Septakhan Perspective on Icy Cold

We are excited to share Septakhan's new track "Icy Cold"! 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 Septakhan to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Icy Cold". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Septakhan anything!

How did you come up with the concept

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Label Name

Who are you and what do you do?

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I am an artist, Musician. I play the trap drums & congas. Self taught Keys and Bass. I produce , Arrange , perform music. I write Poetry, Songs and books. I am also a short story & play wright & Actor. I just learned how to make & Edit videos with A.I.On top of all that i have to find time to be inspired by the world around me to create any concept.

What genres does this release play into?

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Reggae , Dancehall,

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

Locksly Gray & Allan Skill Cole

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

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Since i was around 12 and saw Uncle Bob, Skill Do what they do and my Dad was a performer , Musician, Producer , Accountant with Byron Lee and the dragonaires

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

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A lot influenced by indian Music, Rock, R&B, Dancehall, Reggae. With a Icy Cold Twist.

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

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MoM Singing with the Gayletts changing her name to Julian when she could not use her own name. Similar case to prince. The Wailers, Prince Buster & Dennis Brown , Daddy U Roy. Brigadier Jerry, Charlie Chaplain & Josey Whales. Papa Levi. Metalica , Kenny Rojers & Julio Eglesias. I am a Student of Music. In every Generation. Have to know where a thing is coming from to know where a thing is going.

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

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Roots, Reality and Culture. Never studied War as in the words of the great Bumpy Johnson. Its more profitable to any gangster or warrior for progressive and productive peace than war. War head on is costly. Peacefull finances is logical and financially sound. Enriching Both Parties.

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

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Adelle or Eminem. However their fans are getting old . However they still buy albums....

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

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I have so many from different walks and Generes. Mellow, Seductive with a jolt of eletricity from time to time. Feels soo real soo Human.

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

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BoB Marley,,Jimmy Cliff, Metallica or The Gratefull Dead. They could all teach you something and bring your ART to another level.

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

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They are all my favourites. As they are all . Parts of my Life. Different chapters if you may.Some real and some fiction.

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

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In The Ocean. Sorrounded by all flavors of beautifull creatures swimming all around you

What does your dream performance look like?

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500000 in the stadium and a few million more subscribed on the television. With all the bells and whistles. Pirotechnics ect......

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

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Aretha Franklin & Dolly Parton & Judy Mowatt. & Musician :Timbaland & Daddy Yankie, Metallica

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

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The Heart Beat of a People

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

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Feel every sense in your body suddenly come alive. Feel every Genere come alive. With Dancehall, Reggae , Mento at the center of it all.

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

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Julio Eglesias,Dolly Parton, & Judy Mowatt. One relaxes you, One Drives you and the other makes you question everything.

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

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Unpredictible, Shocking, Phenomenon

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?

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Performing LIVE

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

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Yes I do Practice. But i love practical More.

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

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Someone crying saying that the song is talking to them or about them personally.

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

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Not the records sold. The amount of lives you have touched. With uplifting words

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

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Unite all Genre's

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

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Jimmy Cliff )Many Rivers to Cross) , Judy Mowatt (Black Woman) , Adelle( Hello), BoB Marley (No Woman no Cry), Eminem (Loose Yourself), Metallica (Enter the Sandman), Prince( Purple Rain), Micheal Jackson( Thriller), Aretha Franklin( Respect), Diana Ross (Upside down u turn Me). Whitney Houston (I will always Love You).Written by Dolly Parton .They changed a GENERATION

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

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Teach and treat the youths right.

What has been your scariest experience while pursuing music?

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Watching fans in the name of LOVE will tear every piece of clothing off of you bit by bit as they all want a piece of their favourite artist.Thata Groupie Love

What has been your most embarassing moment while pursuing music?

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Hear people tell you they love your music but need a budget to play it so people can hear it.At the end of the day it is all about the MONEY> This is where ART gets boring as now you must see it as a job not what you just loved with all your heart.Fight so hart to put that to the side to preserve your Creativity

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

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Start selling Physical music you could own and hold in your hands. Not something in a cloud.

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?

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Bush Doctor. Herbal Healer. Writer, Arranger, Producer .

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

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Audio Engineer, Short Story Writer and Poet. Just putting melodies and hooks together with beautifull ensamble of words. Arrange it Musically. Priceless.

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

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Yes you are married to the music. However it makes you love life and people more. Everyone has a voice .You appreciate what everyone has to say . Be it wrong or right in your eyes. Thats what nakes a good conversation on any topic. You and the other persons Passion.

What is your favorite work of art?

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Babylon By Bus BoB Marley, Black Woman Judy Mowatt, Metallica The Black Album

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

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Legacy. MuM & Dad . Rode it till the wheels fell off. There is no retirement plan in music business. You just do it till you die. Thats LOVE Unconditional. Its not a job just getting paid to keep doing something you LOVE

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