{"id":5661,"date":"2023-07-26T07:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T07:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2023-07-26T07:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T07:48:09","slug":"blog-interview-blue-capricorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/blog-interview-blue-capricorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog interview: Blue Capricorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: PALO SANTO\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/46wQR09rFMZUSGYVPbrxxM?si=C7eE7rp5S0mrRifUv4TQhw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Hello Rodrigo how are you?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m doing well, thank you. Trying to stay cool in this 100 degree Texas heat. It\u2019s brutal out here<b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations on the release of \u201cPalo Santo\u201d how does it feel?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Releasing music is mostly a nerve-wracking moment or an exciting one for me, but we\u2019ll say we\u2019re leaning more towards excited. It\u2019s been nearly a year since I\u2019ve released anything, so it\u2019s been nice to feel what that\u2019s like again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the story behind the song?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t mean to record \u2018PALO SANTO\u2019 the day I did. I was originally going to record another track from the new EP, but there was a circumstance that came up and so I simply decided to work on what became another single off \u2018\u00a1AY\u00daDAME!\u2019. I didn\u2019t have lyrics. I didn\u2019t have a kick, snare, bassline, nada. But sometimes in order for something to come out of me, I just have to sit in a studio and that\u2019s when the ball starts rolling for me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>It came together in quite an improvisational way for you, what was the easiest and most challenging part of putting it together for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every song I\u2019ve released has come with its challenges and simplicity. With \u2018PALO SANTO\u2019, I mostly struggled with lyrics and its message. I remember not having a concrete idea of what this song would mean to me so there was a moment when I would just ramble and articulate things that made no sense, which would not have sufficed for me. Luckily, Michael, my producer, was able to let me take some time to really figure out the foundation of the track and after that, it was smooth sailing. When I figured out the lyrics, I didn\u2019t feel confident talking about my sensitivity to love and sense of infatuation at first because I thought it perhaps wouldn\u2019t be right with this song. But I eventually came around after contemplating it for a few minutes and I ended up being really happy with it. It felt like a release of sorts. I had never been in tune with myself like that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You recorded this with Michael Briggs what\u2019s your favourite memory of the sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael is brilliant at what he does. I feel incredibly lucky to be able to sit in a room with someone who knows so much about how the music industry works. He\u2019s like a hidden gem. Everyone in the area has such respect for him and after working with him, I totally understand why. He just has such a profound sense of gravitas. You walk in the room, and he treats your project like its also his own. Every session we\u2019ve had has been a learning experience for me and during the \u2018PALO SANTO\u2019 session, he really encouraged me to try ideas that I had never thought of to begin with. It lets me know that he cares, and that\u2019s incredibly important when you work with someone on your music because you\u2019re trusting someone to align with your vision, which is challenging for me. I\u2019m someone that doesn\u2019t like to focus on what\u2019s trending. I\u2019m untraditional with my music, and Michael understands that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re an artist and producer from Dallas how did it all begin for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I knew I always wanted to be involved with music growing up. I remember having an a-ha moment during high school and telling myself \u201cI\u2019m going to write an album and release it the following year!\u201d That never happened\u2026 lol but at the time I didn\u2019t have any resources and I had no idea where to start. I was just excited for the idea of potentially doing music. But the moment my dad bought me a Roland keyboard a few years later was when I knew music was a major possibility to pursue. I also knew this was a path I needed to take when I went to go see James Blake perform at the House of Blues in Dallas of 2016. I was completely moved and mesmerized during the whole set. I had another moment of realization during the set and I thought \u201cI want to be up there. I want to play my music in front of a group of strangers. I want visuals, fog, lights all around me too. I want to play for people who want to see me just like him\u201d. I just don\u2019t see myself doing anything else. I\u2019m also a photographer and video artist but without music, I don\u2019t feel like my life would be fulfilled.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you listen to growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Man\u2026 my music taste from back then is not what it is now. My parents put on a lot of Bee Gees when I was very little. We would listen to them so often that I memorized the lyrics to all their hits. Still know them to this day. But when I got to middle school, my mom would put on a lot of Luis Miguel, Enrique Iglesias, Sandro, Franco De Vita\u2026 the Latino heart throbs of the time. I also eventually went through my emo phase like most of us did when we were younger, and then grew out of that once I got to high school and listened to Coldplay, Maroon 5, Muse\u2026 the bands that were on the radio every 10 minutes. Going into college was when I started discovering the indie scene, which ended up being just for me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You have an EP coming out, what\u2019s your favourite track from it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a good question\u2026 I can\u2019t tell you that. They\u2019re all significant in their own ways. It\u2019s like deciding who your favorite child is. But although I do have a soft spot for all the tracks on the EP, I have to say that \u2018WILL YOU AFFECT ME?\u2019 moves me in a very extraordinary way. It\u2019s a very personal song. I\u2019m most excited for people to hear that one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you learn most from recording it?