Exposed Vocals just caught an exclusive with ‘Seabass’

After graduating from Towson University in Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and with a minor in theatre, Seabass moved to NYC to continue his studies in Meisner technique and to work in real estate rentals.

At 23, Seabass moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in Spanish reality television, which led to him soon relocating to Miami and then Atlanta.

In Atlanta, Seabass has combined his acting and performing skills with his love for writing music and is currently recording his first LP, titled, “Train.”

Seabass wants to be known for the encouraging lyrics in his music, which he writes as an aid for anybody who may be struggling to find self-motivation or self-confidence.

He believes in the powerful impact our own thoughts have on our lives and he incorporates this in his music to prophetically verbalize triumph into existence.

Seabass currently resides in Atlanta, where he also works in the corporate advertising world during the day.

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

Seabass:  I grew up in Maryland and I’m from Colombia. When I came here at the age of 9, I began developing my artistry by using my imagination as an escape of my circumstances and I looked forward to who I imagined I could become…which I guess is who I am now. And now I want to share my insight with all my fans, especially with the young ones, who are so impressionable and sometimes face difficulties they don’t deserve. And just like me, I want them to have some type of escape to achieve what they’re meant to.

 

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

 Seabass:  My stage name “Seabass” is just a nickname for my full name, which is “Sebastian.” My friend in college gave it to me freshmen year and it stuck.

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

Seabass:  I like to give my music away for free in videos and also give the option to download it. I don’t think anybody is entitled to sales unless you’ve been successful at putting an effort to 1. make it connect to fans and 2. make it seem inviting. There are so many artists so the competition makes it necessary to expose people to your music for free without any commitment.

Exposed Vocals: 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?

Seabass:  I would definitely develop your social media first and once you have recorded music that you can offer as a download, I would just go all out to getting it to people individually or as a mass on twitter and Instagram, so that you get a buzz going and then you can be invited to play in front of actual crowds.

Exposed Vocals: Do you ever make mistakes during performances? How do you handle that?

Seabass:  Yes, and because I’ve always done theatre since I was young, I’ve always had the motto, “the show must go on.” And the reality is that getting stuck on a mistake is so pointless because you have the rest of the performance to live up to. You can’t just let your audience down because you forgot one thing. I mean, they’re still there to see the next thing that’s supposed to happen after you messed up, so if you’re stuck thinking about the mistake, that’s not gonna work.

Exposed Vocals: Do you tour? Anything interesting happen on tour that you think our readers would enjoy hearing about?

Seabass:  I haven’t had that many crazy experiences, but I have had some fun encounters online, where it just kind of started as me sharing my music and it turned out that they had music too, and we ended up meeting up and collaborating… stuff like that, but I don’t know if that counts as crazy.

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

Seabass:  My process changes… It’s based on the nature of the song, but typically I live in the moment and I kind of experience a situation and immediately pick up my phone to jot down or record at least a freestyle of a verse or a hook until I can edit it and continue a song until I can lay it down in the studio. I usually write in stages. I rarely write a whole song in one sit.

 

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

Seabass: Right now I’m mostly targeting individual people and groups and on the most popular social medias, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I also have a Sound Cloud and a Reverb Nation, but most of my advertising is focused on individual consumers. My website right now is my artist page on those sites until my official page launches.

Exposed Vocals: What are some really embarrassing songs that we might find on your mp3 player?

Seabass: “Baby One More Time” … It’s not embarrasing to me, but I guess some people might skip it and laugh if they were looking through my phone for music to play.

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

Seabass:  I would want to pay off all my school loans, and give some of it to a good cause.  I’d definitely invest some of it in advancing my art and getting to release more stuff that can reach more and more people about different topics that I’ve lived or that I’ve been inspired by.

 

Exposed Vocals: Any planned studio upgrades? What are you working with now?

Seabass:  I have a couple of things that are more Hip Hop related coming up and I’m working with new producers for my upcoming LP, “Train.”

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

 Seabass:  Because I have a bachelor’s degree in advertising, I’m very specific about the targeting. so right now I’m searching for keywords related to the type of music I’m putting out and I’m just commenting on people talking about similar things… the important thing is to not sound like a robot or like you’re only trying to sell something so I’m working on really making connections with real people that can become my fans. To me it’s not about sales; to me it’s about the number of connections I can make through my art.

Exposed Vocals: If you could perform anywhere and with any artists (Dead or Alive) where and who would it be with? Why?

Seabass:  It would be Michael Jackson because I believe his time was really cut short, and he had so much more to give, which still lives on. I think if I even got to share a same room with such a legend, let alone a stage, for example, the 02 Arena, you know?… where his life was meant to continue… I would be ten thousand levels higher than honored.

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

Seabass:  I have a couple of things in the works: music video, other film things, updates on my pages, and more music… more Hip Hop, and less pop for a second, but I’m continuing to record “Train,” which is my LP that includes my current single “Snap Out of it.”

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

Seabass: I would continue to work in the corporate advertising world as a producer, which is what I did and still do.

Exposed Vocals: Do you remember buying your first album? Who was it? What was going through your head?

Seabass:  Yes, I remember that it was 2 CD’s, but it was in one transaction the first time that I bought a CD. The CD’s were “Scorpion” by Eve and “Country Grammar” by Nelly. I remember thinking, “I’m finally going to get to hear the cuss words.”

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

Seabass:  Right now I’m working toward finding that out for myself. I’m trying to balance the many places where my attention is needed daily while maintaining a true respect and dedication for my art. So I haven’t figured it fully out, but so far it’s going as it should.

Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in the next year or so?

Seabass:  I would say follow me because it’s definitely going to be a good year, and a year from now when those who still follow me see my updates they’re gonna like what they see. It’s going to include music, it’s going to include sharing more of my artistry, and I want to make connections and bring myself to my fans so that the music can take the life of its own that it’s meant to. I mean, my show is a spectacle. I haven’t shown how great I dance.

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