College Underground Magazine Issue 2 | Page 12

Page 12 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT—BLOW FLYY Who has been your biggest musical influence? My biggest musical influence? I would say my grandmother and family. I have a lot of musical people in my family. You have an incredible following on several different sites including Face- book, Twitter, and YouTube. How has social media influenced your career as an artist? A lot! It’s helped me put my music out and given me the opportunity to do interviews like this with people that are showing interest in my sound. I see you have a few songs available for free download on Reverbna- tion.com, including “My Wings Will Take Me” and “Applause”. What are your thoughts on online music sharing? It’s a good thing for independent artists like me. It gives people a chance to check us out. The money will come as I'm building my brand and fan base larger worldwide. What are some tracks or artists that are currently on your playlist? Right now I'm just focused on myself I don't really have a playlist. Why do you continue to be an independent artist? Well, my manager and I feel that as long as I have good production and a relevant sound with the right amount of promo, marketing, and money to reach more fans worldwide, while keeping 100% creative control and controlling my own destiny along with the fans I gain worldwide, that I can make it to where I would like to in this in- dustry. Independent is where I see the music industry going as time goes on. How would you describe your fan base? My fan base is growing every day and I love the people that love my music! I would describe my fan base as great. How did you get the name, Blow_Flyy? My fathers name was “Blow”, so I just took his name, added the “Flyy” and you got me!