Today we’d like to introduce you to Lealani.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
I’m an alien who is just as earthling as anyone else. My main story of just going through the struggle of life is told in my craft. If you need me to explain it, you’re not paying enough attention.
I will say that I grew up as an only child, so in result I am probably the most independent person you could ever meet. I love being alone. Most earthlings think I’m weird for being that way, but to be in the right state of mind to create, I learned that I really do need time to myself; as that’s when I create my best works. I don’t really enjoy hanging out with earthlings as much as others would expect because I really do love my room. When I’m alone I’m myself, that’s how I can create. Just locking myself in room because that’s when I’m the most comfortable and free. Being an only child is a big part of my art-making because it allowed me to really find my true self as I feel I’m not necessarily influenced or inspired by much people or other artists. I mean sure, there are so many great artists out there that have created amazing work that inspire me, but overall, I create my work from my own being, and my own planet. It’s more me than anything and there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing but staying alone in my room and creating and inventing these crazy ideas that are hiding in my mind.
Please tell us about your art.
I’m an artist, but I like to call myself a storyteller. I’m a creative who isn’t afraid to pour it out. I pour myself out in the rawest forms I can possibly express myself in and I make sure I’m more than 110% myself as I perform in these acts. You can express yourself in so many medias, so why not do all of them? I like to make visual art, film, animation, radio-host/DJ, and most of all create what I like to call “beep bop boops”. Music. From film scores, sound design, making beats, singing, and performing live on stage, sound is my favorite craft. Unlike my visual art, my music-making process is much looser. It’s more free, messy, and raw. When writing music, I don’t actually “write” my music. It’s more of freestyle. To make music I have to be in the right time at the right moment in the right place. That’s the only hard part really (it’s so incredibly hard). After that, it’s all about letting myself go and it’s not always easy, but most of the time it is when I’m in the right place. That’s because my music-making process is more than 110% me in the rawest way possible. My visual art is much more intricate, detailed, careful, and specific. Totally opposite from my music-making process. My process in visual art requires much more planning, whereas my music is never planned in the process. As a storyteller, I’m beginning to see both mediums of music and visual art in my processes. Creating my music in a visual aspect and creating my visual art in an auditorial aspect. They go hand in hand and are improving my process in my craft, therefore improving the craft itself.
Why am I doing all of this? All of my work comes from my planet, Fantastic Planet. I’m a true alien from Fantastic Planet, my world of ideas, fantasies, and perspectives that encourage earthlings to treat their own worlds as “Fantastic” themselves; but that isn’t exactly what the planet is supposed to represent. Fantastic Planet isn’t something I can explain to earthlings, as it’s much more of a personal thing for me. Fantastic Planet is something that I can show earthlings, through all forms of media that you can call a craft. The message behind all my work and Fantastic Planet is up to the earthlings themselves. Fantastic Planet is a universal way for me to connect to my audience without bossing them around on how they should take my art or interpret it. It is up to the viewer, as my craft is now a part of the entire universe once I publish it to the world. My art is only entirely mine if I decide to keep the work to myself. If anything, I want my craft to choke my audience by the neck and scream right in their faces with whatever feeling they get from my work. It needs to be strong and, in your face, and if it’s not enough, I’ll just keep trying.
As an artist, how do you define success and what quality or characteristic do you feel is essential to success as an artist?
Success is improvement. Creating as a scientist. New and improved ideas that are innovative and experimental, but at the same time, they are ideas that work. I believe that success in the work of an artist is in the idea of experimentation and introducing new ideas and constantly making them better and better. The most important quality in an artist is someone who is original. Just really being themselves, their pure raw selves. Honest, and out there. Success in an artist is different to everyone, but the most important part is that you don’t give up because that’s when you’ll actually fail. I’d rather die the worst artist alive rather than die not being an artist at all.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
People can view my work and view my upcoming shows through online media (especially through my Instagram @veggieburgerr):
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veggieburgerr/?hl=en
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lealanisbeats
Bandcamp: https://lealani.bandcamp.com/releases
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s7NauIo19U
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lealanisbeats?lang=en
Stay tuned for My debut album “Fantastic Planet” coming out early 2019.
Contact Info:
- Website: lealani.myportfolio.com
- Email: lealanisbeats@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veggieburgerr/?hl=en
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lealanisbeats?lang=en
- Other: https://soundcloud.com/lealanisbeats
Image Credit:
@kikiyome on instragram took the picture of me holding the mic.
Rest of the photos taken by me.
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