Singer Keldamusik

[00:00:01] and the right podcast with Raji Hors, we have a special guest. Hopefully I'll say this right.

[00:00:10] Your name is Keldamusik. You got to tell the music, baby.

[00:00:17] Music, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And obviously before we go in, how did this name come about? How did this stage name come about?

[00:00:25] Which is which you use in in in in music and everything you're doing. How did this? Who?

[00:00:33] Who did you come up with the name yourself? Yeah, so I came up with the name, you know, my original name is Keldamus.

[00:00:41] And when I started doing music, I wanted to I wanted to create a unique stage name that's unforgettable

[00:00:51] and that actually has longevity to it. And you know, when looking at other artists' names, you sometimes think like,

[00:01:02] okay, am I really going to call this person, you know, baby John for the rest of his life? You know what I mean?

[00:01:08] You know, so I'm like, you know what? Let's let's let's create Keldamusik.

[00:01:14] And the reason for that is because obviously I'm a music artist, but I love all types of music.

[00:01:20] And even though you know hip hop and urban is my primary genre for me, you know, including other genres of music within urban music within hip hop music

[00:01:36] is for me it makes me feel more diverse, you know, because I'm open to all those other genres even though it still is within hip hop.

[00:01:44] But you know, many artists are dabbling into different genres now and incorporating it within their primary genre

[00:01:52] because you just want to expand your music and your audience.

[00:01:58] Yeah, yeah, that's just true. Yeah, I mean if you, if you do have like you said,

[00:02:02] if you do have a name like a name we stands out because obviously there is lots of hip hop artists out there.

[00:02:12] Obviously who can forget, you know, the legendary names which everybody knows about hip hop artists which are there.

[00:02:22] On there is a, it says on your website which we'll put on here as well, which is which is a this is your official website.

[00:02:32] Keldamusik.com. So do check out with the link on the description of the video as well and anybody can go and check it out to the official website.

[00:02:42] Can people purchase in music directly on your website?

[00:02:45] Yeah, they could purchase my music on the website. They could also all the latest updates on everything I have going on from film TV.

[00:02:55] Of course, the, the Tams, Berays.

[00:02:58] You know, ultimately you could also visit weartams.com but you can also access it through the Keldamusik website.

[00:03:04] So that's my home. That's my portal that has everything in there to find out more about me.

[00:03:12] Yeah, yeah. And this is a, there's lots of information about you are and I always shop and we are going to, we are going to talk about that.

[00:03:21] Those, those different areas which you don't know you're doing and also about music on there but on there, it says that you started to, you want to get to music at the age of five.

[00:03:34] Most kids are, I remember in ruling myself. The only thing you can think about when you're when you're five usually most kids is about playing with the toys and you know running around and that's all.

[00:03:48] And there, but you, so you would like you would like proper inter-music at that time when you go about when you go about five.

[00:03:58] Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was around that age and you know what's funny that you bring that up.

[00:04:04] I remember my parents used to have a huge fireplace. So I would take the TV remote and that was my microphone and you know, MTV or whatever is on in the background, BT.

[00:04:18] And I would perform in front of my stuffed animals and in front of my pets. So I'm like performing these made-up songs that I wrote on the spot, you know, where I'm like singing and rapping about nothing and the animals stuffed animals are just there like.

[00:04:38] And then, you know, I had a cat and dog and they were just standing there like, are we getting fed after this?

[00:04:46] Yeah, so yeah. And so and then even during family get together family gatherings, I would after we're done eating and it's like, you know, 20 to 25 of us.

[00:04:59] And I would say, hey, guys, I have an impromptu performance. You're going to sit here and watch. We just fed you all. Get ready. It's held up.

[00:05:10] And I'm like singing little rock songs and stuff, little pop songs and, you know, I've always had that spark. I've always had the interest. I've always had the love and the passion for music for performing.

[00:05:25] I always like to call myself a performing artist, like not even just a musician or an actress or a host. I'm a performing artist because I perform and you're an artist.

[00:05:38] So it's just kind of like you do it all, you know, and that's the best way to like sum up what I do. If I had to put it, you know, in two words, performing artists. So yeah.

[00:05:54] Yeah, definitely definitely performing. You're like about five being one or something like that is like, you know, the the motor stuff you do, you know, being a musician is a full time job isn't it really.

