Alydia Jean

Hi, I’m Alydia Jean. My friends call me Alydia! I also respond to AJ. 💜 I use she/her pronouns most of the time. I was born June 22nd, second day of summer, back in the 1900s. A former choir kid, I’m now a singer-songwriter, composer, and artist in the Milwaukee area. You'll likely find me attending open mics, wandering the county parks, or drinking oatmilk lattes.

It Started with a Blog and a Dream

Back in 2018, I started a blog as a way to share the little interpretations and frameworks from my everyday life. "Go read my blog!" I would bark ironically to both my friends and complete strangers ironically, in the hopes that someday the sincerity would stick. Fake it til you make it! My blog became a space where I could express my thoughts, feelings, and the beauty I found in the world around me every once in a while. Now looking back, that small step was the beginning of everything...

Then Came the Courage for More

That blog eventually evolved into a business, and in 2022, I launched Jeanie Bean Creative, LLC, a cozy home for all my creative experiments. I have created jewelry, designed tees and totes, and carefully and painstakingly made stickers that felt like small tokens of joy in a chaotic world recovering from the pandemic. 

Knowing cringe is inevitable, I let myself be. Truly knowing someday it would be worth it and endearing. It was always about learning something new, practicing joy, and encouraging self-expression, even (especially) on the messiest days.

And Then Came The Music!

I've always looooved music, and I joined my school choirs as soon as I was allowed to. I became a classic choir & theater kid that mostly played a supporting role in other's stories and spotlights. I'd tried writing music here and there, but it always felt childish and silly. I kept coming back to it though. 

One day in 2020 while poking around on GarageBand trying to make something, anything... I discovered MIDI features. Finding out that I did not need an electric keyboard or guitar or any physical instrument to create fully produced tracks, the world of songwriting came alive for me.

In 2021, I released my very first original song, summer green. Although I was terrified of the response, I was instantly hooked on the process of writing, recording, and producing music. Since then, I’ve released three albums of original music, each one a diary of my emotional landscape as I learned, grew, and healed inner wounds. Each song represents a moment, a lesson, a thought pattern, or experiences that I may very well cycle through consistently throughout my life. 

What kind of music do you make? Um, the kind you listen to? My music... is what it is and I don’t really know how to categorize it. I do my best to to be as honest and real, and a little mysterious. My favorite tool is layered harmonies representing the dissonance and dichotomy of feelings one can experience in a single moment. These songs tell stories of transformation, grief, hope, tenderness, and of being utterly human. I never want to stop exploring my heart and this beautiful journey on Earth.

As Alydia Jean

I’m not pursuing my dreams. I'm pursuing the truest version of myself. I’m the story. The way I interpret the world around me through sound, visuals, movement, colors, light, and connection these are the things that fascinate me and I want you to hear my expressions and feel things. All the music I've created weaves everything together in the grand composition of my existence. Whether we’re on the same path or not, I hope you can find meaning and solidarity in my creations.

I’m working on being aware that the only one experiencing my life, is me. I choose how I continue to exist here in each moment by creating as much beauty, joy, hope, and inspiration that I can. All I want for you is to be inspired to the unique person you are.

To you: I hope you stay soft in a world that demands warriors. I hope you find the confidence to create something of your own in this chaotic world. The only one experiencing your life is you.

Thanks for being here. Really. 💜

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