{"id":936,"date":"2019-03-08T18:01:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T18:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marmoset-journal.flywheelsites.com\/licensing-womxn-of-music-olivia-thai\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T15:38:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T23:38:54","slug":"licensing-womxn-of-music-olivia-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/licensing-womxn-of-music-olivia-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Womxn of Music: Olivia Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:1280.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n                style=\"padding-bottom:75.0%;\"\n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Marmoset-Thai-music-licensing-copyright-music-original-music-catalog-artists.jpg\" alt=\"Marmoset-Thai-music-licensing-copyright-music-original-music-catalog-artists.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Marmoset-Thai-music-licensing-copyright-music-original-music-catalog-artists.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Marmoset-Thai-music-licensing-copyright-music-original-music-catalog-artists.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1280x960\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Marmoset-Thai-music-licensing-copyright-music-original-music-catalog-artists.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5c82adc5e2c483ad49f08694\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">In honor of International Women\u2019s Day, we\u2019re continuing our Womxn of Music series by highlighting the amazingly talented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/olivia-thai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olivia Thai<\/a>. We\u2019re honored to present the release of her new single, out today and available for music licensing \u2014 read on to learn more about the talented American Idol contestant, then head over to our catalog to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/browse\/57548-circles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circles<\/a>!\u201d <\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Marmoset: Which women artists were you inspired by growing up or are you continued to be inspired by today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Thai: <\/strong>Female artists are my faves. I only spoke and sang in Chinese until I was six years old, so I listened to a lot of Teresa Teng, Faye Wong,&nbsp;Sammi Cheng and Cass Phang in the early \u201890s. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">After I started speaking English, I mostly listened to power vocalists \u2014 Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera and Celine Dion. I wanted to learn how to sing just like them growing up\u2026 still can&#8217;t, but hey, I found my own sound, and that&#8217;s pretty cool!<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"> I am continually inspired by Amy Winehouse, Sia, Jessie J, Joss Stone, India.Arie, Kelly Clarkson \u2014 love and respect them so much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: What did your journey into music first look like? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Thai:<\/strong>  I never knew that music could even be a career when I first started playing music. I started college when I was 13 years old believing that school was the only way to become successful in life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">My community probably still believes that music is only <em>supposed<\/em> to be a hobby, which is just sad. I would tell my younger self that there are so many career options in the future. Everyone&#8217;s potential is limitless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: How would you describe the music you like to make? Where would you like to take it in as you grow as an artist? <\/strong><\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:3840.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n                style=\"padding-bottom:150.0%;\"\n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/music-licensing-original-music-marmoset-license-music-roster-artists-download-sync-film-trailer-score-soundtrack.jpg\" alt=\"music-licensing-original-music-marmoset-license-music-roster-artists-download-sync-film-trailer-score-soundtrack.jpeg\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/music-licensing-original-music-marmoset-license-music-roster-artists-download-sync-film-trailer-score-soundtrack.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/music-licensing-original-music-marmoset-license-music-roster-artists-download-sync-film-trailer-score-soundtrack.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3840x5760\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"music-licensing-original-music-marmoset-license-music-roster-artists-download-sync-film-trailer-score-soundtrack.jpeg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5c800e7b971a18705712d3e8\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1500;\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Thai: <\/strong>My music has always been on the darker side lyrically and I would like to explore lighter and more inspirational writing in the next few years. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Those dark days are over and I want my music to genuinely reflect how I am feeling at the moment. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I am proud to have been able to connect with my fans on another level through my music. Many of the supporters from the last decade know me through comedy and covers on YouTube, so it&#8217;s amazing to develop a new connection through my original songs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: The music industry is known to be particularly challenging, but even more so for women artists. What do you think it takes for women to \u201cmake it?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Thai: <\/strong>I think everything comes down to being genuine and being unapologetically&nbsp;<em>you<\/em>. I have struggled with this throughout my life and still do sometimes as an adult. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">As an artist in 2019, it&#8217;s not just about the music anymore. It&#8217;s about connecting with people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: How do you reset after a challenging day in the studio (or just in general)?  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Thai: <\/strong>I think hard days are all about perspective. Hard days are just life lessons for me \u2014 it happens, I learn something important and life goes on. Knowing my purpose is enough to keep me going. My driving motivators are my family, my friends and my fans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>M:  What are you excited about in 2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Thai: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been working on my album and I am most excited about the two new singles that will be released this year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The next release is titled, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/browse\/57548-circles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circles<\/a>&#8221; produced by Graham Barton at Marmoset, which is super exciting! The one after that is titled, &#8220;Temporary High&#8221; produced by Christian Mochizuki. 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