Today we’d like to introduce you to Audrey Dupuis.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I started writing during the pandemic as a way to connect with people’s stories and express the many emotions I was stuck with in my house. My love for music, though, started with my mom. She and I have always sung together, and bringing that into my adulthood has been so fulfilling. For my junior and senior years of high school, I attended Interlochen Arts Academy for songwriting and performance, so that’s the first time I really felt that I could pursue songwriting as a career. I then continued on to open for Madison Olivia and Jay Leno, among others and grow my artist project in Liverpool, England, at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. I am now performing in Michigan and Liverpool as well as teaching the younger generation Voice, Guitar, and Musical Theater.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Going on a creative path has definitely had its challenges. Living so far away from my family has been one of them. During my senior year at Interlochen, my great-grandma passed while I was up north. She had been one of my biggest supporters, so losing her was very difficult. Also, pursuing music as a career has changed the way I feel about it. My art was an escape from my everyday life, and now it is my everyday life. That being said, I wouldn’t change a thing. Getting the chance to honor my grandma and use my voice to help people is so precious to me.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a singer/songwriter/artist, and I specialize in mental health and coming-of-age themes. I am best known as a Michigan Local Artist who branched my project across the Atlantic. I am most proud of the way that my music connects with my younger audiences. At one of my recent shows, I had a young girl, about 10, come up to me and say how much she related to my song Ugly Dress. It was so heartbreaking to hear somebody so young find themselves in a song about body image and insecurity, but hearing her story and how it helped her feel heard and seen, I understood that those are the stories that need to be told. Not everything in adolescence and young adulthood is sunshine and rainbows, and writing my story can help others to work through those feelings.
What do you like and dislike about the city?
What I love the most about Flint is the community. I always thought of myself as an outsider, but being around the other creatives of Mid-Michigan has helped me find a space where I feel accepted. The kind and loving environment really allows young people the space to grow into themselves.
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Contact Info:
- Website: https://AudreyDupuisMusic.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audreydupuiss/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Audrey-Dupuis-61560394123128/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmVCNyjRa2AGznosbhLmdQ
