Since moving to Los Angeles, Canadian-born pop artist Katrina Stuart has made a name for herself in the music industry. Katrina stays connected with her fans through her art, via music and social media.
On December 5, 2025, Katrina released her latest EP, "Do Not Disturb." The 5-track album details the highs and lows that women face on a regular basis.
MSM: Can you recall the moment that you first found your love for music? What was that moment like for you? Katrina: I grew up with music playing constantly in my house. My parents would have songs blasting through the house all day into the night, so it’s definitely something I’ve always loved and been interested in. I began piano lessons at 4 years old, and I distinctly remember watching TV and seeing Alicia Keys performing, playing the piano, and singing. I was so impacted by her performance at such an early age, and I think that was a key moment where I realized truly how much I love music and that I wanted to be able to do that too. What were your initial thoughts when you moved from Canada to Los Angeles to pursue music and entertainment? I started traveling to LA at 13 to work in the music industry until I made the move at age 14. I remember it feeling so surreal that I was in a city where celebrities are everywhere. I had left my family, friends, and life in Canada to pursue music in LA, so I just always felt the drive to work very hard to make moving worth it and to make sure my dreams came true. How would you describe yourself using only 3 words? Passionate, supportive, outgoing.
Can you tell me a little bit about your latest EP, "Do Not Disturb"? I’m so excited about my recent EP release, "Do Not Disturb." I have been working on this EP for a long time, and to finally release it is so gratifying. Me and one of my longtime best friends, Laci, wrote all the songs together, which is super cool because we meet up to write and get sucked into 4-hour-long conversations before we even get to the song. Most of those conversations end up leading to the song we’re writing that day, so I would say this EP is super real and relatable. What song from the EP has the biggest impact on you? Why? Ahhhhh. I can’t choose just one song because I think each song has impacted me in all different ways. “Juice” and “If You Want Me” remind me to be confident in myself and not settle. “Do You Mean It?” is about feeling distrust and uncertainty because of what I’ve gone through in my life and because of the media/world we live in. Then there’s “DND,” which emphasizes all the pressures from the world that are put on women every day and how we deserve to get away. And the final track, “Sending My Therapist,” is about the different unfortunate situations that almost all women go through and how us women need to stick together. Can you sort of walk me through what your creative/writing process looks like? Like I said earlier, my friend and I get together, chat and catch up for hours on end, find a beat, then figure out what we want to write about. Sometimes it’s something we had just talked about, sometimes it’s something I’ve had written in my old notes, and sometimes we just start humming to the beat, find a melody, and the words just come out naturally. How has your sound evolved over the years? I’ve been in studio sessions and making music since I was 13, so there have definitely been a lot of different songs and sounds I’ve made, hahah. When I was younger, I didn’t really know what I wanted to say in my music, and I’d say my first album, “Under My Skin,” was the first time I found my voice. After that, I feel like my songs have become very real to my life and relatable to others and have fit every era that I’ve been in. Besides music, what is your favorite way to connect with others? Music is always my #1 way to connect with people. Seeing messages and meeting fans who say my music helped them is my biggest achievement. Besides music, I love to stream on Twitch and have live conversations with others and also just conversing through social media comments! So far, what are some of the biggest roadblocks that you’ve faced as an artist, and how did you overcome them? Sometimes I can run myself thin, and in doing that, I’ll have creative roadblocks. I’ve recently learned that spending a little extra time on myself, my needs, what makes me happy, and what gets me inspired is always the fix to my roadblock. Another roadblock as an artist, I would say, is just online hate. As artists, we can be very sensitive people, and sharing our stories through song is our creative outlet. I see my favorite artists deal with hate too, even though those artists mean so much to me. It reminds me that not everyone will like you or your music, and that’s totally ok. Because there is someone out there that has been healed by your music and is always rooting for you. That’s why we keep going. Besides the new EP, what sort of projects can we look forward to seeing from you going into the new year? I’ve been doing lots of planning for this new year, which I’m so excited about… I would say expect more music videos for the EP, more music, and hopefully I’ll be able to meet some of my fans very soon.<3
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