What’s up! Upsahl is my last name. My family has been a big part of me getting into music, so I felt like going by my last name was fitting.

Thanks! I started making music when I was in middle school in Phoenix. I opted not to go to college and instead moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school. Those first couple of years in LA had a profound experience on me and inspired my first two EPs. I was away from home and living in 'Hollywood.' I’ve definitely gotten more experimental with production and have gotten riskier with lyrics over the years.

My parents weren’t super thrilled when I started writing songs about that stuff! (Laughs)

I've definitely had a young life crisis during this pandemic. I was meant to be on a 3 month tour and got sent home after the first show. It sucked but I immediately started getting into writing songs over Zoom. Sometimes two or three sessions a day. A lot of writers have been having a hard time with virtual sessions, but I actually love them. I’ve had a lot of time to think and process my life. My issues, issues around me, my wants, my needs. The sessions have been some sort of cheap therapy for me and I haven’t had to spend time driving to/from studios in LA (laughs).

Performing is everything. Nothing compares to the thrill of being on stage. I haven’t been able to fulfill that void this past year. I’ve done some livestreams on my Instagram and YouTube, which have been a lot of fun but I really miss the energy of the fans in person. I do have a more produced livestream coming up, which I’m really excited about, though! It’ll basically be what a Young Life Crisis tour would’ve been, but in one show.

I wrote Drugs when I first moved to LA. I was going out a lot, meeting a lot of people, but having a hard time meeting genuine people. I used the word Drugs as a metaphor for those fake ass people!

I honestly don’t know any other way. I’ve never been one to shy away from the truth and I feel that putting it all out there not only helps me cope but I hope that it helps others that might be going through similar experiences too. It’s incredibly empowering when you let go.

I made it with a director who I worked with a lot last year. He came up with the overall coloring and vibe first, which made me feel like I was in Fight Club. Then we realized that Ed Norton’s alter-ego (Tyler Durden) is like that low downside of people, which for me was how I felt about money. It was the longest shoot I’ve ever been on! There were only a couple of us on set at the time, because of Covid, so it took a while to set each shot up.

Michelle Obama is the baddest bitch on the planet. She tells it like it is and is yet so graceful when she does it.

I’m working on my debut album right now, as well as writing for other others and, oh, I have some features coming out soon too, which I’m stoked about!