Issue No.22 - International Edition Polo De’Marco Magazine - International Edition | Page 145

Q: What did you learn from making this album?
Everything! Mostly about
myself as an artist; the
message I want to convey,
the truth of my voice: how
to constantly peel back
more and more layers, to
undress more and more,
and to come as naked
and as true as possible.
With this album, I feel I
am coming more truthful
than ever. When I was
11-years-old, I wrote songs
at my piano totally freely
and
unselfconsciously.
After a long education and
academic music training, I
became more intellectual
and
perhaps
more
“artificial about my music
making. I was writing
commissions for opera
houses and orchestras.
Through the process of
making my albums, I
have journeyed back to
an authentic, passionate
and intuitive expression,
which is most unfettered
in my latest album, Holy. I
also learned about how to work with musicians and producers and inspire people to get the best out
of them, and to coach them to untapped levels of their abilities and talents. On a technical level, I
learned the process of recording and releasing a record, which gave me a better understanding of
the music industry from an inside out perspective. I was a totally novice when I stepped into the
first record, Most of the Boys, and had no idea at all how any of it was done or anything about the
music industry. All I had was a passion for music and a clear vision for how I wanted the record
to sound. Now, with all that understanding of the music industry (and what is missing for artists),
I am starting a new record label called Sound Sanctum, which is an artists-for-artists label with a
big social change aspect.