I by no means wish to be that sober woman who judges and tries to inform others how you can dwell their lives. I simply wish to be a constructive affect and encourage others. There will most likely all the time be a stigma round medicine being within the music scene however that’s why us sober ravers, artists and DJs should proceed displaying the world that it’s simply not true and music might be loved sober.
Sobriety isn’t the one means. People are allowed to bask in no matter means they need. But I believe with extra individuals changing into sober and speaking about it within the scene, it’s serving to create a constructive ripple and it’s actually cool to see.
EDM.com: Tell us about Music Is The Drug. What’s the mission behind the model?
Chelsie Cahoon: Music Is The Drug is my delight and pleasure. In 2017, I used to be extra depressed than I had ever been in my whole life as a result of I felt as if I had no function on this planet. I used to be simply so misplaced and in a really darkish place. My religion, household and music obtained me by.
I knew I all the time wished to create a model of my very own however didn’t know what it could be. I lastly determined that I wished to create a model to spotlight the pure bliss that music is. My Instagram bio had endlessly learn “Music is my drug,” and someday I had the thought to alter “my” to “the” and create my model. It was excellent. Many suppose that I obtained my firm’s title from Bassnectar however I truly had no concept that he had a music with that title once I created it. The two aren’t associated in any means.
After creating it, I noticed that the time period was truly coined within the 90’s by straight-edge ravers and I believed that was superior! I made a decision to create a clothes firm with merchandise and equipment that merely mentioned the model’s title. I wished it to talk for itself and be an announcement when individuals would put on it out. The mission of the model is to indicate the world that whether or not you utilize substances or not, music is the final word drug that unites us all.
Many of my buddies partake in substances and I really like all of them the identical. We are linked by music, and it is sufficient fully by itself. I actually get so excessive off of it, particularly Blink-182, Angels & Airwaves, ILLENIUM and Seven Lions. I wished to create a model for individuals to narrate to. I merely wish to be a lightweight in a neighborhood that may typically be a darkish place. Know that there’s by no means judgment from me—solely love and care. You are all so worthy.
EDM.com: What’s the message you hope your rave suits ship when individuals put on them?
Chelsie Cahoon: When girls or males put on my merchandise, I need them to really feel empowered. I need them to really feel as if they’re a daring assertion simply by being who they’re. I are not looking for them to really feel ashamed for sporting it however I need them to really feel assured. Music is the drug and I imagine that when individuals put on this message, it’s going to ship a constructive vibe wherever they could go.
There will all the time be somebody who says “Drugs are the drug.” Those persons are clearly hurting from inside in the event that they can’t be supportive of a mission that doesn’t choose others for partaking in medicine.
You can not let unfavorable individuals get you down. That’s one thing that I needed to be taught a very long time in the past. You simply have to remain true to you and by no means apologize for being the superior particular person that you’re. Keep rocking it, babes. Be your self. Be daring. Be you. Together we are able to present the world that medicine are by no means a necessity—solely a need—and that music is the true star of each present. Rave on.
