JOZIO Reaching Out from the UK When did you first get into music? I got into music at quite a young age, I got a classical guitar when I was 7 or 8 and started having lessons. I moved to electric a couple of years later, played in a few bands (I kind of miss the metal band I was in!) before starting to produce my own music around the time I went to uni. I’ve only started to take it more seriously in the past year however, after taking a few years off from music with a full-time job taking over. What genre of music do you perform and why? I make mostly dark, electronic music influenced by pop, R&B and various other genres. And why did you choose that style of music? I guess the music I make has been influenced by my changing tastes in music - i started off listening to rock and metal, then got into dance music, then hip hop and r&b... I use influences from all these different genres, but the common theme is the dark moods and mostly electronic production. I find it easiest to create and find inspiration for this kind of music.
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And why did you choose that style of music? I guess the music I make has been influenced by my changing tastes in music - i started off listening to rock and metal, then got into dance music, then hip hop and r&b... I use influences from all these different
genres, but the common theme is the dark moods and mostly electronic production. I find it easiest to create and find inspiration for this kind of music. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? I’m inspired by the artists I’ve been listening to from a young age, though I can’t really remember a time where I ever didn’t want to make music. I knew it was what i wanted to do ever since i got my first guitar, and probably even before that. How has your music evolved since you first began performing/songwriting? It’s hard to say exactly how it’s evolved, but I suppose it has, as if I listen to music I made years ago.... It is not much good. Not at all... Over time I’ve become better at producing, which has coincided with me writing less music for live instruments and more for synths and electronic drum machines, samples... it’s a constant learning process though, I’ve still got a long way to go. 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? As i mentioned, I used to play in a metal band, a few
