After honing her skills as a jazz, soul, and RnB singer at the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in the UK and singing at the Barbican Theatre, Q returned home to Sri Lanka and began collaborating with notable musicians like Bo Sedkid and Imaad Majeed on tracks such as ‘Quota [Remix]’ and ‘Control’. Taking her cues from musicians like Jessie Ware, SZA, and Solange, she started experimenting with alt-R&B as a vehicle for her raw, impassioned lyrics. With the success of her lead single, ‘Took it to the River’ and its Solange inspired music video, Q ventured further into uncharted territory in the Sri Lanka music industry and released her debut EP, ‘Hysteria’. Blending alt-R&B with lyrics on female sexuality and independence, Rolling Stone India described it as “everything you want to hear in music of empowerment”.