Yugs
Nostolgia Ascending When did you first get into music? Please explain. So, my name is Yoni Gottlieb, but I go by Yugs, which is a childhood nickname my friends gave me at summer camp. I come from a really musical family, my mom is a piano teacher and she had me and my brother and sister pick up instruments from a really young age, so there was always music playing in my house. I took guitar and piano lessons since I was 8 years old but it wasn’t until high school I started to make music of my own, recording original songs on my old MacBook Air on GarageBand without a mic or anything. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? My mom, Gabriela Gottlieb, who both teaches music and has recorded several albums of classical music on piano, really inspired me and showed me that I could do my own thing with music and leave a legacy of my own like she has. Growing up, I was always listening to music, and I was really inspired by movie and video game composers like John Williams and Koji Kondo, rock bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tame Impala, and lofi producers like J Dilla and Nujabes. It wasn’t until college where I realized I could put my talents towards becoming a music producer of my own.
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Describe your style of music. My music is both dreamy and grounding. The main genre that ties my music together is lofi, but my music bends genres; it includes hip hop, trap, jungle, house, and even
