Beea Permission Interview

Permission is Beea's Response to the Women's Rights Movement

Brazilian-born, Los Angeles-based pop artist Beea released the video for her newest single. "Permission" is a club thumper with a powerful message for women. It reflects the impact of patriarchy on women, and messages that women can do and be whatever they want because they "don't need permission." The video – conceived and co-produced by Beea – is a stunning visual representation of all the aspects of empowered womanhood.

Says Beea, "The video shows the different ways woman, from working mothers to domestic violence victims, experience injustice and inequality. We're tired of all this crap, and are demanding change. We don't need permission to be equal, respected, and safe." The thoughtful and informational promotion for the video provides statistics about each of the topics illustrated in it.

While her influences range from Whitney Houston and Celine Dion to Rhianna and Adele, Beea is part of the new wave of completely self-empowered female artists bringing her voice to the pop music world. By the time she was 5 years old, Beea was performing with her father, a popular musician in his own right. And by the time she was 12, she was doing more than 100 shows with him each year. In addition to writing, recording, and producing her own material, Beea performed at the Latin Grammys with Luis Fonsi's band as a background vocalist on "Despacito." Her song "Ride or Die" was a semi-finalist in the Song of the Year Songwriting Contest.

Interview with Beea

Question: What inspired the track, Permission?

Beea: Permission is the opportunity to use my art for what I believe needs to be changed. It holds a message of empowerment, and this is a banner I will always carry.


Question: What message do you hope to spread through the track, Permission?

Beea: "Permission" has a powerful message for women. It reflects the impact of patriarchy on women, and messages that women can do and be whatever they want because they "don't need permission."


Question: Can you tell us about filming the video for Permission?

Beea: Kyndra Kennedy directed the music video and she is extremely intelligent, but she is also passionate about her job. She is fantastic!

I am extremely fan of her work, and having had the opportunity to have her directing a video of mine, it's very gratifying. We had two full days of shooting on Permission, and Kyndra showed exceptional professionalism, most of all, exceptional talent! Wonderful experience and I definitely plan to work with her in a lot of future projects. The video shows the different ways woman, from working mothers to domestic violence victims, experience injustice and inequality. We're tired of all this crap, and are demanding change. We don't need permission to be equal, respected, and safe." The thoughtful and informational promotion for the video provides statistics about each of the topics illustrated in it.

Question: How would you describe your music?

Beea: I am an artist who loves to walk free through music. My music is related to my own experiences, my stories and my personal life.


Question: Do you prefer performing live or recording?

Beea: I love performing live, the energy I get from the audience is something unexplainable!


Question: Which is your favourite song to perform live and why?

Beea: I wish I had only one favorite, but mostly the ones that people would sing along, I love receive back that energy! Bohemian Rhapsody is a good example!


Question: If you could have anyone, in the world, attend a show, who would it be?

Beea: Celine Dion, she's just and ICON.


Question: What motivates you most when writing music?
Beea: The feeling I am having at that moment, I look deeply inside myself and try to transfer that emotion into my music.


Question: Which music/artists are you currently listening to?

Beea: I've been listen to this Colombian/Canadian artist called Jessie Reyes, I can actually relate to many of her lyrics and she has such a great voice!


Question: What or who was your inspiration to go into the music industry?

Beea: My dad, he's been a professional musician way before I was born, and as soon as I could understand what was it all about, I knew I wanted to be part of it.


Question: If you could collaborate with another artist, who would it be?

Beea: Imagine Dragons, Cold Play and Sia.


Question: Can you share your socials?

Beea: www.beeamusic.com @beeamusic/
www.facebook.com/beeaofficial/


Interview by Brooke Hunter