Meet Miracle Mathis | Miir- Singer/ Songwriters

We had the good fortune of connecting with Miracle Mathis and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Miracle, can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
I am originally from Gary Indiana, I was there until I was 8 years old. Then my Grandma , older sister and I moved to Columbus Ohio in 2003 and been here ever since. But Indiana will always be my home. I was raised by my Grandma since I was 6weeks old , my mother being an addict , she physically could not be there for me. I was raised in a house full of my cousins, brothers and sisters. There was 12 of us in the house at one time I swear. So I come from a pretty big family. After My Grandpa died. My grandma decided to us here just so she could have extra help from my Aunt. The move devastated me because I was leaving all my friends I knew since I was kindergarten. So coming from a predominantly black/hispanic school to being one of the only black girls in my class in Columbus. It was like a culture shock to me. I cried the first day after school here because I felt so outta place. But I adapted very soon after that. My upbringing with my grandma I’ll admit was not the best. My granny was this stubborn hard tough lady that didn’t take any stuff at all., bossy , naggy ya know all the things teenagers would say about their parents lol but also a very loving lady giving she basically saved my life, but we really didn’t get along. She was this old school lady from the deep south so I got raised the old school way so that did not sit well with me. I was in behavioral therapy, which I think that’s how I was taught to express my feelings instead keeping them all inside. Even though my adolescent years were kind of rough but I always took solace in music. I would often take my Grandma’s Body and Soul Cd’s and learned , Al Green, The Temptations, Diana Ross , Marvin Gaye and Many more…

I feel like if I hadn’t experience what I had in my life time I wouldn’t be as open and empathetic as I am. I feel how I was brought up contributes to my sound, A lot of people would say I have a old soul voice ( which I can agree) I am an old lady at heart. Which my upbringing I am able to put myself in other people’s shoes and feel what they feel. It was impacted me to know everyone has a story and you cannot judge a book by their cover. I was mad at my grandma a very long time because of stuff that happened when I was younger but after understanding about her upbringing I was able to let go of so much resentment. It has really help me mature as the woman I am today. So with each song I just want people to know ” Hey you are not alone , I understand you !

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
So I have always been a musical person. I play Alto sax and dabble in piano. I was in theatre and it wasn’t until I joined that is when I started singing publicly. But in 2017 I decided to release my very first project on soundcloud with the encouragement of friends. So since then I have been actively singing and performing around Columbus. I made up a genre for my music because I think I don’t sound like the average singer, I always thought I had a old lady voice with a pinch of hip hop. So my genre I like to say for myself is VINTAGE SOUL. My favorite genres are Old Soul and Hip hop so I thought it was perfect and I like to think I portray that sound in my music. I am most excited about and proud of me continuing to drop music and honestly just people receiving it so well. I always get so much love from my city and that honestly keeps me going.How I got here today. I was was performing non stop, always going to events and networking with people and collabing. Just never turning down an opportunity to do music and share my music. No it was definitely no easy because I was mentally drained a lot. I was being used by people and some opportunities fell through. The bigger stressor was financing my dreams. All that tied together it make me want to give up for a bit., but I always kept going, because I knew that I was born to do this , to share my music with people and to sing. I had to basically start taking care of myself like truly practicing self love because without that I would not have kept going. The lessons I learned is not everything is for you. Sometimes people don’t have your best intentions a lot of time. I really had to develop boundaries. Me being a people and nice I could not tell people NO even when I knew saying yes didnt serve me, but I cared about other people’s feelings over mines , a lot of the time. I just want the world to know. No matter what you came from , you can be free and love wholeheartedly you are worthy and not alone. I want my brand to luminate self acceptance and authenticity and freedom. I don’t want people to think Im this person that has it all together because I don’t. I am just like you and we are all trying our best each day. Never stop keep going. Remember who you are

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Well , first we definitely gotta do Brunch! I would take them to Hangover easy is the first stop w mimosas of course Out next stop would probably be some nature place of some sort , I love love rising park in Lancaster you are able to see the whole town from the hill- Climbing up the hill will because a bit of a work so lets just say we are working out as well going here.
Then after we will go chill for a bit and then I would show them the night life. If its a Sunday we would definitely check Reggae night at Skullys the music is such a vibe! That would be the perfect way to end the night with me forsure.

I would also at some point depending on how long they are staying have to stop them into UPPER CUP for the best coffee in town.

Im really home body , so I don’t if this will be as fun as I am making it sound hahah,

but no matter what we do I would make sure my best friends has the time of their life visiting me!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to shout out my Cousin Jae. She took me to my first studio session when I was 16 and there wrote and recorded my first song. She is an artist too and around that time I was extremely shy and actually did not believe in my voice. It was because of her I was able to believe in myself and write my song. She made me feel like I had no reason to doubt myself., and whenever I was getting down on myself she helped me through. I would say is was my very very first supporter provided me with the resources I didnt have at the time at 16. So I want to get a HUGE SPECIAL SHOUTOUT. because without her, I probably would of never started taking myself serious as an artist or wanting to be an artist

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