Back again with another interview with Chicago Artist Hesh Cardiel; our first conversation with Hesh we’d learned some info about him as an artist and the modeling he does on the side, as well as skateboarding and how that influence the young artist to start and help evolved his music into his current sound of music he has been putting out since we last talked to him. Heres a couple of questions I’ve asked him to get readers and fans up to speed with Cardiel in 2023.
It’s been about two years since the last interview, how have you been with your career as an artist?
“It’s been fun still. Still growing, makin better and better music everyday. I been more into giving pure emotion and the truth in my story. I want people to get the side of me I deal with dolo.”
You moved to ATL for a bit how was the experience? What was the culture out there working in recording what is now one of the biggest music artist cities?
“ATL another world. There’s sumn’ goin on always. Being said you gon see and meet everyone whether you at the shows, pop ups, strip clubs, underground functions, to even the skatepark. The energy out there fulla hustlers and wanna work with you just off the strength. I got to lock in with one of my fav Engineers/Producers Chris Clay. To later linking with hella artists I can call my family now.”
What made you stop back to Chicago instead of trying out a different big city?
“After fashion week NY I needed a reset and time to be with family. Who knows where I’ll be next.”
PlaysonthePhone is a different genre of music from what you usually put out to the open ear what made you create a more alternative track?
“I was in a different space when making PlaysOnThePhone. When in Atl I met Jake Crosswait and we had been talking about making some rock shit for a while. We were in the studio in Little Five recording the chords, riffs, and moods using real instruments it was the most euphoric feeling. I still get bhills when pressing play.”
What about an album/project, you have ton of singles and a EP with Myles Bryant is it ever in the plan to make a debut album?
“I dropped a 2 song EP called Heart Of Hearts in May last year. I will be releasing my first album “HILLBOMB” in August 2023. I been bouncing back and forth on projects never feeling like it was whole until now. I wanna give y’all my all and nun less. Got some surprises on the features and producer fan faves.”
What is some other genres of music do you want to tap into to challenge yourself?
“More rock and the punk that I grew up listening to. I got sumn that sound like Henry Rollins tucked.”
How do you feel about a current direction of music
“The current state of music is bool. Radio could be better but that’s normal. I feel like we in a “let’s see if this sounds cool” era 💀Just more experimentally extreme and I’m all for it.”
Tell us about this bear you travel around with lately, where did you discover this piece at?
“He really mini me/bestie. People flexin backpacks, I stay witta bear. I got the bag in ATL (@Lolly.us). His name is Marshall and has an Instagram everyone should go follow right now (@geekboymarshall) .”
Music festival preference Rolling Loud or Summer Smash?
“Summer Smash cus if you were there to watch Lyrical Lemonade grow from what it was it feel more of a celebration. What Cole, Lil Jake, Glo Up Jake, and the team did for the culture is nothing short from pure.”
What’s something creatively you want to tackle/accomplish this summer?
“I wanna put out a lil collection of pieces I been working on. I love clothes and just wanna add to the history.”
Lastly Mosh pits or VIP?
“This hard as hell to answer now. I’m fake gettin older and don’t wanna feel y’all sweaty eel ass bodies but getting that energy out needed. At the same time VIP be fulla people on they phones recycling the fit from the last shit. VIP if it’s my peoples, mosh pits if I’m performing.”
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