How has SelenaвЂ™s influence as a Mexican-American artist impacted your art? You hosted a video for Broadly вЂњCelebrating SelenaвЂ™s LegacyвЂќ. We actually have a few more songs I may or may not be putting out in the near future ) He's real genius in the studio, such a pleasure to work with and i've learned so much from him. WeВ would send each other demos of new songs we were working on, and he just really loved 'Papi Chulo', so we decided to work together on that. We just have a lot of the same influences and the collaboration fell into itself super naturally. From there we kept seeing each other around at parties and bonded over music. I was DJing one night and he asked me what record I was spinning, apparently he said I was kind of a bitch, I donвЂ™t remember. Your new single 'Papi Chulo' was co-produced by Twin Shadow. I'm only this hands on because i'm extremely detail oriented. It's important to have creative control when you have a strong vision. I really couldn't have done any of it without the extremely skilled and talented friends who worked on this video. While I conceptualized the video for вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ at the same time I was creating the song, when it was time to actually make the video I decided to ask my friends Ambar and Andrew to help me execute the vision. Recently IвЂ™ve been carefully involving more collaborators who share similar visions or complement my own. I really didn't know anything other than doing things DIY, because that's how I came up. How important do you think it is to have complete creative control of your art? You do a lot of things on your own, including directing your own music videos. I think when you listen to вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ and my other upcoming work, you can hear that. The main change is that I started as a producer with making beats as my main drive, however, this past year I've been concentrating my energy way more on the art of pop songwriting and honing that skill. I've changed in some ways, but I haven't in most. How do you think youвЂ™ve changed since then, and how do you think вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ will reflect your growth as an artist and person? Your last song вЂњdownhill togetherвЂќ was released over a year ago. Inspired by the films of Dario Argento, Martin Scorsese, and Gregg Araki, вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ paints a nostalgic image of Los Angeles that is both accessible and enjoyable for the new generation. The video serves as a visual representation of the songвЂ™s message, dreamt up by Avalon Lurks and collaborator, Ambar Navarro. вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ serves as their first musical collaboration, and fortunately, the artists have much more in the works for 2019. Lurks met Twin Shadow, the producer of the song, while DJing vinyl at a bar in Echo Park a few years back, and the two eventually hit it off due to similar music interests. Avalon gets inspiration from the G-funk movement, paying homage to her West Coast predecessors like Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and Dr Dre. The singer samples вЂњI am in LoveвЂќ by Jamaican reggae artist Jennifer Lara, which immediately makes you want to cruise down a palm tree-lined street in an old convertible.Дecorated by neon lights and rhinestones, вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ is a song about falling in love with someone who is вЂњup to no goodвЂќ and, in turn, being complicit in all of their gangster activities. Written and recorded in her bedroom, Avalon Lurks introduces us to her gothic and surreal world of Santa Ana and East Los Angeles by ways of вЂњPapi ChuloвЂќ.

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