Lenny The Heart

Up & Coming Artist

When did you first get into music?

I remember watching 8 mile over ten years ago and then like suddenly my best friend brought a mic to my house which we plugged to the computer and started recording music. I fell in love with music.

What genre of music do you perform and why?

I like to perform an alternative rock/pop style with an influence of some hip-hop. It’s basically everything I’ve ever liked to listen to in my own creation.

And why did you choose that style of music?

This is the genre that I feel most passionate about expressing myself with. I feel really good about myself when making the music I make.

Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music?

Realizing that I wouldn’t want to pursue any other type of work or dream job and that music is my dream!

How has your music evolved since you first began performing/songwriting?

The evolution is 360. It was all swag rap and now I call myself a musician being able to sing and play instruments. There’s a real passion for it.

I’m sure you have shared the stage with a lot of talented artists/celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us?

Not really, hmm, honestly I’ve only ever done a handful of open mic nights and talent show type gigs. But I will share one story, me and my music partner Junyer, we were 16 years old performing some of our songs in a club in South Beach Miami. First of all we weren’t even old enough to get in so they snuck us in but this manager dude talked to us for a good while and had some photographer take pics of us and it was just such a memorable night to remember for a young me.

If you were forced to choose only one, which emotion, more than any other, drives you to stay in this tough business? Is it joy, anger, desire, passion or pride and why?

it’s the passion fueled by lots of pain!! I have a passion for delivering great music to the world and past pain keeps me putting out music.

Which ingredient do you think makes you special and unique as an artist in an industry overflowing with new talent and ideas?

I would say definitely my voice, the different vocal styles I could perform with combined with my passion for the art. It’s a powerful combo that makes me a standout.

What has been your biggest challenge as a performing artist? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?

All the evolutions of social media and where to upload music online, I remember it was just Myspace at one point, then having to adjust to all the new outlets. It’s crazy.

A common phrase in the industry is, “you must suffer for your art.” Do you agree with this statement? If so, how have you suffered for your art?

Oh yeah.! The way I see it is, if you suffer in life and you’ve been through different things that bring emotion you can turn that into great music. Those feelings all convert into this fine art we make. I have most definitely suffered for my art but also I see it as being broke too for the come up, paying all these promoters and marketing campaigns- makes my pocket suffer. Can’t even be doing all this partying stuff.

How do you feel the internet has impacted the music business?

The internet has evolved and allowed independent artists to market and distribute in many ways that the record labels do you for you. We have so many resources online it’s almost unlimited! Everything we need to come up is on the internet- like this magazine lol.

If you could change anything about the music industry. What would it be?

probably that artists glorify drugs, we should put more messages out on like “yo that’s not the way”

What are the 5 albums that have helped make you the person you are today? And why?

off rip i’d say- In Rainbows by Radiohead, Graduation by Kanye West, Pure Heroine by Lorde, Dedication 3 by Lil Wayne, and The Cool by Lupe Fiasco.

For me these are 5 star masterpiece albums and for them to have put these out is like they give the world a gift which could save peoples lives man, some of the feelings these albums gave me it’s crazy. I would want to put out “perfect” albums like these too.

Tell us about your current project.

I’m about to release my debut EP “ROKKLENIN” which is a collection of poprock songs with a little rap influence. That will be out June 11th, 2021, just finished recording it a few days ago. After the pandemic, I will tour with the EP all across America.

What is the best advice you have received?

“Don’t give up” and “Don’t take advice”

How can fans-to-be gain access to your music?

I have my daily doings and talk about my projects on my instagram and there’s that link in bio to lead a fan-to-be to any link for my songs like YouTube, Spotify and Apple. Definitely follow me on Instagram, you won’t regret it!

Where are you from? City, State, Town, Country?

I live near Denver, Colorado the last 3 years, but spent most of my life in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at: @lennytheheart, I even have a Tik Tok, too!