jwaydan moyine is a british, classically trained singer and composer of middle eastern, circassian, and east european descent.she is most known for her collaboration with renowned egyptian trance duo aly & fila.the critically acclaimed 'we control the sunlight', initially composed by her as an acoustic song, appeared on the armin van buuren show, a state of trance.she studied at the guildhall school of music and drama, graduating as a classical composer, pianist, and cellist.although initially a pianist/cellist, she gravitated toward classical composition and production and trained to become a composer of film music.she cites her parents' inclination towards classical music as a pivotal inspiration in her development as a musician.notable musical influences include composers such as mozart, tchaikovsky as well as enya.jwaydan began to sing and play piano at an early age.by the time she was eight years old, she had started performing as a pianist at festivals around the uk, including wantage and oxford.at fifteen, she won a scholarship to study as a cellist and a film composer at the guildhall school of music and drama.she soon after began to work in the music industry as a songwriter for mainstream artists before refocusing her attention on writing songs for her own material.in an interview with trance sound, she expressed that she had a tough childhood growing up as a classically trained musician.her parents banned pop music from the house, and only composers such as beethoven, chopin, stravinsky, and other classical giants were permitted as far as music was concerned.'my parents really wanted me to become this world-class performer the moment i was old enough to play the piano.i remember doing very little else other than sitting in front of a musical instrument and training for sometimes up to six hours a day.that's just normal in the classical world of music.there was a lot of pressure put on me from as young as five years old to practice the piano and cello, enter competitions, win, and repeat.it was an unusual childhood because of the high expectations and the lack of freedom permitted to walk my own path.but i also think it's the only reason i'm as obsessively driven and relentless with music and other creative ventures as i am now.being a musician and especially a singer is one of the hardest and most brutal careers out there, and it requires tremendous strength, courage, grit, and training to pull it off, especially in the way that you want.''i think the fact i trained as a classical composer at a conservatoire such as the guildhall, and was educated to write all my ideas independently has made a huge difference in terms of how well i can shape my musical ideas.people often state that music is not something that can be taught, and i believe that to be true, but i think having a rigorous musical education and upbringing has allowed me to have a lot more control over how my music unfolds, enabling me to get fully involved with the collaborations i do rather than just putting my vocals to something that i didn’t create which i would never allow.i think singers need to feel what they are singing about, and you can only accomplish such a thing if you've lived, bled, suffered, and survived through a particular experience.'jwaydan is a noted talent from within the electronic dance music scene.she came to the attention of award-winning paul van dyk's closest colleagues, who stated 'after being in the industry for 20 years and not once have i come across a singer who is so multi-talented, and not average at what she does, outstandingly good at all of them'.
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