Indie Music Women’s Featured Artist of the Day is…⠀
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Erica Torres (@erica_frequency)⠀
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Erica Torres is the front woman/guitarist and lyricist of Alternative Rock band Frequency Within, a four-piece, female-fronted alternative Christian rock outfit based out of Orange County, California.⠀
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Erica shared with me what it means to her to be an indie music woman artist:⠀
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“To be an independent musical artist is rough as it is. Having to wear multiple hats from being the writer, accountant, editor, and sometimes own critic takes patience. To be a woman on top of all of that makes it a little rougher sometimes. Although women have made enormous strides in the music industry there are times when certain walls in genres need to be broken down, even in this day in age. Women are still looked at as dainty or even not taken seriously.
To be an independent music woman is a badge of honor to have because it’s saying “HEY! I AM GOING TO GO AGAINST THE GRAIN, AGAINST WHAT SOCIETY TELLS ME WHAT OR WHO I SHOULD BE.” It means holding onto my strong femininity while being a boss at what I do. It’s taking advantage of the platform we have and saying our truth through music whether it be heartbreak, political, grief, happiness, or what walk of life we are in. It’s continuing the path that many have started like Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, Blondie, Stevie Nicks, it’s concreting that women like those named prior are still paving the way and changing music.”⠀
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You can hear Frequency Within’s single, “Stuck” on the Indie Music Women’s Spotify playlist.