


“For us, it was Montréal or nothing,” says Cochrane. “We’ve been together 24/7 since we were 19 years old.”Īt that age, the two young women chose to live in the city to make things happen. “We know each other so well that we can write about the other’s wounds without asking questions,” Cochrane confides. Rarely sitting at the same table to create, the duo generally proceed with Kunce-Belhadj’s music and Cochrane’s lyrics – although sometimes the former will create a fully formed song based on three chords proposed by the latter, and vice-versa for the lyrics. 1 EP, which was released in January of 2023, is the first half of a two-tiered whole, and the first step toward their shared dream.
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Their motivation was completely free of doubt. “We met in the Creative Art program at Champlain College in Sherbrooke, and we both already knew that we wanted to pursue our passion for music, no matter what,” says Kunce-Belhadj. Their musical project, Mayfly, grew slowly over time, and is rooted in a friendship that allows them to become the best possible version of themselves. Meeting Charlie Kunce-Belhadj and Emma Cochrane, one immediately notices the nascent passion and youthful ardour that fuel their desire to kock on every door – and break it down, if necessary.
