With transformative production and perspective, BIZZY reimagines her music in her debut EP release, ‘I Don’t Get Breakups,’ following tour with pop duo FRENSHIP.
Stream: ‘I Don’t Get Breakups’ – BIZZY
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Looking back at the release now, it’s been a healing process to go through each song. I let go of each song and it builds great soil for the next.
On the road, young indie pop artist BIZZY experienced her first, premiere tour as an opener for FRENSHIP.
BIZZY’s opening show was in Carrboro, North Carolina, which she describes as being “everything” to her – “a great first feeling” that she had been thinking about since the summer. “I had a few friends that came out, but the majority of the people were FRENSHIP fans. It gave me an understanding of what the rest was going to look like, and it was a great feeling. People were super responsive to my music.”
Amid excitement for her EP release, BIZZY learned a lot while on tour. BIZZY wanted to go in with the “mindset of how to do her best” and the acclaimed musical pair, FRENSHIP, gave her advice and mentorship after celebrating their tenth year of performing. This allowed her to grow in knowledge of connecting with the crowd more, building a performance schedule, and navigating life on tour.
With the release of her debut EP, I Don’t Get Breakups, the tour presented a perfect introduction to share new music with her listeners.
“It was such an organic way to really play the music and let them know my energy and who I am as a person. People would tell me what they liked, and it was great building those human connections.”
With more experience BIZZY also played her reproduced songs for the first time live.
“It was my first-time using tracks and it’s been so awesome. I was more in time and it lets the audience get into it. For this tour especially, it’s been a really cool learning experience to have engineers that know how to do that.”
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Along with live performances, BIZZY had dropped Easter eggs hinting at her release.
“It’s been kind of like a game — It’s funny to see the people that care and dive into those Easter eggs. Fan engagement is so intriguing to me in what sticks out to people.”
One of these features included her visualizer for the song, “I Don’t Get Breakups.”
“You can see the emotions in my face – I’m sad about it and I’m pissed about it so I’m throwing things around. Then halfway through I’m realizing ‘I just destroyed the little I had left’ and now I am frantically trying to get pictures back together. Then the yarn represents going mad, getting lost in a breakup, and losing your mind to it.”
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Along with each media release, the tour was ultimately a catalyst for BIZZY’s EP release on November 17th. Written over the course of several years, each song follows a history of falling in love, heartbreak, and the emotions that come with it.
The already released singles, “Just Yet” and “Clean Cut” are reiterated through collaborations and production. “Just Yet (His Side)” features 23-year-old artist, Steinza who expresses the “other side” of the story—developing more layers and depth to the song. “Clean Cut (Heartstrings Version)” draws listeners in with cinematic production by COLLINS who has worked with artists like U2, Paul McCartney, and OneRepublic. The EP really allows listeners to know BIZZY like a friend.
“Playing songs that are going to come out for people and seeing reactions to each one has been so surreal.”
With a smile, BIZZY updates Atwood Magazine on her first featured tour and a track-by-track breakdown of her debut EP, I Don’t Get Breakups.
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Stream: ‘I Don’t Get Breakups’ – BIZZY
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“Just Yet (His Side)” ft. Steinza
Atwood Magazine: “Just Yet (His Side) presents a reimagined version and collaboration of your already released piece. Could you tell me about how you got connected with STEINZA and started the writing process?
Atwood Magazine: “Just Yet (His Side) presents a reimagined version and collaboration of your already released piece. Could you tell me about how you got connected with STEINZA and started the writing process?
BIZZY: “It’s so funny because I always knew I wanted to do a duet. In the studio, we always had that in our back pocket and kept brainstorming. I listened to guys who were in the realm of our music and was trying to brainstorm how they would sound on a song. STEINZA came up and it was literally within the first lyric where I was like ‘Oh my God, that’s the voice on it.’ Thankfully he really liked the song and said yes. He’s been so great, and his musicianship is great. I’ve learned so much working with him which is a bonus I didn’t think I was going to get.”
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“Clean Cut (Heartstrings Version)”
The ‘Heartstrings Version’ of ‘Clean Cut’ is almost like an orchestral, cinematic piece – could you tell me about the production on that?
The ‘Heartstrings Version’ of ‘Clean Cut’ is almost like an orchestral, cinematic piece – could you tell me about the production on that?
BIZZY: “This producer named COLLINS reached out to me and said he loved my music and wanted to do a strings version of one of my songs. We picked “Clean Cut” because we felt like it had more to say. I feel like the first version I put out was raw because I wanted the lyrics to be the focal point. With the strings, he got the melody to match the lyrics and you can feel the emotion throughout it. I think this adds a whole emotional level to it and it was cool because he had an orchestra come in and did a lot of recordings. It was awesome to see how his brain works and how he interprets peoples’ songs. COLLINS is so incredibly talented that I was like ‘Yeah, you can do whatever you want.’
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“Spinach In My Teeth”
In “Spinach in My Teeth” and “I Don’t Get Breakups” you sing about this development of feelings going back and forth out of the reproduced “Clean Cut.” What story does this EP follow through each piece?
In “Spinach in My Teeth” and “I Don’t Get Breakups” you sing about this development of feelings going back and forth out of the reproduced “Clean Cut.” What story does this EP follow through each piece?
BIZZY: The cool thing about this piece is that it follows an entire relationship—it’s about one person. I put the songs in chronological order for the way that I wrote them and the emotions I felt during each season. The first song I wrote after the breakup, “Just Yet” was when I felt the worst and then after “Clean Cut’ it was the sad realization of looking back and realizing I had the love is blind kind of goggles on. I can’t believe I stayed in the relationship for that long.
After that, “Spinach in My Teeth” is where I am pissed and everything that was filtered is now unfiltered. It’s the realization that it’s so fucked up that you could spend five years with someone and then after one day, never talk to them again. What’s crazy about this song is that I’ve recently just gone through another breakup, and it still rings true. I’ve never had that experience with one of my songs, but I can go back and listen to it and relate to everything I am going through now. It works perfectly.
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“I Don’t Get Breakups”
The final new release on the EP is “I Don’t Get Breakups.” What did the timeline look like for closing your story in full circle?
The final new release on the EP is “I Don’t Get Breakups.” What did the timeline look like for closing your story in full circle?
BIZZY: Writing the songs took a pretty average amount of time since they were written so far apart. “Just Yet” I wrote three years ago, and “I Don’t Get Breakups” I wrote three years ago. It’s took me a long time to process this breakup because it was my longest relationship, and I was learning what love is. I learned more of what was right and wrong through being in other relationships too. It’s funny how long it takes my mind to process and understand what really happened. Going through hard things and knowing that my body or my mind needs to take time and process has been something I really learned in giving myself grace.
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“Just Yet” & “Clean Cut”
You finish off the album with your already released versions of “Just Yet” and “Clean Cut.” It’s really nice to see the timeline of growth and realization through the creation of the album. I remember how you were talking about your experience at Belmont and being surrounded by these talented people and songwriters – it’s cool to see how you’re becoming that person.
You finish off the album with your already released versions of “Just Yet” and “Clean Cut.” It’s really nice to see the timeline of growth and realization through the creation of the album. I remember how you were talking about your experience at Belmont and being surrounded by these talented people and songwriters – it’s cool to see how you’re becoming that person.
BIZZY: The craziest thing is that I don’t think I will ever see myself like that because I am constantly looking at other people like ‘Oh my God, that’s what I want to be’ but you that is wild and awesome looking back at the EP.
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