Alaina Margaret Droog Visits Section 36 Music!

Photo: Julianna McGuirl

Let's keep things rolling with another visitor to Section 36 Music! Alaina Margaret Droog is fresh of her spectacular debut single "Rabbit Hole", and is definitely an artist to keep your eye one. I was thrilled Alaina Margaret wanted to visit with us to discuss the single, her musical goals, and more!

So, let's see what happens when Alaina Margaret Droog visits Section 36 Music!

I absolutely loved your recent debut single, “Rabbit Hole”. What can you tell me about it?

‘Rabbit Hole’ is a song about using the internet to cope with heartbreak; whether that be when the internet stalking goes so far to the point that you’re using a Spotify playlist to determine whether or not your ex has moved on from you or not, or obsessively watching YouTube videos like Ted Talks or guided meditations trying to find the one thing that’s going to make it all better. It’s a vulnerable expression of this insatiable need to know what is going on in your ex’s life—which we’ve all had at one point or another. It’s a song about acceptance, and coming to terms with the fact that you will never really know. You lost all rights to their life when you broke up. And all of the internet tidbits, or anything you find on their various profiles is only an “echo” of the truth or some warped version of reality. The one thing you can take comfort in though is that they will never really know what’s going on in your life either. This song is edgy, ethereal, with a mountainous, wanderlust vibe—only this kind of wanderlust is taking you on a journey to the depths of your heart and of course…down a rabbit hole :) 

What was your favorite part about the recording process?

Working with Tucker was so awesome. I think my favorite part was just bouncing ideas off of each other and how it felt like we were reading each other’s minds! Tucker’s so smart about knowing what will really build the arc of the song, so it kind of felt like we were doing fun, musician, detective work. “What’s going to make this sound the best it can be?” 

Do you see more studio work in your future?

Absolutely! Maybe even in the quite near future…hehe

Who or what would you consider your biggest musical influences?

Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of Madi Diaz, she’s got such raw and pointed lyrics, and also Finneas. Both of these artists push boundaries and aren’t afraid to get in your face with their art. Their style is clever and unique also a lil cheeky at times, which is something I really love. I also listened to a lot of country music growing up. I like Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band, the occasional Swifty song, Olivia Rodrigo, Lizzy McAlpine, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, and Kacey Musgraves—a few of my other favorite artists.

With your background in theatre as well as music performances, what do you enjoy most about being on stage in front of an audience?

Something I love about being on stage, is just that I feel so connected to the people. Maybe it’s because adrenaline is so high, but when I’m on stage it feels like nothing else exists or matters in the world besides the audience and the music and that present moment. It’s really grounding and beautiful. 

What are your immediate music goals?

My immediate music goals may or may not include finishing up recording songs for a potential larger project I’m working on—more to come on that later! And also continuing to play live shows, open mic nights, and write whenever I can! 

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Ooh, a "larger project" sounds great to me!

As always, I want to thank Alaina Margaret for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures to accompany the interview.

I'm sure you’ll all want to follow her and see what she has going on. I would follow her on Instagram, and Spotify right away. I would also visit her website to make sure you don't miss a thing. 

Thanks again Alaina Margaret, and good luck reaching your goals!