Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Leia Guti
Leia Guti is an intimate and emotionally driven musical world built on honesty, contrast, and feeling. Blending warmth with darkness, softness with strength, her songs feel like pages from an open diary – personal, reflective, and unapologetically real. Shaped by lived experiences, late nights, and inner conflict, Leia Guti’s music invites listeners to slow down, feel deeply, and find a piece of themselves within the sound.
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
I remember being very young, sitting on a bench in my old neighbourhood with my headphones on. Everything around me was noisy and ordinary, but the moment the music started, it felt like the world disappeared. I didn’t even understand the lyrics yet, but I understood the feeling. That was the first time I realized music could be a place you go to, not just something you hear.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
It started as a way to process things I didn’t know how to say out loud. Writing felt safer than conversations – it was my therapist. Over time, that private habit slowly turned into something I wanted to share. They are not just songs or albums, but stories and chapters from my life.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
I always want to push myself further, challenge my safe place, and share my personal diary with listeners. It’s about softness and strength living in the same body. The project grew from late nights, emotional contradictions, love, distance, and learning how to sit with uncomfortable truths instead of running from them.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
Emotional, a little dark, but still warm. It lives somewhere between vulnerability and confidence. I like to mix classic old-school vibes with experimental new sounds. When you hear it for the first time, you’ll feel like you’ve always known it. It feels like home, for better and worse.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?
Oh, that’s a good one. I think that being honest always sounds better than perfection. The moment I stopped trying to impress and started trying to feel, everything clicked.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?
That voice in my head, notes on my phone and laptop. I saw how Timbaland plays with Suno and started experimenting with it too. But honestly, the most important tool is the silence before the song starts.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
I’ve been really inspired by artists who keep things raw and minimal. I love discovering songs that feel like secrets, the kind you don’t want to share too fast. But these days, I’m really digging Glom.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
As I mentioned earlier, every song is rooted in something real. Relationships, longing, independence, confusion, desire. I don’t write characters, I write moments I’ve lived or felt deeply.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?
Express your inner feelings. Even if not directly, as long as you let them out into the world. Don’t keep them inside. Ignore the BS and be true to yourself.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
Patience. With yourself, with growth, with timing. Music doesn’t like to be rushed. And if you wait patiently, just like the good old doc once said, “Oh, the places you’ll go.”
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
I’d love to play on an intimate stage at the Burning Man event, where you can see faces and feel the space breathe together, filled with love and pure human expression. Maybe one day.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
The real OG, Dr. Dre. I even wrote a tribute song for him, “The Godfather”. Yeah, definitely. Just listen to the song and you’ll know why.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music?
You can find me as Leia Guti on Spotify and all major streaming platforms. Since my songs are an open book of my life, I tend to stay away from social media – I’m sorry, I’m not really playing that game. But I’m always grateful for every listen, share, and message. I love my fans.
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
My music is my legacy, and I want to keep telling my story. I want to touch people’s lives and make a difference for them. On a personal level, I want to keep experimenting with new sounds, vibes, and styles, and continue evolving and growing.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
That underneath everything, I’m human. The rest you can discover through my music. So what are you still doing here? Go listen.
XOXO, Leia
