Miss Solow Dolow: Is Sye Spence your real name?
Sye Spence: Yes. My mom pretty much put letters together after I was born, which I think was pretty creative on her part.
MSD: What kind of performers do you look to inspire your performance?
SS: There are so many that I admire from many styles of music. My personal inspirations are a lot of the more dramatic, emotionally driven musicians from the 70s. Particularly Kate Bush, I learned so much about mixing eccentricity with grace from her.
MSD: What kind of emotion and feeling did you have while completing Mad Mad World?
SS: While writing these songs, it was so intense. I was filled with so many thoughts about past, present, and future. Every detail of my memory, mixed and all my hopes and dreams, were what I drew from as a muse. So it evoked a variety of emotions: passion, anger, strength being the most prominent of them all.
MSD: What does "Mad Mad World" mean to you and what should it mean to people who listen to the EP?
SS: Mad Mad World has a large powerful meaning. I started out very timid and shy with my gift, afraid of what I knew was inside of me to share. When I started recording this project, I realized that my gift was very powerful and I literally believed that I could take over the world. For anyone that listens to the record, I want them to feel the same way. That they can conquer anything, they can be bold, powerful, dream big, extrodinary dreams, be different, or just be.
MSD: What can people expect August 28th?
SS: August 28th will be centered around showcasing the great potential of creativity, my goal is for people to leave the show feeling like, "Man, I can do that!" or "Man, I can go ahead and go for my dream of being a doctor or a freaking astronaut, or whatever!" Really pumped and amped for life. The goal is to entertain and inspire. I am pretty confident the spirit and energy put into the show and the EP will do just that.
MSD: What are your upcoming projects?
SS: Right now, I am actually writing for my second EP. It is not yet titled and it will stay that way until I feel it. I wrote Mad Mad World in a matter of 6 months. I want to take even more time with this second project to nurture the sound and experiment with creativity. Also, I have been fortunate enough to be featured on a few compilation records, one being Noise Porn released by Nouveau Music and Ethereal's No Saliva Vol. 1 released by Greedmont Park.
