Madison Morton is a 24-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer based in Washington DC. The “Red Riding Hood” singer launched her first single in 2019 and has amassed 50k+ monthly listeners on Spotify within a short period.
Early Life
Madison spent her childhood on the eastern shore of Maryland. She was musically inclined as a child and wrote her first song when she was just seven years old. Madison spent most of her middle and high school years in her room practicing music. She loved every bit of performing her music liveand, as a teenager often, posted song covers on Instagram.
She dreamt of making a career in music but would often hear comments like “music is not a viable career”. Words like “starving artist” were often used to discourage her. The words did affect her and made her rethink her life. However, she could not let go of her dream.
Madison knew that she had to make this a viable career and got to work. Madison figured out that as an artist, a significant investment goes into producing songs. So, she learned the skills of producing music. Learning the art of producing music made her more confident in her career. Madison said, “It was like something had finally clicked. The process of bringing songs that I’d only ever written down to life sparked a new ambition within me to share my art with anyone who will listen.”
Living Through Music
When it comes to music, Madison is unstoppable. In the past year itself, she has released five singles. Madison says she has got the best fans as every song of hers is well-received. Even her latest single, called “Fight for me”, was streamed by a whopping 240K+ users on Spotify.
Madison loves the process of creating music. She treats every music piece as a journal of her life. She bares out her soul through her music which makes her songs connect on a deeper level. Madison said, “I think being honest about something difficult in my songs is what resonates with people the most.”
The past year has been eventful for the multi-talented artist. She could not perform live on stage but experienced the joy of it through her virtual events. Madison kept on working despite the circumstances. She used the quarantine period to network and reach out to other indie artists. Madison connected with artists who had similar life and career struggles as her. It helped her make some amazing connections with people online. She even produced for other artists remotely, which was a great learning experience for her.
Madison is performing at virtual events and hopes to perform live soon once the pandemic is in control. She tends to post details about such events on her Instagram and is followed by 6K+ people on the platform. Madison also posts song covers and keeps in touch with her fans through her account. Madison aspires to keep growing with her music and release an extended playlist soon. Meanwhile, you can listen to her complete work here.
