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Vaughn Ahrens - Not Your Average Musician
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ike many musicians, singer/songwriter and guitarist Vaughn Ahrens has always been surrounded by music. He has learnt so much over the years that he simply won’t make mediocre music. For him, sub-standard is not an option.
“Music has always been part of my house growing up because we’re a very musical household. I’m the only one that plays an instrument but I’ve probably got the worst voice in my house,” he jokes. As a child and teenager he was surrounded by many different genres and that influenced the type of music he makes today, which he refuses to pin down into one category. “I wouldn’t classify my music as a certain genre because I don’t only listen to one genre - therefore I don’t just emanate one genre,” he says. Vaughn is one of the few Namibian musicians who pursues his passion fulltime, spending his days in the studio and performing live at the growing number of venues he is getting booked for. And when he’s not mesmerising crowds he shares his talent by teaching music in his home town of Walvis Bay. “I teach guitar to a few people in my hometown as a way of giving back. I want to give back to people who have the kind of passion for music that I have,” he says.
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