Makenna Lyric: Living Fully, Creating Honestly, and Letting Music Be the Reflection
- jasminn dow
- May 4
- 2 min read
There’s something about an artist who doesn’t just make music—but lives in it. For Makenna Lyric, the journey didn’t start in a studio or on a stage. It started in the quiet, everyday rhythm of life in Missoula—a place where sound, feeling, and imagination had room to grow before the world ever pressed play.
By August 2020, in the middle of a world paused by uncertainty, she made a decision that would reshape everything. A move to Atlanta—not just to pursue a social work degree, but to step deeper into herself. And somewhere between isolation and intention, her sound began to evolve. Not forced. Not rushed. Just real.
“Makenna Lyric—that’s my government name (lol),” she says, with a lightness that still carries meaning. “My mom knew I was going to be musically inclined and gave me a name to match that.” And when you hear her story, it feels less like coincidence and more like confirmation.
Music has always been there. Not as a phase—but as a presence.
From singing as a child, to picking up guitar lessons in second grade, to moving through orchestra from fifth to tenth grade, choir along the way, and eventually teaching herself how to produce and compose—her relationship with music wasn’t something she had to chase. It was something she grew into. Naturally. Spiritually. Intentionally.
It felt like a path she was always meant to walk.
But what makes her artistry resonate isn’t just the years of practice—it’s the life behind it.
Makenna creates from a place of authenticity. Not just in sound, but in spirit. She understands something many artists spend years trying to figure out: you can’t pour from an empty life. That’s why when she steps away from music, it isn’t out of doubt—it’s out of purpose.
Living fully becomes part of the process.
Because without those moments—those experiences, those pauses, those real-life chapters—there would be nothing honest to say when she returns.
“Music is a way for me to reflect and find closure,” she explains. “I can’t see my life without this outlet.”
And that’s where her artistry shifts from expression to responsibility.
For Makenna Lyric, music isn’t just about being heard—it’s about creating space for others to feel. To process. To breathe. To heal. It’s a spiritual practice. A form of connection. A calm in a world that rarely slows down.
That intention carries into her vision for life as well. Not driven by chaos, but by clarity.
Her goals aren’t rooted in overworking or chasing noise—they’re grounded in freedom. A life where her time belongs to her. Where rest is valued just as much as creation. Where health, connection, and creativity aren’t competing—but coexisting.
A life filled with travel. Adventure. Stability. Happiness.
And if you listen closely, you can hear that desire in her music—not as a destination, but as a direction.
Because for Makenna Lyric, this isn’t just about where she’s going.
It’s about staying aligned with who she’s always been.
Who are your influencers?
My influences are Minnie Ripperton, Deniece Williams, Nick Hakim, Moses
Sumney, Kelsey Lu, Lianne La Havas, Tracey Chapman, Christelle Bofale, Nena
Hayes, and Isaiah Cunningham.
What does your work aim to say?
My work aims to say: the human experience is full of pleasure and much as it’s
full of pain.
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