The 20-year old singer-songwriter and producers debut track, “TIM BURTON,” made waves on TikTok for its witchy and spellbinding energy. Armed with over a million likes and thousands of videos made with the original “TIM BURTON” sound, RAEGAN built on that momentum with follow singles “STALKER”, “HI MY NAME IS” and “STOCKHOLM”. In an industry overflowing with hyper-curated pop personas, RAEGAN stands out as incredibly self-actualized. Both her aesthetic and music are true reflections of herself — of the many facets of her personality and the wild nature of her unbridled imagination.
“WALTZ” held a special place in RAEGAN’s heart for two and a half years, locked away on her phone as a personal triumph. In her sophomore year of college, she met the talented up-and-coming director Isabella Tan, who immediately connected with the concept. Together, they crafted a visually stunning music video that brought to life her vision of a parallel universe where Shakespeare wrote her story instead. The resulting music video beautifully portrays the intensity of forbidden love, highlighting the emotional connection and understanding she found within the tragic tale.
“I created this song in my senior year of highschool when I officially came out as gay. My parents were not very accepting of not only me being gay, but also the specific person I was with. One day I went into the studio and just wanted to make a song out of a waltz for some reason. The feeling of the music made me express how I was feeling in a very almost old fashioned, Shakespearean way. Everything I wrote is how I felt at the time in a more metaphorical sense. It’s me expressing how I felt trapped and controlled when I just wanted to be allowed to be in love. Ironically, a few weeks after I made this song, I auditioned and got casted in the production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at my school. As I studied and read the script in depth, I realized how similar my story really was to theirs. When I originally compared us, I felt our alignment in the broadest sense, but then as I learned more, I saw myself in them and was overwhelmed by my emotional connection and understanding of their story. That’s when I got the inspiration for the music video; to create a lesbian Romeo and Juliet.“
“For two and a half years, WALTZ sat on my phone with only me listening. I was introduced to Isabella Tan in my sophomore year of college, as a very talented upcoming director. She heard about WALTZ and loved the idea, she knew she could bring my story to life, and so she did. We created a parallel universe where Shakespeare wrote ‘Raegan and Juliet’ instead.“
