We were lucky to catch up with Collin Desha recently and have shared our conversation below.

Collin, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

It was pretty crystal clear for me since a very young age that I wanted to pursue my art as a career. I started making songs and writing albums at around 14 years old. We had a local recording studio on Oahu that was pretty close to my house. We rehearsed countless times before I even step foot in that studio. I also loved playing shows and played in bars around Hawaii even though I was underage. Eventually I moved to Los Angeles to keep pursuing my art.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Collin Desha and I make music under the moniker Low Hum. I’m a 13th generation Native Hawaiian that currently lives in Los Angeles. I’d describe my music as indi rock electronic. I’m heavily inspired by the ocean and its fluidity seems to resonate in my music. Being Hawaiian I spent countless days in the ocean and its lessons can be found all across my music.

Low Hums most popular song is a song called “Comatose”. We just 29 million streams on YouTube. I am very proud of the positivity the song has given to a lot of people across the world. I’ve gotten notes from people struggling in Iran, veterans who have come back from war here in America, people who have lost loved ones and first lovers bonding over the song. It has gone places I have never seen and helped people in ways I never thought it would. I’m very proud of the positivity it has produced in the world.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

I love to see my music transcend into other peoples life. Songs start as this personal process I explore in my studio or in a rehearsal room. Overtime I develop a deep meaning and I spend hours cultivating the sonic landscape. Eventually they get mixed and mastered. Then you put them out in the world and they sort of begin a new life of their own. I love when eventually the songs sort of take a whole new meaning and it travels all over the world. Eventually I go on tour and meet people who have these beautiful stories about what those songs means to them. Art is always a process I do for myself but it’s tremendously fulfilling to make something out of thin air that can eventually create meaning and purpose for other people.

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

I think David Lynch – Catching The Big Fish was probably the most influential on my creative process. He defined an era of my creative journey that felt like I moved into a new space I hadn’t achieved yet with his books insight on the creative process. Steven Pressfield also wrote a very compelling book called The Art Of War that definitely reshaped how I conducted my working process. Both of these books reshaped how I was creative and how I would push the boundaries of what I was capable of making.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.low-hum.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/low_hum/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LowHum/
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/low_hum
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/lowhum

Image Credits
Personal Photo Credits – Dylan Sheridan Additional Photos 1,2,4,5,6 – Brandon Hardy 3 – Gillian Arditi