Rising Stars: Meet Fever Fawn of Atlanta

Today we’d like to introduce you to Fever Fawn.

Hi Fever Fawn, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I was a big dancer during my childhood, I was always expressing myself artistically. I had tried to do vocal lessons when I realized I enjoyed singing but was too young. Then I got to high school and began the vocal lessons along with guitar lessons. I also happened to go to a school where they had a music tech class (this was very rare at the time), so I signed up for the piano prerequisite and got to take music tech during my sophomore year. From there, things snowballed. I’ve been writing and producing my own music for about 13 years. Performing it for a little under 10. Taking it seriously and seeing it as an actual career path more recently.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
No, not at all. I’m very conscious of my place in the alternative/indie pop space as a Black woman. I am constantly being told to make RnB or a “more urban” genre. Which, if it came naturally, I would be fine with. But it doesn’t, it really doesn’t. And the only real connection I can say that my music has to RnB is that I know how to sing “properly.” I can be a show off if I wanted to but that’s not usually my stylistic preference.

I also find it very infuriating how frequently I am discredited or reduced down to something superficial, especially when promoting my music via social media. I am constantly dealing with disgusting comments and steering my posts/content back to the side of the internet that actually listens to it. I think that more people should think before they comment.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I am a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. I’d say I specialize in alternative pop with a concentration in the subgenres of dream pop, trip hop, and sometimes hypnagogic pop. I think I’m most known for my songs “Girlfriend” and “never mine,” two songs that convey very different feelings. I think the thing I am most proud of isn’t what you’d think: while I love every song I put out (yes, EVERY song, no fillers), I think I am most proud of my consistent drive and desire for more. Everything that I have accomplished has been of my own volition and savvy. A lot of the time there is an intense learning curve. And every single time I find a way to understand it, so I think I am most proud of my adaptability and tenacity. Piggybacking off of that thought, I think that is what sets me apart: I’m not afraid to try new things or learn new strategies. This could be a musical experimentation in a different genre than usual or it could be attempting a new social media marketing plan. Coupled with having immense patience, there’s not a lot that can outlast my dream.

Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
I think the quality that is the most important to my success is pattern recognition. Obviously I’m going to make whatever music I want however I want to, I’m not talking about that. I think being able to sniff out a hit and being able to develop a tried and true strategy to get it in front of the people who it will resonate with is a very underrated skill. Learning how to consistently get engagement on your online content and driving it back to your music is something I really had to do a lot of trial and error with. I wouldn’t say I have a “formula” for anything but over time, you learn what resonates with people, what type of people you want to resonate with, and how to position yourself in front of them.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/feverfawn
• Instagram: @fvrfwn
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feverfawn
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FeverFawn
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/feverfawn