{"id":306,"date":"2025-02-14T18:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wetpainttools.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:14:22","slug":"alleycvts-nine-lives-inside-rising-stars-unstoppable-rise-and-the-art-of-reinvention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wetpainttools.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/alleycvts-nine-lives-inside-rising-stars-unstoppable-rise-and-the-art-of-reinvention\/","title":{"rendered":"ALLEYCVT's Nine Lives: Inside Rising Star's Unstoppable Rise and the Art of Reinvention"},"content":{"rendered":"

It feels like ALLEYCVT<\/a> dropped into electronic music and instantly stuck the landing. But her journey to the EDM.com Class of 2025<\/a>, selling out Denver\u2019s famed Ogden Theatre and major festival appearances, dates back further than her discography suggests.<\/p>\n

ALLEYCVT\u2019s musical voyage is lifelong. With her various musical identities, you could construct a Spider-Man<\/em>-like “ALLEY-VERSE.” Those identities still echo in her music today, particularly her vocals.<\/p>\n

“I see a girl that has been through many musical lives,” ALLEYCVT tells EDM.com<\/em>. “A lot of eras.”<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s the first ALLEYCVT which was \u2018Guitar ALLEYCVT\u2019\u2014thought she was Avril Lavigne ALLEYCVT. Then I went through a punk rock phase. I had a pop phase. Within that pop phase, I was also doing R&B and experimental pop. I was trying to find my sound for such a long time. Then I realized it was right in front of my face because I was always going to festivals. I love that type of music.”<\/p>\n

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ALLEYCVT.<\/p>\n

Ian Moore<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ALLEYCVT released her first electronic track, “Back 2 U,” in 2021. It immediately clicked with bass fans. While she worked for a long time towards a sustainable music career, her abrupt success is a double-edged sword.<\/p>\n

“That was when I was first dipping my toes into the electronic space as a producer,\u201d she says. \u201cI was trying to figure it out. When I look back at those songs, I had no idea what I was doing. But the feeling, emotion, drive and passion were there. So I look back on it really fondly.”<\/p>\n

“But I think that’s another thing that contributes to my overthinking because it did happen fairly fast.”<\/p>\n

ALLEYCVT\u2019s impending debut EP, FEEL IT<\/em>, is one such growing pain. The project has been anticipated for months but hasn\u2019t seen the light of day\u2014not because of some grand calamity. It\u2019s just the symptom of a young artist\u2019s evolution. <\/p>\n

She is constantly sharpening her tools and reevaluating her work. She reworked the EP\u2019s titular single \u201cFEEL IT\u201d approximately 20 times before its release. It’s hard sharing your art when every new effort feels more complete than the last.<\/p>\n

“Stressful,” ALLEYCVT admits when describing the EP’s recording process. \u201cIt\u2019s my first body of work. I\u2019ve never really made a body of work like that below. There are a lot of things that go into it that you don\u2019t necessarily think about until you\u2019re doing it. Making sure everything is cohesive. Then the nerdy shit: the mixdowns and mastering and making sure everything sounds level.”<\/p>\n

“If I\u2019m being completely honest,” she continues, “I wish I put this out months ago but I\u2019m really taking my time with it. I think my first body of work I want to put out, I want to be really proud of it and not do what I usually do and release something and go, \u2018Oh, I wish I fixed that and that.\u2019 So I\u2019m taking my time with it.”<\/p>\n

Another familiar hardship, particularly for new artists, is self-confidence. ALLEYCVT exudes confidence\u2014she\u2019s charismatic and bold, and she presents herself with emphatic self-assurance. But the kooky thing about insecurities is how they manifest differently for everyone.<\/p>\n

ALLEYCVT admittedly adopted her father\u2019s perfectionism and mother\u2019s impatience, she says, along with many more fruitful gifts. It\u2019s a potent combination in the music business’ public and scrutinizing eye. So how does she stay grounded?<\/p>\n

“How do I do that?\u201d ALLEYCVT muses. \u201cI don\u2019t even think I do it. I think the people around me that I trust help me do that and talk me down. The only reason I drive myself a little crazy is because I care so much about it. I care so much about the people who listen to my music and try to get better as an artist. I care a lot.” <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always the people who are like, \u2018Yo, chill! You\u2019re fine. Nothing bad is going to happen. It\u2019ll be fine. Stop overthinking it.\u2019 It\u2019s easier said than done. It\u2019s the people I keep around me that help me with that the most, rather than myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

But building a strong foundation around oneself is a pragmatic act of self-care. <\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a skill in itself to surround yourself with people that help elevate your life,\u201d ALLEYCVT says. \u201cJust surround yourself with people you want to be like.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ALLEYCVT.<\/p>\n

Ian Moore<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ALLEYCVT sold out two nights at Denver\u2019s famed Ogden Theatre in December. The doubleheader’s execution speaks eloquently to the passion involved by not one artist, but the very support system she’s cultivated.<\/p>\n

‘I put my blood sweat and tears into that show\u2026\u201d ALLEYCVT recalls, thanking everyone involved in putting it together. “I\u2019m very grateful and very happy with the way it went. I drove myself to the brink of insanity trying to make sure these shows were the best they could be. I think it was completely worth it in the long run. I\u2019m really happy with how it went.”<\/p>\n

Appreciating such an accomplishment in real time is difficult. It\u2019s a stressful undertaking, particularly with a debut EP looming. Fortunately, the Denver shows are valuable mental keepsakes for an artist who sometimes gets caught up in the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very validating. It\u2019s almost surreal,\u201d ALLEYCVT says. \u201cHow did I get here? You get caught up in the heat of the moment. You\u2019re always working and working, and building towards something else. You kind of forget to slow down and take it all in. Once it\u2019s really over and you\u2019re looking back at it, it\u2019s so rewarding. It was worth every single ounce of hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

ALLEYCVT is riding a wave of momentum into 2025. The singer-songwriter, DJ and producer already has a prominent placement at Excision’s Thunderdome event to her name this year. She’s also extended her headlining tour<\/a> with dates in North America, not to mention a landmark performance at EDC Las Vegas, the nation’s largest EDM festival.<\/p>\n

Completing FEEL IT <\/em>is a top priority. ALLEYCVT’s debut EP is an intimidating task, but she has the creativity, drive and support to see it through. Cat got your tongue? Maybe. But not her’s.<\/p>\n