Alethea

n her music videos, her soul finds and opens up expression for the listener. Alethea grew up in the rural setting of Hubbard, Oregon and brings her mixture of country and city vibes to Portland, Oregon. She has performed all over the world including Germany, and China and the US; including Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Idaho, Oregon, and New York. She discovered she wanted to be a musician in a tunnel in Freiburg, Germany after writing the song “Butterflies.”

Her strength is in how she digs into her own experiences and emotions. In songs like “New York State of Mind,” the beats and production show us how her imagination works in multiple dimensions. With an ensemble, she explores sounds ranging from Latin rhythms to pop-rock-infused tunes to soul. Everything she writes has soul. Currently, she’s working with producers John Frame and Cade Legat to write for film and television, booking festivals and shows in Oregon and finishing her newest album, which she hopes will solidify her sonic identity, Confessions. Confession has been a labor of love for over ten years and is ready to be born. "But...why music?"

Why do you dream of being a singer/songwriter? I love music. The only time I feel completely at peace and at ease is when I’m singing, writing, performing, jamming or playing soccer. Maybe reading and staring up at the stars. We are so small compared to the stars. What inspires you to write? Everything I read about in the news, particularly today. Everything that I see out in the world around me. How people interact with each other. How they interact with the environment. How the environment interacts with us. I’m a pretty emotional and sensitive person so there are many things that just motivate me to want to speak out… either for the sake of my own heart or for the emotions and experiences of others. What are your songs about? Trials that I’ve personally experienced or people I’m closed to have experienced. Heartbreak. Anger. Fear. Often I write songs for people I really care about to help them feel better about their current situation. Or I write songs for my friends who are getting married. Some of the most beautiful songs I’ve written have been for my friends who have recently tied-the-knot. What is your musical style? Confessional-pop is the best way to describe it. I also incorporate some rock influences in as well, such as drums and electric guitar and I want to incorporate more modern elements live. I love how Rock n’ Rollers put their heart into music. So when I play live, we add that grit. If I had my dream I would be a female Ed Sheeran and my band would sound a little like The Cranberries. Why should people care about you as an artist? I’m extremely passionate and motivated in what I do and why I do it. Someday, I want to create a fund to help low-income children so they can follow their dreams too. I also want to keep organizing benefit concerts my entire life with amazing artists, bands, and nonprofits I encounter. Some nonprofits we've worked with in the past include Planned Parenthood, LA Mission, Save the Children, and Imagine Scholar. There's so much to do these days, I really want to connect music with important nonprofit work. Additionally, I was diagnosed with subacute thyroiditis during Covid and fully recovered, so I really care about health and wellness and want to do everything I can to bring to light the importance of it in the music industry. Everyone needs breaks and rest and that's absolutely okay, we're only human. Rest allows us to create. Space allows us to create.