Welcoming to the world: The Slow circuit
The Slow Circuit is a solo project by Victoria Benesch. Victoria is a singer, songwriter, and independent recording artist from Asbury Park, New Jersey. “Weather Patterns (winter version)” by The Slow Circuit will be featured on the upcoming compilation album, “Winter Rental.”
All photos taken by James Waltsak @jwalttzco
All about the lady behind The Slow Circuit
Q: How did you get into music?
A: I grew up listening to music in the car with my dad. He used to play songs by a lot of bands with female lead singers and I wanted to be like them. My parents put me in piano lessons at school when I was 6 and voice lessons at Music University in Freehold when I was 10. I started singing in cover bands with my friends and playing some original songs with my dad and his former bandmates shortly after.
Q: Where does your sound come from?
A: All my songs start out as ballads with just piano and vocals and they emerge into full arrangements later in the recording process. I write all my songs alone in my room. I write down the lyrics and chords in my notes app and take a quick voice memo to remember what it sounds like. That sound pretty much comes from listening to alternative artists from a young age. I don’t have any specific influences that come to mind. For The Slow Circuit songs, I really owe everything to Eric Bennett for helping me find my sound.
Q: Why do you make music?
A: I make music because it is my favorite thing to do in the world. It’s a big part of who I am.
Q: What made you want to add “Weather Patterns” to the “Winter Rental?”
A: This song will be The Slow Circuit’s first release ever, so I felt some pressure to choose a song that would leave a good first impression of my music. When choosing a song, I was in between two songs that were kind of upbeat. I’ve probably listened to my demos hundreds of times, and sometimes feel like I have no concept of what they even sound like anymore (lol), so I had some people at Lakehouse vote for which one they liked.
Q: What does the future for The Slow Circuit look like?
A: I’m in the process of recording an EP that will hopefully be released this year. I think a different version of “Weather Patterns” and around four other songs will be on it. I’m currently a senior in college in Philadelphia and come home to record at Lakehouse when I can. I will always continue to make music and I’ll probably start playing live again in some local gigs eventually.
Support The Slow Circuit here- https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.circuit/
“WINTER RENTAL” out on February 2nd! Preorder here! Look out for upcoming SHOW date and lineup.