Natalia Zambelli Visits Section 36 Music!

Section 36 Music has another visitor! Natalia Zambelli in an amazing artist with an EP that will blow you away. I was so excited she was willing to visit with us and discuss her music, her goals, and a bit more. I'm sure you'll love what she had to say.

So, let's see what happens when  Natalia Zambelli visits Section 36 Music!

I absolutely love your recent EP, “Took a Train Back to Boston”. What can you tell me about it?

Thank you! “Took a Train Back to Boston” is an EP I wrote and composed while I was studying music at Berklee, in Boston, during the summer of 2024. It’s a project meant to be about a heartbreak, letting go, feeling nostalgic about endings, as well as about the euphoria and mix of feelings that traveling to Boston to live my dream brings, facing it as a new beginning.

Do you have a favorite memory from the recording process?

One of my favorite memories is me writing “It Ends How It Ends” on the first days of the program. It was the first song I wrote for the EP, I had just arrived to Boston when I started writing it. A few days after the start, I had the opportunity to perform on the Sidewalk Sessions and I really wanted to bring that song on stage. I finished it that morning and sang it without no one even knowing I had a new song. 

You studied at Berklee College of Music. What made Berklee the place for you?

I feel like being at Berklee made me able to be completely surrounded by music. I had amazing classes and learned a lot while applying all of that on my music and performance. I also met a lot of people from all over the world who not only became good friends of mine, but showed me different things, wrote songs together and definitely made me grow as a person and as an artist.

Who or what would you consider your biggest musical inspirations?

As a songwriter, I’ve always been inspired by Taylor Swift. I love her ability to make every song feel like a story and tell her feelings in a meaningful and beautiful way. I love songs that feel like poetry. Some other artists that have been influencing me a lot are Gracie Abrams and Ethel Cain. 

If you could cover any Disney song, which one would you choose? Why?

I'd choose “Let It Go”, a song from “Frozen”, because as a kid, that used to be the song I loved the most. I would never stop singing it, no matter in what language. Not only it’s a great song, but it brings amazing memories.

What are your immediate musical goals?

Since I’ve just graduated high school, my immediate goals are very connected to using some free time I was not having on my senior year to focus on music. I plan on playing live shows, writing and recording new projects and producing more content about music for social media.

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Can't wait for more content!

As always, I want to thank Natalia for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures taken by Anna Simas 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 to make sure you don't miss a thing. 

Thanks again, Natalia, and good luck reaching your goals!