About Me
In 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, I released my first solo project - a collection of raw, introspective entries from the headspace of a troubled but healing artist - Catharsis. Experimental, stylized, dramatized, therapeutic. To this day even I have a tough time pinning down how to define it's sound.
What I do know is, from the very beginning, I always refused to be boxed in by genres. By any walls of traditional convention, really. I've dabbled in alt-everything: pop, psych-rock, hip-hop, dance music, -ernative forms of art and entertainment, you name it, I've probably tried it. I lacked direction but never drive, and entirely unsatisfied with remaining just another drop in the bucket, evolution was a necessity.
So I went on a self-imposed retreat to live life, explore new ideas, and push my story forward. To challenge myself to create without sharing. To allow myself the time to think, explore, experiment, and grow. Two years later, I've emerged with a new sound - defined by dance and pop's infectious energy, and soaked in the souls of psych-rock and hip-hop. Floyd, Bellion, Lamar, Tesfaye - This is expression inspired by legends. An aesthetic we've dubbed "Neo-Nostalgia".
But if you've read this far, you might be interested to know that even this whole project, which will be rolling out all the way through mid-2024, is just the beginning of the story. This project was three years in the making. I'm incredibly proud of the intricate, multi-layered, multi-media narrative that countless sleepless nights have made a reality. Yet, like I said, this project is simply the foundation of an unprecedented artistic labyrinth mapped to span over a decade. Meticulously plotted long form story telling reimagined for the modern world. A project meant push every boundary of the current artistic landscape humanly possible, create a powerful enough legacy to far out-live any of it's contributors, and inspire a generation of innovators to strive to do the same.
What we’re making, it's not just about me. It's not even about the rest of the incredibly talented artists tirelessly contributing to the process of making these impossibly ambitious undertakings a reality. Simply put, when you dive into the world we're creating, you’re not just a passive observer; you’re an active explorer, joining us on a spiritual journey as old as time, through an emotional trip for the modern age. A journey meant to make us all feel a little less alone. None of this is possible without you.
To all the wanderers, the explorers, the listeners, and the supporters out there: I can't wait to show you what's to come. Strap in, stay weird, and welcome home.
Love Always, Alesdi