Q. What’s up Dave! What can you tell me about what you’re working on right now?

A. Right now, I’m working on building my singles but I’m also working on my first project “Soul Sole” as well. Not trying to go too in depth but I’ve been working on “Soul Sole” for a while now. Soul refers to decency and honesty of feeling, emotional, moral and intellectual energy. Sole refers to one of something, without others, not shared and solitary. I’ve trying to find a consistent time to work on it but because of my first single “Bad Terms” (feat. DazeOnEast) I’ve been on the road doing meetings, sit-downs, etc. mostly in Atlanta just working and trying brand myself really. I’ve been quiet for a while, but it’s been a dope experience so far.

Q. What was life like growing up?

Life was tough. I grew up with my brother and my sister and I was raised by my mom and grandmother and my mom was a single parent so trying to make ends meet was tough. I stayed in a lot just writing. I never really tried to fit in even though I did, I just really stayed to myself. I got into music around 10th grade.

I remember I used to record off a white HTC One to beats off YouTube. I used to always get in trouble for singing around the house. Due to personal reasons I had to stop doing music or whatever you call and work. Eventually my Junior year of college I got back into making music and my first song was “Bad Terms.” It’s garnered over 300,000+ plays on SoundCloud, just as much on Apple music, radio play, interviews, gigs, meetings, etc. It’s just a blessing man.

Q. Your Instagram bio says “Carolina” yet a lot of your photos are taken in Atlanta. Why is that?

I’m from Laurens, SC but I just love Atlanta. My girlfriend and I just started going there and I just like the air out there. Atlanta has been where majority of my meetings and sit-downs have been. Where I’m from it’s like two hours out so taking a trip there really isn’t nothing. I just like spending time up there because it’s so much to run into and get inspired by and it’s like the mecca for any type of entertainment really.

I listen to Drake, Bryson Tiller, TYuS, PartyNextDoor, and basically anything that fits that criteria. I constantly try finding new artist especially the ones on the rise like Ryan Trey and FRVRFRIDAY. They cold!

Q. I hear a heavy R&B influence in your sound? Who do you listen to that keeps you inspired?

To be honest, “Bad Terms” was a song I didn’t even want to release when I made it. I remember I would work on it before class and after and I would just throw it out every time. Last semester I had just got out of chemistry lab and I remember sitting in my car writing to it and I recorded on my phone and sent is to my bro DazeOnEast, (he cold too) and I remember him telling me to come record it cause he thought it was hard and it was basically him telling me to release it and probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. To keep me inspired, I listen to Drake, Bryson Tiller, TYuS, PartyNextDoor, and basically anything that fits that criteria. I constantly try finding new artist especially the ones on the rise like Ryan Trey and FRVRFRIDAY. They cold!

Q. What’s a normal day in the life like for you?

School, writing, recording, and just working honestly. Trying to do the best I can with the time I have.

One day I was putting gas in my car and it was like 2 weeks after I released Bad Terms and I heard this girl pull up playing my song and she didn’t even know it was me.

Q. What’s the greatest thing you’ve overcome?

Highschool. I grew up in a family where a lot of my people just dropped out and stopped going for whatever reasons. There was a time when I was following in their footsteps, but I knew that’s not what I wanted. I just wanted to make a name for myself in anything I found myself doing. I never saw myself going to college, especially not going to be a physician assistant as well as for for me to work these internships. Granted these opportunities to potentially become one made me sit back and think like I can really do anything I set my mind to. Another thing is releasing music. There was a time where I hated my voice and I couldn’t record when I wanted to, so I had given up for like 2 years until college where I got over that hump and just released my first song ever. One day I was putting gas in my car and it was like 2 weeks after I released Bad Terms and I heard this girl pull up playing my song and she didn’t even know it was me. That was dope.

Q. Tell the story of coolest thing you’ve ever done?

Last year mid-June, my girlfriend and I was staying at the Sheraton for a couple days in Atlanta and in Atlanta you’ll see a lot of homeless people on the sidewalk like soon as your walk out. We were going to Juicy Crab and the movies I think but I had saw like a bunch of people sleeping with pillows and cover outside and we drove past them like 3 times. It was killing me, and I remember taking my girl back so she could get ready and I went and bought about 30 cheeseburgers from McDonald’s and just passed them out. I don’t like to brag on that but to me I felt like I did something special.

Q. Any last words?

Thanks for interviewing me I truly appreciate it . Follow me on Instagram @daveshemar and same for other platforms as well.

Big thanks to rising artist Dave Shemar you can find his music on SoundCloud, Apple Music, and Spotify, and you can also find him on Instagram here. Be sure to check out his newest song “Stunning” which he actually just released this past Friday.