Junior’s Cave Golden Isles Online Magazine recently interviewed an aspiring singer and songwriter who has a flair for making passionate and intimate songs about love. Tracy Woody loved making music ever since she was at the young age of 2 years old when her operaretic mother helped her realized her true calling. Since then, Tracy has never looked back. This is her story in this special spotlight with our publication.

Isaac: It's an amazing time to be a DIY artist/performer/band/musician. What do you enjoy the most about being an indie performer?

Tracy: Full control and freedom, direct fan connection and interaction including the opportunity to THANK them personally for their nice comments and support, the ability to make decisions on exposure, the ability to earn what your worth, and the gratitude to Magazines like Junior's Cave Online Magazine to allow Indie Artists like myself to express my message of love worldwide through my music.

Isaac: If you had an opportunity to sign with a major label, would you sign now knowing you may have to give up some of what you have built up over the years about you in the process?

Tracy: That is a very hard question because given the right circumstances a certain label could put you in a position to be more exposed in a quicker period of time due to their already established contacts including a wider coverage of radio stations. Furthermore, I will never say never but I will say I'm having the time of my life with what opportunities I have been exposed to without a record label and as an Indie Artist and I am very grateful for it.

Isaac: I remembered Simon Cowell from American Idol talking about the "it" Factor that makes a musician/band stand out. What do you think is your "it" factor that makes you stand out from others in the music business?

Tracy: Artist sing about any issue but for me my issue is to inspire people to love. Love is the glue that binds all things together and the solution to the majority of problems if not all if there is some serious deep soul searching done and finding ways to help others. You can't have too much love and it stands the test of time every time.

Isaac: Why should music fans listen to your music? Describe what they are going to get when they listen to your music?

Tracy: Because I want to inspire them to love and show it to those they meet. I want to inspire myself to show it to others because it makes me truly happy and satisfied in life. No one's perfect so we have to keep being reminded of it and working on it. When we do show love it brings rich rewards. My music is full of Love in a dance and joyful type of way. My song "Your Love" and it's Remix depicts a contrast of love but you can still move your feet to the beat through the electronica style of its music. My "Sweet Beat of Love" and it's Remix makes you want to dance to the sweet beat of love without escaping the hold love can have on you.

Isaac: Briefly describe your humble beginnings that led you to where you are at musically now.

Tracy: With my thankfulness to God through my mom's operaretic tone and my love for singing religiously ever since 2 years old, I always love singing and listening to music. At 11 years old was my start of singing and performing in talent shows and weddings through the years. Singing and music has always been a big part of my life. It's really who I am and what I'm about. It's me.

Isaac: You have some strong iconic influences. Of these influences, which artist/band do you relate to the most and why?

Tracy: I wouldn't mirror singers such as Barbra Streisand classical melody, the late Minnie Rippleton sensational high pitch voice, and Denise Williams beautiful smoothness just to mention a few but I have my own style and sense of who I am. I could never sing exactly like them and I'm not supposed to. They are who they are because of who they are and I am who I am because of who I am; however, I definitely have been inspired by their sense of style and expressions.

Isaac: Do you feel that Indie music gets the respect it deserves? Why or why not?

Tracy: I feel that record labels still have a lot more respect because representatives can submit to Grammy Awards and Indie Artist may be a bit limited in this respect; however, the industry has changed a whole lot for respect for Indie Artist because to my surprise I was selected to be voted in the nomination of Electronica and Pop categories with the judges voting for the Best Artist of the Year, Best Album of the Year, and the prestigous "Alan Freed" Award consideration in held on Feb. 10, 2012 at the famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip of Hollywood for the All Indie Music Awards 2012 Red Carpet, TV, celebrities event and Sweet Beat of Love CD EP is being considered for being nominated by the judges and in the Vox Populi by the people in categories such as Electronica/Dance, Pop, Jazz, Love Songs, New Age, R&B, Rap Hip/Hop, Adult Contemporary, and EP in the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards that exposes your music to up to over 1 Billion music fans. I would appreciate your vote for Tracy Woody ONLINE in the Electronica & Pop categories of the Award image at www.aimusicawards.com/#!vote and while tickets are available for those that may want to be exposed to networking, Red Carpet, TV, and celebrities the event is 20% off by using Promo Code Tracy20 at this link: