Open your own doors - Singer, Writer, Actor MOZIAH tells us his thoughts on the music industry, what drives him, some fire books he’s been reading and of course our shared love for animal crossings.
Bg : We're all like locked up in isolation so how have you been kind of coping with that you know what's that been like creatively alive
Moziah: It took a bit to adjust personally. We were working on the concepts for the music video and lock down happened so we had to change the concept completely. I still wanted to find the time to celebrate people. We still wanted everyone to be a part of this and really bring people together so that’s what we ended up doing for the DO You music video. It was important to me to Find a way to still be connected with everyone.
The big thing i've been having to tell myself is that its okay to not be okay during a pandemic, its okay to rest and relax. We are also in an age where everyone looks productive but sometimes that’s just not the reality.
Bg: how does 900K streams feel
Moziah: Crazy. I do this out of my bedroom with people my own age. The fact people are making my music a part of their lives means so much to me and has been a very humbling experience.
Bg: do you have plans to drop music in quarantine?
Moziah: stay tuned. I never reveal surprises until they are ready. But stuff is recorded
Bg: How long have you been making music?
My whole life. I started out in the theatre and music was big in my house. I studied drama in college and my roommate air dropped me Logic . And before i was in a Punk scan band - reggae meets rock music
Bg: where is your family from and do you think your upbringing had an effect on your music style?
Moziah: In a big way. Well we are Caribbean. Very festive and prideful culture. Music let me invest in myself and really show people who I am including the layer of being Haitian. The two tracks that have heavy Caribbean influence are Closer and Madison square park. The Caribbean rhythm makes me feel nostalgic.
Full interview on podcast link below
Podcast link: https://anchor.fm/foolishambition/episodes/MOZIAH-MUSIC-VIDEOS--CARIBBEAN-HOUSEHOLDS--FRIENDSHIP-ede8kn
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw04XKQBMYo
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