[Interview Number 20]
This time, we get to know Gio Yaquinto whose brand new track "Lavender Loveโ is featured on the โNew Artist Spotlightโ playlist on Spotify
Link To The New Artist Spotlight Playlist :
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6yhlfgfyJpX3iU9BnR8gZy
Okay, letโs get into the Ten questions for Gio Yaquinto!
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐?
Atlanta, GA. I have a variety of hobbies! I'm a certified acro yoga teacher, climber, road biker, gardener, love to cook, play chess, and host a biweekly live stream. Recently I've been getting into salsa dancing and krav mega as well.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ/๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป My father was a grammy nominated producer and my mother always sang around me. I started in choir in 3rd grade and never looked back
๐ฏ. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐?
John Mayer, The Strokes, Jimi Hendrix, Kings of Leon, Death Cab for Cutie, Allen Stone, Hozier, Anderson Paak.
๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ?
I began writing songs in high school, but I've always made music. Choir, barbershop, garage bands, musical theatre, jazz ensembles, and eventually opera. I've done it all.
๐ฑ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐? I want to be the first artist to sing on the Metropolitan Opera stage, win a Grammy for my original music, and sing on Broadway. A true triple threat.
๐ฒ. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ?
I've always wanted to sing at the Sydney Opera House in Australia, but for the time being I want to perform at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta.
๐ณ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด?
Stop This Train by John Mayer
๐ด. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
My first time on stage in a musical theatre performance was in 6th grade as the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz. At the end of the show when I change back into Zeke the farmer I accidentally put on my overalls backwards back stage while changing in the dark. I came out on stage with them unbuttoned for my cue and go to center stage just in time for my pants to fall down and leave me in just my underwear in front of a crowd of laughing people, just like in your nightmares.
๐ต. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
Singing my first Mozart role with a full orchestra at the Mozarteum in Austria. Releasing my first original music.
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ?
I'd love to do a song with my favorite rapper, Saba. That concludes todayโs Ten Questions with Gio Yaqunto please make sure to check out his Single
"Lavender Love" on all platforms (https://open.spotify.com/track/1vdOi4ed4acUck5SJLx3CF?si=cLZte-CQSQ-mga5xJDS8RA) and follow his social media profiles https://linktr.ee/gioyaquinto
https://open.spotify.com/artist/62rErOq2roYiM47oibQvNj?si=wjC8Bs3BQaymRLLohslfYg
You will not be disappointed!
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Iโve always said you remind me of Canadian singer โGino Vannelliโ great ๐ music, keep it up!!!
That John Mayer song is also up there for me, that whole album is gold.
That embarrassing moment is truly the stuff of nightmares! Was going to guess Jason Mraz was an influence as well! Love your music, Gio!