Exposed Vocals sits down with ‘NatStar’ for an exclusive interview

NatStar is “music in the flesh.” An artist, producer, songwriter, and performer packaged into one man, Chris Stowe; who goes by his artist name “NatStar,” is a musical force to be reckoned with. Describing his sound as a mix of Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz, Soul and Gospel, he’s a triple threat as he sings, raps and produces for a diverse mix of genres. “What sets me apart from other artists would be my ability to rap, sing & produce HQ music..

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

I grew up in Winston-Salem, NC. I fell in love with music when I heard Nuthin but a G Thang off the production at first. Once I heard THE CHRONIC I became interested in rapping..

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

Nathaniel is my middle name but I used to go by Natural. So I added star at the end making  the name NatStar..

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

I love what online sharing brings to indie artists. I give my music away for free all the time actually. I feel like eventually the money will come if I put the work in enough..

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?

Create your own industry. Literally take everything into your and your teams hands and build your empire from what you have at your disposal..

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

Haha, yeah every now and then I do. I play it off if I forget a line by usually repeating a line twice lol

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

i’ve been touring lately yes. Nothing remotely that stands out other than the obvious exhaustion from traveling from city to city, on and off planes, in and out of hotels, etc..

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

It’s random honestly. When it hits it hits and usually I’m in my home studio when it happens..

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

officialnatstar.com  – I use all main social media outlets like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc..

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

lol, I love all my music I listen to so I wouldn’t consider any embarrassing 🙂

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

I would use half of it to promote ANATYMOUS, put some up, spend some on my family and myself and travel..

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

Not as of now no. I feel like I have everything I need at the moment

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

Mainly online, email blasts, social media, blogs, etc..

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

Promoting the release for my album ANATYMOUS being released as a mobile app on Black Friday, Nov 25th.

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

TRYING to make music lol..

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

I’m married with 3 kids and somehow I find a way to still remain actively a family man. God is good 🙂

Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?  

ANATYMOUS! please download the FREE app at: officialnatstar.com/anatymous