Your name:
My name is Jarell.
Where are you from?
I am Nigerian born and raised but currently based and
performing in London, England.
Who else is in your band?
I usually gig with just my guitar and effect pedal,
however I do sometimes collaborate with other musicians depending on the gig or
the setting.
How would you describe yourself and your music?
I don't want to sound like the cliche songwriter but I
cannot really place my music into any genre, I'll say it's a mixture of all my
musical influences growing up. I call it Acoustic/Soul with some African
influence.
Who are your main influences musically?
I've had so many musical influences throughout my life,
you could say I get influenced by every music I listen to but a few stand out
like; Jason Mraz, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, John Mayer, Nora Jones, Alison
Krauss, Asa, Michael Jackson, Nneka, Bryan Adams...... the list goes on.
What do you hope to achieve in music?
If you had asked me what I hope to achieve in music a
year ago I would have said "to win a Grammy" but after a year of
hectic gigging, recording, writing and producing I would currently say my main
music goal right now is just to be heard and be appreciated. I have come to
learn that people are more comfortable with what they are already familiar
with, so it becomes difficult for up and coming artists to really break through
into a new fanbase.
What has been the highlight of your career so far, and
why?
So far the highlight of my career is me being able to
finish my self-produced E.P, Nights With Farida. One of my life goals was to
write and produce an album in a professional studio. This year I had the
opportunity to achieve that and although it wasn't a full album, I was able to
write and produce an E.P as part of my major project for my MA in Audio
Production at the University of Westminster.
And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Although there have been some down sides in my music
journey so far, there is really nothing I would want to forget as it has all
been part of my journey and it has built me as an artist.
If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent
your music, what would it be and why?
If I could pick a song of mine that represents my music,
I would pick "Where Has It Gone". It has a bit of all my influences
in it, the musicality is quite minimal and although I know what the lyrics are
about, it is full of metaphors and is open for the listeners to make their own
interpretation of the song, therefore making it more relatable.
Where can we listen to it?
You can listen to my EP here. https://soundcloud.com/jarell-ebuka/sets/nights-with-farida
Where can we find out more about your music?
Facebook: facebook.com/Jarellmusic
Twitter: twitter.com/Jarell_Quotes
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