Greetings everybody, and welcome to the Community weblog that includes the winner from the present version of Artists Wanted.
The Artists Wanted collection on the Spotify Community is an ongoing undertaking the place we, the Community Music Chat Team, invite artists on the Community to share their latest releases and introduce themselves.
Today we have now the chance to fulfill Clara, the winner of Artist Wanted version no. 8 along with her fantastic tune, “No Lugar do Outro”:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BiAKhPIp3Hixo9JaIP9Vm?si=e1f024aa0a6242ff
A São Paulo, Brazil-based artist, Clara creates music within the MPB, pop, and entice genres that’s characterised by good vibes, love, and danceable power. At the identical time, her music raises consciousness about such matters as self-knowledge, empathy, and respect for variations.
I had the prospect to ask this proficient artist a number of interview questions, in order that the Spotify Community can get to know her higher. You can learn our dialog under:
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Hello, crew Artists Wanted!
Gratitude for the chance to take part on this contest and meet so many skills.
It was an incredible honor to win this version and current music with consciousness to the world.
What impressed you to begin creating music?
The tune “No Lugar do Outro” was written throughout a visit I took to the coast of São Paulo, I used to be with my toes within the sea and reflecting on the way it connects us with all corners of the world, the ocean doesn’t distinguish between shade, race, gender, social place, he merely welcomes and embraces everybody, he’s in fixed motion of coming and going, as is empathy, it’s the artwork of placing your self within the different’s sneakers, studying to respect the variations, with that the refrain was born “accepts and respects the distinction is in the great thing about being.”
You’ve talked about that your music may very well be described as primarily representing the “MPB/Pop/Trap” genres. I used to be questioning when you can inform us extra about these genres, in addition to why you wish to create songs that signify these types of music?
I’m a Brazilian artist, even with all of the difficulties and social inequalities I’ve ever felt in my pores and skin, we’re a rustic wealthy in creativity, daring and musicality. I drink from all sources of Brazilian music, whether or not from MPB that was born in Brazil within the Sixties with Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethânia, even its derivations with samba, Clara Nunes, Djavan, I carry in my vein the Rock of Raul Seixas, Cazuza, Renato Russo, in addition to the relaxed perspective of Chorão from the band Charlie Brown Jr, amongst different masters of music, however I additionally actually get pleasure from discovering what’s new, I really like dance music, rhythms like entice, reggaeton, funk. In my songs I search a stability between lyrics that can generate a optimistic impression or awaken a brand new consciousness within the lives of those that pay attention, searching for that scrumptious rhythm with preparations that can make you shiver like a voice in your ear.
Your Spotify bio mentions that you simply’re a multi-instrumentalist, along with being a singer and composer. Which devices do you wish to play essentially the most?
My most important instrument is the voice, subsequent comes the guitar that accompanies me on this journey. I’m a self-taught musician, I confess that I don’t perceive sophisticated sheet music or musical notes, however I discovered the artwork of simplifying, as I’m very rhythmic, I carry the percussive rhythm in my beats on the guitar and I actually like utilizing dynamics to signify my emotions when taking part in. As I’m curious, I like to attempt new devices, I play percussion, slightly little bit of drums, I’m studying to play the piano and I’m at all times prepared to study new devices.
Cantora Clara foto by João Salvatore
You’ve additionally talked about that your musical inspirations embrace Clara Nunes, Elis Regina, Cazuza, Cassia Eller, and Djavan. I’m curious if these are nonetheless a few of your favourite artists to take heed to, whenever you’re not creating music your self?
They’re definitely a part of the playlist of my life, along with artists Seu Jorge, Pedro Mariano, Maria Rita, Jorge Vercillo, Zeca Pagodinho, Martinho da Vila, Marisa Monte, João Bosco, Lenine. In every music I discovered many classes they did and make a distinction in my journey as an artist and a human being. I like to find new sounds, my playlists are additionally stuffed with unbiased and new era artists similar to Jota Pê, Banda Jamz, O Teatro Mágico, Baiana System, Larissa Luz, Anavitória, Vitor Kley, Kell Smith, Duda Beat, Tiago Iorc, are a few of the artists that I like to recommend.
In addition to profitable this version of Artists Wanted on the Spotify Community, your tune “No Lugar Do Outro” was additionally featured in a clip directed by Max Cherman. Can you inform us extra about this collaboration?
The tune “No Lugar do Outro” was produced by R.Mattos who has labored with DJ Guuga, Mc Zaac, amongst others. I fulfilled the dream of recording this tune at “Mosh” studios, one of many greatest recording studios in Latin America. Our clip was directed by Max Cherman, he has labored with singer Luísa Sonza, amongst different nice names. And in the course of the recording, we introduced the idea of variety and respect for distinction, the place I acted within the clip and we had the particular participation of the mannequin and miss prime trans “Lilith Mafra”, the Korean mannequin “Rachel Choi” and the mannequin “Fredy Nask,” every with their variations in shade, race, gender, however all placing themselves “within the different’s sneakers.”
