Auti recently signed to Pivotal Records and is also an advocate of mental health on a national level.
She is soon to release her new single ‘Miss Me Baby’.
Auti grew up in the Charleston, West Virginia area and often felt like the proverbial square peg in a round hole.
An old soul embodied in a teenager, Auti looked at life through a different lens.
As school kids often do when they don’t understand something or see “differences”, they bullied her.
When the bullying drove her close friend to commit suicide, Auti was set on a lifelong mission for change.
At the ripe old age of 14, Auti went viral in a video singing ‘Shallow’ (originally performed by Lady GaGa and Bradley Cooper) with her dad.
To date, her videos have amassed over 300 million views across all social media platforms, along with her weekly social media live performances and her following in the hundreds of thousands, Auti is setting the stage for an opportunity to change the world and get her message out.
With the relative “overnight” success and recognition, Auti started teaching herself multiple instruments to properly capture the lyrics she had been writing for years.
Music seemed like a natural way for her to reach the masses with her mission.
Reflecting on her experiences as a young teen and losing her close friend so tragically, Auti says, “my reason for singing is to reach as many people as I possibly can with the message that you are loved, not alone, and have a purpose in this world. I want to focus on mental health & illness awareness and suicide prevention.”
With exposure comes new opportunities for collaboration and recognition. Auti had the chance to work with Dolly Parton’s producer Kent Wells and recorded a duet with artist, MattyB, that has accumulated another 3 million views to her portfolio.
Auti also had the opportunity to open for multiplatinum, Grammy nominated artists, Ty Herndon, Brady Seals, Jamie Floyd and others, which led to a partnership with Pivotal Moments Media, a company with a mission to promote mental wellness through education and entertainment.
In 2021, Auti won “Artist of the Year” at The Josie Awards, which is the largest independent artist award show globally.
