From Michael Jackson’s duet partner on the This Is It tour to The Voice season four finalist, Sony Music artist Judith Hill is now taking the music industry by storm. REAL caught up with her to discuss her creative process and inspirations.
REAL Magazine: What does your creative process look like?
Judith Hill: Anything could spark the creative process: going to a club, a concert, hanging out with super talented, innovative people, sitting at the piano and jamming for hours, etc. Once I’m inspired, I start shaping an idea and chipping away at it until it’s a fully sculpted work of art. This may take a couple hours or a couple of months, depending on the song.
RM: What makes you come most alive?
JH: There’s a real magic that happens when music becomes the perfect expression of your emotions. This is when I come most alive.
RM: Name an obstacle you’ve faced and overcome.
JH: I used to hate recording in the studio. I never got vocal takes that I was proud of. I would always beat myself up and I felt like I could never overcome this obstacle. However, just recently I’ve learned how to treat the studio like the stage. I am now experiencing a freedom, and there is much more emotion and personality in my recorded voice.
RM:What inspires your work in the world?
JH: I see how easy it is for people to become numb. I just want to be someone whose music cuts to the soul and shakes people up in a good way.
RM: If you could say one thing to everyone on the planet, what would it be?
JH: "God's love is a real thing."
RM: Do you support any causes or organizations?
JH: Stand Up To Cancer and all other cancer-related organizations that are helping us learn more and find cures for cancer.
RM: What do you have coming up and how can we support you?
JH: Please stay tuned for the album release as well as our upcoming tour schedule.