October 9, 2023 - AO Network

ScarLip Strikes Hard with ‘No Statements’

ScarLip, the Bronx-born raptress renowned for her fearless style, has dropped her latest track, “No Statements.” This hard-hitting rap anthem declares an unwavering allegiance to her crew and takes a powerful stance against snitching. The visual accompanying the track is equally captivating, featuring ScarLip and her crew in various settings, including a bold takeover of a prison bus. With hits like “New York” and “Glizzy Gobbler,” ScarLip has firmly established herself as a leading female voice in New York’s rap scene. Her authenticity and originality have earned her recognition and support from industry heavyweights like Cardi B, Jim Jones, Swizz Beats, Snoop Dogg, and Benny The Butcher. ScarLip’s microphone prowess evokes a ’90s hip-hop vibe, filling a niche that’s been craving a revival. As she continues to push creative boundaries, ScarLip’s journey in the music industry shows no signs of slowing down. https://youtu.be/yVH19VGwDBY?si=QTaf7NkTMuROsbbc Latest News All Posts Featured Introducing Benjamin Stranger, Music Genius September 6, 2023/ Home Join Our Team About Home Join Our Team About Introducing Benjamin Stranger, Music Genius Hello Benjamin, thank you for… Read More Inside of Music Mogul, Scooter Braun’s Empire September 6, 2023/ Scooter Braun, the sultan of pop wizardry and the mastermind of SB Projects, built his empire by orchestrating the careers… Read More Highlighting Film Director, Johnny Baca August 16, 2023/ Hey Johnny, thank you for coming to AO Network to share your work. Please tell our audience who you are… Read More Load More End of Content.

Edgar Everyone, Music that Moves Your Soul

Interview, Music

Hello Edgar, Thank you for coming to AO Network. Please tell our audience who you are and what you do in the music industry? Hi there! My name’s Edgar, I’m a singer, instrumentalist and music producer. I’m originally from France (Paris), and I’ve been living in LA since 2016. During my first years in the US I was working for other bands and projects a lot, doing production & mixing but then after a while I felt the urge to reconnect with my own creativity and gave birth to this new project. Your latest singles, “Time Is a Nonlinear Joke” and “Impression Fugitive” are considered what type of genres and what are the mainmessaging of these two singles? Blending genres and blurring the lines between my musical influences has always been a fun game for me – so finding an exact genre to label those tunes might be a bit challenging! The closest genres would probably be “indie electronic”, or “Alternative/indie”. As for the messaging, these two tracks mainly talk about growth, healing and transformation. “Time is a nonlinear joke” came to me as I was doing a lot of introspection and healing, and I found that when you work on your past (as in your inner child), you might as well influence your present and your future, so the linear aspect of time as we experience it sometimes can be irrelevant. “Impression Fugitive” (which means “fleeting impression” in French) was more about capture a summerlike feeling, something vivid that I was experiencing for a few days driving back and forth to the beach last summer. Who are you most inspired by when it comes to music making and how havethey shaped your career as an artist? There’s been so many bands/acts that inspired me over the years, and from all horizons: for instance I used to be a huge Radiohead fan, for their intricate sonic research, their sense of melodies and innovation. On the other hand a band like Interpol always got me, even though they’re only using guitars, bass and drums, there’s something so deep and powerful about their music. I’ve also been very influenced by electronic & synth-based music, bands like Soulwax, or LCD Soundsystem, and growing up in Paris I was probably in a prime location to receive all the vibes from Ed Bangers and musicians like Justice. Where do you see your career in the next 5 years and how do you plan toget there and make it happen? Right now I am planning to release new music at a regular pace (every 6-8 weeks), to feed more data to the notorious algorithms. The more you fuel this process the more they seem to understand what your vibe is, and which kind of audience is going to resonate with you most. I really do believe that every artist has a potential audience somewhere, and at least the good part about streaming platforms is that they can help connect you with them. In this process, I’m also learning who I am as an artist and what kind of sound I can do the best, so it seems like a win-win to me. I’m also revamping my live set to make it a much more engaging experience, I used to have a full band but now I’m focusing on the solo set, to be able to travel more easily and explore new places around the globe. In 5 years from now, I’ll have posted regular content on social media, grown my audience, and hopefully have a very fun and portable live show that allow me to travel everywhere and stay on the move 🙂 What are some of the hurdles you have encountered in your music careerand how did you navigate that into a success story? Oh boy, the hurdles as a musician can come from all directions! Here are the main ones for me: having to pay your bills so you don’t find enough time to commit to your art. Feeling uninspired, losing your self-confidence. So in a way, the process of being an artist is a constant quest to stay in top shape, both physically and mentally, and at this point in my life I literally associate Creativity with Health. If I’m feeling uninspired, that means something is going on with me and I should look into it first and foremost. Sometimes I just have to drive to the ocean and recharge for a while. Other times it’s a deeper process, and it can involve therapy, or even a trip to the Amazon to take ayahuasca! (which I’ve done last February). What’s some of the biggest advice someone gave you on your music careerjourney and what did you do with it? To celebrate! A lot of artists are stuck in the result-oriented mindset, or the editorial mindset, they are very hard on themselves which pushes them to always strive for more. But if you stay glued to things you have to improve and forget to celebrate your accomplishments, you’re missing a big point… and surely the point that makes your art the most sustainable. What is the most memorable time you have had as an artist and how has itinspired you in your career? My most memorable time lately was to be hired for a tour with this band Low Hum (which I also produce & mix) – we went to play in almost every city in Canada and drove 4500 miles in one month! That was so inspiring, to travel everywhere and connect with new fans each night. Now that I’ve done that, I’m so eager to grow my own project and have a similar opportunity with Edgar soon! Where can supporters find your music? Spotify! Feel free to like, share, add songs to your own playlist – it really does help. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1K98HCIgtUZDXG5Xn00PrK?si=lLwaZ2DNSd6eto-txvqAOw Any special shout outs? Shout out to 4AM Indie, who’s been my publicist since the beginning of this project. Vince Martellacci is the man, and I highly recommend his work. Watch the video below. TRENDING All

