Shina 4reigner Perspective on ENDLESS PONDER

We are excited to share Shina 4reigner's new track "ENDLESS PONDER"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Shina 4reigner to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "ENDLESS PONDER". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Shina 4reigner anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

ACTOR AND RECORDING ARTIST

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

GREW UP IN AFRICA AS THE SON OF A DRUMMER.

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

AGE OF 7

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

AGE 14

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

AFROBEATS, R&B, HIP HOP AND WORLD MUSIC.

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

DRASTICALLY

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

PEACE AND UNITY

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?

Answer:

CHRIS BROWN BECAUSE HE IS ONE OF THE BEST AND TOP ARTISTS OF THESE DAYS.

How would you describe your favorite artist's music to someone who has never heard them before?

Answer:

BEST OF ALL

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

Answer:

SOUL SUITING

If you could attend a performance by any artist, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

CHRIS BROWN. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME.

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?

Answer:

ANOTHER BABY MAMA. IT'S MAINLY ABOUT PEACE AND UNITY IN THE WORLD.

If you could only listen to three artists for the rest of your life, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

CHRIS BROWN, OLAMIDE AND THE WEEKEND.

What does your dream performance look like?

Answer:

GREAT

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

Answer:

CHRIS BROWN

What is the strangest place where you have discovered a new song?

Answer:

IN THE FOREST

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?

Answer:

LOVE, HAPPINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?

Answer:

MULTI-GENRE TALENTED AND MULTI-GENRE ARTIST.

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?

Answer:

SOCIAL MEDIA

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?

Answer:

YES. DRASTICALLY.

What is the most memorable response you've had to your work?

Answer:

YOUR SONG IS FIRE🔥

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?

Answer:

FANBASE GROUTH

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?

Answer:

CONSTANT RELEASE OF DOPE SONGS WITH CLEAN LYRICS.

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?

Answer:

EDUCATORS, INFLUENCERS, ROLE MODELS, ADVOCATES, REPRESENTATIVES, PEACE MAKERS AND ACTIVISTS.

Name a song that best represents success to you, and why?

Answer:

ANOTHER BABY MAMA. IT COMPLETELY CONVEY MY MESSAGES WITH GREAT RHYTHM, RHYMES AND BEATS.

What has been your scariest experience while pursuing music?

Answer:

FINDING THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES AND HELPFUL LINKS.

What has been your most embarassing moment while pursuing music?

Answer:

NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PROMOTE MY MUSIC AND HAVING TO PITCH SONGS TO SOME USELESS RECORD LABELS.

If you could alter the music industry in any way, what would you change and why?

Answer:

MAKING IT EASY FOR INDIE ARTISTS TO FIND A WAY.

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?

Answer:

ACTOR

How have your other passions reinforced your process of making music?

Answer:

THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

Answer:

NO SITUATION IS EVER PERMANENT. SUCCESS ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO A LONELY PERSON.

How would you define having an artistic outlook on life?

Answer:

BEING AN ARTIST IS MY NATURE AND ALMOST EVERYRHING ABOUT ME IS ARTISTIC.

What is your favorite work of art?

Answer:

MAKING MUSIC

Which mediums of art do you most identify with?

Answer:

MUSIC RECORDING

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.

Answer:

CHRIS BROWN, DAVIDO AND OLAMIDE.

What is the most significant lesson you've learned through being an artist?

Answer:

LIVE LIFE AT THE RIGHT TIME BECAUSE YOU WILL LEAVE LIFE WHEN THE TIME COMES.

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?

Answer:

I BELEIVE IN MY MISSION AND I HAVE ALL IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?

Answer:

UNITING THE WORLD THEOUGH MY MUSIC.

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