Altaaf Pillay

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is a lifestyle for me. Music gives me a power and allows me to just express myself in a way that I usually can't.

What is your music dream?

My Music dream is to become an artist who is well-known worldwide and to be able to give back to any areas that are in need of financial support.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

I'd start with racism and poverty. I'd try to put little workshops together to teach people about the different races and religions and to battle poverty, I'd try to get homeless people trained and Fed at the same time in order to empower them for the future.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Show Me Love by Robin S

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

My favourite artist would probably be Justin Bieber and for my favourite band it would be a tie between One Direction and PRETTYMUCH.

What inspires you to make music?

I am inspired to make music by absolutely anything,basically whatever catches my eye or however I'm feeling leads to my process of making music.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I want people of all ages whether you're really young or really old to feel like they can chase their dreams no matter what. It's never too early or too late, just go ahead and do it!

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Most of the time I feel nervous in the beginning but I treat it the way I treat entering a room where I hardly know the people there. I just keep on going until I feel comfortable.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

I feel like it is very competitive out there for musicians and sometimes you have to face the harsh reality that labels might not want you and sometimes people won't enjoy what you put out there and you can even struggle to make music because of money. I think the thing that could've been improved has already improved and that is technology, because of it you can make music anywhere, anytime and at good prices and you can release and distribute your music anywhere!

What do you think of Drooble?

I think that Drooble is absolutely amazing! You find artists from all over the world on here and their support is great and everyone on here has something positive to say!

What frustrates you most as a musician?

It would probably be getting writer's block. All of my music is 100% written by me, so when I have writer's block, I can go for up to two months without writing because of being stuck.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

I definitely support my local scene as a fan. If there are performances in my city then I do my best to go and whenever artists from my city release then I try to stream their music as much as possible and try to share it with as many others as possible too.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

I think to get your music heard these days, you have to bring something original to any audience and just show them your versatility if you do have a range of styles.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Laaiq Tifloen (one of my best friends but brilliant as an artist), Lumeo, Nick Fergusxn, Humzah. Just to name a few.