Today we’d like to introduce you to Eiigo Groove.
Eiigo, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
I am an artist growing up in the South & West side of Chicago Mostly raised under an artistic family, with my mom being a photographer playing multiple genres of music (Led Zeppelin, Queen, Red hot Chili Peppers, etc.). I grew a collection of music to better myself when approaching a song. I was a fan of Neptunes, Startrak and all movements from the early 2000s. I have performed in several DIY places and for the majority of my songs, I created the covers to the songs I write to. While being under the roof of an artist, I’ve always been encouraged to try everything since I’ve never really had the money to pay people to do it for me. It is sort of a natural thing to try different things even if it feels out of place
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
Most of my inspiration comes from experiences. Sometimes, straightforward with heavy beats over the lyrics to create heavy emotions. I want to make people feel things they aren’t able to express, frustration, curiosity & what holds next for the future. I sometimes watch movies to clear my mind before trying to dive into creating a song or maybe listening to multiple different genres of music to gain a sort of inspiration and difference when coming up with melodies.
What do you know now that you wished you had learned earlier?
Being your worst critic in a way, where it makes you become more active and being honest in who you are. I plan on releasing for more music videos to make someone feel the same way I feel about songs, so sharing your imagination visually can help people recognize what you’re going for in the songs that you release.
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
My most recent song Jordan Vs Jackson is a single I feel is best of my work at this moment.
https://soundcloud.com/eiigo-b/jordan-vs-jacksonlike-mike
At the moment, I post most updates on places a may perform and new releases on my social media:
https://www.instagram.com/eiigogroove/
Contact Info:
- Email: eiigogroove@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eiigogroove/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eiigogroove/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/eiigogroove
Image Credit:
All photos of me in blue by Sarah Reedy. Photo of me crotch down By Chaski, Illustration all by me
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