We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Nathanael Rodriguez a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Nathanael, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Do you have an agent or someone (or a team) that helps you secure opportunities and compensation for your creative work? How did you meet you, why did you decide to work with them, why do you think they decided to work with you?

I am currently signed to Ace Mgmt as one of their artists on their talent roster. I actually found them when I was looking for a manager and they were the only agency to respond back. Seth “Ace” McCullough gave me the opportunity to be apart of his team because he believes in my vision and the future of the Aelius project. He pushes me in the best ways creatively and as an artist, I consider them as my family.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Well. my name is Nate, but my stage name is Aelius. I’m a dubstep DJ and producer, born and raised in Rochester New York. But now living in Tampa Florida. I’ve been djing for roughly 4 years now. What inspired me to even start was going to my first rave when I was 18. The energy, atmosphere, “vibe”, all of it was something I wanted to be apart of, I wanted to create that energy, atmosphere, create an environment where everyone could let loose and feel free. Im most proud of actually doing this, djing that is, I grew up shy so the fact that I do something which requires me to be the opposite has also helped me grow as a person. I’ve had a lot of growth the last 4 years and have been given opportunities to play at music festivals and clubs all over the state and out of the state. What I feel sets me apart from others is that I take great pride in putting together a performance that you will remember, and it will be a night you will be remember forever.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

My favorite part is after a performance, when I get off stage and people go out of their way to let me know how much they enjoyed it. I am an entertainer at the end of the day, and being able to provide someone with a great performance is such a rewarding feeling.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

Go support local talent/artist, just do it. I’ve played to 1000s and I’ve played to empty rooms, so go out to local shows. All of your big artists and big talent started out just like how I have. Whether that’s buying your friends merch, going to their events, giving them shoutouts on social media, it can be literally free to support artists/talent.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.Aeliusmusic.com
• Instagram: @aeliusmusic
• Twitter: @officialaelius
• Other: If you’re an event promoter or booking agency, hit up my management and let’s work together. Acemgmtofficial@gmail.com

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@triggerhappymedia @whosdejavu