Calmness

Gui, the person behind Calmness, dropped out of highschool to pursue their passion for music. Learned to play guitar, synthesizer, to produce, mix, and record music alone in their room in Mafra, Portugal. Their first release was in 2017, an album called "Lavender" that got them to #1 on iTunes Portugal on release day. That was followed by their next LP "Don't ask if i'm okay" in 2021, being considered the #1 Portuguese album of the year by music blog Mindies.

Calmness has toured around Portugal and Italy, played for Sofar Sounds and Fnac, opened for big names like <a href="spotify:artist:0gLjJuczGWhqKVMmVpIT52" data-name="Turnover">Turnover</a> on February 2020 in Lisbon and more recently for <a href="spotify:artist:0rZp7G3gIH6WkyeXbrZnGi" data-name="Novo Amor">Novo Amor</a> in April 2022. Being compared to the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:3l0CmX0FuQjFxr8SK7Vqag" data-name="Clairo">Clairo</a> by Clash Magazine, Calmness is slowly building a name for themselves all over the world.

Inspirations range from the emotional songwriting of <a href="spotify:artist:1r1uxoy19fzMxunt3ONAkG" data-name="Phoebe Bridgers">Phoebe Bridgers</a> to the fun lo-fi sounds of <a href="spotify:artist:0JqRJZzARcjmH60HwUenow" data-name="Fox Academy">Fox Academy</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:6zcDLZ62JsbVM1nLrQMzi4" data-name="Lomelda">Lomelda</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:59RNNqeEfkq3X5pfOQxZ3C" data-name="Hovvdy">Hovvdy</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0HrOhPmbqaxsuRlfJ5SExg" data-name="American Pleasure Club">American Pleasure Club</a> are big influences in their life today.