JOJO PICASSO Reaching for the Horizon What inspired you to pursue a career in music? Theirs a lot of various answers and I guess the way I felt listening to it made me want to learn how to create it from pop to R&B to Rock to rap it made you feel something and i wanted others to feel something from my music.
Which ingredient do you think makes you special and unique as a performing artist in an industry overflowing with new faces and ideas? The energy I bring is spontaneous I pride myself on being able to do just about everything and still be authentic.
Describe your style of music. Eclectic it’s a balance of multiple vibes at once i feel like music is whatever you’re feeling at the moment
What has been your biggest challenge as a performing artist? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how? Having the necessary funds to push your brand how you need to managing your artistic ideas at a independent level.
How has your music evolved since you first started in the music industry? I figured out my style and what elements do i bring to music and how my cadence or melodies can add to a masterpiece. If you were forced to choose only one, which emotion, more than any other, drives you to stay in this tough industry? Is it joy, anger, desire, passion or pride and why? It gives off a vulnerable feeling that someone may be feeling the same way I do but doesn’t have the song to describe the way they feel.
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? Yeah, you must be in vulnerable place to make some of your best music. How do you feel the internet has impacted the music business? You can distribute and push and post your own art which can possibly cut out the middle man and with
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