We were lucky to catch up with Bennett Louis recently and have shared our conversation below.
Bennett, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?
my most meaningful project to date is the latest EP i will be releasing in the late summer. i’ve been working on this project for over a year and it’s my proudest and most proficient work to date. the songs are professionally recorded and produced and the content is raw and quite intimate. topics discussed include sexuality, attraction, heartbreak and self discovery.
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?
for as long as i can remember, music has been the most accessible and most comfortable form of expression for me. beyond giving me the ability to display my emotions and innermost thoughts to an audience, my music has also aided in doing work on myself and better digesting the parts of myself that may be harder to look at otherwise. listen to my music on whatever preferred platform under bennett louis.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
great question! the most prevalent answer i can give would probably be, ‘people don’t care that you are a good singer/artist.’
having a good voice and good music only gets you some of the way through this industry. other components of success that i have had to learn are: good social skills, business mindedness, money management, physical wellbeing and appearance, etc.
unlearning that talent will get you where you want to go not only opens up the doors to success. It also ends the seemingly unending cycle of disappointment in the ups and downs of the fluid music industry.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
growing up gay. there’s really not much more to say. That experience shaped me as a person and as a creative and I am constantly taking from my adolescence to enrich my artistic output and strengthen my emotional intelligence. I am well equipped due to the experiences of my young adult life in a small mountain town.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fbennettlouis%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabi-Mde4t4xPoB8y7XwA4vJTeo7fduNw4PpnjJxT0EAtHYHL-2EOL-Dgrk_aem_dJ5V-s6cmZ_OUKjax6yPYA&e=AT3MAPq65Ud9akNgHVSN9sj3ElYa7xKyJ9dI7y31_RSNa9GgwE4ZatZPsGnqzs_h4WKV6lmH3uDB4xNM2gc-Jj2XXVJIO6nVKxjh1U–E5QuFY9COwFv7g
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bennettlouis_?igsh=MTlxNHp4ZnU3ams0&utm_source=qr
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/benwiens1/status/1546613387781672962?s=46&t=l_Cn4VQdI35mHZLUQQLPEA
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@bennettlouis_?si=L0X5U1JrFH4tnn–
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0akt3SCMIThpwxEs06bS0f?si=GxupGc7HQeyEI4VqD9SPHw
Image Credits
Emma Taylor