“The Plant feat. Joe Hertz” is the latest single from Amsterdam/London-based 23-year-old producer, artist, and multi-instrumentalist ISHA. The release follows previous single “Wherever You Go feat. Alfie Neale” which saw support from Deb Grant & Tom Ravenscroft - New Music Fix (BBC 6Music), BobaFatt (Soho Radio), Jyoty (Rinse FM) and ISHA’s remix of Miranda Joan’s “Butterflies feat. MAE.SUN”which received wider BBC 6Music airplay.

With influences from the 70s and 80s funk, hip-hop and jazz scenes, melding alongside modern-day acts like SG Lewis, Jungle and FKJ, ISHA strives to create her own blend of broken beat-adjacent jazz-funk.

“The Plant” grew from a collaboration with Brixton-born producer, and son of Pete Tong, Joe Hertz’s in his home studio. Capturing the homely feeling of their day working together, the track’s production pushes ISHA beyond her comfort zone, getting creative with additional effects and pitching her bass to sound like a guitar. “I’ve been listening to Joe since I was 15 years old, so it was fun to see him work and realising we all work in a very similar way” ISHA adds. “Working with him also reminded me of my love for electronic music and why I initially fell in love with it. I think the song is a great snapshot of me embracing my roots again, which is referenced in the title”.

ISHA’s debut EP “Bending Colours”, released on UK imprint JuiceboxFM in 2023, received support from BBC 1Xtra, Jamz Supernova and Foundation FM. With her one-woman solo live set, ISHA started touring the Netherlands and the UK in the same year, playing stages across London Jazz Festival, Bird, Paradiso, Brixton Jamm, 91 Living Room, ADE and Mysteryland Festival. As a developing artist and bass player, she got the opportunity to support Adi Oasis and open for Franc Moody in her hometown of Amsterdam, before joining Franc Moody for the duration of their Latin-America tour.

Hitting studios with acts like Blue Lab Beats, Franc Moody, BINA., Emilia Anastazja, and Close Counters amongst others in the last year, ISHA is currently working towards releasing her second EP which features previous single “Current” alongside “Wherever You Go feat. Alfie Neale”. Trying to disprove the stereotype of being assumed to be a singer-songwriter as a female artist, and fighting the common preconception that a woman on stage is likely not to be a producer or gifted multi-instrumentalist, ISHA has strived to collaborate with male vocalists on her new project. This journey has led to her experimenting with her own vocals, both as backing vocals and taking the lead top line on one of the tracks. Naming her second EP after the song in which she does sing for the first time on a recording, ISHA takes charge of her own journey as a young producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

“What You’re Seeing” EP will be released later in 2024 and showcases her vision of “musical connection and open collaborations driven by pure joy” and features Joe Hertz, Alfie Neale and MAXRAD amongst others. “With every track I felt a little more confident to take the lead and challenge myself by stepping out of my comfort zone, even leading me to experiment with my own vocals,” ISHA adds.