About to Break 2021: phem

With recent tracks and co-writes with the likes of G-Eazy, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Tracy and iann dior, it would probably be quicker to list the people Los Angeles- based alt-pop wonder phem hasn’t collaborated with. One of the most interesting acts around, she also recently performed on the pre-US election Noah Centineo and YUNGBLUD-hosted #DefeatByTweet livestream event, to raise money for The Justice League.

What first drew you to music, did you grow up in a musical household?
Yes, I did. My mom plays piano, and my dad played drums/vibraphone and wrote, so we grew up always having music in the house. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary for me to fall asleep to either one of them playing some instrument.

How did you go from tinkering about on your own, to getting your music 'out there', picking up collaborations, writing credits and the like?
Everything that has happened has happened extremely organically. I wish I could say there was a grand master plan. The only thing I did was work really hard and kinda know what I wanted, but what I wanted shifted a few times along the way, and I think that's natural and even continues to happen now.

Do you prefer songwriting, or performing?
I think they're both exciting in their own ways. Performing tends to take more energy emotionally than songwriting sometimes, especially because you know you're responsible for entertaining large groups of people as opposed to just zoning off in your own world in the studio.