What has been your favourite reminiscence out of your dwell concert events thus far, or your favourite venue the place you’ve carried out?
I carried out a number of unimaginable exhibits such because the “6 na Sé” undertaking the place I sang for greater than 100 thousand individuals, the present I did on the Caraguatatuba Summer Festival for greater than 10 thousand individuals, along with the primary present outdoors São Paulo, the place I used to be shocked seeing everybody singing my copyright songs in the course of the present in Parnaíba do Piauí, however I confess that essentially the most unimaginable reminiscence was the present I carried out on the São Paulo subway, on the finish of the presentation, a person got here to speak to me, he mentioned he wished to thank me, as a result of that day, he mentioned that he left residence decided to finish his life on the subway traces, however when he heard my voice a pressure majeure prevented him, he went up the steps to see the present, and when he paid consideration to the lyrics of my tune, he understood that he may transfer on and take a look at once more. I get goosebumps each time I bear in mind this story, as a result of it demonstrates the therapeutic and life energy that exists in songs. It is for these and different experiences that I created the music with conscience, greater than writing a tune, I search presenting this new means of consuming music to the world, it’s my goal in life.
Your “Music with Consciousness” undertaking feels like an incredible initiative for the colleges that you simply go to, selling psychological well being and essential ideas similar to empathy and respect for variations. Can you inform us extra about this undertaking?
I created the Música com Conscience undertaking in 2020 to show socio-emotional training and promote psychological well being by means of music. Research exhibits that greater than 1 billion individuals on the planet undergo from some emotional dysfunction and little has been carried out about it. I’m an solely baby, I used to be born and raised within the east zone of São Paulo, one of many poorest neighborhoods within the state. When I used to be 12 years previous, my mom was identified with extreme psychological problems, throughout her crises, she had a number of hospitalizations in psychiatric clinics. At that point, there was no speak in colleges about emotions, there was little info and since I used to be born right into a humble household, I didn’t have psychological help to know what was with my mom, I discovered in music a type of consolation, motivation, power and resilience to hold on ahead and show that the unimaginable doesn’t exist for many who persist. Independently, I put a tune within the cleaning soap opera “Segundo Sol”, two songs within the collection “Detetives do Prédio Azul”. I wrote songs with Manoel Soares, Serginho Meriti, Rodrigo Leite and Cauique Façanha, sang at main occasions similar to Virada Cultural, Circuito Cultural Paulista, Sesc, HSBC Brasil, CEU, and so on.
During the pandemic, I noticed an excellent a part of society succumb to the identical psychological well being issues that my mom confronted, enthusiastic about serving to, I wrote the e-book “Music with Conscience” and created the authorial present + mini motivational lecture, to elucidate in a means mild and straightforward, about how music saved me and the way it may also help different people who find themselves going by means of these difficulties and do not know the place to begin. We make this book obtainable freed from cost to lecturers to encourage compliance with Brazilian federal regulation 9.394, which requires Socio-Emotional Education in private and non-private colleges.
In 2020, the undertaking was permitted by the Aldir Blanc regulation the place we carried out 5 exhibits at Fábricas de Cultura and impacted greater than 200,000 individuals on social media and greater than 250 college students in colleges on the outskirts of São Paulo. The undertaking was nominated and have become a finalist for the “2023 Music Professionals Award” within the social musical initiatives class and was chosen to current Pitch at Sim São Paulo 2023 (the biggest music enterprise honest in Latin America). With the tune “No Lugar do Outro”, a tune that gave rise to the “Música com Consciência” undertaking, we received the Artists Wanted Edition 8 and now we’d like assist to take the undertaking to extra colleges and assist our group.
Our greatest want, along with the e-book, is to take the present freed from cost to colleges within the periphery. To assist fund the undertaking, we created the “Magical Seeds of Music with Consciousness”, a customized seed that along with encouraging self-knowledge, self-care, we replicate on the necessity to look after the surroundings that suffers a lot from the implications of worldwide warming. Anyone who desires to take the present “Music with Conscience – a present about you” to festivals, occasions, colleges, firms or desires to collaborate, sponsor or help, could make their donations by means of the spotify hyperlink or contact us on our web site to search out out extra: www.cantoraclara.com.br
Cantora Clara – No Lugar do Outro – foto by João Salvatore
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Congrats once more @cantoraclara for profitable version 8 of Artists Wanted on the Spotify Community, and thanks for telling us extra about your self and your inspiring journey in music.
Remember that Artists Wanted is an ongoing undertaking. If you’re an artist, be at liberty to ship us your music within the upcoming submission thread for the following version, to be posted in Discovery & Promo.
Cheers!