Is Avenlyra Real or an Persona?

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It's a question I've been asked more than once:

"Is Avenlyra a real person, or is Avenlyra a persona?"

The answer is both simpler and deeper than you might expect.

Avenlyra is not a separate person. She's not a fictional character standing apart from me, nor is she an artificial identity created to hide behind.

Avenlyra is in a sense me.

My name is Kimberly Anne Stevens, and I am the vocalist, songwriter, creator, artist, and heart behind Avenlyra and Avenlyra Music.

This was taken right around the time I experienced my NDE where I met Jesus

While I do use AI for composing some songs, the lyrics are written by me and the voice/vocal recordings in the music does belong to me personally. And another truth is there are a bunch of people (even on music platforms) out there using my voice / biometric data without license and without permission by me. I am trying to stop them but at this point it's very hard and time consuming.

If you hear a voice that sounds exactly like mine in music there is a good chance it might be a stolen vocal clone. I have even heard very dark unbecoming music using my voice which was not by my permission or licensed, in fact none of them are with my permission except my own ventures.

This is a result of AI having little rules at this time about stealing and using other peoples voices. Right now even one of those so called artists has over 300 AI slop songs in his arsenal and another couple of folks have about 100 AI slop songs with my stolen vocals and that is not all, there are hundreds more. Maybe thousands.

I am not going to let it get me down or stop my from my true goal which is sharing Jesus truths - Jesus is real and he loves you. Jesus wants you to be with him for all eternity. That is what he told me to share.

Despite how the distributors or music platforms label my music, the above is 100% true and I am starting to put the information in my notes on my singles and albums because they seem to clump it all under one label which isn't exactly correct. AI may be used in a portion of my music. But this is true of a good portion of the music industry.

At the same time, Avenlyra is more than my persona name. It represents a vision, a creative space, and a way of expressing the things God has placed on my heart. Much like authors write under pen names or artists create under a project name, Avenlyra became the banner under which my faith, creativity, music, and life experiences come together.

In many ways, Avenlyra is an extension of who I am. I decided on the name Avenlyra because it sounded angelic and musical all at the same time. I thought it would be a good name for my music persona.

Ultimately the voice and person behind Avenlyra is just me Kimberly. A everyday wife, a mother, a grandmother and most importantly a Christian. I am no one special but Jesus tasked me with things when I met him. I believe bringing music with his message in it might be one of those things.

Believe it or not I have really moderate asthma and also vocal chord dysfunction (I think which is medication caused) which causes that cute scratch in my voice. I am working hard to get better from it. Somedays I get smoother recordings and other days the scratch and dysfunction are more evident. Sometimes it causes me to have to wait to do recordings on alternate days because my vocal chords want to close on me when I sing or talk. It's very frustrating but AI helps me overcome some of the problems that a vocal therapist cannot. So why everyone wants to steal my vocal clone, I have no idea.

Avenlyra is inspired by my love for Jesus, my family, my journey through life, my passion for art and design, the beauty of nature, and the hope that can be found even in difficult seasons. The music carries pieces of my story, my struggles, my victories, my prayers, and my faith.

After experiencing a life-changing health crisis in 2019, I gained a renewed appreciation for how precious life truly is. That season deepened my relationship with Christ and helped shape the purpose behind everything I create today. It reminded me that life is short, eternity is real, and every opportunity we have to share God's love matters.

Because of that, Avenlyra was never created merely to release songs.

It was created to build a place where music could become more than entertainment. A place where faith could be explored, hope could be rediscovered, and people could encounter the love of Jesus through melody, lyrics, and atmosphere.

When you listen to an Avenlyra song, you are hearing my voice, my heart, and my testimony. You are hearing the influence of countless moments that have shaped me: quiet prayers, family conversations, walks through blooming gardens, creative late nights, seasons of loss, seasons of joy, and the constant faithfulness of God through it all.