Meet Daizy Garcella | Singer & Songwriter

We had the good fortune of connecting with Daizy Garcella and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Daizy, have you ever found yourself in a spot where you had to decide whether to give up or keep going? How did you make the choice?
There were plenty of times throughout my life when I almost gave up on my dreams and there were times when I gave up completely. After a failed attempt at keeping my high school band together, I gave up and went to NYU to pursue a science degree. I tried so hard to make that path work, but it wasn’t meant for me. During the pandemic I realized that I never stopped making music, no matter what was going on in my life, and that’s when I knew I owed it to myself to see that dream turn into a reality. If you love something, you’re passionate about it, and no matter what you do you can’t give it up, that’s how you know you have something truly special. Special things deserve their time and energy. You owe it to yourself to keep going. The truth is, things don’t happen to us, they happen for us. Everything I have been through has made me stronger in the end, even if I didn’t want to be. Transformation is hard, it’s painful, they’re called growing pains for a reason. But, that should never stop you from going forward anyway. At the end of the day, it’s what’s in your heart, you can feel when you need to keep going.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Every time I have gone through big emotional things I turn to writing. Many of my songs were written as ways to actively sort through how I was feeling about different situations I’ve faced. I was raised the oldest of four in a single parent immigrant household. My mom was 20 when she had me so we lived with my grandma for the majority of my childhood. I learned very early how to be someone that other people could rely on. Unfortunately, that left very little for my needs to be heard. I ignored them for years until they bubbled over into my teenage years. I have been through some dark things that I wouldn’t wish upon anyone, but everything I have been through has turned my art into something that’s real and meaningful. I’ve been writing since I was 8 years old, but it never occurred to me that I could do that for a living. I am so proud of myself for getting to a point where I am ready to share my music with the world, but it’s also terrifying. I remind myself often that I made the songs for me, but I am releasing them for someone out there who needs to hear it. I make music for people like me, who didn’t have someone to look up to, who have always felt out of place, always on the outside looking in, always the person forced to walk behind the group instead of with them. My songs are for people to scream at the top of their lungs, to dance around the room to, to cry to, to find themselves through. I have walked through my life constantly feeling like I’m not enough solely because I looked at myself through the lenses of the people around me. I am still unlearning those behaviors, but I’m gonna sing about it while I do it. If my brand means anything, it’s honesty. Life isn’t shiny and perfect, life is messy and hard, but it has these beautiful moments that make everything worth it and my music reflects that. I can not wait to share that with the world!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I have loved exploring different food markets in the city, there’s one in the San Gabriel Valley that I love called Blossom Market that has some great breakfast foods. I also love exploring places in Anaheim, I have had some great days starting off at Snooze AM Eatery and continuing with a day full of thrift shopping. If hiking was a vibe then I’ve really liked Deukmejian, as it was the first place I hiked here. Drink wise there’s a great speakeasy in Studio City called the Rendition Room that I happened upon one day after work with a coworker. I am a big theme park girly so Universal or Disneyland are also a great time for me and anyone visiting. Since I’m a New Yorker and have only been here for 4 years through the pandemic, I’m always looking for new places to try here!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’d like to shoutout the women that I grew up around; my mom, my grandma, and my aunt. I was blessed with resilient role models who taught me how to keep my head up and keep pushing through. I am who I am today because of who they’ve been for me. I am grateful for each of them everyday.

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