NAS 10 Questions with Va Real

This time on The NAS 10 Questions, we get to know Va Real, a singer-songwriter based in South Africa with the goals of reaching new audiences and relating through shared stories.

The track "Boogiemann" is featured on NAS Playlists.

Link To New Artist Spotlight Playlists:

https://www.newartistspotlight.org/playlists 

1. Tell us a little about where you are from and what you are currently doing.

I'm an upcoming artist from South Africa. I fell in love with music at the age of 6, and since then, I wanted to be an artist. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I didn't have the chance to start recording music until I was 20. That's when I recorded my first song, and since then, I have been releasing music. This year, I released my first album, which contains 9 songs, and the rest is history.

2. What inspired you to start playing and making music?

What inspired me to make music is that I wanted to tell my story of what I'm doing through I a daily basis here in South Africa and also To make people who are facing the same situations I'm facing to relate with my music to know that they are not alone and to make someone our there to feel and enjoy the music I put out.

𝟯. Who are your biggest musical influences? How would you describe your style or genre?

My biggest musical influences got to be Starrah she a song writer and producer she makes melodic and vibey music and she wrote for big artists such as Travis Scott, Rihanna and many more , so she inspired me to when comes to writing songs.

4. What are your goals in the music industry or as an artist?

My goals when comes to the music industry is reach new audiences and also make those new audiences relate to the music I'm making and understands what I'm talking about in the music.

5. Tell us about your creative process when you make new music.

When come to me making music I honest write music based on what is going on in my life and what situations I come or going through in the moment in life.

6. What is your all-time favorite song by another artist and why?

Paradise by coldplay I feel that song it so relatable to most people and to me it makes me feel alive.

7. What is the best advice you have either given or received in terms of music? 

Music is ART that comes from the Heart and it represents the artist whom is make it by showing the character, morals and behave also how they think and the advice I received when comes to music is that keep pushing and releasing music to reach more audiences.

8. Proudest accomplishment?

To able to release my music anytime , anywhere and also anyhow I want to relalease my own music because to be honest releasing music is one of the hard thing I think to do, because at first you don't know who is doing to listen to your music

9. Just for fun! What's been your most embarrassing moment so far?

When comes to releasing music videos on YouTube and not getting videos at all because I work hard on shooting the video but the end result I wanted I'm not getting it but I have to keep pushing.

𝟭0. Tell us about your lowest and highest points in music so far.

I'm Highest part in music is getting streams on spotify and the low points is unable to perform my music.

Stream "Boogiemann" now

https://open.spotify.com/track/543KxL14A3om91omlDPVeX?si=Aom5zqspR8GaHO2FLAxaJw

and follow their socials

https://www.instagram.com/vareal404?igsh=MWhrZ3h6b3VrcmJibg==

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