She’s all that and a bag of chips—a producer, a composer, a singer, a writer, a painter and a traveler. No matter where you look, Jeab Wattana has her hand in everything, and she never ceases to amaze us with her broad range of talents. Like a magician with a great vanishing act, Jeab has come and gone, appeared, disappeared and reappeared, delivered and launched an impressive series of songs, books, babies and albums. Her latest effort is a new album, Ticket to the Moon, which confirms her tough spirit and “survival of the fittest mentality.”

I began by composing music, then worked as a co-producer all the way up to producer, where I had to take charge of the entire album process. I did a lot of checking up on artists to see how they should look, sing, and perform.

I’ve met so many people in the music industry, especially in the early indie wave. At the time a lot of people who were working behind the scenes came out of the woodwork and started doing their own thing, recording their own albums and writing their own songs.

I love producing the most, especially for talented up-and-coming artists. I was a producer for Ya Ya Ying’s first album, and I was very happy with the way that turned out. Now, I want to produce for other people but it all depends on time, place—and budget also.

I’ve got to wear a couple different hats. As a producer, I can do what I want. I can sing, be creative and compose songs that will help communicate my thoughts and ideas.

People know me as Wattana and my music style is very distinctive. I like other music styles too, but I think it would be weird for me to sing younger kids’ songs—which I happen to enjoy. It's better that I save that for when I'm producing for other people.

Big or small, it doesn’t matter. The same still applies for both. With my own company, I deal with things like budgeting, mass media promotion strategies or managing artists in the same way as I did at Grammy.

Even today’s indie labels are doing really well, so it’s great to see that size doesn’t matter just as long as you’ve got the mind and spirit to make the best music that’s as true to your heart as possible.

I’m in good company. There are other people who have been doing exactly what I’ve been doing for the past 10 years like Modern Dog, Joey Boy or Nop Pornchamni.

I don’t always have to launch an album every year, so it gives me time to compose and get back to my roots as a songwriter.

Everything’s changing in our society today. People’s preferences are different than they were before; tastes in music are really changing. There’s always something new.

Fads come and go, but there are a bunch of artists who will last through this change. For example, Big Ass and Body Slam—‘cause they’re doing it all by themselves, they’ve got talent and one day they’ll probably produce in the industry, as well.

Motherhood has forever changed my life because I’m not the center of attention anymore. I’ve got other people that I have to love and take care of.

We try to teach our children to be good people and to respect all the beautiful things in life.

I’ll be around for a very long time. I love this industry, and I’ll always want to be a part of it. I can still produce and sing even as I get older, so I’m trying to do it like a pro.

If Madonna can do it, so can I.

We have only one world, so let’s live together in harmony. Religious strife and discrimination should be things we only talk about in the past tense. We’ve got to remind ourselves that we have to work together to make this a better place. That’s why I chose the song, “World,” as my first single—to inspire and bring people together.