ABOUT
BACKGROUND
an upbringing shaped by music
Raised in a family of musicians, Lioraa’ grew up in an environment where music was an integral part of everyday life.
Her grandfather, a gifted classical composer, was among the many family members who contributed to her early musical world, each bringing their own influences and perspectives.
Growing up surrounded by different musical sensibilities, she developed an early appreciation for the many forms music can take and the different ways it can be experienced.
Born in Mexico, Lioraa’ grew up around different cultures and languages. This multicultural upbringing exposed her to a wide range of sounds, musical traditions, and forms of expression. These gradually became another important influence on the way she relates to music.
Her childhood unfolded between instruments, from classical violin to piano, where she learned music as both an art of expression and a discipline of craft.
In time, that early exploration deepened into a lasting fascination with sound, with the architecture of a song, and with the infinite potential of a composition.
This upbringing gave her an open and intuitive relationship with music, one that has never been bound to a single genre. It continues to shape the way she listens, and lies at the very heart of her approach to creating.
MUSICAL FORMATION
a pursuit of musical understanding
Lioraa's journey into music production and songwriting grew out of an insatiable curiosity towards sound and rhythm. This curiosity became combined with a fascination around the possibilities of musical expression.
Shortly after beginning this journey, she temporarily pursued formal studies in jazz vocals, further expanding her understanding of improvisation, and musical structure.
Her musical influences extend across a wide spectrum of genres, including bossa nova, various genres of latin music, jazz, hip-hop, R&B and pop, among many others.
Each offers a different perspective on rhythm, melody, harmony and expression, contributing to an ever-evolving musical vocabulary that finds its way into her work.
Rather than approaching music through the boundaries of a particular genre, Lioraa’ is drawn to the possibilities that emerge when different musical languages meet.
She finds inspiration in unexpected combinations, contrasting textures and the subtle details that give a piece of music its character.
Working across production, vocals and songwriting, she approaches each project with an openness to experimentation, allowing its individual identity to determine the direction it takes.
CREATIVE PROCESS
between intuition and intention
Lioraa’ values a balance of intuition and technique in her creative process, allowing deliberate decisions and experimentation to coexist with an openness to the unexpected.
For her, inspiration can emerge from almost anywhere: a sound, a feeling, a moment, a taste, a smell... Seemingly ordinary experiences can hold the beginnings of something larger, each containing the potential for an entire world to unfold through music. In her production and songwriting, she is driven by a desire to follow these initial impressions and discover the possibilities within them.
An important part of this exploration is Lioraa’s fascination with sampling, particularly her own voice. Beyond singing, she is drawn to the voice as an instrument in its own right, transforming it through recording and manipulation into textures, atmospheres and rhythmic elements. This opens up a limitless range of sonic possibilities, giving her music a distinctive and deeply personal character.
She also recognises a dimension of creativity that extends beyond the purely conscious. In moments when music comes most naturally, when harmonies or arrangements seem to fall into place, it can feel as though the music is being received rather than constructed. This sensation is closely associated with the ethereal and the spiritual, as if the creative process offers access to something beyond deliberate thought.
This interplay between intention and surrender lies at the heart of Lioraa’s approach to music. While technique provides the means to shape an idea, intuition guides its direction, allowing the journey of a track to unfold in ways that cannot always be anticipated.