[00:06:08] Obviously, and it's more than a full time job. It's not like a nine to five office job. It's like a 24 seven job where you're always at your own thinking about music and stuff. And how did you get how did you get you get your first break? Did you have to go to a music production houses and audition? Did you have to do that?

[00:06:34] So, you know, starting out I was going on auditions because I wanted to be in a girl group. I felt like being in a girl group was more support and a good starting point to hone your craft and to feel more comfortable on stage and being in a collaborative mode to create songs together concepts lyrics.

[00:06:58] So I was in a music group called Astra and we actually we never did any performances, but we were in the studio and we did create one song that I wrote and I found the producer. I picked out the track.

[00:07:13] I arranged the song and oh my god, you know shout out to both of them who were in the group with me at the time we were like.

[00:07:23] I was the youngest so I was like 15 the other chick was 16 and the other chick was 18 and she was old enough to drive us everywhere. So I'm you know, I'm the only one who doesn't have a license. But yeah, we were called Astra.

[00:07:41] And they just couldn't sing. They couldn't sing and they didn't have the same drive. Well, they did have the same drive as I did but I was doing all the work.

[00:07:53] You know what I mean, I was making all the calls. I was you know, finding all the resources. I was promoting and marketing us and doing everything to put us out there. And I just felt like I could do this on my own.

[00:08:05] You know what I mean? Like, I don't need anybody to back me up or whatever and I certainly you know when it comes to girl bands girl groups or whatever. Sometimes this is not meant to last. You know, it's again it's a starting point.

[00:08:21] But so I did that and then I eventually went on an audition with Columbia Records auditioning for like a real girl group that Columbia Records was trying to put together.

[00:08:37] And I didn't make it, you know, but it was a great experience because I still got to go inside Columbia Records and there were two gentlemen that were sitting behind the piano.

[00:08:48] And I brought my city and I sang one of the songs that I recorded in this little crappy studio. And I remember the guy who was like, you know, Pat Nuss Foot or whatever he was like, he's like, okay, okay.

[00:09:06] I'm probably in the group. And of course, they never called me back, but I mean, shoot you know at the age of like 1615 that was that was a great experience, you know, and I remember like before I went my dad's like, look, held it.

[00:09:36] And he was like, I'm telling you right now there's a lot of competition, a lot of girls that have more experience than you, a lot of girls who have more money than you. A lot of girls who already live in LA who've already, you know, have some sort of, you know, buzz or experience under their belt and he was like, and you're just coming from San Jose after school getting on the plane and you know trying to become this celebrity.

[00:10:06] That twice about that. And you know, even though I went, I was actually glad I didn't make it in the group because then I wouldn't, I wouldn't have been able to finish school and receive my high school diploma.

[00:10:21] And I wouldn't have had all the high school experiences if I was away touring and dealing, you know, with adults and damn you're being an adult myself at the age of 1516.

[00:10:38] So I'm glad I actually didn't get picked for the group and I was, you know, still able to live a normal life, but after that once I graduated high school went to college for a little bit just because, you know,

[00:10:50] I was a traditional thing to do and comes by now college wasn't meant for me. And, but I'm glad I gave that a try as well just to say I didn't, you know, and, you know,

[00:11:20] if you, if you're, if you're an honest hard worker, then it would be off at the end and obviously with yourself, you know, that's what's happened. You know, you've worked hard and you got there.

[00:11:34] Is there any, any people, artists who you got inspired of when you were growing up?

[00:11:41] Oh, yeah, I definitely love TLC.

[00:11:44] Oh, yes, definitely.

[00:11:46] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[00:11:47] TLC that their music was like the soundtrack of my middle school and high school days.

[00:11:55] To every song they put out was a hit and every song resonated with all the young girls. And as they got older, we got older but we grew with them and we felt every part of their life they went through, you know, and, you know,

[00:12:14] shout out to Lefti, Rest and Peace. She was a great inspiration to a lot of young female rappers who really wanted to pursue their careers in hip hop.

[00:12:26] And for me it was just, it was really heartbreaking and devastating when she passed away. I actually took a break from music for, you know, about six to seven months or so because I just, you know, I was grieving, you know what I mean?

[00:12:41] And then that's hitting close to home, you know, when artists like her and Alia passed away, you know, it's just like, whoa, that easily could have been me. That could have been a lot of us, you know what I mean?

[00:12:53] Because they were, you know, closer to our age.

