We're back from the holidays! There is a lot to come this month, with content and announcements, but let's jump back into things with a 10 Questions Interview. This time, we are featuring Dorian Whisper, a talented artist who grew up in the Netherlands.
[Interview 52]
His track "And the Days After" is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.
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Okay, letās get into the Ten questions for Dorian Whisper.
š. šŖšµš²šæš² š®šæš² šš¼š š³šæš¼šŗ š®š»š± ššµš®š š¶š šš¼ššæ šµš¼šÆšÆš?
I grew up in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but have lived all over the planet for my work and consider myself a World Citizen these days. I have two serious hobbies: Music and Music.
š®. šš¼š š±š¶š± šš¼š š“š²š š¶š»šš¼ š ššš¶š°/š ššš¶š° š£šæš¼š±šš°šš¶š¼š»?
My parents love and make music; my mom sings and my dad plays the harmonica. And my older sister plays the piano and violin. So, I grew up with music.
šÆ. šŖšµš¼ š®šæš² šš¼ššæ šÆš¶š“š“š²šš š¶š»š³š¹šš²š»š°š²š?
My influences come from a wide range of musical traditions. Here are a few in order of how I discovered them: Pink Floyd, Genesis, George Gershwin, The Cure, Ella Fitzgerald, Erik Satie, Paco de Lucia, Sting, Johnny Guitar Watson, Tom Jobim, Miles Davis, etc.
š°. šŖšµš²š» š±š¶š± šš¼š šÆš²š“š¶š» šŗš®šøš¶š»š“ šŗššš¶š°?
I started playing the piano when I was eight years old and picked up the guitar when I was twelve. It started with classical music on both instruments, but soon played covers from the radio with friends. Guitar becoming my preferred instrument, I played in several bands, accompanied amateur flamenco dancers, and taught guitar to beginners to earn some extra money during my student days. I picked up singing in a choir, did close harmony and sang lead vocals in a jazz band.
š±. šŖšµš®š š®šæš² šš¼ššæ š“š¼š®š¹š š¶š» ššµš² šŗššš¶š° š¶š»š±ššššæš?
I have always enjoyed writing music, but only started releasing it recently, and I am interested to see where my music finds its audience. I am not yet sure where it is heading, but I am incredibly grateful for the supportive community here at NAS and my faithful listeners.
š². šš³ šš¼š š°š¼šš¹š± š°šµš¼š¼šš² š® š¹š¼š°š®šš¶š¼š» šš¼ š½š²šæš³š¼šæšŗ ššµš²šæš² šš¼šš¹š± š¶š šÆš²?
It would love to bring together the various musicians I have worked closely with from all over the world in my home town, so that I can invite my parents to the performance.
š³. šŖšµš®š š¶š šš¼ššæ š®š¹š¹ šš¶šŗš² š³š®šš¼ššæš¶šš² šš¼š»š“?
I have favorite songs in all types of genres; it would be impossible to pick just one.
š“. š š¼šš š²šŗšÆš®šæšæš®ššš¶š»š“ šŗš¼šŗš²š»š?
During a gig, my amp gave out and we had to hook up my guitar to the singerās monitor. This resulted in none of the five musicians being able to properly hear each other and had disastrous consequences. Awkwardā¦
šµ. š£šæš¼šš±š²šš šš°š°š¼šŗš½š¹š¶ššµšŗš²š»š?
Referring to music, my proudest accomplishment is the studio recording of my debut EP in January 2020 :-)
šš¬. šŖšµš®š š®šæšš¶šš šš¼šš¹š± šš¼š šš®š»š šš¼ š°š¼š¹š¹š®šÆ šš¶ššµ š¶š³ šš¼š š°š¼šš¹š± š°šµš¼š¼šš²?
Let me describe a wish that unfortunately can no longer be granted. I have always admired Toots Thielemans. Everything he played was divine, everything he did was with passion, and yet he was such a charming und humble individual. That would have been the greatest musical experience ever.
"And the Days After" on Spotify
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DorianWhisper
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