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Moxie Raia: was born in 1990 and is 34 years old now.
Birthday: 1990
How Old - Age: 34
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Moxie Raia: - Biography
Moxie RaiaMusicianBorn: New JerseyRecord label: Capitol RecordsAlbums: Reckless Passionate Youth, Dirty Lights, Buffalo Bill (The Remixes)SongsBuffalo Bill2014Bad DecisionsDirty LightsI Love It When You Cry2015BewareIt was hard for me there. Everyone at my school was really into sports and I was the girl doing cartwheels in the outfield.CATEGORIESMusicTAGSBUFFALO BILL, FREDDY WEXLER, I LOVE IT WHEN YOU CRY, MOXIE RAIA, THE BRAINYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEElliot Wall (L), Peter Lawrie Winfield (C), James Gordon (R)CATCH-UP: UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKSEmpathy TestQ&A; WITH EMPATHY TESTMoxie’s decision to pursue a career in music may have been a risky one, but the gamble seems to be paying off. Born Laura Raia, Moxie’s creative side manifested early. Having started singing since “I could speak” and having danced across the country by the age of 6, the stage is in her blood. The New Jersey-native’s sonic checkpoints are autobiographical, namely, if you look at the preoccupation of her most popular track to date (“Buffalo Bill”), which concerns her time spent at The Brain, a songwriting commune consisting of six other guys. Hinting at the prevalence of booze-fueled good-natured parties, the vibrancy of youth hangs over Moxie’s effervescent music.Putting her soulful voice, eclectic influences and self-assured duality of a seasoned performer on full display, it’s easy to forget that Moxie is just 24. She has already collaborated with such industry know-it-all’s like Tiësto and The Brain founder Freddy Wexler—it’s also a record label—who famously produced the original demos of Lady Gaga, the clubby New York art-pop manqué. These days, all the cards seem to be decked in Moxie’s favor and she’s undoubtedly the one to watch. This August sees the release of her single “I Love It When You Cry”. Moxie’s forthcoming EP is set to debut in the fall and her full-length in early 2015 through Capitol Records.How did you come up with the moniker Moxie?I didn’t, actually. It’s a nickname that my pianist started using a few years ago that kind of stuck. He thought I had a lot of it—moxie. Everyone just started calling me that, which is why it caught on. Even my mom calls me Moxie now. There’s a larger story behind the moniker too. When I first moved out to Los Angeles, I lived in a house with six guys. You heard about that.I do know that about you.We used to have these parties where we would invite a bunch of musicians over. One time we had these Philly musicians come, and when we were hanging out outside, a rat ran across the floor. I knew about the rat already, but they hadn’t. So everyone ran inside screaming—these big dudes—but I didn’t because I had this really good melody I didn’t want to lose. They were like, “Girl, you’ve got some moxie!” I couldn’t lose that melody. You can lose it as fast as you find it.The pad you’re referring to was called The Brain. It’s my understanding that everyone came from different places, so did you all know each other previously?We didn’t all know each other, but Freddy [Wexler], the founder of The Brain, knew all of us. His goal was to move his favorite artists, producers and musicians into a house together, and see what happens. I think we were all sick of jumping from one session to another, writing with strangers. Writing sessions require that you share your deepest feelings in that moment, write and show confidence—“This is good enough to share with the room” sort of thing. There’s always a wall put up and Freddy wanted to eliminate that. Since we had this family unit in the house, stuff would organically come out all the time. We would wake up in the morning and someone would be playing guitar cords over their cereal. I would roll out of bed and [Moxie belts out a melody]. By that time, someone else would say, “I’m going to take that and make a beat to it.” Everything flowed naturally like that all the time.It seems like a really efficient, spontaneous process.That’s my favorite part about writing—the spontaneity. It’s not like you have a session from 4 to 8 p.m. where you’re expected to write the masterpiece within that time window. It’s so hard to do that, but when you’re working on something late at night, you have this whole house full of inspiring tools. It’s like, I know David is really good at guitar and have him come to my room that night to work on something with me. It’s a really cool process. Any time of the day or night, you had all these people wanting to write with you.Are you still living at the house?No! [Laughs] This was a two-bedroom house with six guys—it was crazy. I was there for a year and a half before we all moved out. Well, that’s not true... Some of them still lived together. I think four of them still live together now, while Freddy and I live elsewhere, separately. The two other guys also live apart. But we still see and talk to each other every single day.You grew up in New Jersey. What was that like?I’m from a really small town in New Jersey. It was hard for me there because I was a bit of an outcast. Everyone at my school was really into sports and I was the girl doing cartwheels in the outfield. [Laughs] I really wanted to get out of my town, so without my parents knowing, I applied to a performing arts school in New York. Being here was my dream and when I did get in, I asked them if I could go and live with my sister. They said, “Sure,” which is crazy. They were always supportive and knew how serious I wanted it.Why were you scared to tell them you wanted to go before applying?I just didn’t think they would let me go unless I had already gotten in. Since I did get in, it’s not like they’re going to dismiss the opportunity. If I did ask, they would’ve been like, “Are you kidding me? You’re going to leave this house?” It was cool because my sister had just moved to the city, but it was also like, “Sorry to crush your single, 20-year-old dreams, but your 13-year-old sister is coming to live with you!” It was really fun. At least for me. [Laughs]
