{"id":2179,"date":"2018-04-23T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marmoset-journal.flywheelsites.com\/2018-1-artist-spotlight-fritzwa\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T07:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:59:08","slug":"artist-spotlight-fritzwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/artist-spotlight-fritzwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Spotlight: Fritzwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \" style=\"max-width: 1280.0px;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \" style=\"padding-bottom: 70.77681732177734%;\" data-animation-role=\"image\" data-animation-override=\"\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Fritzwaartist.jpg\" alt=\"Fritzwa artist.jpg\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Fritzwaartist.jpg\" alt=\"Fritzwa artist.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Fritzwaartist.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1280x960\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5a6b718941920201870fb562\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Soulful, insightful, intelligent, fierce \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/fritzwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fritzwa<\/a>\u00a0is the emerging force Portland counts lucky to have within their music circle. With roots in NYC&#8217;s Lower East Side, the R&amp;B-inspired artist\u2019s background is enriched in the arts.\u00a0Her childhood composed of everything from dance to piano lessons \u2014\u00a0the perfect storm for relentless creative pursuit in self expression only an artist can fully understand.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Despite her youth, Fritzwa has already shown clear evolution, her music a testament to fearless acceptance of change. Looking to one of her earlier music projects, &#8220;FDR Drive&#8221; incorporates New York as the living and breathing environment. Vibes open, she takes the audience along for the excursion with an invitation to let loose and enjoy summer in the city. The message is on the up and up, the beats for any chill-out session or jamming in the car with some friends.<\/p>\n<p>When looking to Fritzwa&#8217;s most recent released project, the beginning of her next chapter could be marked by the artist\u2019s big coastal move. With this change of scenery comes the challenge of being a new face in the music community while also jump-starting new creative relationships.\u00a0\u201cWhen I moved from New York to Portland, my intellectual capital was gone. I had to basically start over,\u201d Fritzwa says. &#8220;Portland&#8217;s music community is pretty tight-knit, but once I figured out who I wanted to collaborate with, it became a little easier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In her &#8220;Sittin\u2019 Pretty&#8221;\u00a0music video, the earlier spectacular heights on rooftops from &#8220;FDR Drive&#8221; are replaced by unwavering nature. The shift? The latter was filmed in Oregon, an embodiment of relocating from a city that never sleeps, to a sprawl of endless greenery \u2014\u00a0 it\u2019s sincere, introspective, embracement of solitude and quietness. Fittingly enough, the piece was filmed by a bare bones, two person crew. It\u2019s a visual exploration of Northwest landscapes in an intimate way. For the Northwest viewer, it can be challenging avoiding projecting one\u2019s own memories onto these landmarks.\u00a0Nonetheless, the atmosphere isn\u2019t exclusive; instead, each shot is like being emerged into something that <em>feels <\/em>familiar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \" style=\"max-width: 500.0px;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \" style=\"padding-bottom: 100.2433090209961%;\" data-animation-role=\"image\" data-animation-override=\"\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fritzwa.jpg\" alt=\"N\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fritzwa.jpg\" alt=\"N\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fritzwa.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"500x500\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5a6b71b341920201870fc002\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to highlight the different landscapes here,\u201d Fritzwa recounts. \u201cThat was a big part of the video that involved careful and detailed location scouting.\u201d The singer-songwriter also stressed the importance of being heavily involved, if not already spearheading her music videos themes and creative direction. If anything, it\u2019s proof that her creative overflow and the thoughtful execution of her music blends into every gap. This is an artist who knows what she wants to say, which intensely reverberates into everything she touches.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>Avenue A <\/em>being R&amp;B centric, there\u2019s an undercurrent of hip hop, jazz, and vintage soul. The album offers a dose of tribute to New York (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/browse\/46281-missed-the-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missed the L<\/a>&#8220;), infusing strong-willed and unapologetic themes with poetic lyrics. If seeking out empowerment, look to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/browse\/46284-never-back-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Never Back Down<\/a>\u201d\u2014 it\u2019s wisdom worthy of reciting every day:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>Don\u2019t be wide eyed<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>When they tell you no, then you tell \u2018em Bye Bye<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This conquering and relentless approach doesn\u2019t come by accident. \u201cI always wanted to do music full-time, and when I moved here from New York, I wasn\u2019t able to put my full energy into creating music at first,\u201d she says. \u201cSo there\u2019s definitely that resilience and persistence. It was my way of saying I wasn\u2019t going to quit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s this familiarity and comfort that surfaces when adventuring deeper into Fritzwa\u2019s music, yet originality is never sacrificed. Pigeonholing her would mean missing out on each liberating element. Her latest album, <em>Avenue A<\/em>, is so unapologetic and diverse, covering so much ground it\u2019s easy to play over and over again, hoping it\u2019ll sink in deeper on each listen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Aside from being a singer-songwriter and performer, Fritzwa also DJs around Portland \u2014\u00a0you can catch her headlining at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1113337878807856\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mississippi Pizza on May 17, 2018<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/235932416980693\/\">Mississippi Studios on May 29, 2018<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re looking for new, fresh podcasts, you can check out &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/talented10thtv\/sets\/talented10thtv-presents-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playback with Two Wise Jawns<\/a>&#8221; \u2014<em>\u00a0<\/em>a biweekly music review podcast. Fritzwa also has her own mix music podcast, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/talented10thtv\/sets\/the-shuttle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shuttle<\/a>&#8220;, where she mixes music from all eras based on rotating theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sqs-svg-icon--outer social-icon-alignment-center social-icons-color-black social-icons-size-medium social-icons-shape-circle social-icons-style-border\">\n<nav class=\"sqs-svg-icon--list\">\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soulful, insightful, intelligent, fierce \u2014 Fritzwa\u00a0is the emerging force Portland counts lucky to have within&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3760,16],"tags":[3762],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-music","tag-artist-highlights","has-excerpt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fritzwaartist.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}