Exposed Vocals Interviews Sirpit

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So tell us your story. Where did you grow up? What made you decide to become an artist?

Sirpit: l grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe and l always had a passion for music since l was a young boy. This was able to become a reality once moving to Australia a few years ago.

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How did you come up with that name? What was your inspiration behind it?

Sirpit: Sirpit was derived from part of my middle name Pit and putting the title ‘Sir’ as a prefix to signify the respect and honour associated with using such a term. The inspiration behind my new released EP Eagles Eye, l wanted to incorporate three things, love, hate and fear.

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What do you think about online music sharing? Do you ever give your music away for free? Why?

Sirpit: Even though it is not beneficial in building ones career financially I did mainly give away music for free hoping to gain exposure and increase my fan base. Online music sharing ensure that our music is accessible to anyone and everyone worldwide and it’s all about sharing our talents with the world.

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Since everyone was a start-up once, can you give any smaller or local bands or artists looking to get gigs and airplay some tips?

Sirpit: For anyone wanting some tips on getting gigs or airplay l would tell them to believe in themselves, as they will face a lot of bumps on the road and build your brand, maintaining a certain standard. The brand and quality you put out will speak volumes.

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Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?

Sirpit: Inspiration for the track and the direction it will take comes directly from the beat that I am hearing. Once I hear a certain beat there is no limit to where it may take me and I am open to what it will let me feel and what it inspires within me. Once I have that inspiration I will then start writing the lyrics, and then the back and forth process begins from the instrumental to the lyrics until the entire track is written. Once written I will lay the tracks roughly in place so as to hear the progression through the song. Continually tweaking, removing, improving whatever is necessary until I am completely happy with the song that has been created. Then I will lay down the verses and hooks with ad libs and whatever else that is required.

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Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?

Sirpit: I utilise many forms of social media and you would be able to find my music distributed on Itunes, Spotify, Tidal, Amazon and many more. I use all the main social interactive pages with majority through Facebook & Soundcloud. Check out the links!

·         Official website – http://massivemims365.wix.com/taff-dawgz-ent

·         Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Official.Sirpit/

·         Twitter – https://twitter.com/massive_sirpit

·         SoundCloud – https://soundcloud.com/sirpit-aka-street-boy

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If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?

Sirpit: If given half a million dollars the first I would do is build a nice structure for my company Taff Dawgz Ent this would give us a premises to run daily out of with room for future growth. Secondly I would gather more resources that will improve my craft and art in music.

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How do you find ways to promote your music? What works best for you?

Sirpit: With all promotion I utilise many forms of social media whether it be on my Facebook, Soundcloud, twitter etc. I ensure my website and all social media is updated with the correct information and that it active. I like to be involved with other artists locally and we have quite a network among us that all supports one another and their music endeavors. I contact blogs, radio stations, email subscribers and attend events to perform my tracks.

Exposed Vocals: So, what’s next? Any new upcoming projects that you want to talk about?

Sirpit: Most recently I released my first EP, Eagles Eye. Promotion and performances of my tracks off that EP will be my main focus with a few little surprises every few weeks that my fans have to look out for.

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If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?

Sirpit: Even though I don’t feel my life would be complete without music I would be return to my certified profession and continue practicing law.

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How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?

Sirpit: With having to juggle employment, studying and a social life, music has been something that I have had to develop great time management skills for. Since l decided to take music as a career it is as simple as being organised, staying motivated and being thorough.

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What should fans look forward to in 2016?

Sirpit:  As always I endeavour to do more shows and quite a few new records with one or two features from well known artists.