Today we’d like to introduce you to Gracie Moses.
Hi Gracie, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I got thrown into music early in the best way. I started piano lessons when I was four, and even then, I was way more interested in creating than just practicing. Practicing other people’s songs wasn’t something I was thrilled about, but writing my own has always felt like home to me. I started writing songs at ten, and haven’t stopped since.
A huge part of my story started in church. I grew up in a non-denominational community where the music was always incredible, and even from a young age deeply inspired me. When I was fourteen, a mentor of mine called something out in me before I fully saw it in myself. I started leading worship for youth group, which eventually turned into leading for Sunday services in front of thousands of people almost every week. Looking back, I didn’t realize how much her championing me in that way would contribute to my career and life as a whole. It taught me how to connect, how to lead, and how to be vulnerable in front of people from a young age.
Since then, music has just kept evolving with me. What started out as me being a kid needing an outlet for my big feelings turned into honest songwriting, artistry, and building a life around creating music. Authenticity has always been at the center of the music I make, and I can’t imagine it any other way. These days, I’m doing what ten-year-old me wanted to do from the start– writing music that tells stories and makes people feel understood, and through that process, trying to understand myself a little better, too. A lot has changed, but at the core of it, I’m still chasing truth, connection, and songs that mean something.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road. Music is such a beautiful thing, but it’s also incredibly exposing. You’re constantly tying your identity, emotions, and experiences to the art you create, then asking people to respond to something you put blood, sweat, and tears into that might not actually reach anyone but is now out there for the world to see anyway. That can be a painful type of vulnerability. There’s been rejection, burnout, comparison, financial instability, heartbreak, moments of questioning myself, and moments where I wondered if being this emotionally honest was sustainable or even worth it.
I’ve also had to learn that success and fulfillment aren’t always in alignment. You can hit milestones you once dreamed about and also still be struggling internally, and my story so far has been learning to hold the cognitive dissonance of it all with grace for myself, and the motivation to keep going. A lot of my growth has come from learning how to continue creating even when life feels messy, uncertain, or painful instead of waiting until I feel “better” to show up again. Music has always been there for me, and if nothing else, that’s something I’ve never doubted.
I think the music industry can sometimes reward perfection, branding, or trends over honesty. Amidst that, staying grounded in who I am has been really important to me, even when I still don’t totally know all the parts of myself. At the end of the day, I never want to create music just to be perceived a certain way. I always want people to feel something when they hear anything I’ve written.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I’m a pop songwriter and artist, and I LOVE a good ear candy melody, but more than anything I think I’m best at portraying emotional honesty. Whether I’m writing for myself or another artist, I want the song to feel like a journal entry. Something deeply human that people can relate to and interpret in their own way. I think that’s why I’ve had songs do well in the TV and film space, because there are so many scenes that need music to help depict and highlight the raw moments.
I love writing songs that are poetic and blunt at the same time. Songs that say something painful or vulnerable in a really vivid, beautiful, or unexpectedly specific way. Those are the ones that seem to stay with me the longest.
I’m especially proud that my younger self is living her dream. I’d like to think she’d love the career I’m building and the journey it took to get to where I am. I’m beyond lucky to write real songs with real artists, and I don’t take that lightly, especially in a time where so much of the world feels curated, performative, and increasingly disconnected from humanity. I think people are craving the stuff that feels true and real now more than ever.
Something that means so much to me is when artists tell me they’ve never felt this safe being vulnerable in a writing room before. Those moments feel like divine confirmation to me that I’m doing what I am supposed to be doing. Creating that kind of trust is the whole point for me. I love writing great pop songs, but more than anything I always want us to leave the session feeling like we wrote something authentic.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
I am currently working on an album that I won’t say too much about just yet, but I’ve released the first two singles that will be on the album in the last few months, and I have another one coming out in June called “heatwave” that’s about the journey, and stepping into fresh, new energy that feels important and big. I am so grateful to be able to write for others, but recently it’s been really cool to take this next step into releasing my own music that I think is the best music I’ve ever made. I feel so incredibly proud of this collection of songs, and I can’t wait to share more about it, but for now go check out the singles so far!
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @graciemoses
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/graciemosesmusic
