Q:
Let us know about yourself, as an artist and person.
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As an artist I would say that I am very honest, and open with my lyrics. I'm not really concerned about what people may think about me, rather that be soft, "light-skin" as most people would categorize nowadays, however my main focus is creating real music that someone can relate to. I've had the women, I've been through the heartbreaks, I've experienced the struggle of growing up in tough situations, so if I am able to create music that makes the listener say "Wow I'm dealing with the same thing right now," then I'm satisfied. Daze as a person, is a home-body, humble, and affable. Although I'm a cool guy I still move differently, because everyone can't be trusted.
Q:
What cultures and experiences cultivate this persona or identity of yours?
A:
I grew up in a small town in South Carolina. Not a lot of people make it out. Just like every other city, you can find poverty in one part, and riches in another. I'm not going to sit here and cap like I lived among the worst because that's not true. My situation wasn't the best but people had it worst than m, but I associated myself with some of those people that had it worse. It was just easier to relate to them. So I guess you can say that's where my trap side comes from. The R&B side of me comes from the heartbreaks, and relationships I've experienced throughout my life. Every dude has had them, but every dude is not going to be willing to speak on them because it could blemish their tough guy image. Not me. As far as my ghostly persona (lack of social media presence), that's just me. I've never wanted to be the spotlight of attention. I don't like everyone knowing my business, you know?
Q:
What keeps your current audience listening and why should people start listening? What platform can people reach your content on the most conveniently?
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I feel like my realness, and relatable lyrics is the reason why my current audience continues to listen and why others should start listening. If you're looking for music you can play late night in your car or room, when you're alone, and just want to vibe then I'm your guy. I started off with soundcloud, where most of my following is so most of my tracks are on there, but recently I've started to distribute my music on all platforms.
Q:
What albums and songs do you already have out that people should listen to?
A:
I had 3 tracks I have recently dropped, called Still Young, Urge, and Pistols that I feel like you may enjoy. But some of my older tracks such as Wholeheartedly, Time Wasted, Phases with Lnly Boy, and some of my favorites.
Q:
How has your experience in the industry been thus far?
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It's been amazing. It's a great feeling when I see DM's of people thanking me for making great music, videos of them singing my songs, people implementing my songs in their YouTube videos, producing sending me beats that they want me to hop on. I've had artist that inspired me to make music 5 years ago, follow me, and DM me.
I've had A&Rs email me from major lables, etc. I say all that with all humbleness, but also with confidence because I remember no one gave me a chance. I remember when people in school would laugh at the dream I had.
So for all of this to start to happen, it's very uplifting.
Q:
Do you have an outstanding moment since you got into the music industry that makes you realize how important it is to make music like this? If so what would that be?
A:
About 3-4 years ago I made this track called "Deserve Better" with my bro Luis Aguilera. At first I thought nothing about the track, then about 3 weeks later I woke up, and my soundcloud notifications were going insane. Turns out that some OVO soundcloud page (I don't remember the exact name) had reposted my song. The song is almost at 1 mil on soundcloud, and 1.2 mil on YouTube. This moment changed my career and shaped everything for me musically. This made me realize that people really like that late night, feels, type R&B music.
Q:
Is there any one song that you’ve made that stands out from the rest? Any songs that people should listen to that will get people hooked?
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Seems that my listeners enjoy Deserve Better but I really like Vagary and Pistols. Pistols really shows my versatility.
Q:
Walk us through the steps you take to create a track. What is your creative process? Do you happen to just walk into the studio and throw some beats on until one sticks? Or is there a more delicate process involved?
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So first I open up my email, or look through beats that my fellow HerFav producers (KXVI, HerFavArtist, or Duski) have sent me. I listen to the beat for about 15 seconds and usually I'm able to determine if it fits the mood I'm in at the time.
When I find the one that makes me anxious to start recording, I load it into Fl Studio, and freestyle a couple melodies.
When I get a dope melody that I feel like people will enjoy and remember I write lyrics to the melody. Some days I can knock out a song in about 30 mins, but some songs make take me a couple days, there's even been times I returned to a track months later.
Q:
Where do you think you would be at this very moment if you weren't pursuing your career in music?
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I mean I've been in college this entire time, so if I wasn't doing music I would just put all of my focus on college I guess. Find a career that correlates with my major.
Q:
Lastly, what advice or experiences would you like to share with your peers or anyone else who is up and coming in this industry?
A:
Advice I would give to people pursing music, would be to first believe in yourself. If you don't believe in yourself who will? Like I said I remember people laughed at me, and doubted me. I remember I would spend hours on making a song and it only get 100 views. Regardless of all of that, continue to pursue your dream you never know what could happen. INVEST in your craft.
Buy your own equipment, so you can experiment and find your own unique sound.
Learn how to mix your own vocals. Lastly I would say build relationships. Over the last couple of years, I've built relationships with amazing people, to name a few (KXVI, HerFavArtist, Duski, Lnly Boy, Lesismore, Majilla, Mylestone, HrtBrkFever, XAVI, Benji Yang, Sentell, Roni, Scandi, Erel, Shraban, TheWavMan, and the entire Collective) the list goes on, you know who you are.
Relationships go a long way, and this is probably the most important advice I could give to anyone.
Q:
Also, is there anything you'd like for us to promote?
A:
EP coming this summer, and my new track Pistols.
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