Name: Telva
Occupations: Producer, sound artist, composer, DJ
Current release: Telva is one of the artists contributing to the new compilation Atmosphères Vol. 1, curated by Emme Moises and released via Atmosphères Records.  
Things I am passionate about but rarely get to talk about: Most people don’t know that I trained professionally in equestrian sports and nearly dedicated my life to it. Show jumping is the most adrenaline-filled sensation I’ve ever experienced. Horses have been essential to who I am since I was a kid.
Before fully committing to music, I was deeply involved in painting and photography, and studied scenic arts academically. I’ve always felt a devotion to expression, especially acting and performance.
I also write a lot, and over the past few years, I've become a yogi.

If you enjoyed this interview with Telva and would like to know more about her music, visit her on bandcamp.



Which current social / political / ecological or other developments make you feel like you need to respond as an artist?

As a person and as an artist, I seek authenticity in how I live and, therefore, in how I create.

There have been moments where staying true to that meant letting go of opportunities or directions that didn’t feel right, even if they seemed like gold. At times I questioned whether I was making things harder for myself by not adapting, but in the end, those were the moments that shaped my voice the most.

When I look at the current world we’re living in, what I feel most compelled to respond to is the pressure to conform, the constant pull to fit into certain expectations, aesthetics, or ideas of what is “right” or “cool.”

My response is to encourage a return to authenticity. To not chase fitting in, but to listen deeply to one’s own voice and be unapologetically yourself, even if it’s a lonely or challenging path. Real art can only arise from there.

We need to take risks, to expose and to illuminate. Authenticity leaves a trace of hope and light in this mad world. It not only expresses who we are, but also opens space for others to grow.

Taking your track for the sampler and your live performance for Atmosphères as an example, how, would you say, are your live performances and your recording projects connected at the moment? How do they mutually influence and feed off each other?

For me, there is no border between the studio and the stage. It is all about channelling.

Both spaces feed the same search for magic, both come from the same sacred place.