We were lucky to catch up with Cadeem LaMarr recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Cadeem, thanks for joining us today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?

Being an artist is such a beautiful blessing, and a curse at the same time. I love the days where I can create almost nonstop, the feeling from that is indescribable. Overall, I love every minute of what I do, and I’m fortunate to be blessed with that talent and drive to do so. On the other hand, this business does make you encounter some unsavory practices and people. I do envy those that lead non-creative lives/careers because there is a sense of stability and respect that you don’t get as a creative. If I were to say that I was a engineer, people would assume that I’m good at my job, but if I were to say, I was a musician or a rapper, people would likely assume that I wasn’t good at what I do.

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?

I definitely grew up in a music loving household, my family is definitely ground zero for musical influence. My mom would play Lauryn Hill and Teena Marie, my dad was always bumping Bone thugs or Funkadelic/Parliament and my brother introduced me to The Neptunes and Drake. I started making music on FL studios at about 16. My best friend at the time was a bit older and lived right down the street. He had been producing for some time and showed me all the basics and gave me my first copy of FL. From there i just started producing every moment I could, watching endless youtube videos to just get as good as possible. It wasn’t until I started adding vocals to my music that I realized what an end goal would look like. I want to make as much timeless pieces of art as I can before my time here is up.

I’m proud of all the work I’ve put out, even if its not fully appreciated by the audience, I take pride in all I do. My main goal is to make music and products that I always come back to and I love them all. If anyone were to tap into what I’m doing, the main take away I want is for them to feel like what I put out into the world can amplify their own life experiences. If that manifests itself as my music playing in the background as a group of friends go hiking together or if someone meets the love of their life wearing a homebody t-shirt, I’m happy.

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

It feels like AI is proving more valauble/living up to its hype more than NFT’s. But hey, its too soon to tell, I got some skin in the game.

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

I wish Tik Tok was a thing way earlier. I learn so much from that silly app. I’m always a youtube fan through and through but tik tok has a wealth of knowledge in a quicker fashion. Its basically google but with video if you know how to use it right.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.cadeemlamarr.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cadeemlamarr/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/cadeemlamarr
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajp7s3Ag_AIUBHsbStx5xw

Image Credits
Photo credits to Jarett Loeffler and Micah E Wood