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❝ MIA CARTER ❞ 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟯
MIA RETURNED TO THE STUDIO the next afternoon, a notebook full of scribbled lyrics tucked under her arm and a nervous excitement buzzing in her chest
she had barely slept, too hyped from the way pharrell's beat still echoed in her head, his encouragement giving her a high that made everything feel surreal
as she stepped inside Star Trak Studios pharrell greeted her with that same warm grin, his energy infectious
"you ready to work?" pharrell asked dapping her up like they were old friends
"let's do it" mia said more confident this time
they settled back into the studio pharrell adjusting the levels on the soundboard while mia flipped open her notebook
"alright let's hear what you've got" pharrell said pulling up the beat from yesterday
mia took a breath and closed her eyes and let the music guide her
when the beat kicked in she leaned into the mic and sang the hook she had written the night before, her voice flowing effortlessly
"Girl, it's a vibe, let the rhythm take you / we don't need words, just the beat to break through..."
as the melody hung in the air, pharrell grinned ear to ear nodding along to the rhythm
his dimpled smile said it all—he was impressed
"that's crazy that hook is so smooth it sounds like you've been doing this for years" pharrell said rewinding the track and playing it back again
"you think so?" mia exhaled with her nerves melting away
"I know so you've got something real, your voice is pure but your delivery has this edge It's like... nostalgic but new" pharrell said with certainty
mia felt her cheeks flush with pride but before she could get too comfortable pharrell clapped his hands together
"alright let's build on this I'm thinking we layer some harmonies on that hook add a little texture then we work on that verse you brought" pharrell said
he pulled a vintage keyboard closer and started playing a few dreamy chords nodding toward mia
"hop on the mic I want you to freestyle some harmonies whatever comes naturally" pharrell said
mia hesitated but the way pharrell looked at her patient, encouraging, made her feel like there was no wrong way to try
she slipped the headphones on stepped back up to the mic and closed her eyes
