Meet Gina D’Soto

We were lucky to catch up with Gina D’Soto recently and have shared our conversation below.

Gina, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?

Honestly, I think my resilience comes from being an immigrant and having to start over so many times. I moved countries really young, learned new languages, and spent years in that space of longing and figuring out where I fit. I’ve felt everything, happiness, depression, confusion, hope… all of it.

Music became the one place where I could put those feelings and make sense of them. It’s what kept me going and what made me stronger.

So I guess my resilience shows up in my songs. Sharing what I’ve been through helps me heal, and if someone else hears it and feels understood, that’s where the real strength is for me.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I’m a Cuban-born, New York–based singer-songwriter, and my whole world revolves around telling honest stories through music. I blend R&B, soul, and jazz with my Cuban roots — that mix really feels like who I am. I moved to the US when I was young, so I grew up between cultures, languages, and identities, and all of that shows up in my sound.

What excites me the most about what I do is the emotional connection. My music is very personal; I talk about love, heartbreak, immigration, faith, identity, all the messy and beautiful parts of being human ; but somehow people hear their own stories in it. That’s the magic for me.

This year has been huge. I released my first EP, …and we laughed …and we cried, which explores relationships in all their phases — infatuation, longing, betrayal, healing. And right now I’m working on my next body of work, which dives deeper into themes of immigration, identity, and spirituality, with a more colorful, Caribbean-meets-Western visual aesthetic.

I’m also expanding into other areas that inspire me: fashion, TV, and acting, and I’m gearing up for more touring in the US, Canada, and Latin America. My goal is to keep building a world around the music; a space where people can feel seen, represented, and moved.

At the end of the day, I’m just trying to create art that feels honest, that carries my roots with me, and that gives people something real to hold on to.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Looking back, the qualities that impacted my journey the most were emotional honesty, adaptability, and discipline. Learning to embrace my feelings instead of hiding them gave my music its voice and allowed people to connect with my story. Being an immigrant taught me how to adapt ; to start over, stay open, and reinvent myself when needed; and that mindset has carried me through every stage of my career. And of course, discipline has been everything; people see the final performance, but not the years of writing, practicing, and refining behind the scenes. For anyone starting out, my advice is to honor your emotions, stay flexible enough to grow, and show up for your craft with consistency. Those three things will take you far.

All the wisdom you’ve shared today is sincerely appreciated. Before we go, can you tell us about the main challenge you are currently facing?

Right now, my biggest challenge is balancing the creative side of my career with the business side. As an independent artist, I’m constantly switching gears ; writing, recording, performing…while also handling strategy, budgeting, planning releases, building my team, and expanding into new areas like fashion, acting, and touring. It can be overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to protect your creativity at the same time.

What I’m doing to overcome it is learning to delegate more and trust the people around me. I’m building a stronger team, creating better systems for myself, and giving my time and energy more structure. Most importantly, I’m learning to slow down when I need to so I don’t lose the joy and purpose behind why I do this. It’s a work in progress, but every step of organizing, asking for help, and setting boundaries is helping me move forward with more clarity.

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