Today we’d like to introduce you to Christina Lowe.
Hi Christina, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’m a singer/actress originally from Omaha, Nebraska where I started doing musical theater and ballets at a young age and fell in love with the craft. I was a shy kid, but being in that space on stage allowed me to express myself, so I knew performing was something I wanted to do. So, I continued it throughout high school and college and began songwriting along the way. I also attained a degree in music business, specifically with a minor in vocal studies.
After I graduated college, I moved to Atlanta and pursued film acting, and began to record my own music. Atlanta was like my second home growing up since my father was raised there and we as a family would visit often. Aside from my familiarity and comfort with it, I felt it would be a good city for me to work on both music and acting, and I knew that the film industry there was growing quickly.
In my early days in Atlanta, I was getting booked for background acting work in many shows and movies that were filming there. and that allowed me to network and it led to other opportunities, like roles in notable independent films and a couple of national commercials. I did this all while releasing my first EP “Phoenix.”
I finally moved out to San Diego after spending nearly a decade in Atlanta. For personal and professional reasons, I desired a different atmosphere. I had heavily considered moving to California for a while. At first, I believed Los Angeles would be a good fit, and I visited multiple times. However, it was not until I spent a week in San Diego and a friend extended an opportunity to me that I decided to make San Diego home. San Diego also was the first city I ever visited by plane as kid and I had nothing but good memories of it (I’m sure that had something to do with it). So, I feel like it brought about a full-circle moment, and I was happy to call it my new home.
I have been in San Diego for a little over a year now, and I have started to navigate the music and acting scene, and I am excited about my journey here and all that it has to offer. I absolutely love this city, the people, the nature, and with the weather being sunny and warm most of the time it is hard to be in a bad mood. I feel like taking this chance moving across the country where I know very little people has been a challenging but overall rewarding one and I would not take it back for a second.
In this new chapter, I plan to release my second EP “Reflections” by late summer, and cannot wait to start performing around the city, expand my YouTube, and hopefully touch people and make a difference through my art.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It definitely has not been a smooth road. As an artist, there are going to be times when you are booked and busy, and times when you cannot book anything to save your life, and your income is a reflection of that. Then, it is a struggle trying to find another job that can complement your lifestyle as an artist so it all is just a latter effect. It is not the most stable/sustainable way to live. The music industry and film industry in particular is not exactly known for possessing the most honorable people, either, so I have come across some swindlers along the way and people who have taken advantage of me. All of which has made me second guess whether or not I wanted to continue pursuing my craft. Then I just remember how much I love performing and there is truly not anything that makes me happier or that I see myself doing.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
It is hard to say what project I am most proud of, but if I had to choose, I would say a couple of the shows I worked on early on like “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Walking Dead” just because with both shows I knew I was part of something so big and was treated with a lot of respect every time I was on set and I felt like I was part of a community between the fans, cast and crew. “The Vampire Diaries” specifically changed everything for me. Spending time on the set as not just a background extra but a stand-in actress and photo double really reiterated my love for the craft and I gained a whole new insight and love for film acting, and I did not want to turn back. With “The Walking Dead” I even had the chance to work at a “Make A Wish” foundation event as a zombie/walker and that really put into perspective to me just how much the show was impactful to the public.
If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
My resilience has been something that I feel is most important to success. I have always been a hard worker and overachiever since I can remember, and I have had a million reasons to give up. An artist’s life is definitely not a conventional/easy one, but I feel like if you absolutely love what you do, just reminding yourself why you started and not taking things personally will give you the urge to keep going no matter what.
Contact Info:
- Email: kclowe.co@gmail.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/kclowe
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ka.C.Lowe
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/kclowe
- SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/kclowe
Image Credits
Brian Calilung
