ELI ANDERSON

ELI ANDER SON

Eli, you picked singing to be your career. Have you always wanted to be a singer or did someone inspire you?

It’s always been inside of me. I was the boy who would run around my mother’s house singing all day bothering her. One day, when I was about 9 years old, I was bold enough to call her job and leave a voicemail of me singing “Amazing Grace.” Two weeks later she told me that when she’s down at work, she would listen to that voicemail to uplift her. From that point, I knew this is what I was meant to do.

Two years ago you released WHOA, a tribute to the late XXXTentacion. Was Jahseh one of your music idols?

XXXTentacion was one of my musical inspirations. He went against the grain, was outgoing, and it’s rare to find an artist that is not subjected to how the world thinks you should be.

Recently your «4 All I Love» music video has come out. Tell us about working with Paige Niemann who is an Ariana Grande lookalike. Why did you decide to ask her to be a part of this video?

We were connected through a mutual friend who told me she was a fan of my music and she wanted to work with us. My team and I then sat down and thought of a concept that would incorporate her seamlessly into the visual.

You’ve just dropped the «Must Be a Dream» single and music video, which is featured on the Netflix Dreams mini-series. Tell us about this experience.

I enjoyed this experience. Working with Hardstop Lucas, Dices, and the Executive Producer of Netflix Dreams, WriterBoy, was amazing and I was grateful for the opportunity. I’ve worked with Hardstop Lucas before, we have a song called “Blessings” together. Dices and I have been meaning to work together for some time and this was honestly the perfect opportunity for that.

How do you feel when realizing that your music videos gain more than 200 k views on YouTube?

It’s actually surreal seeing that many people watch my videos, coming from humble beginnings, it just proves that hard work, consistency, and dedication create results even when you don’t see the results early on.

Do you have any plans on releasing your first album? Perhaps you have any other projects in the works?

I am currently working on a 12-song album and I will be releasing my next single within the next two months with a major feature on it.

Tell us about your favorite artists a little bit. Are there any that you would like to collaborate with?

My favorite is Prince; not just him as an artist, but the person he was. He stood out and challenged the status quo on what it meant to be a man and a musician. As far as collaborations, I would like to work with Frank Ocean. Not only is he a gifted songwriter but he’s an amazing singer.

As a person who has been engaged in the music industry for 8 years, what advice can you give to beginner musicians

The advice I would give is to always perfect your craft. I tell people all the time that I’m a student. I am always learning and I’m always willing to learn more about music because you can never learn too much about it.

Eli Anderson is the uprising pop star with bold ambitions who works hard in order to get to the top. Eli told us about his latest tracks and music videos, work with Ariana Grande lookalike and musicians that inspire him

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