Into the 'popsical' world of Chloe Flower.

The Accutron Show

Chloe Flower is one of today's most relevant artists bridging the gap between classical and pop with her self-created genre — 'popsical'. Born in Pennsylvania, Chloe first reached for piano keys at the age of two. By twelve, she was studying at the Manhattan School of Music followed by London’s Royal Academy of Music. This multi-hyphenate star has become music and fashion’s go-to creator as she intertwines her personal couture style and unique sound into something the industry has never seen or heard before. Over the years Chloe has grown into a musical powerhouse — from her show-stopping 2019 GRAMMY® Awards performance with Cardi B to her featured performance with Lil Baby on Saturday Night Live (SNL). Aside from her own music, Chloe has co-produced and composed for Céline Dion, Johnny Mathis, 2 Chainz, Swae Lee, NAS, Babyface, and more. Chloe is also an ardent advocate of anti-human trafficking and a champion of music education and therapy. Tune in and let the music take you away in this episode of The Accutron Show.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

3:40 The idea of 'popsical' for me was to popularize instrumental music in general, since it's so unique. It can be baroque sounding, it can be film sounding, it can be classical, blues, jazz. There is no such thing as new, it's all an idea of an idea and with social media it's become so easy to bend a genre.

11:55 I started piano lessons at 2 years old, but then I played 3 instruments. In all of the years until I graduated I was never given a piece of music that was not written by a white man specifically. That is why Ryuichi Sakamoto was such an inspiring artist for me. He experimented with electronic music, classical music, with the way he dressed... he stepped out of the box.

24:04 Beethoven and Mozart were rock stars during their times. Their music was really popular. In order for us to have the Beethovens or Mozarts of this time, we have to prioritize music education. Until we see excitement about music education, kids lining up to learn to use an instrument, we are going to miss out on those musical geniuses.