In this week’s 10 Questions we get to know Fifteen Minutes Later, an indie artist from the Philippines in the Province of Siquijor, a town called Lazi.
Their song ‘Love Song (Alternate Mix)‘ is currently featured on the NAS Spotify playlists
You can follow Fifteen Minutes Later on Facebook
1. Tell us a little about where you are from.
I’m from the Philippines in the Province of Siquijor, a town called Lazi. Playing my compositions so I will not forget the tune and lyrics.
2. What inspired Fifteen Minutes Later to start playing and making music?
I guess it is in my blood to pick up my guitar and just start singing my heart out even if no one is listening. I do not need an audience to make music, just kinda feels great every time I make music by myself or by my bandmates. It is like you have been brought to another place or another time. Music somehow makes you travel back in time.
I do not need an audience to make music, just kinda feels great every time I make music by myself or by my bandmates.
3. Who are Fifteen Minutes Later’s biggest musical influences?
First my grandfather who taught me how to play ukulele, then the elder locals here in our town dub as music town, I always see them play every year. Then the Rock and Alternative Bands and I guess that is the kind of music that I have.
4. What are your goals in the music industry or as an artist?
The goal is to make music, record them, release them to be available worlwide and lastly, to play them once in a while.
5. Tell us about your creative process.
Sometimes it has to start with a tune, other times lyrics, then put them together piece by piece until it is complete.
6. What is your all-time favorite song by another artist and why?
September by Daughtry. Just kinda like the arrangement and the melody is haunting.
7. What is the best advice you have either given or received in terms of music?
Follow your dreams, follow your passion and do not ever quit until you reach them. Just continue to be true to yourself and to your music. One day you will look back and just be proud of yourself for what you have done.
Just continue to be true to yourself and to your music.
8. What is your proudest accomplishment?
To be able to record my original songs and publish all my compositions into one compilation. For CD or Cassette maybe, one day or perhaps vinyl. That is a dream of every musician I guess. But to be able to publish them worldwide in an online platform is an accomplishment by itself.
9. What’s been your most embarrassing moment so far?
When I ask the audience to laugh and no one’s laughing except me. That is kinda embarrassing you know. But that’s a little bit weird but I guess I am just being funny.
That is kinda embarrassing you know.
10. Tell us about your lowest and highest points in music so far.
To be part of the indie community such as NAS is by far the highest point and my lowest point is when not able to finish what I’m working for.
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