Hey what’s up, my name’s MYLES.NAM and I like to make different genres of music. I love to make music. I create indie tracks here and there, hip-hop/rap, ignorant music, and even rock and rnb. I know I’m a “SoundCloud ARTIST” but it’s a tool like everything else we use.
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IG: @myles.nam
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1.) What elements and/or characteristics made you say to yourself that you wanted to do music for a living? Who are your influences/heroes/role models?
I’ve always loved to create and be abstract with my feelings. I feel as if sometimes the only way is through creating and music makes that as a great outlet for me. Good or bad I’ve had many role models and people who’ve influenced my thought process, and taste in music. My mom always played music like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and gospel music while my dad would play 2pac, KRS-1, biggie, and hard rock- Aerosmith, “etc. etc.”
2.) If you could compare yourself to an already established artist, who would that be and why? If you don’t like to compare yourself, then music-wise, what separates you from other musicians?
I don’t like to really compare myself with anyone because I love making really chill songs sometimes to even stupid and ignorant songs. I just love all genres, they all interest me. Literally all of them. I like some more than others but music in general makes me feel more than what I ever thought I can be. I believe that separates me, having an ear for it. Not saying I can do any genre but I love to try and having that want to be more versatile. But if you’re asking who I take from, and try to emulate, bits and pieces… maybe Rae Sremmurd, the group as a whole and some Kendrick with just the way he switches off his vocals and Drake’s confidence.
3.) Everyone in life goes through adversity of some sort. Is there anything in your life that has any influence on the kind of songs you write? What is the most difficult thing you’ve had to endure on your path to becoming a musician?
Most definitely my up bringing as a child. Living in an abusive household and with drugs always around, it can really mess with a kid into believing in what’s really right and what’s wrong. But also the days that I had when I was just alone in my own thoughts not thinking about anything stressful and hanging out with my friends and just being able to get away from foolishness. My mom always said that God’s strongest soldiers go through the most troubles and pain, so I’ll just rock with that and keep it moving. It’s all about moving forward and turning your negatives into a positive and just being happy with yourself.
4.) How do you prepare yourself to write certain songs? What is your song-writing and recording process?
I have a couple methods, all depending on what type of song I’m trying to make. If it’s more of a chill song then I’ll drive to a lake or drive on backroads listening to instrumentals of the type of vibe I’m trying to give off in that moment. If I’m trying to make anything else I’ll usually just smoke a little bit or drink some wine to loosen up and do a couple voice exercises to have my voice ready and I’ll start creating. If all else fails then I’ll go play with my dog and or eat some food and it usually get a me in a wholesome mood to have more positive thoughts and better vibes to feed off of.
5.) Unfortunately the music industry is full of talented individuals who just don’t get any recognition for their talent and/or hard work. What do you plan to do to make sure you stand out and get noticed? Would you rather be on a major label or would you rather stay independent? Why or why not? In regards to the music industry itself, do you think that the traditional music industry model as we know it is dead?
Continue to network and really connect with others. I’m cool with any routes right now but being independent isn’t a bad idea, you can always take yourself as far as you want with the right plan. The labels can always help you with promotion and other artists for a percentage but you can also just network yourself and meet these new undiscovered artists that no ones ever met or heard of and make really good music. So in a sense the tradition way of being in a label is slowly dying but it will never truly go away.
6.) Are you able to make a living with your music? If so, how were you able to attain a career doing what you love? If not, what do you do in order to fund your music career? What advice would give to someone who’s interested in pursuing a career in music?
As of now, no, it’s only a dream to make money off it for me. I’d definitely love to. It’d be a sigh of relief, not having to worry as much on whether you’re doing something for no real reason. Right now I’m just being a regular guy scraping anything and everything together I can to save and make money. Best advice I have is to set out a plan and stick with your plan.
7.) How do you think the internet and social media affected the music industry and how musicians are able to market themselves? Social media is obviously an extremely important element in today’s world, especially when it comes to business, branding, marketing, etc. With that being said, do you think an artist will be able to survive in today’s music industry if they’re not social media savvy?
No! You have to network if you want to do anything anymore. Unless Jay-Z’s your uncle or something like that. Besides that you have to share, you have to promote, you have to talk to others if you want people to head. You can be the greatest to ever do something, but if no one knows then it doesn’t really matter.
8.) Artists who try to make music for the general public and make more money are usually seen as “sell-outs.” Do you see it that way and if so, what do you plan to do to make sure your music stays true to your brand and make a good living at the same time without having to “sell out”?
Just always being me and never switching up my emotions in a way that I believe could make money. I want to be happy making music and expressing myself, if I don’t have that then it feels like a job. I’m not looking for a job or career I’m looking for a purpose.
9.) Professionally, where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
I don’t know if I’m being completely honest. I love music more than a lot of things in the world. But I really do think I could be big one day. Forreal, I really do. I believe I have a lot of potential and haven’t even scraped the surface. If I figure out the style I really want to go and the direction to position myself and keep improving than I believe on a radar.