We met up with the incredibly talented muti-faceted creative keiyaA to talk about her album "Hooke's Law", her Lettrboxd picks, how she keeps the legacy of jazz alive in her music while pushing sounds forward, and so much more.

Big thanks to keiyaA for taking this time to speak with us!

Filmed at the [untitled] studio in Williamsburg.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - The reception of "Hooke's Law" so far
02:08 - What does the title mean?
03:30 - The making of the album cover + its meaning
06:33 - How her play milk thot taught her important lessons about the art of performance
07:41 - Artists who inspire her to use her voice in uniquely expressive ways
09:29 - The story behind "think about it/what u think?"
11:53 - The making of "motions"
12:47 - keiyaA's superpower of looking inwards
15:44 - The impact of Telfar + the creative community the brand has built
18:52 - A journey through keiyaA's Letterboxd
20:47 - keiyaA's favorite way to watch a movie
23:43 - The first time she watched Neon Genesis
25:13 - Her love for Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli films + how it informs her world building
30:39 - 'Hooke's Law' as a Studio Ghibli character
32:53 - How being from Chicago shapes the way she makes music
38:22 - How keiyaA embraces jazz tradition while breaking boundaries and pushing her sound forward
47:11 - When the life of keiyaA becomes a movie, who will direct it? And will it be live action or animated?
48:54 - Final words :)