“LIFE WITHOUT MUSIC IS LIKE A BODY WITHOUT A SOUL.”
⸻
ALICE MAKENZY IS A 23-YEAR-OLD MUSICIAN BORN IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. IN HER YOUNG LIFE, ALICE GREW UP IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SHE WAS A QUIET KID, WHO EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY AND ENJOYED READING, VIOLIN, AND SOFTBALL. AT AGE 16, SHE RAN AWAY FROM HER ABUSIVE HOUSEHOLD AND BECAME VOLUNTARILY HOMELESS IN NEW YORK CITY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, UNTIL BEING FOUND BY OFFICIALS AND INSTITUTIONALIZED IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AS A WARD OF THE STATE. AFTER TURNING 18 AND GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, SHE SIGNED HERSELF OUT OF THE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE HER PASSIONS FREELY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, SHE HAS ALWAYS TURNED TO MUSIC TO INSPIRE, HEAL, AND GUIDE HER THROUGH BOTH GOOD AND BAD TIMES. ALICE RECOGNIZES HOW POWERFUL MUSIC CAN BE AND HER GOAL IS TO USE HER WISDOM AND PASSION TO CREATE UNIQUE SONGS THAT INSPIRES OTHERS AND MAKES THEM FEEL SEEN.
⸻
“BY NATURE, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN AN ARTIST — A SIDEWALK CHALKER, A DIY GIRL, A LYRIC WRITER, A SHOWER SINGER, A FASHION DESIGNER… JUST A CREATIVE IN GENERAL.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT CREATING IS THE FACT THAT YOU’RE TURNING NOTHING, MAGICALLY, INTO SOMETHING. EVERYTHING THAT’S NOW SEEN AS BEAUTIFUL BY OTHERS WAS ONCE NOTHING AT ALL. IT ALL STARTS IN THE SILENCE. IN THE VOID. IN THE DARKNESS. I’VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE SO-CALLED DARKNESS — AND AT TIMES, I STILL DO. FOR ME, MUSIC HAS NEVER NOT BEEN THERE TO TURN TO. CREATING SOUND AND LYRICS THAT HELP ME PROCESS REALITY AND EXPRESS MY DEEPEST EMOTIONS IS A NECESSITY.
FOR OTHERS, I HOPE TO OFFER THAT FEELING OF RESONANCE WHILE LISTENING TO A SONG OF MINE — THAT MOMENT OF RECOGNIZING YOUR OWN FEELINGS ON A DEEPER LEVEL. AND A BIG THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME ALONG MY JOURNEY”