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I
grew up playing classical music, so a lot of the musical styles from the
Classical, Baroque, and Romantic have stuck with me. Then when I was in high
school, I was suddenly intrigued by electronic and dance music. After taking
some electronic music production classes, I realized how different they were
from playing instruments, and I decided to be an electronic pop artist. All my
songs are very edgy with modern elements and synths, but I also incorporate
traditional elements into them as well.
I am
very influenced by Lady Gaga. She also grew up playing classical music, but
somehow came out as a pop artist. She is always reinventing herself, and that
is something that inspires me a lot.
How
did you get started in your career?
After
taking the electronic music production class, I released my first single onto
online streaming platforms in 2017. Immediately, I drew in a lot of listeners
and was even mentioned in several publications. Then suddenly, labels and
YouTube channels were contacting me with requests to compose instrumental beats
for them. I eventually kept doing what I was doing, continued to meet new
people, and continued to expand my horizon. Now, I have just started a music
platform where people can find beats for sale.
What struggles or barriers did you face,
or are you facing to promote yourself and your work?
Because
there are so many artists today, given by the fact of how easy it is to release
new music, I think the biggest challenge is being noticed. And when people do
notice, the next challenge is to keep them to stay.
To
never give up and always be true to yourself. You can only be inspired by
yourself at the present moment, so don’t try to make your art or music sound
like someone else’s. It took me a while to learn that.
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