Wynter Gordon: 'I Have Never Been a Traditional Girl'
October 6, 2010
Following her show stopping performance at last weeks Hennessy Artistry Series with Travie McCoy at SOBs, R&B rising star Wynter Gordon sits down with Singersroom and talks her forthcoming album, fashion, her sound and wanting to work with Nicki Minaj plus much more.
Singersroom: How did you connect with Hennessy for their Artistry series and how was the experience for you as an artist?
WG: I believe they called my label up and asked for me to be apart of the show. I walked here...felt warmth, felt some amazing art, some paintings, some groups from all over hip hop, some rockers, you know some hipsters and it was a good time.
Singersroom: Who is Wynter Gordon and what is she bringing to the genre of R&B?
WG: Wynter is the most enthusiastic resilient girl you will ever meet. She's a writer, she's a vocalist, she's a dancer, she's a singer, she's pretty amazing, she's a giver, she's sweet and that's what I'm bringing to music.
Singersroom: With the success of fellow songwriters such as Bruno Mars and Keri Hilson, how do you feel about the transition from songwriter to artist?
WG: I think most songwriters actually are artists before they are songwriters. I've worked with Bruno; he's been performing on the scene way before people knew him as Bruno Mars. Sometimes that's the shot you get first; that's the door that opens first. So songwriting was actually the first door that opened for me but I always knew I wanted to perform. Now, I'm confident in my performance. I can say that.
Read the full interview at Singersroom.com!