We were lucky to catch up with Joslyn Sky recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Joslyn thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
I have a lot of meaningful projects as all my songs are soundtracks to something that occurred in my life. I would say it all starts with my first non amateur song “LOVE MYSELF” and the music video I dropped in 2015. It was about loving and living with a drug addict but learning how to love yourself and have that confidence to let go. I won’ R&B female artist for the music video and single. Once I uploaded it on YouTube I received 1k views in one day. I lived in upstate New York at the time so it was a small town lol but it was amazing to see people loved it and repeated to it. People started writing my words from the video on their Facebook statuses “it’s hard cause I love him and I don’t want to love him anymore” that line hits my core every time.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I am 28 years old. Living in downtown Long Beach with my 2 beautiful cats star and shadow across from the beach. I was born in the Bronx New York raised in upstate New York and Ma. I flew out to Cali in 2018 from FL on a one way ticket and never looked back, landed a good job May 5 2018 and I don’t drive so I Uber a lot or I’ll take the trains and buses because I have a medical eye condition and don’t drive. Which i accept. I record at GRLSNDRECORDSSTUDIO in Hollywood Ca. I been investing in myself working a regular job for 7 plus years. I have music videos on YouTube and a list of songs and 2 albums already in online stores. I write from negatives to positives. Music helps me cope with emotions and thoughts I just can’t shake until I create from it and take form it. It’s hard being a indie artist out here and a female with no family. People use and abuse you out here. I was signed under music managers that were affiliated with Atlantic records and Warner music group. But they turned out to be evil and not the right people in my corner. I was being sexually assaulted by almost my music manager and then a producer that works with Nicki Minaj rick Ross and big Sean and then an A&R from Warner music. I had survived 2/3 times with those men. I left them in 2019 and started writing for tv placements that year. I never gotten anything for placements with the newer people I worked with. But I paid for the studio time and mixes and I ubered to and from the studio and I wrote on there beats. I recorded on 12 beats and only one I didn’t write only paid to sing and record it at the studio and mix it. A 2nd song out of the 12 I co wrote called “ENCHANTED” and they were suppose to send me a contract for writing half of the song in 2020 but never did. So I uploaded all the songs I paid for and making a few change here and there. I signed a contract to have another guy submit my music and nothing happened with that for a year or so. 2021-2022. I started working with grlsnd in 2022 of feb. But we met in 2020 at the mic house studios which was an independent label where I was being sexually harassed 2 times by the ceo. He massaged my shoulders 2 times, the first time I was like ok he’s a masseuse bath the second time I’m like what is he doing? Felt weird and he would ask me if I had s*x which I thought why are even discussing my personal life that he has no business knowing. I told him no I don’t and then he said so you’re celibate? And I’m like what does that have to do with the price of tea in China you feel me? Left that dude, that dude got kicked out from the hall of fame as a drummer and now this place. When I say I got stories I got stories about these dirty gatekeepers and abuse of power egocentric money hungry men in the music industry. There are good guys I’m sure but they are mostly the same If they don’t got a girl or a brain. So I stay to myself create music and keep on investing in my music videos and photos and uploading my songs and promoting marketing anything I can do, doing more shows this year etc to get my name heard. I promoted a lot of small business black owned Latina owned etc on my ig and I get paid for Instagram reels. I love promoting other brands and businesses as it helps me become a better content creator with more substance.I’m helping the world with not only my music but my words and my sound healing and whoever I get to connect with. What sets me apart of who I am my personality and my thought process. I like to scream in my music and send messages subconsciously for positive outcome and intentions for humans and the world. We all in the same boat so let’s rock together !
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
So I just dropped my latest single called “NEED ME” a new pop EDM song. And when I finally seen a good hand of people loving the song, commenting to it, listening to it; sharing it, singing it, it made me feel sooo happy I’m impacting humans in a positive uplifting and loving way. Getting them to hear and be in a place I have always known. I think it’s beautiful honestly to make others happy. It’s an honor and a beautiful emotion to feel when I see people feeling alive and beautiful when listening to a creation through me. I wouldn’t say it’s from me but from the higher self me that’s been my light and saving me every time when on this road.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
Yes! I won’t stop until I reach the goal of getting the world to know my music and name before I die. I want to make enough money and a living to get paid from tv placements with my music. I want my music to be on radio AirPlay and in stores at malls near you. Elevator music. Etc. I want to tour the world with my original music and my rock band and sell out concerts and arenas. I want to live a happy and comfortable life with a loved one and animals and a nice environment with genuine loving friends and family. I want to build a family and I want to be able to travel the world at the same time as promoting and performing my music. I want to be able to make enough money with music to invest in more short films and music videos in regards to my songs and soundtrack of my life. 10k streams are $10 so I’m hoping for more monthly listeners on Spotify and more watch time hours on YouTube as they don’t count ads. I am praying and wishing for the best and trying my hardest to keep a positive attitude as I’m feeling 2023 is a great year for my new material and I couldn’t be any happier. It’s just saving up for the visuals and videos for the songs while also needing to pay my rent and bills and take care of me and my animals. It’s never easy but it’s not impossible. My songs push me. Thoughts push me to push songs. I am a force that was sent to show and bring something different and new to the table as god makes all things unique for reasons unseen.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/joslynsky?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=cbcda74b-edb2-4a4f-aeb4-ac06020f155f&fbclid=PAAaYPU14w5dk-vgd4B3V4Mi88-6fzK8lDyXu8N1m5Upw_i-Lzu4wTcpUdFw8
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/officialjoslynsky?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@JoslynSky
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