We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Blvckhndz . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Blvckhndz below.

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 background and context?

I got into music as a kid but started finding my musical identity listening to kid cudi, Kanye west, pharrell, busts rhymes and Tyler the creator. I wanted to be like them in some ways. I studied their visuals, their flows, the lyrics, beat choices, every thing. I got into the industry just by making my own beats in my bed room and wanting to sell them to artists but every artist I sent them to didn’t have anything sparked within them. I knew the beats were special so I attempted to start writing to them. I felt a huge sense of accomplishment so I continued to write and then I started putting together my own shows through RVSHNFK which is an art collective / platform for up and coming artists. I felt my music was very distinct and different then a lot of stuff in my area so I started to created my own atmosphere and scene around it. I’ve worked with some really cool artists including ; left brain (odd future) and I’m working on connecting with other artists that have inspired me sonically at some point in my life.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

The only goal I have is to become a great songwriter, performer, and producer at the end of the day. I want to be great at what I love. I’m going to make a living doing music in one way or another. I’ll continue to become an established act this year and continue to build on my career with performance opportunities, collaborations, merch designs, and shows. I’ve booked my own tours, designed my own merch, and other things too. I’ll focus on scaling my music out so that it reaches more people.

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

I wish they understood what went into making something completely original and distinct. Some people thing you should make music that sounds like what is already out. The think that if you don’t have 100k streams you’re not successful. They don’t measure the affect artists have on culture. Just numbers and honestly I think numbers are important but community and culture are everything.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.rvshnfk.com
• Instagram: Blvckhndz
• Linkedin: Derrin Thompson
• Twitter: Blvckhndz
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@blvckhndz?si=DDFdmYHw77HTwwjk
• SoundCloud: Blvckhndz