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Nicholai Perspective on Eye Wanted 2 Play with U

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We are excited to share Nicholai's new track "Eye Wanted 2 Play with U"! 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 Nicholai to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Eye Wanted 2 Play with U". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Nicholai anything!
Who are you and what do you do?
Answer:

I am a music fan that makes music

How does your background play into this song?
Answer:

I am a huge fan of funk music.  It has touched everything i do musically, even when it's not evident.  but in this case, the influence is right in your face. 

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?
Answer:

I have a memory of being about 4 or 5 years old, in the backseat of my mom's car singing along to Prince's "Erotic City." if you know the song, you know it's not what you'd expect a 5 year old to be signing along to.

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

It was a progression for me.  As a teenager, I started "making beats," with whatever peice of equipmetn i coud get.  I would stedily improve my gear, I had always written songs, but never thought about performimng them myself.   unitl I just started doing it.

What genres does this release play into?
Answer:

Hip Hop, and maybe funk

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

It came back. by that I mean I went about 5 years without making music at all. until about 3 years ago when then gate just opened creatively, and I started making music again. 

What themes do you explore throughout your music?
Answer:

I typically just go with what ever the track makes me go to.  I often will ask people to challenge me to write about a subject.  I have sexual songs, social songs, songs about music, songs about love, breakup songs, personal songs. I try to do it all.

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

any one who would have me

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

A multi genred 

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

Hard to do, i try not to do similar things, unless it's part of a theme i create.   but i do have funk influences, my rapping i feel i approach more from a songwritting point of view, than trying to be an MC... im a rapper songwriter. 

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

I have a song on the only album I released called "Pretty With No Make Up." I just always liked the feel of the song, and the topic is something I like.  I am actually planning on re recording it, kind of fixing little things about it I want to fix, and re release it as a single. 

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

id watch the duke ellington orchestra. 

i am fan and it's history.  

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

Prince: My favorite artist, but also is mult genred, so there is variety, and he has so much music to choose from having 40 studio albums and posthemusly released music.

 

The Beatles: becuase its the beatles

 

Miles Davis: same with prince a lot of music in a lot of jazz genres. 

What does your dream performance look like?
Answer:

Not Particularily sure I have one. I think just performing in front of crowd with a good vibe, who enjoys what I am perfomring.

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

Not sure exactly, hopefully my little song brings some entertainment to the listener.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?
Answer:

Get these songs I have, out to the most possible amount of ears

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

I want to show my kids that they should pursue all things they want in life.  Chase your goals no matter the obstacle, no matter their age, just do it. 

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