Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with YUDI

YUDI is a Salt Lake City–based indie dream-folk project creating music that feels at once otherworldly and deeply human. Led by singer-songwriter YUDI, the project weaves intimate, folk-rooted songwriting with airy, dream-pop textures, resulting in soundscapes that are lush, reflective, and quietly immersive. Their debut EP, I Like What I Like, offers a compelling introduction to a sound defined by emotional clarity and understated confidence.

What is your earliest memory connected to music?

I remember sitting in the backseat of the car while my parents were playing a song when I was around 5 years old. Probably something by The Carpenters. I would try to mimic what the singer was doing with my body – kind of like a listen and recall situation. That was the start of my love for singing.

How did your passion for creating music begin?

I was in high school and started to experience more complex human feelings. Feelings that were challenging for me to verbalize and so creating music provided this structure for me to have this catharsis when I wanted to scream in class or wanted to escape into fantasy land but had to stay planted in reality. 

What’s the story behind your current music project?

I had written a dozen songs or so, and this project has some of my favorites. As an artist sometimes I like to create layers and layers of meaning, but in this case, I just liked what I liked. Hence the title and the song. 

How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?

It’s chill. I’d say it can be dreamy. It’s indie-folk/pop that unfolds gently and slowly.

What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?

There’s no wrong or right way to create or to experience life. That kind of philosophy liberates me to create whatever I want in that moment with the only goal to be as intentional and authentic as I can be. In other words, I can try to write in a way that I think other people will like, but ultimately, that’s not creating art true to me. So if a line doesn’t rhyme or if I want a song to be monotone, that’s okay.

What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?

Generally something to write with or a device to type and my voice is all I need. I don’t have the skills to hear something and have those melodies translate to an instrument so I often will sing melodies with my voice first before instrumentals. 

Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?

I think MARO is divine. I’m excited for her new album after hearing the single I OWE IT TO YOU.

How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?

What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?

I hope people can enter a place in their bodies that makes them feel safe to reflect and heal. 

 What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?

This is a lesson some of my favorite people and musicians have taught me. We can get caught up in being hyper-critical with who we were and embarassed of what we’re creating. But these projects and pieces of creation serve as timestamps to our growth as people. They all have their place and value. 

What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?

If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?

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Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)

Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?

I want to explore the intersection of technology and rawness of human creation.