[00:12:58] But yeah, definitely Lefti was one of them. I also love the brat.

[00:13:05] Look him, Foxy Eve, just all of those women were a huge inspiration and a huge influence to female hip hop to where we don't even have to say this is female hip hop anymore. This is hip hop and your male, I'm a female no better than any other industry.

[00:13:23] And we're just, you know what I mean? We've made a huge splash in the industry and then you had Nicki Minaj that came out. And now you have made this down, Cardi B.

[00:13:34] Gosh, there's so many female hip hop artists that are out right now. They're really, really, you know, building the foundation for the future.

[00:13:45] Yeah, and you're like he said, yeah, definitely you've named so many, so many big artists at TRC.

[00:13:52] It's someone who I remember when I think I think I was studying at the time and you know, and because they were, they were very big TRC and they were, you know, the music high is releasing in the UK, the UK at that time on my, on my headphones.

[00:14:11] TLC was playing, yeah, a few of the tracks because they were like right at the top of the charts. So yeah, I remember I remember listening to them and yeah, definitely, definitely I can understand, definitely would be inspiration, definitely the music was that good.

[00:14:29] I'm Nicki Minaj, yeah, absolutely. I've heard a lot about a lot about her on their, but yeah, just need to get more time listening to music to be honest and.

[00:14:40] But yeah, absolutely you've done a lot of stuff. I mean, looking at your music was it so 2005 was that the first album you released in 2005.

[00:14:55] Yeah, since 2005, you know, it was always a, and I, it was always something I wanted to pursue. And you know, like you said a lot of kids at the time are, you know, more worried about.

[00:15:12] Sports and cartoons and you know, going to Disney land and playing with friends and birthday parties and stuff which hey I was doing that too.

[00:15:22] But you know, there was a balance in my life where okay, you can go on auditions, you could read scripts, you can really concentrate on that and then at the same time, you know, you could still go to school.

[00:15:32] Play sports as a matter of fact, I played soccer for seven years and, and then still went to acting in modeling schools still was in the studio recording music so I just really had a balance lifestyle.

[00:15:49] And a lot of people are not able to multitask or have that kind of balance lifestyle unless they have, you know, a manager or some kind of mentor in their life to really direct them and to see everything through.

[00:16:03] But I kind of just did it all by myself and you know, I guess it's just that boss little hustler mentality and me that I think I get it from my grandma on my dad side because she was she was a boss woman and held her own and was very well organized and was a great speaker and definitely, you know,

[00:16:26] I think that's where I you know, get all my, all my business skilled from.

[00:16:36] Yeah and the kind of stuff you do are, it definitely does the skills have really coming handy for you.

[00:16:43] The skills are absolutely I mean, when when you had those kind of skills, you know, they will definitely.

[00:16:51] You know, they will help you know achieve what you want to achieve and you've done so much like I said, you've done so much now you got you got up to the father.

[00:17:00] For albums which in North York, one album to release one album that takes a long hard work but you release for albums now and you earn a lot of the main mainstream success as well with the albums as well.

[00:17:15] So, you know, which which which which is up to the fantastic.

[00:17:19] So, so when you when you when you release albums and you music, what comes in is it everything is everything yourself you write it yourself you produce it.

[00:17:37] Yeah, so, you know, the process of releasing album, you know, it could take days it could take weeks sometimes they could take months depending on.

[00:17:48] You know, what kind of material that you're trying to record for your album or you know what features what artists you want to get on the album with me.

[00:17:59] It all four albums took I would say a couple years to record because I you know, I'm a perfectionist and there were some songs that I had to re record because I just felt like I could have you know.

[00:18:13] I could have done better, I could have you know written better lyrics or I could have said something better or I could have just wrapped better saying better whatever the case may be.

[00:18:24] You know, it was always a process for me it wasn't overnight, you know and I'm proud of that because it's no better than when you go to school and you you know you you graduate with your bachelor rats or you know your masters or even when you go to high school and you graduate with your diploma.

[00:18:41] You know, you feel proud of yourself for putting in all the hard work and going through the struggles and the challenges of being a perfectionist and of reaching your goal.

[00:18:54] So, you know, that's exactly how I felt when recording my music and you know obviously releasing my music after that and and the gosh like the joy of it all is when people.

[00:19:10] Listen to you and they like you they like it, you know it's like whoa you guys like my art you love my art your a fan you're you know purchasing my music your.

