(Photograph: Shari Hoffman)
LACES is the brainchild of L.A. artist Jessica Vaughn, who’s additionally a music biz CEO who has positioned numerous songs in motion pictures and TV. The most recent LACES single “American Grime” is a collab with BELLSAINT – and the music is a pop jewel with lyrical depth that’s actually distinctive.
“American Grime” explores the darkish aspect of the American Dream.
“I needed to take an unflinching have a look at societal pressures and the perpetual hustle we’ve been conditioned to simply accept,” says Vaughn. “If it’s all a rigged sport, will we stand an opportunity – or is that this simply one other coin toss? This music captures the dissonance between ambition and the worth we pay to attain it.”
Vaughn grew up in New Jersey and bought signed to Geffen Information on the tender age of 18, initially recording below the identify Charlotte Typically. Her albums have been well-received, nevertheless it was a turbulent introduction to the music enterprise.
Happily, Vaughn had the tenacity and expertise to reinvent herself.
She made a splash on Season 2 of The Voice and commenced writing songs for Hasbro children’ cartoon reveals like Jem & The Holograms and Littlest Pet Store. Vaughn has additionally gotten songs positioned in prestigious movie and streaming tasks just like the acclaimed sequence Bridgerton.
Clearly, Vaughn is a grasp of songcraft. Her latest single “Dreamcatching” has a Stevie Nicks-style allure. And only one spin of “American Grime” is sufficient to tattoo that music in your cerebellum for all times.
Jessica Vaughn is an inspiring function mannequin for girls who wish to management each their creativity and money stream in a enterprise that usually has extra grime than glamour.
