HappyBirthdayCalvin is an upcoming artist known for his groundbreaking single, “No Friends”, off of his titular EP of the same name, which has hit over 1 million views. Calvin has taken time out of his schedule to answer a set of automated questions for us in this mini-interview. Read further to learn a bit more about this sprouting artist!
Q:
Who is HappyBirthdayCalvin? What themes and cultures encompass who you are as an artist?
A:
HappyBirthdayCalvin encompasses rebirth. Everyday can be the best day of your life. Rebirth as in every day is a new day. I’m reborn, regenerated everyday. I die and come back to life in a way. That’s all sleep is. I get a new opportunity, a new goal, a new chance. I got my tag from adult swim and the name came after I really just built myself around that mantra.
Q:What and/or who was your main motivation for deciding to delve into music as a passion and what are your daily drives for such a career?
A:
My main inspiration is Kanye West and my daily drives are my supporters and how they experience what I create.
Q:
What do you believe your personal type of sound is? I believe every artist has a specific genre that they capitalize on or bring something new to, what is your contribution?
A:My sound is very organic. I produce a majority of my stuff. It’s very indie.But very black.
Q: How do you think this sound differentiates you from other artists in your lane? What are other things, music wise or not, you think that individualize you as an artist compared to your peers?
A:My sound is more original in my opinion. My sound is more genuine I don’t make music for money or streams or any of that bullshit.
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What do you believe is the most important aspect of music, if you could use one word?
A:One aspect of music that is very important is feeling.Can you feel what you hear? Does what your hearing resonate with you?
Q:How does your process of creating music look like? Give us a glimpse of how you put a track together.
A:I create music in my room I have multiple stands, one by my bed, one by my TV. I don't watch TV. It's just there to be there. I try to work on five tracks a day.
Q:Lastly, what advice and or experiences would you like to share that could help or inspire anyone who wants to start this process of creating music? Any tips?
A:Some advice I’d like to give is constant work and effort is necessary. You have to push the pavement. DON’T BE LAZY
Big Shoutout to HappyBirthdayCalvin for the feature on Nefarious Supply today. If you want to check out more of his music via his Soundcloud above and you can follow him on Instagram, as well as Twitter. If you enjoyed this interview today be sure to leave a like and show love to HappyBirthdayCalvin. To stay up to date with content coming out of Nefarious Supply you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter.