Pop artist and songwriter Quinn Lewis has a rare power to transform even the most painful emotions into something beautiful and uplifting. His music is defined by raw vulnerability and defiant open-heartedness which in turn he channels into every lyric as he searches for universal truths in his music. “One of the things I’d like to get across with my music is that however you’re feeling and whatever you’re going through, it’s all okay,” says the Australia-born 22-year-old. “I’d love for people to walk away knowing that you can be confident in your sadness, or confident in feeling like you’re out of place.”
Building on the soulful sincerity in recent releases like “Weekend Luv” and “In Between,” Quinn further reveals his song-craft with a new single called “Hanging On.” Along with showing his gift for creating heart-melting melodies, the song brilliantly contrasts its bittersweet undercurrent with bright beats and urgent vocal work. “‘Hanging On’ was about a girl who I knew wasn’t into the relationship but who kept fueling the fire and pulling me back in,” he explains. “Finally I told her, ‘You can’t keep me hanging on like that, you’ve just gotta cut the cord and let me go.’”
Born in Brisbane, Quinn relocated to the U.S. and is currently living in Nashville. It wasn’t until just before his last year of high school that he began tapping into songwriting as an emotional outlet. “Everybody already had their cliques, so I never really hung out with anyone at school,” says Quinn.
Quinn’s first release, “Slipping,” hit #1 on Hype Machine, while the follow-up singles “In Between” and “Weekend Luv” have landed on Apple’s A-List Pop, Best of the Week, and Breaking Pop playlists as well as Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist. Following his breakout success, Quinn quickly inked a deal with Arista/Small Giant Records.
As he continues to turn out new material. Quinn’s main mission is to sustain and deepen the unaffected honesty he’s always instilled into his music. Mostly it’s about trying to reach someone out there who feels like they’re sticking out like a sore thumb, and let them know they’re not alone in being sad or insecure or caring about someone too much. The thing that got me writing songs in the first place is the thing that keeps me going today.”
