Jos Vincent: "I Want to Make Music"

Interview By Lauren Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief

Jos Vincent began her summer by releasing "Daffodils and Daisies" June 4th. The song highlights her jazz influenced vocals and combines them with a smooth electronic soundscape. Jos gives an insight to Rock & Roamer about "Daffodils and Daisies," her songwriting process, and what’s next for her:

How would you describe your music?

Vivacious, for sure. I put a lot of passion into my music and I think you can feel my energy and emotion just from listening.

Where did your love of music come from?

It came from listening to the music my mom would play on the car rides to school as a kid. I remember being very young and singing along to "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac while we drove through our town with me looking out the window - very dramatically, I must add. I remember thinking, "Wow, I want to make music, too."

Can you describe your latest single "Daffodils and Daisies," and give us an insight to your songwriting process?

"Daffodils and Daisies" is about enjoying warmer weather with the ones you love and just really living in the moment. I co-wrote this song with a good friend of mine, Marissa Cazalas. We were in the same music ensemble in college and ended up becoming friends while we wrote "Daffodils and Daisies" actually! It all happened really fast the song just flowed out of us and it was this really cathartic moment. I had this idea of flowers with faces smiling up at the sun like in Alice in Wonderland and MC had the chords and progressions and together, we were unstoppable! I prefer to write with others because I feel it challenges me in the best way, and this was definitely one of those times.

Generally, lyrics come to me first. I was writing poetry before I started writing songs so the words often come to me before melodies or chords do. I will write a few lines on my phone and then pick up my ukulele and start playing some random chords and that's how it usually begins.

Has studying theater at Catholic University in Washington D.C. contributed to your music and songwriting process?

It’s contributed more to my performance style, actually. I'm very bold onstage and studying theater for years only made that stage presence stronger. When I'm on stage, I’m not Josalyn, I'm Jos Vincent and she’s a force to be reckoned with! It's definitely an alter ego that I have the second I'm in the spotlight, and I have my thespian years to thank for that.

Where do you see your music in five years?

I see myself putting out an EP, a few music videos, and touring along the California coast and beyond. It’s only going up from here!

Keep up with Jos Vincent on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter @josvincentmusic, and stream "Daffodils and Daisies" wherever music is available.