Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Chris Jacques. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Chris thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I started producing my first beats when I was 16. At the time, I was focused purely on production and engineering for other artists in my city. Even back then, I made a conscious decision to hold off on releasing my own music until I had learned enough through those collaborations to understand the basics and be self-sufficient. I wanted to be able to produce my own music and not rely on anyone else.

Looking back, I definitely wish I had started working on my voice much earlier. Since I began recording myself, I’ve felt boxed in by the limitations of my vocal range. There are times I have an idea in my head—whether it’s a melody or a certain tone—and I just can’t execute it because it’s outside my current abilities.

That said, the most essential skill so far has been my ear for production. Being able to produce my own tracks and understanding even a little bit of what each knob does has made a huge difference. There’s still a lot I need to learn, but what I do know has helped tremendously.

The biggest obstacle in my learning process has definitely been my voice. It’s not that I dislike how I sound—I just hear tones and textures I wish I could reach. But I’m making progress. I’m starting to do things with my voice that I couldn’t even imagine pulling off just a few months ago.

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?

My name is Chris Jacques, and I’m an artist from El Paso, Texas. My sound blends elements of indie rock, industrial, and electronic music. I produce, engineer, and perform all of my own music — and I also handle all the visuals that go with it. Music has always been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in Fort Hancock, Texas, where I played instruments my grandpa had lying around and even performed in his bands or DJ’d during their breaks. After moving to El Paso, my love for music deepened, especially when I discovered hip hop. What fascinated me most was the idea that people were making entire songs on just a laptop — that opened up a whole new world for me. I started digging into the tools, software, and gear, and before long, I was making my own music from scratch.

What I’m trying to do now is build an immersive musical world — something that resonates with both casual listeners and longtime supporters. Whether it’s through the production, the lyrics, the visuals, or soon, through live performance, I want to create an experience that connects with people on a deep level and inspires them creatively.

More than anything, I hope to offer some comfort to the people who come across my music — whether it’s playing in the background while they go about their day, or helping them process something more emotional or personal. I want my work to meet them where they’re at.

In a time where it’s hard to stand out or feel truly “new,” I’m not claiming to reinvent the wheel — but if my sound fits within your taste, I believe you’ll find something in my ideas that feels refreshing or at least sparks your curiosity.

What I’m most proud of right now is the growth I’ve seen in myself — getting better with every song and building something piece by piece. There haven’t been any big moments yet in my career, but watching that personal evolution is exciting on its own.

What I really want people to know is that I’m building this for them as much as for myself. I want to create a community — a space where people feel welcome, where they can find others like them, and where they can attach real memories to the music. The kind of memories that stick with you for the rest of your life.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

Right now, my main goal is learning how to put together a truly captivating and engaging live show. That mission influences everything I’m doing creatively — from the kind of music I’m making to how it will translate in a live environment, both sonically and visually. I think a lot about the mood I want to push, how I present myself, and what kind of experience the audience will walk away with. Eventually, I’d love to hit the road and tour an album, but I know there are still a lot of steps between where I am now and that point.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

A big lesson I had to unlearn was the pressure to be completely original — to create something that had never been done before. For a long time, I poured a lot of energy into making sure my sound didn’t resemble anything else out there. But the more I grew as an artist, the more I realized that true originality in that sense is nearly impossible. If you dig deep enough, you’ll find that the chord progression you thought was unique has been used, that sound has been done — it’s all out there in some form.

What shifted my perspective was seeing that all the artists I look up to wear their influences openly. They don’t hide them — they reinterpret them, reshape them, and make them their own. That realization gave me permission to embrace my influences instead of running from them, and to focus more on putting my own twist on the things that move me.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/chrisxjacques
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisxjacques?igsh=ZGlxeGZ4ZHJvMGUw&utm_source=qr
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@chrisxjacques?si=YaHhsDw_R_rV7hcT

Image Credits

Concert pictures = @dxmultimedia_ (Denisse Marquez)
Rest of the pictures = @furnandaa (Fernanda Aquino)