Maren Ja

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

It's just another way of being active creatively, which is some sort escape to whatever your day-to-day life presents to you I guess.

What is your music dream?

making a living by playing music and writing songs I'm proud of.

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

nothing tbh

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

battle for the sun by placebo or open the door by magna pop.

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Five Seconds Of Summer, Dermot Kennedy, The Maine, Twenty One Pilots, Gorillaz, Blur, Joy Division, Fleetwood Mac, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemicals Romance, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Nirvana, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Beatles, Queen etc etc

What inspires you to make music?

people. Just how people are and behave, how they create situations, etc; stuff like that

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

nothing. it doesn't necessarily have to spread a message to be a good song.

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

anxious. Very anxious and judged

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

Well it's an industry so I feel record labels and what not are just out for money, and most of that you can find in the mainstream artists, that's why they make it and say 'alternative' acts don't

What do you think of Drooble?

it's a fun way to find other people's music and get criticism

What frustrates you most as a musician?

that fact that it's hard to really make a living as one.

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

I support myself, more local than that it won't get

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

a good label or a good YouTube account is good enough nowadays

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

Dermot Kennedy, The Maine, Set It Off, Airways, Louden Swain