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Seattle-based singer-songwriter V. Contreras recently released her latest single\/music video, \u201cDone Playing Small,\u201d a song about reconnecting with the young girl within her who was strong and vibrant before the world made her curtail her dreams, ambitions, and, ultimately, her self-worth.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about reclaiming your power, rewriting personal narratives, and deciding not to live by someone else\u2019s definition of who you should be. I hope that this message inspires others to do the same,\u201d explains Contreras.<\/p>\n
Contreras\u2019 first performance took place when she was 12: she performed with a 25-piece jazz band. Later she worked with music legend Randy Jackson as well as renowned songwriters and producers who have collaborated with industry giants from Madonna and Whitney Houston to Brandi Carlile, and Macklemore.<\/p>\n
The video, directed by Fuego Gatsby, shot in black and white, depicts a lost young girl looking for validation, a teenager leaving a bad situation, a bride whose happiness has been thwarted, and other women ready for personal liberation. Contreras herself is transformed throughout the video as she shifts from a black-garbed figure surrounded by darkness to a white-robed figure enveloped in gossamer while the film explodes into full color. She throws handfuls of dirt \u2013 a rejection of all the voices that tried to clip her wings.<\/p>\n
Guitar Girl Magazine caught up<\/a> with V. Contreras to toss random questions her way for our latest Short & Sweet interview.<\/p>\n