Interviews

An Interview with the Creator of NineteenNikey: Andie Bain

An Interview with the Creator of NineteenNikey: Andie Bain

By Mary Brady

“I used to collect stuff just like magazines, postcards, even like stamps, and I would stick them everywhere and it just got to the point, like being really Nike focused and working in the shoe shop as well I was just like oh I’m just going to make an Instagram, just like a finsta, like one that no one follows. […] And then it started to randomly brew and all these celebrities started following me and I was like ‘what the fuck’… ”

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Dangerous Artist of the Week: Kelese

Dangerous Artist of the Week: Kelese

By Mary Brady

"Kelese believes that being from Minnesota gives her the freedom to establish her own sound, because she is not boxed in as a “West Coast artist,” for example. She is not expected to sound like a certain standard in the genre based on the sound of her region and her talent is not measured by her ability to do so. [Instead] we recognize her as an individual. She sounds like Kelese"

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Behind LUPIN: The Fractured Self Portrait of Hippo Campus’s Front Man

Behind LUPIN: The Fractured Self Portrait of Hippo Campus’s Front Man

By Hunter Craighill

“In Lupin, Jake Luppen demonstrates how the seemingly shattered pieces of a life can be therapeutically patched together in the form of artificial sound bites and synthesized melodies to create a beautiful mosaic, a fractured self-portrait from a difficult period of time now passed….”

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Exclusive Nuance Interview with Jaah SLT on his Recent Release of Album "9-25-20"

Exclusive Nuance Interview with Jaah SLT on his Recent Release of Album "9-25-20"

Interview Conducted by Will Mossa

“Nuance Magazine had a chance to sit down and talk with rising rap star and Charlotte, NC native, Jaah SLT. With his new album 9-25-20 dropping last week and viral 2019 single “Tuff” charting high on Spotify Viral Charts, Shazam Top 200, and Rolling Stone, the viral single put him on the map while his talents on the mic and creativity through visuals solidified his spot as…”

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Exclusive Nuance Interview with JaJa Tong of the USC Songwriters Forum

Exclusive Nuance Interview with JaJa Tong of the USC Songwriters Forum

Interview Conducted by Micah Jacks

“The Songwriters’ Forum, a student organization at USC, published their first album Volume I just months after the club was founded. The Nuance team was able to speak with co-President, JaJa Tong, about starting the coalition and completing a group album despite working together from afar. JaJa now has released her debut single, “Listen” with her twin sister JoJo under the name Goldlove….”

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Interview: Exclusive Nuance Interview with Anna Dellaria Following Release of Single "Ice Cream"

Interview: Exclusive Nuance Interview with Anna Dellaria Following Release of Single "Ice Cream"

Introduction and Interview By Kennedy Cook

“Nuance Magazine spoke with San Fransico-born and Los Angeles-bred very own Anna Dellaria this past week. With her newest single “Ice Cream” out now on all major platforms, Dellaria spoke on what gets her inspired and the major turning points on her musical journey. Full interview below….”

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Trey Lyons Exclusive Nuance Interview

Trey Lyons Exclusive Nuance Interview

By Oliver Heffron

Trey Lyons is a director from Los Angeles who has established himself as a surging young artist, directing music videos and creating visuals for some of the music’s most notable names (Kehlani, 6lack, Lil Tecca, Jhene Aiko, Jasiah, King Princess, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Yung Bans, and more) all before turning 22. His most recent video is “Hunting Season” by Jadakiss and Pusha-T…”

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