Greyson Zane and His Journey into the Music Industry
Intro by Ashlyn Siples | June 26th, 2025
Interview by Lilli Newhouse
Photo by Gabriel Lugo | @gabelugophotos
Looking for your next favorite artist? Metalcore-pop punk fusion artist Greyson Zane is someone you should be looking into. This Orlando, Florida, based artist may have crossed your TikTok “for you” page recently in promotion of his music, or maybe you’ve seen him live before when he happened to open for Hawthorne Heights at the Emo Block Party in 2023. Or, perhaps you’ve never heard of him before and you’re interested in learning a little more about him and his project. If that’s the case, you’re in luck, as we’ve got an exclusive interview with Greyson that will help get you acquainted with who he is, and what he’s all about.
How did your journey into music begin?
“My music journey began when I got a guitar for christmas when I was 6. Although I didn't get lessons and start playing seriously until I was 9, I was just so mesmerized by watching concerts on YouTube by my favorite artists at the time; The Beatles, Aerosmith, Elvis, and Van Halen. Then eventually when I got to middle school and met my best friend, Noah, who still plays drums and writes with me after 11 years now. He introduced me to Metallica and Three Days Grace. From that point on, we went down the rabbit hole of the alternative scene and played in multiple local bands together.”
What’s one song in your discography that means the most to you and why?
“One song that means the most to me is honestly a really hard question to answer. So I'll do one for each EP I've put out. From my first EP, I would say the title track, "DEAD @ 16" because it's 100% a true story. It meant a lot to me that I was able to get that terrible experience out of my system in a song. It was very therapeutic. For my second EP, I would say, "Emo Trash" because it's the song that changed a lot for me as an artist. It was my first time going viral and my first time breaking over 1k monthly listeners on Spotify ever including all my past local bands. Drew from FELICITY and I are still best friends. At the time, they had 30k monthly listeners on Spotify and I had about 200, and he asked me if I wanted to do a collaboration with his band. I remember I asked him "Are you sure?" and he said "Yeah of course dude! I believe in you!" which still means a lot to me. For my third EP, I would have to say, "Imposter" because I think it accurately depicts how I've felt meeting a lot of people in the scene recently. It's also the song that feels like the most me I've ever been able to capture in a song. You can hear the metalcore, thrash metal, pop punk, and edm influences all in one song!”
What was the most challenging part of making your latest project?
“The most challenging part of making the "Maverick - EP" was definitely my mental and physical health while I was writing and recording it. My anxiety was so bad, I literally couldn't swallow 95% of the time. YES, THAT INCLUDES MY OWN SALIVA!! So I was NOT in the best place at all and I think you can kind of hear it in some of the artistic decisions I made with it. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, there's just some things I wouldn't do now that I did on that record. However, with all that being said it still is my favorite record I've ever made and I think it's the strongest as well.”
How do you know when a song or project is finished?
“Knowing when a song is done is difficult. When I'm making my own demos before I go to the studio, they never feel finished. They always feel like a good representation of the song, but never 100% finished. I think the closest I've gotten on a demo being finished in terms of how it ended up on a record is the song "Maverick". I wrote everything on the song except the bridge which remained unwritten until I went to the studio purely because I had no idea of what I wanted to do. I think 98% of what I wrote on that unfinished demo ended up on the record. The only thing from the demo that really changed was a couple of the lyrics. This new record I'm writing is a lot different though. The songs I want to use on the new record I would say are 95% done and fully written. They just need the final touches and polishes from my producer. They're also the best songs I've ever written :) ANYWAYS, how I usually know it's done is when there's absolutely nothing I would even maybe want to change about. No ideas that could be cool. No rerecording anything. Nothing. Just the thought that the song is either good, bad, mid, or a hit.”
What’s something fans might be surprised to learn about you?
“I'm way more of a guitar player than I am a singer. This solo project is the first time I've ever really sang. I just graduated from Berklee College of Music and my principal instrument was guitar lol. I actually have a video on YouTube which might be out by now, depending on when you're reading this. I played Summer (Presto) by Vivaldi as a duet on guitar with my good friend Ivan.”
Photo by Gabriel Lugo | @gabelugophotos
If your music were a movie, what would the plot be?
“As of right now with the three EPs I have out I would say the majority of my music would probably fit a classic rom-com. I have a lot of breakup songs so that could set up the plot for the main character to either get their revenge in an enemies to lovers type way or find the love of their life after this awful break up that hurt them so bad in a way they have to find a way to love again.”
How do you define success as an artist today?
“I think success today as an artist is complicated, it's different for everyone. For me, success is cultivating my community of people, seeing my social media numbers growing at a steady rate, and getting better and growing as an artist everyday. I strive to be better than I was yesterday everyday no matter what. If you go back and listen to my first song and listen to my most recent EP, you can hear the growth for yourself. I want to be the best artist, songwriter, singer, guitarist, producer, content creator, creative, etc. that I can be. So, as long as I'm doing those things I think that's success and more success will come my way because of it.”
What’s coming next for you?
“Well, I currently have 50 new songs written for my next EP, and I've only written about 5 that I'm even considering making the cut so far. That should tell that the bar is high. Every record has to be better than the last and it will be. It should be out sometime in Summer/Fall 2026 because I'm going back to the studio in a couple of months. I'm super excited for it!! I'm going to be taking a completely different approach this time.”
What role does social media play in your creative or professional life?
“With how the industry is currently and how my numbers are currently, social media is very important to my creative and professional life. If you want to be an artist, you have to be posting constantly. Although I'm taking a different approach more recently than how I used to, I'm focusing on building a community rather than going viral and having that big hit. I personally think it's more important and will help you more in the long run. However, I would NOT be upset if something I did went viral again. Sometimes, I find posting as much as I do on social media to be a distraction because I'd rather be songwriting or practicing guitar or singing, but no--I'm either shooting or editing content a lot of the time. I'm not complaining though. I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. I just think it gets in the way sometimes.”
If you had to describe your music in three words, what would they be?
“Audacious, Ear-wormy, Euphonious”
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