Music is like home. Music is where I find myself in good times and bad times alike. It gives me solace when I'm at my lowest, and it gives me hope when I feel I've lost it. It's my outlet for everything; it's how I decompress, but it's also reinvigorating. It can bring out everything I hold inside and it can express more than words alone could ever hope to. That's what music is to me.
I want to relate to others and have others relate to me. I want to create bonds with people through my music as I have with others through their own. I want music to my hobby, my job, and my way of life, and make a comfortable living doing what I love.
Perspectives. So many people see the world in a singular way, and they live their life in an echo-chamber; they don't consider other perspectives and don't care to. I feel that if people were able to walk in other's shoes and see the world through different glasses- we could start to change. We could start to listen. Which is one of the things that makes music so beautiful, it brings people from all different walks of life together- it helps us make connections with others despite our differences.
Oooo, that's a toughie. Probably Mambo No. 5, that was my jam in elementary. As I got older, though, Faint by Linkin Park probably takes the cake.
Look at my influences on my profile, and that about sums it up, save for a couple.
Life experiences and the desire to express my feelings.
Every song I write has a different meaning and different emotions attached to it, though a lot of it's more on the sad side. But overall, I would say the message I want to send is that 'you're not alone'.
Honestly, that depends on what I'm doing. If I'm drumming, I love it. I love giving energy to the music and adding that intensity that percussion can bring to the table. I haven't performed vocally live though, that terrifies me only becauseI'm very self-conscious about it, but perhaps one day I'll give it a shot.
SUPPORT. LOCAL. BANDS. AND. ARTISTS. It's tough to get exposure or attention if you're an artist or in a local band, people tend to not take you seriously, at least in my area. I feel like people could find a lot that they like in the local scene, all while supporting the aspirations of musicians in your community.
I think it's awesome that musicians have a place where we can communicate and support one another.
Probably the fact that I'm a perfectionist. I never feel that what I make is good enough. I spend so much time trying to fix things that are most likely already good enough or that I could do better, that it either ends up being worse or it just gets put on a shelf and I forget about it.
I go to local shows and buy local merch. I also share events on social media and help try to promote them.
Perseverance, Passion, and Uniqueness. Oh, and can't forget persistent and a little bit obsessive. Haha
The Brevet, The Stationary Set, London Grammar, Mad Caddies, and ;)