Boston-born and raised at Berklee College of Music, Sasha Alex Sloan is a songwriting wonder who, at the age of 19, was already signed to a major label publishing deal and had moved to Los Angeles. Singer-songwriters today are dime-a-dozen--or piso-isang-tumbok—if you prefer a folksier term. But yeah, the term gets used a lot in music circles.

But now and then, a singer-songwriter in the truest sense of the word comes along who’s so compelling that we can’t help but dive into their music. And such is the case with Sasha Alex Sloan. Boston-born and raised at Berklee College of Music, Sasha Alex Sloan is a songwriting wonder who, at the age of 19, was already signed to a major label publishing deal and had moved to Los Angeles.

During her time with RCA, she released two EPs and two albums and has worked with Camila Cabello, Charlie Puth, and Idina Menzel, to name a few. Did you notice that it was a publishing deal that she was signed to? For those who know a bit about the music business, this means that those who signed her up wanted to tie considerable songwriting skills down and write her songs for herself and other artists. Now 29 years old, Sasha Alex Sloan was a success either way.

So far, she has the numbers to boast: over five billion global streams, 9 million monthly listeners at the popular platforms, and all the right exposure and the trajectory to stardom. So what does she do next? She drops the major label backing and instead releases an independent album for .