Sparx Entertainment Presents: The Diamond In The Rough

Q: What was the first song that you ever sang? How did it make you feel?

The first song I used to sing with my father to his guitar was My Girl by The Temptations; but the first song I ever sang publicly was What’s Up by The Four Non Blondes. I was 8 years old and it was my first Talent Show in front of 300 people. I knew I belonged to the stage in that moment.

Q: What made you first realize you wanted to pursue a career in music?

I was a very artistic child. I grew up since 6 or 7 writing poetry, stories and sketching runway fashion looks in my piles of notebooks. I used to spend summer evenings in my backyard writing my own screenplays, acting out all the characters (had to improvise here haha) and freestyled songs on the spot creating their lyrics and melodies. It was at this point I started to write music. The first song I ever wrote was called Sheer Ecstasy, “Gazing through green pastures, lonely winters freeze, over the rainbow, across the meadow, daffodils blow in the breeze.” I wasn’t any older than 10 in its conception.

Q: How did you become involved in the type of music you play/sing now?

The music I sing now is definitely a result of the influences I’ve been exposed to since birth. Growing up, I had this dream to be the voice behind the bone-rattling ballads of Film Soundtracks. I think the performer in me next to the vocalist in me loved how movie soundtracks could capture so many emotions that fill you with grandeur.

Q: If you had to describe your music in three or four words, what would you call it?

Atmospheric, Sensual, Soulful.

Q: What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)

I would say the themes you will find in my music would be love, self-empowerment, pain, and valuing the present moment. Music is beautiful because it allows us to tell the same innate stories of our existence in myriad and kaleidoscopic ways. It shows just how connected and unique we all are.

Q: What do you feel distinguishes “an artist” from just a musician?

This question starts to dissect the idea of the creator vs. performer. I think all forms of music are an art but “creation” may just be the dividing line. Artists tend to dig their heels into the dirty creation process from the initial inception right up to the delivery but Musicians (creative beings themselves) can also be artistic in how they can play a song and make it their own. Maybe someone just has cleaner shoes at the end of all of this.

Q: As an artist, how would you define SUCCESS?

Success to me means loving what you do, rocking it and receiving complete gratification from how it nourishes your soul. We have to be able to look fear and failure dead in the eye and say, “No! I’m the boss here!” (With attitude of course). Dylan Thomas said it best, “Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, Rage.”

Q: What do you think makes you and your type of music unique from other artists?

Seeing myself as a poet and storyteller, I love to use what I call “Musical Dialogue” to talk to the audience one-on-one. My being unique is very much in sync with that moment I heard the fresh sounds of MJ blasting through my speakers. I knew I wanted to create my own music movement, something that was fresh, made you feel cool and promoted something relevant.