Why michelle chamuel

In , Chamuel appeared on the fourth season of the singing competition show The Voice. She was mentored by Usher throughout the season and finished in second place. Her commitment to the mechanics of pop is visible in her performances throughout the show. This kind of detail and dedication to form works its way into her own music, whether on Face the Fire, where established pop structures ceaselessly generate an emotional presence, or on Feel It, where pop is shrunken down into the size of a crystal.

They digress substantially even on Feel It alone. What matters to Chamuel is that, no matter how radically her style shifts between songs, that they remain true to and are shaped by her sensibility. No matching results. Explore music. Bandcamp Daily. Michelle Chamuel.

Random Notes: Hottest Rock Pictures. On Thursday, Chamuel called Rolling Stone from her home in Amherst, Massachusetts, to candidly chat about the effort it took to stay true to herself and whether she thinks her sexuality played a role in just missing the crown.

What went through your mind when host Carson Daly announced that Danielle was the winner? Man, I was just so happy for her. I think everything worked out for the best for everybody. For me, I was itching to regroup and process the experience and put my feet back down at home and just figure out my next step.

What do you think the next step is? The Voice is an incredible opportunity, especially for those who fit in and partner with a label; huge things are possible in that respect. Why do you think people connected with you so much? But even my preferences — like who I am — require a little more push against the norm. I tried to apply the least amount of make-up possible.

The song choices I pushed for were a little more independent — I got Robyn and Zedd tunes in there. So, I think that struggle resonated with people. What kind of artist do you want to be going forward? Because you can use this as a platform to do just that, and Usher taught me a lot about how to gain success by doing things that are true to myself and expanding on them.

But from this vantage point, standing in my driveway, I really just want to make art in completion. Produce it myself, sing on it, chop it up, mix it and release it. Sorta like mixtapes in a Frank Ocean-type of way. Did Usher or the producers or anyone related to the show ever pressure you to change your style? Who wants to listen to her when she looks like that? She should wear sexier clothes if she wants to go anywhere. But in terms of the producers, they were actually really, really cool with letting us be ourselves.