Ultra Naté; Singer Songwriter DJ Producer LGBTQIA supporter. It's Over Now: Free: Party Girl

Ultra Naté is reaching a new audience with “Movin’ To The Sun.” This interview was recorded before the song became a hit, so we don’t discuss it here. Instead, we go back through the extraordinary career that brought her to this moment: from Baltimore’s clubs and her first record to “Free,” independence and the community that has always been part of her music.

Ultra tells me how her mother’s records shaped her musical imagination, why she left a path towards medicine, and how a chance meeting with the Basement Boys changed her life. We talk about the early days of house music, the upheaval of being dropped by a major label, and the making and meaning of “Free.”

She also reflects on becoming an independent artist, creating her Deep Sugar parties, and writing “UNBREAKABLE” in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s a conversation about music, freedom, setbacks and finding a way forward.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Her mother’s records and discovering music
04:44 Freedom, childhood and finding her voice
12:42 Odell’s, club culture and a future in medicine
16:32 Meeting the Basement Boys and making “It’s Over Now”
18:00 Her first audition
24:01 Tony Humphries, Zanzibar and the early house scene
28:01 Taking her music to the UK
31:46 Disco backlash and the roots of house music
37:13 The pressure of the second album
43:56 Mood II Swing and a new beginning
46:12 The inspiration behind “Free”
48:01 Loss, liberation and the meaning of “Free”
52:05 “If You Could Read My Mind” and unexpected opportunities
54:22 Setbacks, resilience and “Stranger Than Fiction”
59:33 Choosing independence: sink or swim
1:00:17 Becoming a DJ and creating Deep Sugar
1:03:35 “UNBREAKABLE” and standing with the LGBTQIA+ community

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