Ozzie D. is again, this time to talk to us about her festive tune, ‘Christmas Hustle’!
Are you able to inform us extra in regards to the inspiration behind “Christmas Hustle”?
I used to be out and about doing e-book signings for my kids’s e-book sequence “The Adventures of Frog Man and The World of Fuzzwald & Buddies” and was listening to the general public complaining in regards to the previous basic songs and the way they had been prepared for brand spanking new Christmas Songs, which impressed me to write down 9 Christmas songs for all ages and cultures.
As an brisk, full of life monitor, what temper do you hope to convey with this music?
I hope it conjures up others to have hope and make them rise up and dance.
Why do you suppose the themes of “hustling” to present to family and friends resonate so deeply throughout the holidays?
When the Vacation season arrives individuals are all the time hustling round to get payments paid, lights displayed, timber erected, and presents bought.
You’ve been writing because you had been a youngster—what motivates you to make music right now?
I wrote my first poem, “Salt & Pepper” at age 12 as a result of a fella got here to our faculty trying to find kids’s poetry for his compilation. Then at 14, I had my first boyfriend/break-up that broke my coronary heart, and I wrote my first blues music, “On That Night” about betrayal of the guts, and I’ve been writing ever since.
Discuss to us a little bit bit in regards to the manufacturing course of for the lyric video. Which visuals stand out to you or had been you excited to incorporate?
I fully trusted Hip Video Promo to maintain the visuals. I merely instructed them to make the photographs match the phrases and so they did the remaining and didn’t disappoint!
Have you ever seen or heard of any memorable fan reactions to the music that made you’re feeling such as you achieved your objective of spreading cheer?
What I noticed got here earlier than the movies had been made. I might randomly sing the music for strangers and observed they might get their toes tapping and physique shifting to the music. That’s what made me discover I had one thing I wanted to share with others.
Are you able to see your self releasing extra vacation songs sooner or later? What’s subsequent for you?
I’ve 6 extra songs for the Christmas season: “PC Christmas”, “Despatched Down, Christmas Time Once more”, “Fantastic ‘Ole Christmas”, “Santa Claus Music”, “Christmas is Right here”, that we are going to get out for the 2025 Christmas festivities. I’ve additionally written birthday songs, and an anniversary music, together with Patriotic, R&B, Non secular, Nation, and even some different tunes. So it’s regardless of the Universe sends my method, I’ll attempt to do and obey!
Shake off these winter blues and dance whereas watching the video for ‘Christmas Hustle’ under! You will discover out extra about Ozzie D. and all her artistic endeavours on her Fb web page.
