Nita Strauss' music is split between guitar-centric instrumental tracks and songs featuring vocalists from bands like Disturbed and Arch Enemy. In an interview with Guitar World, Strauss discusses why writing music for a vocalist is a little more difficult and why she really enjoys that challenge.
"For me, writing music for a vocalist is infinitely more challenging. I come from the world of instrumental music, where you can play what you're feeling, evoke those emotions through note choices and chord choices, and there's no limit to it.
"When you get vocals involved, you're thinking about the singer and their range, how many syllables you can fit in this line without it sounding weird, and does the end of this phrase rhyme with the end of the phrase after it. There are so many rules you have to follow in order to make a catchy radio song, let's say. So I find it a lot more limiting to write music for a vocalist.
"At the same time, it's a great challenge, it's a fun challenge, it's one I've embraced a lot, and while it might not be as subjective as instrumental guitar music, I think it's definitely its own beast."
On the topic of her new album, Strauss said her new record "is gonna be about half and half instrumental songs to guest vocalists, so you're gonna have a lot more cool stuff like that coming down the pipeline." In the meantime, check out her latest single with Arch Enemy's vocalist Alissa White-Gluz.
