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" It's taken a while for me to figure out my sound. It's tough, coming from DJing, because you know how things are supposed to sound, but you also don't want to be formulaic about it. "

Mija

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" I've always been into super upbeat, cute, uplifting progressions, but at the same time, I'm also a very dark person. I really like both sides, and I feel like I'm always trying to find some middle ground with music or style or anything that I do. "

" I have to constantly be doing something; otherwise, I don't feel like I'm reaching the level that I should be. "

" Middle and high school sucked. "

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" I realized you can be the dopest producer technically, but if the songs don't give you emotion, it doesn't matter. "

" My fans are so open-minded and trust that whatever I'm doing, in whatever moment of time, is the most accurate form of expression that I have to offer them. There are no expectations - only a journey which we all share together. "

" Getting comfortable again and being in a vocal booth on the opposite end of the spectrum, when you're normally the one tracking the vocals, is kind of scary. "

" I create, dress, and act however I feel in a single moment. "

" I love traveling. "

" I never really planned on any of this being a career; all I knew for sure was that I wanted to create, I wanted to play music, and I wanted to share music. "

" Sometimes I think that we are living in a simulation controlled by the reigns of a destructive child who often gets bored or distracted, leaving us trapped inside feedback loops for years at a time. "

" I tried for a long time to make DJ-able dance tracks that were more specific to the stuff that I was playing. Ultimately, I found I wasn't really capable of doing that. The only type of music I was able to make that really made me feel something would just come straight from my heart or straight from whatever emotions I was feeling at that time. "

Mija

Dance

Music

" I don't ever take anything for granted. I know... people would kill for the opportunity to play on festival stages and whatnot. "

" My music is inspired by where I am and what I'm feeling at the time. Traveling and meeting new people is also incredibly inspiring to me. "

" I want to tour less and make more art. "

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