We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Demetrius Roary. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Demetrius below.
Demetrius, 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?
In 2020 at the age of 18 I started to really have a passion for creating instrumentals from scratch. I started off pretty small and eventually upgraded my equipment realizing my love for exploring music and the behind the scenes of how it is created. On February 14th, 2021 I lost my grandmother, and from that day on I knew I wanted to purse music further and at the time become a producer. I perfected my craft of playing the piano, and centered my focus completely on music. Over the years of networking with different artists and experiencing events as one of the youngest producers there I’ve met some talented artist and amazing producers and I’ve known ever since that this would be my profession.
Demetrius, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My craft comes from the church, I grew up in church playing the drums since I was two years old. My brother and uncle taught me pretty much everything I know. At the age of 14 I wanted to play the piano. And as bad as I wanted to play, the pastor at the church would push me away not allowing me to play the piano because he thought I was only good at playing the drums but there was already 4 drummers and one keyboard player. So after a while my parents were led to another church and as I can remember, One specific service the apostle at the church asked my mother if any of her children would like to do anything at the church. She says “my son wants to play the piano” he called me to come up. He prayed for my hands and ears and allowed me to play. Now, I’ve been playing for 7-8yrs self taught. I’m a great piano player and I now am an artist and producer known as “Itzmeechiebaby “.
When I begin establishing myself, I told my older brother my interest in music and he started bringing me along to his studio sessions allowing me to network with different artist and producers. Introducing me to the world of making music. I then built the courage to upload content on social media of me showcasing my craft. I received a lot of positive feedback which led me to attend a producing event in Charlotte, NC. As I can remember I went in a battle for the tenth spot and was eliminated. Although I lost I gained a lot of knowledge and confidence from that experience. Or I would say I learned that there’s a certain guideline to follow while finalizing a beat and the proper elements for it to be used for a song. Shortly after that event, I collaborated with a producer, allowing him to critique my work and give me insight. I would attend different sessions and continued networking. I learned throughout that experience the discipline of my craft when it came to different artists wanting to purchase my beats or work on my productions. I began to say no at an early producing stage and that was because I always knew I was headed somewhere and for a portfolio I knew the value of what lyrics can or cannot do to a melody or the official beats itself.
What I think really sets me apart is through my career I began to develop my relationship with God so if you take the time to listen to my first collaboration album, my first recording song is named “No Lover” and then fast forward and listen to what I now talk about and bring to the table with my new release “Questionz” as an artist you would hear maturity, a respective conversation and meaning. Music with substance, not just music to release but music with a greater meaning to it and I have my own unique sound.
My next song if I can speak on it will be a testimony not for just me but for the people of this world who are kept quiet, who hide things they do who cannot stay away from certain things, the ones that are afraid to change their life because their peers or people around them would look at them different. I’m here to say I have a song coming soon that will be a valuable piece of art to a process of an artist that God is building in front of your faces. I want anyone who is supporting my music and my career to know that I do love and appreciate you, it is not easy being an artist or trying to be someone where on a daily have people listen to you because they hear your trials and tribulations or they can connect to them.
Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.
I would say it is my purpose, ultimately because we as creators, believers etc We believe we are serving our purpose and that we’re doing what we were called to do. But there’s always that question of a greater purpose for me it may be bigger then what I can imagine. So while that non creator observes my lifestyle, they’ll never see the behind scenes work that I as a creator put in to find and push myself. I believe it is my purpose.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
In today’s time I feel like we have lost within ourselves the joy of what love can do. Everything is now toxic, friendships and relationships are one sided, and women’s safety has been completely forgotten. There is a lot of love in the world that I feel has been used in the wrong places and once we come together as a unit we would be capable of pushing out that bad energy and enjoying love again. For example in today’s R&B what are the main topics? now go back to the 80s and 90s, no comparison at all.. right. And that is because social media has made a destination spot to were an artist now has to put purpose behind singing, rapping and speak on what the internet wants instead of what the need really is. For an example say there’s a famous married couple with children, but you always see them on the internet pouring out emotions and telling their business. Now, they have allowed an open door to irrelevant opinions and negative comments. For the wife in this particular situation, if she isn’t strong enough her advice would now be an opened book to women and men who she don’t even know. Yet as an artist we have a voice to speak and we don’t even speak on love, we don’t use our voice for joy, we as artist don’t even push topics of marriage anymore. Love isn’t lost we just have to find it within ourselves to love again. So love is what drives me with or without it from an earthly appearance I know we have a father in heaven whose love is eternal without a doubt. And to close this out, when you love yourself you wouldn’t do anything to hurt anyone and that’s purity.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itzmeechiebaby?igsh=NnBrMWN0c3ZuY2Y1&utm_source=qr
- Linkedin: https://linktr.ee/itzmeechiebaby?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=074363e4-fa53-4ee5-abee-3e985132d9b4
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@itzmeechiebaby2607?feature=shared
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