Raindeavor

Raindeavor is the creator and creative director of Quintessence. She had developed interest music at a very young age, though only ever would casually sing, away from others, usually too shy to perform. At the age of eighteen, she joined the Youtaite community, and started creating vocaloid covers. This was when her passion for music took a new turn, and where she started to flourish creatively. In school, she had started writing poetry, which was always rather dark and emotional, which she felt was her niche, and felt more engaging.

 

She would go on to win several awards for her poetry, and her poetry, would then aid her in becoming a lyricist. She still utilizes the same, dark and tragic style, hoping to convey some kind of emotion, and also likes to write about meaningful topics, relatable by the general society, and bring up issues which she feels are not talked about enough. She prides herself in her rather unfiltered delivery of her perspective of the world.

Even when she was young, she was rather creative in various areas. She would often create videos in her head to music, and create vocal melodies at random, although much to her dismay, never when she wants it to happen. While she never thought she would be creating or directing music videos, or creative ideas, she is super excited that that is where she is at today. Danielle grew to love photography, videography, video editing, creative direction, and lyric rearrangement. She currently conceptualizes and directs the Quintessence original videos, as well as participates in some of the videography. She is really large on story telling, and conveying emotion, connecting with the viewer. She also occasionally does modeling and product photography.

 

In the Youtaite world, she would go on to be part of several short term groups, which were often part of musical competitions online. Most memorable groups which she has organized were Bacio Della Morte, and Anemone. Bacio Della Morte, while short lived, ended up being a fan favorite, with a story which many viewers loved, and powerful vocals, with lovely mashup arrangements. Unfortunately she left the group after having differences and issues with them. Another group she created was Anemone, which focused on Orchestral covers, often times by the composer Morrigan, which is one of Danielle's main influences. They would be known for being highly talented vocalists, and joined several music competitions. Danielle had also organized other short term groups, often in which she tried to create unique concepts and ideas within the space. One of her strengths has always been not to shy away from different things, that no one is doing yet. Vocally, she sings in both pop and classical styles, and has always favored her classical timbre.

 

Currently Danielle is pursuing a degree in Psychology, with hopes of being a Psychologist, with a potential focus in Applied Behavior Analysis. Being on the autism spectrum, and officially diagnosed with aspergers, she wishes to help those that went through the same issues as her. She also has an interest in pursing another degree in Criminology.

 

Some of Danielle's main influences are Morrigan, Lily, Akiko Shikata, Kokia, Sam Smith, as well as close friends Lizel, and L'ouie. She loves complex arrangements, and highly layered vocal tracks. She also loves stylistic singing, and mixing various vocal timbres and colors within any genre.

 

Other interests of Danielle's include gaming, reading, writing, mixing and mastering, photomanipulation, art compositing, streaming, content creation, and probably snacking, she insists that's a hobby.

Danielle is really excited to see where Quintessence can go, and believe that they have the potential for great things!