CARRÉ , Trio Band Based Out of Los Angeles, CA and France

Interview, Music

Hello, Thank you for Visiting AO Network. Please tell our audience who you are and what you do in the music industry? We are CARRÉ, a French Touch-Industrial power trio based out of Los Angeles, CA and Paris, France. Formed in 2019, the band started releasing music over the pandemic when the world was on standby. What type of genre does CARRÉ produce and where do you get the inspiration behind the music? We are between a few different styles. The beginning goal of that project was to create a concept “beyond” the music. The influences come from each member, going from electronic French Touch to industrial music through psychedelic rock and cinematic ambiance music. We tend to draw inspiration from art as well. Surrealism is a big part of the backbone of the band since day 1 (whether it is through literature with André Breton or paintings with Dali, which both of them are sampled in our songs that were already released in the last couple of years). Love watching you guys perform live, please tell us about the stage set-ups and what was the creative direction behind the stage presentation? The live aspect can be a little challenging at times as we’re trying to stay as close as possible to our recording and production, and being only a 3 piece with 2 drums, it requires a bit of thought process to organize it all for a live performance. Each member is dedicated to a few tasks: Julien is in charge of the drums, the percussion world and backing vocal; Jules drums, synth and also vocals; Keveen guitar, sound effects and lead vocal. We want to create an experience with lights (background visuals and other forms) and the cubic shapes motif (“CARRÉ” which means square in French) of the band. How did you band members get together and form CARRÉ? Tell us a few backstories about the beginning stages of band formation. Jules and myself (Keveen) started to have an idea to debut a band after we saw a performance in Los Angeles from a French band called FAIRE who was mixing electronic DJ with live drums and punk energy. We brainstormed for a while and landed with our third partner Julien. The concept of a double drum set paired with electronic elements (arpeggiated synths) in a moody cinematic world, which would carry rock and punk energy live. Jules and I began to lay down some ideas, with samples and loops to give us a bunch of different paths and options to create our signature. Then we all got together for a few days at Jules studio in Highland Park (Los Angeles) to produce the first few tracks over the scratch ideas we had recorded. We shot a trailer without having any solid concept yet, and everything came together pretty naturally on the spot. It has been the light motif of the band. Everything happens for a reason and comes in time needed. What’s the plan on reaching a bigger audience with your music? How do you plan to make that happen? I think the path that makes the most sense for CARRÉ is the sync and licensing world. As much as we want to keep playing shows, we want to make an impact by conceiving live performances in a non traditional way. If we can place some songs, some sounds in a movie, a documentary, a commercial or even a trailer, it would give us the clout to keep going, production, recording and releasing more music then take it live and push further and further the show aspect. Do you guys have anything special coming up like any International or National tours? If not, is that something you all have been thinking about? For now, we are focused on releasing the last few songs we haven’t released yet and a second EP next year; probably going to a studio as well to track some more ideas and play locally (around Los Angeles or even Paris, as Julien lives there) for the most part, at least for now. Any new music or events coming up? Next release we have is a single called INSTINCTIVE EXIT (a song we have been playing live already) with a music video that we are making at the moment. The song will be out before the end of the year hopefully, or early 2024. How can your fans or new supporters find and listen to your music? They can find us on every platform. Spotify, Youtube, Apple Music, Bandcamp to support us directly amongst others. Just type CARRÉ (with the accent, sometimes it gets hard to find because of it, you can also type our first single “This is not a band”). Any special shout-outs? I want to give a shout-out to all our friends and community in Los Angeles and Paris who have been a huge inspiration for us. When you find a solid group of people making beautiful art, everyone tends to influence each other and keep the train going, pushing ourselves more and more. It has been an amazing journey and definitely a very inspiring one. Bands like Low Hum, Dream Phases, James Supercave, Ratatat and many more keep us moving forward and creating what resonates to us and hopefully what will to other people. Watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0sMS_3Y5wU TRENDING All Posts Music Video Trending Gucci Mane Shakes Music Industry with new “TakeDat” video Targeting Sean “Diddy” Combs April 26, 2024/Read More Watch the official video from the CUZZOS “POP OUT” April 23, 2024/Read More Tori Kelly Drops New Video: ‘Thing U Do’ April 22, 2024/Read More Tinashe Drops Fiery New Video “Nasty” and Teases Upcoming Album April 19, 2024/Read More Mozzy Drops “Jaded” ft. Eric Bellinger: Official Video April 17, 2024/Read More Tink Releases Empowering Single “Charged Up” April 15, 2024/Read More Moneybagg Yo Drops Steamy New Video ‘Bussin’ ft. Rob49: April 12, 2024/Read More GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion Turn Up In ‘Wanna Be’ Video April