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What is your artist name – and where did that come
helped me believe I could do it too! Right now, I’ve
from?
got the CD’s of Nesian Mystik, Aaradhna, and Malcolm
My artist name is ‘Tommy Nee’. The ‘Nee’ comes from
Lakatani in my car. Love my poly vibes!
my family name, ‘Nee Nee’. As a young boy with big
I’m heavily in luenced by my old school music! Good
dreams I would call myself all sorts of ‘cool’ stage
names. When ‘Tommy Nee’ came around, people from
church and school would mock me. Then it sorta just
stuck from there!
music today would not be where it is, without the
foundations that have been laid by the masters that
have come before us. I look to the old school for
inspiration!
What motivates you to create music?
What motivates me? As a songwriter, I look at every
Who do you work with to create your music?
single scenario as a potential song. From poverty to
In terms of my songs, I am the primary songwriter,
social injustice, to love, there’s a story in everything
producer and visionary for all of it. They all come from
that’s waiting to be told. Its weird, I’ll look at the half
quit