DJ Interviews: Rogelio Ortiz

Here's my interview with hip hop artist Rogelio Ortiz who sat with me to speak on his musical beginnings.

I STARTED TO PLAY MUSIC AT A YOUNG AGE I LEARNED TO PLAY STEEL DRUMS, I LOVE THE WAY THE DRUMS SOUNDED. MUSIC CAN BE A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY TO EXPRESS WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE FEELING. WHEN EVER I ENGAGED IN CREATIVITY SUCH AS MUSIC MAKING, IM PRESENT IN THE MOMENT THIS PRESENCE ALLOWS ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MY EMOTIONS AND EXPRESS THEM, OCCASIONALLY IT CAN BE HARD TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS VERBALLY, YOU FIND YOURSELF UNABLE TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO SAY AND HOW WE REALLY FEEL, ON THIS OCCASION MUSIC CAN BECOME A SUBTLER FORM OF EXPRESSION... 

 I WAS RAISED IN AN ERA WHERE  DANCE AND RAP WAS A WAY OF EXPRESSING HOW WE FELT,   IN THE LATE 70S AND EARLY 80S I GREW UP LISTENING TO HOUDINI, SUGAR HILL AND RUN D MC AND THE GROUP THAT INSPIRED ME THE  MOST KRS1 AND SCOTT LA ROCK WATCHING THEM PERFORM ON  

HARD BEATS AND CRISPY BARS MADE ME WANT TO DO BETTER AND BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF... TO ALL ASPIRING ARTIST WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE A CAREER IN THE INDUSTRY ALWAYS REMEMBER ITS VERY HARD, NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL GET UP DRESS UP SHOW UP AND NEVER GIVE UP. 

YOUR MIND IS A POWERFUL THING WHEN YOU FILL IT WITH POSITIVE THOUGHTS,YOUR LIFE WILL START TO CHANGE AND ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR FANS AND TAKE TIME OUT TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND TO ALWAYS SHARE THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF BECAUSE TO MOST ARTIST THERE FAN BASE IS A BIG BLUR,GIVE THEM PERSONAL ATTENTION AND THEY'LL BE LOYAL TO YOU ABOVE OTHERS... 

THANK YOU SO MUCH (DRACUVLAD) YOU CAN FIND ALL MY MUSIC ON SOUNDCLUD & BANDLAB AS WELL AS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY AND OVER 150 PLATFORMS ALL OVER THE WORL