INTERVIEWS
Check out previous articles interviewed and written by me for HAZZE MEDIA! Interviews have been published on HAZZE MAGAZINE and as a website exclusive on HAZZE.COM
SURF MESA
VOLUME 21
Originally from Seattle, Los Angeles based Surf Mesa chats about the origin of his stage name, collaboration with Nitti Gritti on "Marching Band", success on "ily baby", and how TikTok is changing the aspects of the musical process.
JUSTUS BENNETTS
VOLUME 18
With over 135M global streams, viral Gen Z pop artist, Justus Bennetts shares the importance of stepping out of the comfort zone, his tour, and the process and collaboration behind his latest single “Don’t Trip” ft. GAYLE.
ALEC BENJAMIN
VOLUME 20
Phoenix-born, LA-based pop singer-songwriter, Alec Benjamin talks about his ongoing North American spring tour, first-time experience of performing at Coachella, new album (Un)commentary, learning Mandarin and wisdom about pursuing your passions.
RENFORSHORT
VOLUME 21
Originally from Toronto, renforshort is a pop-indie vibe artist. At the Hangout Music Festival, she sits down to talk about her songwriting process and collaboration with Travis Barker on latest single "We'll Make It Ok". She released her debut EP Teenage Angst in March 2020.
LEXY PANTERRA
VOLUME 20
Lexy Panterra chats about her story, creative process behind the new single "Girls", her goals for the Real Influence Agency, and focusing more on her music.
347AIDAN
VOLUME 21
347aidan talks about the meaning behind his name, his writing style, and viral song "Dancing in My Room".
SARA KAYS
VOLUME 20
Indiana-born, Nashville-based viral pop singer-songwriter, Sara Kays shares about opening for Alec Benjamin this spring, new single "Math", and finding her audience through TikTok.
CHRISTIAN WEISSMAN
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Christian Wiessman talks about acting in "Saved By The Bell" reboot & his role in the new movie "Crushed".
ZACH HOOD
VOLUME 21
Los Angeles based, Alabama born, Zach Hood talks about performing live at his hometown. After beginning to gain the attention of 3M people after posting a snippet of "Flashbacks", Hood started sharing his songs regularly. Hood has accumulated over 1.2M followers on TikTok, and chats about how TikTok is changing the music industry.
ELOISE ALTERMAN
VOLUME 21
Eloise Alterman shares her new EP Sad Bird, learning to live by herself from a young age, recently moving to LA from Nashville, and her upcoming personal goals.
JVNA
VOLUME 21
Los Angeles based, dance/electronic artist JVNA talks about life of a multi-instrumentalist and her past struggles which led to debut album Hope In Chaos.
SIMPLYYSRI
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
With over 1M followers and 63.7M views on TikTok, content creator Sri (recognized as SimplyySri) sits down to talk to HAZZE MEDIA about her experiences as a South Asian creator, inspirations, representation on screen, and advice to young brown creators.
PENG PENG LEE
VOLUME 20
Former Chinese-Canadian Olympic Coach and popular TikTok content creator with over 4M followers, Peng Peng Lee shares her story, process behind creating videos, mental health, and representation on social media.
MILES GUTIERREZ-RILEY
VOLUME 20
Miles Gutierrez-Riley talks about starring in Amazon Prime’s hit series The Wilds, having POC LGBTQ+ representation in the industry, & starring in Paramount’s film adaptation of On The Come Up (Angie Thomas’ New York Times bestselling follow-up book to The Hate U Give).
TZI MA
VOLUME 20
Tzi Ma talks about his story, role as Zhou in the Disney live-action Mulan, AAPI representation in Hollywood, and wisdom for aspiring POC creatives in this industry.
VANESSA YAO
VOLUME 20
Vanessa Yao talks about her role as Mia in the CW network TV series Kung Fu season 2, representation in Hollywood, and dream roles.
CANNONS
VOLUME 14
CANNONS share their journey, hit single "Fire for You" on Netflix series "Never Have I Ever", and latest release "Ruthless".
SALEKA
VOLUME 22
SALEKA talks about her story, South Asian representation in Music, how her father (M. Night Shyamalan) influenced her creativity, & new single "Seance".
DAYGLOW
VOLUME 22
Dayglow talks about performing at Bonnaroo, success of "Can I Call You Tonight?" & new single "Then It All Goes Away”.
NOTD
VOLUME 17
Swedish duo, NOTD talks about the collaboration of "Never a Good Time" with The Band Camino, upcoming shows, and goals.
LOUIS KNIGHT
VOLUME 6
London-born, Philly-based, pop singer-songwriter Louis Knight talks "Change", new single "London" and American Idol.
EMEI
VOLUME 13
With over one million streams on Spotify, EMEI shares the process behind viral "Late to the Party", imposter syndrome, and being Asian American in the industry
JACK OMSTEAD
VOLUME 6
Toronto-based, hip-hop pop artist Jack Omstead talks about TikTok, "Pink Whitney", and dynamic sounds.
BABYGIRL
VOLUME 13
Dreamy pop band BABYGIRL share about the process of recent single "Born with a Broken Heart" and their current tour journey with Jeremy Zucker
CASSIDY DANIELS
VOLUME 6
Country singer, Cassidy Daniels talks about writing things that are real, influences, and her process of creating music.
CALE HOLLAND
VOLUME 17
Los Angeles based singer and model, Cale Holland talks about inspirations, and his recent single "Parachute".
OLIVIA RUBINI
VOLUME 6
Pop singer-songwriter Olivia Rubini talks about debut LP "Silhouettes", influences, and growth of "To You" (Remix).
ELISE HARPER
VOLUME 9
Memphis-born, country singer Elise Harper reveals her life, journey on Netflix series "Sing On", and recent single "Dirt".
EMMA KLEIN
VOLUME 9
Pop singer-songwriter Emma Klein shares her life, journey on American Idol, and her creative process.
HUNTER CROSS
VOLUME 6
Hunter Cross talks about "Evil", being an owner of a record shop, and The Skelton Krew.
X
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
New York based producer, X talks about his influences, developing a sound, & new single "All I"
JOHN OWEN
VOLUME 17
Originally from Arizona, singer-songwriter John Owen dives into his passion for music, latest single "Funny", mental health, and goals.