of my career–but when someone tells me after a show how much they enjoyed it, loved my voice, and/or want to see me again, it really touches me. So much work goes into my shows, and as a developing artist it can feel like no one really cares or recognizes that at times. It’s taxing on our mental and emotional state to constantly have to text the same five friends to come out to shows, or spend hours a day promoting it (while trying not to be annoying!), with little turnout. So, when someone takes the time to tell me how much they enjoyed it, or shows their appreciation by buying a ticket to the next show–it means everything to me and reminds me why I do it.”

What has been the most validating/exciting moment in your career so far?

P: “Well there’s two answers to that, actually. Firstly, the most exciting moment was the day I decided to take a chance on myself and go down this journey of being an independent artist, by myself. After leaving my management and subsequently losing my team and my resources, I thought there would be no possible way for me to achieve my goals by myself, let alone release an entire album. I was also finishing school and entering the workforce at the same time. But the day I told myself “No, it’s okay, I can do this by myself and whatever happens, happens”, that was the most exciting (and scary!) moment of my music career so far. This is a two-part answer because I know the most validating moment hasn’t happened yet, but that it’s very soon. The very project I thought I wouldn’t ever finish, and almost gave up on multiple times, will be done very soon. I’m reserving my validation and most of my excitement for that moment, because I know on that day that I’ll be so proud of myself. Afterall, the album is GREAT (if I do say so myself).”

How would you personally describe the music scene in New York?

P: “Challenging, but fruitful. At least for those within my genre. There aren’t a whole lot of venues that cater to or book pop musicians. A lot of recording studios are well versed in recording hip/hop and rap, or indie/singer-songwriters, or rock bands–without engineers experienced in the pop/r&b realm. This is my general experience from the last five years of living here, but I definitely think there’s a big resurgence of musicians of all genres in NYC. I’m starting to see, and get involved in, organizations or groups that want to connect artists of all levels and genres and songwriters who are looking for other songwriters. Once you find those niche groups, I think a musician’s journey can be really fruitful and a lot less lonely. There are more and more people as of late who want to work with developing artists as well, which I think was a problem in the past. In order to grow, you need support and I think a lot of those support systems–particularly for indie artists–moved to LA and Nashville, leaving musicians in New York with slim pickins when it came to companies willing to work with small budgets and limited resources. We’re getting there, which is why I describe it as challenging, but I’ve definitely found my hidden gems when it comes to collaborators, venues, etc that have made my experience worth it.”

Where can we follow your amazing journey?

P: “Instagram (@piperpage), Tik Tok (@itspiperpage), YouTube, and I also post all shows, merch and music on my website piperpage.com.”

Make sure to stream ‘Serious’, available now on all music platforms!

Photo Credit: Ashlyn Nicole (@ashlynicolephoto)

Je’Kayla Crawford– Founder and Director– Je’Kayla has been a journalist for years and decided to start a publication of her own, New Scene. When not helping her team and working on the monthly issues, you can find her watching a movie on Netflix or baking using a viral Tasty recipe.