Sophie Dorsten

Interview with Pete Devine of Pete’s Rock News and Views (http://petesrocknewsandviews.com)

PD: What type of artist are you?

SD: I am an Indie singer-songwriter

PD: Tell us the brief history of yourself.

SD: I have been performing around the Phoenix, AZ area since I was 9 (for about 9 years) and have been writing, recording, and releasing music since I was 13.

PD: Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

SD: My musical influences are “From Indian Lakes”, a small California band with a cool, chill vibe; I love their writing. Adele has been my vocal influence since I started listening to her since I was very young. I had an art teacher in high school that is such an amazing artist and I learned so much from him – he definitely helped me learn and grow in my art – that is absolutely my passion after music.

PD: What are your dreams and goals?

SD: I have a lot of goals for my music and I’m hoping to keep growing and get more people to hear my music.

PD: Who writes your songs, what are they about?

SD: I write my own songs and they are always about something personal to me or experiences I have or see.

PD: How do you promote your band and shows?

SD: I use social media; Facebook and Instagram for local shows and Twitter for streaming shows. I also post everything on my website. I will post about it with posters of the shows and sometimes videos to promote the music.

PD: What do you think about downloading music online?

SD: I’m not sure the question, but I download to get my music on all platforms and for online radio to play.

PD: What song do you wish you’d written and why?

SD: “I Love You” by Billie Eilish

PD: What are some of your pet peeves?

SD: When artists compromise themselves and become someone else (and not true to their music) just to “get more fans”

PD: What is your proudest moment in music?

SD: I was honored to sing the National Anthem for a Chicago Cubs spring training game (I’ve actually done that for many games over the years) but this was so amazing to do in front of a sold out crowd of 15,000 people and after I finished and was walking off the field a veteran approached me and took my hand to thank me for doing the song justice and making him proud. That was pretty cool for sure!