25 year old Jimmy October calls his
sound “ New Calypso,” he says, It’s re-
ally something that happened naturally.
I got to a point where I wanted to make
different music than I was already mak-
ing. The first song that really had me
thinking I was creating something new
was “Vacation” and at that point was
when I was like I know what I’m gonna
call this. It’s
Whats your process of creating music ?
I always get asked this question but I feel like
every song is different. One thing for sure is
I listen to beats continuously before writing
to it. Sometimes days, sometimes weeks. Just
listening to figure out how I want to approach
starting to write the song. Sometimes I write
the chorus first and then other times I start
with a verse. It’s all about the vibe and where
my mind goes at the time. In terms of the
recording aspect - I’m really not a fan of too
many people in the room when I’m working
apart from my producer Tano who records me
most times and maybe a couple other close
people that I’m comfortable with.
Jimmy October performing for Lost Tribe band
What inspires you and your hope for the future ?
New Wave Rehearsal
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This might sound cliche but I think my main source
of inspiration has been life. Not just my life but life
itself is super inspirational. There’s so much happen-
ing all around. Stories I hear about other peoples
experiences that I relate to spark ideas all the time
and I might just think back to a moment and write
an entire song about what that felt like. I go to art ex-
hibitions as much as I can because being able to view
other people art and process what it took to create
that feels really crazy to me. The fact that someone
can create a piece that’s not directly related to music
or songwriting or anything but It can make me feel
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inspired to write some-
thing that’s also not di-
rectly related to a painting
or a drawing. I don’t know
if that makes sense to you
but that’s just something
that i’ve always found in-
teresting.
Written by Olajuwon Scott
All Photos by :Olajuwon Scott