We’re looking forward to introducing you to Ana Grosh. Check out our conversation below.
Ana , we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
I feel like I’m being called to become a serious live performer. I grew up incredibly shy and insecure. I used to tell people I would never perform and that they shouldn’t expect it from me because it just wasn’t something I was willing to do. So, I focused on becoming a producer instead. That felt safer. I didn’t think I had what it took to be on stage. But now that’s changing. I feel this pull to be in front of people, to connect with them in a real space instead of just online. I want to make music that feels good live. Fear had always been the thing holding me back. I’ve dealt with stage fright my whole life, but now I look at that fear differently. It kind of feels like a sign that I’m on the right path. Maybe I just wasn’t ready before and I am now. Perhaps it’s all been about timing.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Ana Grosh, an Atlanta-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter, artist, and producer. For a long time, I was a shy kid, and on top of that, a perfectionist. Being a performer felt out of reach because stage fright held me back more than anything else. The bigger turning point wasn’t some sudden decision to overcome my fear, but a moment when I was asked to perform and felt like I had no choice but to say yes. I was forced out of my shyness and onto the stage. Since then, I’ve grown so much, found new confidence, and now I actually feel called to perform live and connect with people in a way I never thought possible before. I’m known as a genre bender because I find it hard to make the same thing twice. My music is storytelling-heavy. Both of my EPs are concept projects and focus on telling evolving stories through the lyrics. What really sets me apart is my voice and the personality I bring to every record I sing on. My latest single, “Freedom,” is just the beginning of a new chapter in my career, where I express the new voice and vision that I have been cultivating for years through experimentation and dedication to find my truest self.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
For a long time, I felt like I didn’t really have a life outside of my relationship. My partner was always chasing something bigger, and I was always chasing them. My partner craved freedom in everything—in life, in love, and in the future. I craved commitment and comfort. My single “Freedom” is where all of that collided. I let myself sound a little unhinged because that’s how it felt chasing someone who could never reciprocate my unhealthy devotion. I wasn’t afraid to be the bad guy. I wrote it thinking my messy and honest feelings would never become public knowledge, but when a small label approached me about the demo, I had to give up the luxury of privacy to take the opportunity. Perhaps it was the brutal honesty, rage, and sorrow that caught the small label’s attention. Nonetheless, the feelings that inspired “Freedom” have more than served their purpose, and I now chase something bigger as well.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
There have been plenty of times I thought about giving up. However, most of 2024 felt like a static period for my career, and I wasn’t sure I’d make it out of it. I had lived through ebbs and flows before, but that time felt different. I didn’t have the money, I didn’t have a team, and it was getting harder and harder to keep making music that no one seemed to be listening to. I was exhausted.
At one point, I fully decided I would pivot to sync music and just become some kind of commercial producer or songwriter. I was ready to let go of my artist project and completely let go of “Ana Grosh”.
But then a series of impossible events started unfolding at the end of 2024 and into the beginning of 2025. I still can’t fully explain how it happened, and I probably couldn’t list it all if I tried, but things started falling into place. I found the support, the resources, and the creative team I had been longing for. And now, looking back, I realize I just wasn’t ready for any of it before. If those same opportunities had come to me a year earlier, I think I would’ve wasted them. Funny enough, it was during the peak of my career depression that I wrote my new single, “Freedom”, the song that would attract the attention of my first small label.
So when I think about that season of stillness, that almost-rock-bottom, I actually look at it with a new perspective. It gave me the space I needed to grow. It made me ready.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? Is the public version of you the real you?
No, I don’t think the public version of me is the real me, and honestly, I don’t think that’s possible for anyone. Even if it were, the internet isn’t a safe place to show your entire self. I believe the only people entitled to know the real me are my loved ones, but I strive to let as many people as possible into the artistic world of “Ana Grosh”. What I can say is that there are traces of the real me in everything I say, wear, or post on the internet. However, the truest version of me lives in my lyrics. I’ve tried writing songs that weren’t personal, and every time, those songs never made it out into the world because I couldn’t feel some sort of connection to them. The music I release is always tied to something real inside me.
If someone really wants to know who I am, they won’t find it on social media. They’ll find it in my lyrics – the good, bad, and in between.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
If I knew I had 10 years left, the first thing I would do is get off the internet. We are all wasting our lives scrolling, watching everyone else live instead of actually living. It is easier to sit on a phone than to go out and chase something real, and I am guilty of that too. I would stop caring what everyone else is doing and start creating, experiencing, and living without societal expectations. What I would chase most is balance. The balance between enjoying every moment like it is the last and investing my time into something meaningful that will outlive me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://anagrosh.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ana.grosh/
- Twitter: https://x.com/anagroshmusic?s=21
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578170644713&mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@anagroshmusic
- Other: Spotify:
Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ana-grosh/1500259481Stream New Single “Freedom”
Watch the Offical Music Video for “Freedom”
Image Credits
Libby Quick
Sofie Clarke
