What is your name?

Skyler Gonzalez

Where are you located?

Cedar Valley, Iowa

What is your artist's name?

Dizzy Bridges

How long have you been writing music?

I've been writing music for a long time. Since I was 11 or 12, I'm 27 now, so a good 15 years.

What inspired you to start playing and making music?

I picked up the trumpet for a middle-school ensemble in the fifth grade, and we were assigned to play a brassy rendition of "Hey Jude." I remember my dad had a ton of Beatles CDs and I just fell down the rabbit hole!

How would you describe your style of music?

I started down the "psychedelic rock" route in my early twenties, but I think I'm probably mellowing out bit by bit as I approach 30 (hah!). I aim to make poppy, accessible melodies that sound like they have always "been." But I also like adding little swirling (or"dizzy," if you will) embellishments to try and catch the ear.

How is your personality reflected in your work?

I'm a daydreamer by nature. At its most challenging, some Dizzy Bridges music can have intentionally overstimulating elements that illustrate what's going on in my head when I get overwhelmed. The arrangement textures I choose are imaginative, reflective, and dreamy. I occasionally get a kick out of surprising or disorienting the listener. It keeps you on your toes and keeps things interesting.

Describe your creative process when you write new music.

There's no one way to write a song! It will differ every time you pick up a guitar or sit at a piano. For some songs, I'll start with just a compelling title. Other times, I might improvise a melody in the shower and then somehow remember it. When I'm hard up for material, I'll sit down and force myself to write to get the ideas flowing. Even if it's terrible, it's good practice, and maybe something shakes loose the next day.

What is the name of your latest releases?

"Love Songs, Odes, and Other Musings"

What was the inspiration for that release?

I started recording it during "deep-covid", living alone, and losing my mind a little bit. I mean, I was pacing around my apartment and talking to myself and stuff – not good. So, I started making this music as a means of self-soothing. The inspiration behind the release, or the elevator pitch, was just "gentle music made during a rough time."

What are you currently working on?

I'm working on two side-by-side albums that serve as companion pieces. The first one I have the most fleshed out will explore how any person's relationship with time constantly shifts. The companion to that will be in that same ballpark and explore our relationship to "space"(places/travel/distance/emptiness/fullness). So, a Time + Space duo piece is coming to a theater near you in the next few years.