[00:19:21] streaming my music you're attending my concerts you're purchasing my merchandise, you know it's just the best feeling ever and it feels like all your hard work paid off.

[00:19:34] Yeah absolutely and obviously it's hard to obviously discuss obviously for album because I'm sure you've got lots of music in those album lots of singles which you released.

[00:19:45] Is it an obviously you must have always received lots of recognition for all received the individual singles.

[00:19:52] So what was the last single you release how long how long they've been as it been a recent release.

[00:19:59] Yeah, so I released another single recently called Fall apart.

[00:20:03] It's actually an EDM track produced by my boy robot millennium and before that we released the Deba workout EP and these are all electronic dance songs and I'm actually singing in the songs.

[00:20:18] All right, say harmonizing.

[00:20:22] And so it's pretty cool because for the Deba workout EP I've actually dedicated that to.

[00:20:28] The fitness world people who are involved in and fitness who you know are all about not only getting in shape and losing weight but also to for mental health.

[00:20:41] And the single get loose is the one we made a music video for starring Candace Couglar who is a popular actress in the Bay Area.

[00:20:54] And you know where I'm from and we just showed her we showcase her as a fitness instructor.

[00:21:04] Teaching and instructing all of the other you know all the other people on what to work out on and how to start your workout how to end your workout and to make sure you're not burning yourself out.

[00:21:18] So I think it's just overall good message that we're putting out there through the the Deba workout EP even though it's only three songs.

[00:21:28] I don't even know if that qualifies as a EP or not, but it's definitely a great message and we're still promoting it.

[00:21:34] We're still partnering with organizations to encourage those to you know get healthy stay healthy.

[00:21:41] You know a lot of us are dying young right now you know because we're not eating the right things we're eating the wrong things we're smoking too much drinking too much.

[00:21:51] You know and it's not good.

[00:21:55] So definitely that's the latest project and then fall apart is another project.

[00:22:02] Yeah absolutely no I absolutely 100% agree with it is lots of people and people who I know and you know they've suffered from healthy shoes which are you know from heart attacks to lots of healthy shoes.

[00:22:17] No right here for themselves so it is a massive thing in the UK as well they're looking to you know band the junk adverse and show them after 9 p.m.

[00:22:29] for the kids months off but I think which I do agree with obviously the junk adverse need to be reduced as talk but I think the parents need to come into as well a bit.

[00:22:41] And obviously control it as well and you know try to convince the kids to make the right choices is very important because and obviously like you said and people like yourself with this will help us work that would make a difference.

[00:23:03] I'm pretty sure this is the best thing anyway you know it was a best thing during the covid times fitness to your list.

[00:23:11] Yeah yeah and no it definitely was and you know covid is is you know that was a time where it gave all of us time to think and to figure out what our next steps are and life and you know what other hidden talents can we develop.

[00:23:29] To you know further keep our brand relevant and most of all to stay healthy you know what I mean.

[00:23:40] Everything was just up in the air when when covid was here and a lot of people were depressed and didn't know what they were going to do how they were going to earn income and you know who to rely on for support.

[00:23:53] It was it was tragic but a lot of us made it through and a lot of us are doing quite well and hopefully you could stay that way.

[00:24:05] Yeah absolutely on the the music which you do do like I can try to have release them you know obviously do you have a like a you have a YouTube channel I presume with everything.

[00:24:18] Yeah everything all my social media links they're all on my website so you'll be able to find my YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter ID TikTok snapchat.

[00:24:31] Everything.

[00:24:33] Fantastic so yeah do do check out the link will be in that video description and obviously the audio version not forgetting with that do sometimes again but the audio podcast will be.

[00:24:46] Obviously you will be able to listen to this as well as I would be uploaded on the upper podcasts.

[00:24:55] The Google podcasts everywhere almost all of the all of the good podcast areas Spotify you'll be able to listen to it and you'll be able to see link on there as well.

[00:25:08] You'll be able to see it with pretty on there as well.

[00:25:11] On the yeah absolutely and it's a very nice digital website I have to say which we will obviously I don't I don't want to miss this because obviously I know it's been about 25 minutes already but I do I do want to mention that so how how did you obviously you were singing but how did you get in drafting.

[00:25:39] I can't hear you.

[00:25:41] Oh can you hear me?

[00:25:52] So yeah so absolutely how did you get in drafting I was going to say so.

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