Today we’d like to introduce you to Avacie.
Hi Avacie, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was six years old when I first picked up the guitar. My older cousins taught me, and they’re essentially the reason music became such a vital part of me growing up because whatever they listened to was the same music I was growing up with. And lucky for me, they had exquisite and unusual taste. By the time I was in middle school, my playlists were the most genre-blending playlist a kid born in the year 2000 could have. From underground hip-hop artists like Nujabes to progressive rock bands like Saosin to some of my favorite genre-blending bands like Hiatus Kaiyote, to all types of different music from all parts of the world, these are the things that shaped my view on music, how I carried myself, and how I made connections with people.
It was my junior year of high school that I started toying with the idea of producing and making beats. I had downloaded GarageBand on my iPhone and spent countless amounts of hours just messing around with it, creating the coolest stuff I possibly could with my little iPhone. All those hours making beats on an iPhone were enough for my closest friends to convince me that I could seriously pursue producing as a career, and so I did.
When I graduated high school and entered the community college district here in SD, I also became extremely interested in psychology and gave myself the two options of pursuing that or music. So I decided the latter, took a few music classes to get a degree in music, but never continued because what I was learning in school wasn’t catching up the experience, I was getting doing music on my own time.
Since then, I had made my bedroom at home into a studio and continue to build myself as an artist and a producer. I’ve been blessed with the opportunities to work with many local artists, including Mira Mesa natives Orion Song and Illest. Chill, and other artists across the states and hopefully with people from all across the world.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle-free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
I’m almost always faced with uncertainty when it comes to pursuing a career in music, and quite possibly in any art. Being in what still feels like the beginning of my journey, I never really know how things are going to play out for me. Could I get to a point where this is financially viable? Will my music reach the right people to really elevate me beyond what I’ve accomplished so far? It’s often I find myself wondering about the projection of this career I’ve decided for myself and it’s not easy to confront or accept.
But then I get these feelings when I’m creating. These Otherworldly sensations that I can’t describe but I just know it and embrace it. And I remember that there are people out there who listen, who find my music healing or touching, who simply feel-good listening to the things I make. Knowing that is enough for me to keep doing what I do.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Lately, I’ve realized that role that music has played in my life mirrors the way I’ve been living my life. Like I said before, I grew up listening to so many different types of music, and enjoying each of those for different reasons. I’m always open, and always curious about anything played around me, any new song or different type of style of music. I now see this as a reflection of my lifestyle.
As of lately, I’ve often been thinking about the way of the world and humanity and connections and beliefs. All that type of deep stuff. Because of that, I’ve made it a point to live my life through a way of understanding and compassion for people. I’ve met so many different types of people, all with so many different upbringings and experiences, and traumas. And it’s made me look at the world a little differently, and I’ve been learning to put myself in anyone’s shoes, no matter who they are or what they believe in, simply because I’m curious.
And it’s for this reason that I find myself more inspired to create. It’s my perspective as an outsider trying to look into every little thing. I think it just helps build stronger connections with people, which makes creating so much more fun. Because then you’re not just creating for yourself anymore. You’re creating for everybody.
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
We’re living in a time where independent artists of all artistic fields are having more opportunities to express and be seen in their expression. There are artists out there doing their craft purely for the culture and for the love of it, and I see a world in 5-10 years where that is shown more frequently, and a world where these artists can live off what they do in a country where it’s so challenging to do that right now.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avaciemusic/?hl=en
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EouM8xBY3dHYs6cRcvmL6?si=jkFCiKWqTmSgifINgu7N_Q
Image Credits
@handsinthehive_
@steezy_film
@rjn.create
