J.C QUINN Latin Urban Vibes When did you first get into music? Please explain. I suppose I first got into music around age eight. My mother would drag my two sisters and me to church every weekend. I would always fall asleep during service but when it came down to praise time I would sing my butt off and I’d shake the tambourine like no other. At the age of ten, I got my first real taste of music when I met my long-time friend Will. Will introduced me to ACDC, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and a few others. At 13, I found an interest in alternative, pop-punk, and singer-songwriter music and began teaching myself how to read guitar tabs and chords. I wrote my first song in 2010 on an acoustic guitar that I was gifted to me for my fourteenth birthday. Music has been an outlet for my thoughts, my prayers, and my manifestations. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? I was first inspired by a family friend who achieved success in the music scene here in Denver. Through this connection, I was able to experience the “backstage life” for the first time. This was cool because I
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met musicians like the Flobots, Air Dubai, and got to be on the stage for Rise Against at the 2011 Not So Silent Night at the 1st Bank Center. How has your music evolved since you first started in the music industry? When I first started I was posting videos of cover songs on YouTube with friends. We only did cover songs for a bit while I was figuring out how to play guitar and how to write songs. Once I had learned to write and compose, I wanted people to collaborate with so I started an alternative, pop-punk band called A Casual Vacancy. After high school, I learned how to operate a loop pedal. I played shows alone and sometimes as a duo with a friend, we went as J-Walker. We covered songs by Michael Jackson, Prince, Bruno Mars, and other popular artists. In 2018 I went solo and began working on my first self-produced, self-recorded album. That album, which was not finished, was Alternative singer-songwriter-themed. That uncompleted project was the stepping stone for the album I’m releasing in 2021, “White Rum & Lemonade”, this album consisting of R&B, alternative rap, and Latin urban records.
