An Interview with the Sensational Stacye Branche

“Living in truth” is a perfectly natural concept. It’s hard, though, to put it into practice in a multi-tasking world subject to constant change and pressure from numerous sources. Faced with such challenges, we can find either solace or relief in the music that surrounds us.

Skilled singer and songwriter Stacye Branche is choosing the more optimistic path -- or “Evolution” -- to find that frequently elusive zone of self-empowerment and creative prosperity. In fact, with the release of her self-penned and -produced fourth album, The Evolution to Living in Truth, she’s taking quite a big step. “I wanted to make a record that people would remember me by when I’m no longer here,” she remarks candidly. “I wanted it to be a statement of me, and not time stamped.” After working with producer Lloyd Tolbert on her first two independent CD’s, she decided to take on production responsibilities due to creative differences and what she felt was too much focus on a “commercial” sound on her last set (2004’s For the Man I Love). “I had an ‘Ah!’ moment. Initially, I didn’t even care if this new album was released, as long as I could get it done and have it to listen to.”