Gloey is an Icelandic non-binary, trans artist whose music blends intimacy, vulnerability, and queer love stories into soft, emotionally driven pop songwriting. In this episode of the Oktaves Podcast – Talks with Musicians, Gloey shares how they went from working full-time at Pink Iceland to releasing their first single and stepping onto major stages in a matter of months.

We talk about their debut song “Away”, written as a voice-note-style love letter during a long-distance relationship, and how it unexpectedly became a queer love anthem embraced by the LGBTQIA+ community. Gloey opens up about confidence, identity, coming out as non-binary and trans alongside the start of their music career, and why visibility mattered before releasing anything.

The conversation also explores performing “Away” live in radically different settings, from an intimate acoustic singer-songwriter night to performing in drag in front of thousands of people on the Reykjavík Pride main stage. We dive into their seven-year journey in drag, polyamory, queer spirituality, and upcoming songs that explore love, sex, grief, religion, and community with even deeper vulnerability.

Gloey also speaks honestly about soft marketing, social media fatigue, supporting friends through streaming algorithms, and why three people truly loving a song can matter more than thousands of plays.

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This podcast is about chatting about and sharing with each other tips and tricks on how to succeed in the music industry as an independent musician, with an emphasis on branding and marketing, and overall management, whether your goal is to stay forever independent or get label-ready. We are very passionate about breaking the cycle of gatekeeping in the industry, so we strive towards bringing you conversations where these layers of the onion will be peeled one by one.

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