Meet Tiera Deniell

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Tiera Deniell a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Tiera, thrilled to have you on the platform as I think our readers can really benefit from your insights and experiences. In particular, we’d love to hear about how you think about burnout, avoiding or overcoming burnout, etc.
When I started my music career I hit the ground running. I was a college student and in a lot of organizations but I did not let that stop me. I started doing shows, interviews, and shoots throughout the week alongside my school activities and was always on the move. I would start my days at 7 or 8am and not end them until 11 or 12pm or sometimes even later. I was not paying attention to my sleep schedule, my mental health, or my eating habits and that all affected me in the long run. My body started to break down on me. I started to constantly get sick, have medical problems arise, and at one point was continuously in and out of the hospital. It wasn’t until after I graduated college that I saw the stress that being a music artist was putting on me. I started to really feel and understand the importance of taking a break to take care of my body. There came a point of time in my career that I had to learn that social media will always be there, the shows/performances will always be there, and that my fans/friends/family would also always be there! Don’t fall into societies trap of being in the continuous work cycle. We all deserve and need to rest.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
My name is Tiera Deniell and I am a singer/songwriter from Houston, TX who found her love for music at an early age in the church. I joined her school choir in sixth grade where I started classical musical training and voice lessons and continued on until I completed her undergraduate degree at Texas State University. Throughout school I competed in many solo and ensemble competitions and performed for school, church, and city wide events. Fast forward to now and I have released 3 EPs, 3 singles, an album and a visual album. I am currently working on multiple projects and business adventures to incorporate with my music that I can not wait to share. Join me on my artist journey as I tells you my life stories through my music.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
The first skill that I have that has helped me in my artist career is my tenacity. There have been so many times where I wanted to and I could have given up but something in me refused to let myself do that. I kept pushing day and night until I reach whatever goal I am aiming for. The next skill that I think is beneficial for any artist is to be resilient. Which goes hand in hand with being tenacious. Being able to be resilient will help you get over and get through hearing “no”. The last skill or quality that has helped me grow my music career is something really simple but goes a long way…I am nice. I know this may not seem like a big deal to people but trust me having a kind heart and spirit will get you a long way. My best advice to help develop these skills is to never give up. No matter how hard or tiring it gets you have to keep going. It is okay to take a break and to come back to it when you are ready.

Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?
My biggest area of growth or improvement has been in not falling into the trap of social media. Social media can be a great tool but it can also be used to tear you down. I no longer care about continuously posting, promoting, or even releasing music. I am finally okay with moving to the beat of my own drum and loving it! We live in a society of hustle culture. They want you to believe that you always have to do so much to get to where you want to be or you have to do so much to be like people that you see on the internet but in reality everyone has their own race and they all look different. We can’t compare our journey to anyone else’s because what took them 5 months to get might take you 5 years and that’s okay because your journey was mapped out and planned just for you.

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