Artist Spotlight: Autumn

AUTUMN is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose music serves as a time capsule for moments of her life. 

In this exclusive Q&A, Autumn opens up about the stories behind the music, lessons learned along the way, and what keeps their passion alive.

Eye On Pop: Who are your biggest musical influences?

Autumn: My musical influences have changed a lot over the years. I’ve gone through phases where I was deeply inspired by rock, metal, and post-hardcore, and others where I couldn’t stop listening to Taylor Swift or following every new era of Miley Cyrus. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve also found myself reconnecting with artists like Elton John and Billy Joel, appreciating their songwriting from a completely different perspective. I think every one of those influences has shaped me into the artist I am today. 

Eye On Pop: What non-musical influences (books, movies, art, etc.) inspire your work?

Autumn: Life itself is my biggest inspiration. Experiences, memories, emotions, relationships, both romantic and platonic, hope, heartbreak, dreams, and the little victories we sometimes forget to celebrate. Most of my songs come from things I’ve lived through, and songwriting has always been the way I process and understand them.

Eye On Pop: Is there a particular song or album that has significantly influenced your career?

Autumn: One song that has had a huge impact on me, both personally and professionally, is “Vienna” by Billy Joel. There are so many lines in that song that I find myself relating to. I connect with every single word. Sometimes I need to remind myself to slow down and be proud of everything I’ve already accomplished. Being a perfectionist is both my biggest blessing and my biggest curse. I’m always thinking I could do more or be better, even when I probably need to stop for a moment. On one hand, that ambition has brought me to where I am today. On the other, it’s also led me through some difficult periods. At the end of the day, “You got so much to do and only so many hours in a day.”

Eye On Pop: How do your personal experiences shape your music?

Autumn: My personal experiences are my music. Whether it’s heartbreak, difficult seasons, happy moments, major life changes, or just life itself, I almost immediately turn it into music. Songwriting is my therapy. It’s how I make sense of everything I’m feeling. Sometimes it’s scary because it means letting complete strangers into the most vulnerable parts of me. But I honestly believe that’s why I’m here. To be open. To be honest. To let people look inside a real human heart, and hopefully help them feel a little less alone.

Eye On Pop: Have your influences changed over the years?

Autumn: Absolutely. I think my taste in music has changed a lot over the years, and I’m sure it will keep changing. I feel like my taste has grown up with me. One thing that has always stayed the same is that I’m naturally drawn to artists who write their own songs. As I get older, I also find myself going back to artists I grew up listening to and rediscovering their music from a completely different perspective. It’s amazing how songs can mean something entirely different depending on where you are in life.

Eye On Pop: How do you incorporate your cultural background into your music?

Autumn: I’ve always written in English. In fact, I think the very first song I ever wrote was in English, so it has always felt natural to me. I do write songs in Hebrew too, but when it comes to expressing myself creatively, English has always been the language I naturally gravitate toward. At the same time, I think my background still finds its way into my music. My memories of growing up in Israel, and later my experience of moving to the United States in search of a better life, have shaped me as a person and as a songwriter. Those experiences may not change the language I write in, but they definitely shape the stories I choose to tell.

Eye On Pop: What role does nature or your environment play in your songwriting?

Autumn: My environment plays a huge role in my songwriting because, to me, my life is my music. The people around me, the places I live, the conversations I have, and the experiences I go through always find their way into a song eventually. My husband is probably my biggest inspiration. So many of the songs I write are connected to our relationship in one way or another. Even my relationship with myself, learning to love my body, growing as a woman, chasing my dreams, all of it becomes part of my music. At the end of the day, I write about my life, and my environment is what shapes it.

Eye On Pop: When did you first realize you wanted to be a musician?

Autumn: I think it was always a part of me. Every December in Israel, there are children’s music performances, and I remember going to watch them when I was little and wishing I could be up there too. Back then, it wasn’t as easy to just audition or put yourself out there, so it never happened. But every time I came home from those shows, I’d spend days singing the songs, memorizing every word, and trying to perform them myself. As I got older, I learned to play instruments, then I learned how to produce music, and it all just grew with me. I’ve always wanted to do this. I don’t think the dream changed. I think I did. With time, I became brave enough to finally put myself out there instead of just imagining it.

Eye On Pop: What was the first song you ever wrote, and what inspired it?

Autumn: ⁠It’s actually kind of funny to think about now. I was around 16 when I wrote what I consider my first real song. Like so many songs I’ve written since, it was in English. I had just gone through one of the biggest heartbreaks of my life, even though looking back now, I probably wouldn’t even call it a relationship. I remember sitting down at the piano, and the song just poured out of me. The chords came almost immediately, and I think I could still sit down and play the whole thing today. Before that, I had written little pieces of songs, but this was one of the first that felt complete from beginning to end. So whenever someone asks me about the first song I wrote, that’s the one that always comes to mind.

Eye On Pop: How did you get started in the music industry?

Autumn: When I first moved to the United States, I already had a collection of songs. I think I still have around ten songs that have never been released and are just waiting for the right moment. For a long time, I didn’t feel ready to share them. I grew up in a very small city where dreaming big didn’t always feel realistic. Sometimes, having dreams this big almost felt too ambitious.
Even today, I’ll watch videos of artists here in the U.S. and catch myself wondering if I’m good enough to make it here. I think a lot of that comes from where I grew up.
Eventually, I reached a point where I had to stop waiting for confidence and just trust myself. I basically said, “Screw it, I’m doing this.” I picked the songs that felt like the right introduction to who I am as an artist, and I finally released them into the world.
I know I still have so much to learn. I want to become a better songwriter, a better producer, and a better artist overall. I work really hard every single day, and I can already hear the growth in the new songs I’m writing. I honestly can’t wait to keep sharing my music with the world. And more than anything, I can’t wait to play my first headline show and look out into the crowd knowing people are singing my songs back to me. That’s probably my biggest dream.