Writers on Track features Goldie Boutilier, a Canadian singer-songwriter with MiLO Publishing. After years of experience navigating the music industry, she has built a career defined by reinvention and range. Since re-emerging in 2020, Boutilier has showcased her versatility as a songwriter, from the country-rock influences of her 2022 EP Cowboy Gangster Politician to the theatrical, vulnerable storytelling of her latest project, Goldie Boutilier Presents Goldie Montana.
What’s your favorite part of the songwriting process?
My favorite part is that moment when the song finally tells me what it wants to be. It usually starts messy: half-phrases, a feeling I can’t quite shake, maybe a melody that shows up uninvited. And then suddenly it clicks. I live for that shift from chaos to clarity. It feels like a little magic, like a little confession.
What’s your biggest session highlight so far?
Honestly, it’s less about who’s in the room and more about when the room disappears. There have been a few sessions where time just dissolved. We look up and it’s 3 a.m., and we have something honest sitting in front of us. Those are the ones I carry with me. That feeling of “we actually caught something real” is the win.
How much do current market and track trends impact your creative process?
Trends… I’m aware of them, sure, but I try not to let them steer the ship. If you chase what’s current, you’re already a step behind. I’m more interested in what feels timeless… or at least what feels true at that time. The best songs don’t sound like everyone else, they sound like themselves. And that’s always the lane I’m trying to stay in.
Listen to Goldie Boutilier on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify. Visit her website at goldieenterprises.com.
