Edgar Everyone, Music that Moves Your Soul​

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 main
messaging 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 to
get 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.

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