Heroek talks to singer-songwriter quynh about rebranding from Julie Phan, her love for New York City, the freedoms of being a small artist, working on music while traveling, her upcoming single, and more!

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Rebranding to quynh
5:57 Finding her passion for music
11:30 How she wrote "checkmate"
14:41 Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)
15:50 quynh's upcoming releases (EP, Singles)
18:53 quynh's advice to new artists
23:17 Publish Press ad
24:03 Second-guessing her music career
33:00 Songwriting is a conversation
38:10 DistroKid ad
39:38 quynh's creative process
47:55 The pressure social media puts on artists
51:27 quynh's ultimate goal with music
53:24 quynh's dream collaborations
56:10 quynh's "bucket list" festivals
59:03 quynh's favorite song of hers
1:05:42 Wrapping up
1:06:37 End screen

*this episode was recorded on June 21, 2024*