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

Ausar, appreciate you joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I knew I wanted to pursue a creative passion in high school. I think I never really had an understanding of how to get started, which prohibited me from doing it any sooner. But I grew up in an era where I got to watch Chance ascend to where he is currently, in real time. So by the time I got to high school, the track was already mapped out for me and I realized I could do it. Rule number one was to build community. So in high school — when I was a producer, actually — I found a lot of the homies that were interested in the arts as well and we basically tried to create an afterschool program where we all could come together and share art and build community. That’s when I first caught the bug.

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 AUSAR. I got into music at a very early age. I was exposed to it through the church first. The church in general is very pivotal and essential to who I am as a person and even how I approach music. I love soulful things. I like to make music that I feel like people can feel because that is how I feel in church. I chase that feeling in the music I make.

Community is so important to me and one of my favorite things is to let people know that they aren’t alone. One of the things that I strive for as an artist is building a brand based off transparency. Authenticity is a staple.

My story is my own and nobody else can tell it like I can.

I am most proud of building everything we have with the help of my friends. This has all been me and the homies from the ground up. I won’t say we didn’t have any help cause we’ve had so many people help and support us, but it’s all been organic. We have really worked and earned every bit of this.

I want my fans to know I care. I care about them, I care about art, I care about the world around me. I care.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

My journey here is full of those stories. There have been many failures along the way. I’ve been on national television, on Rhythm and Flow, and I was kicked off after the first round. That stung a little. A lot of my peers were watching and I was in the trailer so there was a lot of hype around it, just for me to be on there for 2 minutes and get kicked off. But it built even more support. There were people who watched and looked up my music and were like oh I love this I don’t know why you got kicked off. It was a part of the story.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Continue to build outlets and allow creatives to create at their own pace. We’ve all gotten really comfortable telling artists to produce at a high volume and I don’t think that’s the case. Greatness always comes through. There is more than one way to garner people’s attention than just putting out music. The stress of having to consistently output is unnecessary. We’re human.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.ausarmusic.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ausarmusic/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/AusarMusic
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8Iq04pJTelBjRBegHlIJQ

Image Credits
Steven Connor