A versatile writer whose music can range from hooky alt-rock to moodier bedroom pop to hard-rock ravers, Zia Victoria started guitar lessons when she was 6, and added voice lessons a year later. She wrote her first song, “I Love My Life,” when she was in second grade, in response to a challenge from her father to burn off some of her pent-up energy. Now Zia Victoria is honing her style as part of Warner Chappell Music, where she has begun writing collaboratively with other musicians for the first time. “It’s awesome, because it really brings a lot of perspective to the table, and it’s not all about what you feel,” she says. “It’s the collaboration that that brings camaraderie.”

Despite her ever-growing cache of songs, and an expressive voice that is mature far beyond her years, Zia Victoria knows she’s really just getting started. Keeping her eye on the long game helps temper her eagerness to forge ahead as quickly as possible. “I’m impulsive, but I’m not rushing it. I want to make sure that I have a really long-lasting career,” she says. “But I have so many songs that are unreleased that I just can’t wait to share with the world.”