<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve grown so much musically the past few years. For the first time, I sat on several tracks for months. In the past after I\u2019d finish a track, I would upload it immediately, without even considering what else could be done to the song. This time, I felt like I needed to sit on some of them because I\u2019ve kind of grown to become a perfectionist. I hate the feeling of turning in music knowing it could be better. I\u2019ve allowed myself to be more complex with \u2018\u00a1AY\u00daDAME!\u2019 and explore a side of me that I haven\u2019t visited yet. I\u2019ve learned that I simply have had a lot to unpack. It was all written during a time of isolation, malnourishment, and intimacy\/love. I learned that it\u2019s okay to go through what I was experiencing, because it\u2019s part of life. With \u2018\u00a1AY\u00daDAME!\u2019, I\u2019m accepting the idea of receiving, which is something I wasn\u2019t used to at all. In Hispanic culture, most young men are expected to have their lives together in their 20s. You\u2019re expected to be a provider. You\u2019re expected to be hardworking, family oriented, strong, brave, and well educated. After college, I really struggled. I was broke. I wasn\u2019t having the best relationship with my family. I almost gave up doing music because I was told once that I should give up music due to the fact that I wasn\u2019t being recognized. I had a job with too much work for little money which didn\u2019t allow me to fund anything music related. I could go on all day, but the point is that I wasn\u2019t doing well, and unfortunately I was too embarrassed to admit it because I felt like I wasn\u2019t living a life that was expected of me. But eventually I saw a light at the end of the tunnel and found this thing called love, which is a major theme on this EP. This project is ultimately my call for help, hence the title of the EP which is Spanish for \u2018help me\u2019. It\u2019s me coming to terms that I\u2019m only human and that struggling is only part of life. I\u2019m allowing myself to be cared for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Being a multi instrumentalist what part of the process do you enjoy the most?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having the sole vision of Blue Capricorn is what I truly enjoy the most. I love planning what I would do next, because my main purpose is to introduce listeners to music they\u2019ve never heard before. That usually gets me stimulated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post pandemic what have you learned about yourself in the last three years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patience. I didn\u2019t know I had this much patience in me. I\u2019m surprised I didn\u2019t release this new EP sooner\u2026 because for me time is important. I\u2019m 26 years old. Sometimes I feel like my time is running out. I ask myself \u201cwhat if I\u2019m too old to be taken seriously with music already?\u201d \u201cAm I too late to get started just now?\u201d. Sometimes those thoughts are what keep me up in bed at night. But I\u2019ve realized that I would very much rather take my time and put out music that is incredible for people to listen to than rush through it all and be an artist that people would call \u201cokay\u201d. I definitely care a lot more about my craft now. I treat it like it\u2019s my most prized possession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you pick up any new skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I still feel like I have the same skill set when it comes to music. I haven\u2019t changed much. I still only play keyboards and samples and I haven\u2019t learned a new instrument or anything but I have learned how to communicate my ideas and translate them into music more effectively. Music is a whole language in itself, and it\u2019s something more important than we think.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Being from Dallas what are your three favourite things about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dallas is constantly evolving. You never know what\u2019s going to happen next in Dallas because it is quite an unpredictable city. But first I would say the love Dallas has for the music and art scene. There\u2019s always artistic events going on every weekend in Dallas, whether it be music or art, what have you.<\/p>\n<p>Second, I would say its record stores. There\u2019s a record shop in Bishop Arts called Spinster Records that I like to visit from time to time. They always have something for everyone and their selection is incredible.<\/p>\n<p>Third and last but not least, the people. I\u2019ve had the pleasure of meeting people that will probably be in my life until I die. It\u2019s what\u2019s made Dallas a bit more enjoyable for me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My listening habits are all over the place every day, but lately I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of romantic music lately. Bolero, dreampop, big band, lounge are some sub-genres I\u2019ve been all over lately to name a few. I\u2019m loving what Puma Blue and yeule have put out lately. I\u2019m super stoked to listen to their new albums soon this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you looking forward to doing next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited to get back on stage soon! I\u2019ll be playing an EP release show on September 8 in support of the release of the new EP which is slated to drop on the same day. The show will take place in a small town called Denton which is on the northern edge of Dallas-Fort Worth. After that I hope to play more shows in Dallas and start working on more music and bettering myself as an artist. I\u2019m also hoping to start exploring the world of filmmaking. It\u2019s been a recent interest of mine and I\u2019m planning on dipping my feet into that very soon! I\u2019ll be busy for sure. But I won\u2019t be long this time around\u2026 bear with me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Danielle Holian @ <a href=\"http:\/\/libertymusicpr.com\">Liberty Music PR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1673-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Rodrigo how are you?\u00a0 I\u2019m doing well, thank you. Trying to stay cool in this 100 degree Texas heat. It\u2019s brutal out here. Congratulations on the release of \u201cPalo Santo\u201d how does it feel?\u00a0 Releasing music is mostly a nerve-wracking moment or an exciting one for me, but we\u2019ll say we\u2019re leaning more towards &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,40,174,31,132,30,142,73,150,183,243,126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative","category-dance","category-electronica","category-keyboards","category-lyricist","category-music","category-producer","category-singer-songwriter","category-songwriter","category-synthesizers","category-u-s","category-vocals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5663,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5661\/revisions\/5663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}