{"id":2729,"date":"2013-09-15T06:57:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T06:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/theideamagazine\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2014-02-07T23:47:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T23:47:55","slug":"sonya-titus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/sonya-titus\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonya Titus"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Recently James Lowe from The IDEA Magazine sat down with one of the very exciting artists on the scene.<\/p>\n

The following is a written interview we conducted with the artist while they were working on their next CD and<\/p>\n

Tour. First off<\/p>\n

I want to thank you for taking the time out of your busey schedule to talk to us here today, as i know our<\/p>\n

readers have been requesting us get you in here some how some way. You folks have been described by<\/p>\n

your fans as internet<\/p>\n

sensations in this interview we will attempt to figure out how this artist became such a great performer and<\/p>\n

what they have going forward.<\/p>\n

1. Tell us about the history of the band?<\/p>\n

We formed\/ met in September last year. My former keyboardist knew my lead guitarist, Chris, and called him<\/p>\n

up and sent him my album. Chris loved what he heard and then chose and called up who he thought would<\/p>\n

fit the project, sent them my album and in one day…I had a knew band. Ever since, it has been a fun but<\/p>\n

intense ride of rehearsals and figuring out how to arrange my songs live.<\/p>\n

2. What makes the band so refreshing for this day and age of music?<\/p>\n

We get along so so well which is even, in my eyes, more important in many ways than the music. I know<\/p>\n

what a lot of people think…that I need a \u2018younger\u2019 band but these guys know the industry…they lost<\/p>\n

their egos a long time ago and are highly established and experienced. They look after me and I value<\/p>\n

musicianship and friendship over image. I think this world is too image conscious. We have fun on stage<\/p>\n

which is key! We joke with the audience and with each other. I believe we make the music about having fun<\/p>\n

and sharing with the audience whereas most bands I\u2019ve seen tend to be quite insular, serious and precious.<\/p>\n

3. What have been your high and low points since being in music?<\/p>\n

My highest point on a bigger scale has been the creative process of writing the music and being in the<\/p>\n

studio and directing what I wanted and hearing what used to be a lines of voice and guitar on my recorder<\/p>\n

to fully, professionally produced tracks. I never knew exactly how they would turn out and hearing them<\/p>\n

develop was magical! The lowest point so far has been the promotional side which began the day I finished<\/p>\n

the album. This part has been so hard. I\u2019m naturally quite shy and figuring out how to perform live, promote<\/p>\n

myself on social media and getting out there in general is stressful…I\u2019ll be honest. There have been many<\/p>\n

people I\u2019ve come across so far that have caused much angst and disappointment and dealing with people<\/p>\n

in this industry who you think you can trust but you can\u2019t has been a great learning experience in trusting<\/p>\n

my intuition and being clear as crystal with what I want and expect. But on a high note…even through the<\/p>\n

obstacles…it\u2019s always fun to feel myself get even more determined to get through them.<\/p>\n

4. How has the local responce been to your music?<\/p>\n

Really positive on the whole. Most people love the songs, the production and most especially, my voice.<\/p>\n

I know you can\u2019t please everyone and I almost love reading some of the more negative comments and it<\/p>\n

makes me laugh that people like to have such a strong negative input. Why say anything at all? But people<\/p>\n

love coming to see me and the band and say they feel entertained and would love to come watch again!<\/p>\n

Everyone always comments how happy the music makes them. I love this compliment the best!<\/p>\n

5 Tell us about how music effected you getting into music yourself?<\/p>\n

I have always put on music loud in my living room since the age of 4 or 5 and been a little dancer and singer.<\/p>\n

Music has a power to move me in ways that nothing else can. Literally and spiritually. When I was in more<\/p>\n

sentimental moods, it had the power to lift me out of them or pull me further into those emotions which was<\/p>\n

always cathartic. There are so many elements in music…beats give a feeling, rhythms affect you on another<\/p>\n

level, lyrics, chords can be bright or minor and choruses can make me feel higher than anything else can.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I have been walking down the street with my headphones on a summer day and I feel like the<\/p>\n

world is the most gorgeous, amazing place and I feel so lucky. I also love how you can hear one chord of<\/p>\n

a song you haven\u2019t heard in a long time and you know exactly what song it is and remember the melody<\/p>\n

and lyrics exactly. There is a power in music to affect people on deep levels and I want to affect the world<\/p>\n

through music!<\/p>\n

6 Where can we find you online?<\/p>\n

Too many places for my liking! Haha. Just kidding! I have my own personal website www.sonyatitus.com<\/p>\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SonyaTitusMusic<\/p>\n

Youtube: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/sonyatitus (look out here for first music video August)!!!<\/p>\n

Soundcloud: https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonyatitus<\/p>\n

7 Finally what has your sights set on for the next year, anything big in the works?<\/p>\n

I am just focusing on building up my own fan base. I hope to be performing in big venues next year to crowds<\/p>\n

of people who have come to see me! That is step one to being able to write\/ create\/ and perform more of my<\/p>\n

own music to more people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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