We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Dessy X. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Dessy below.
Dessy, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
Honestly, my most meaningful project will be my FIRST Album, which will be dropping in February. I dive into my own mistakes in relationships, lessons I’ve learned and the hurt I’ve been holding onto for so long. It’ll be an 8 song Album with 3 features from Artists I’ve connected with over the years.
I’m a little nervous to share this Album, ‘Confessions of a Bleeding Heart’, but I’ve put so many hours and so much energy/love into it. I honestly think it’s my best work as of right now.
I’m ready to open up even more for my listeners. I’m excited for them to witness my growth and true love for music.
Dessy, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
When I was a little girl, I had this dream that my brother and I would be this brother-sister music duo. I used to write the songs and then make my brother practice with me even though he hated it at the time. As I got older I dabbled a little in writing short stories, but soon found myself in love with Poetry. When I was in high school I took my first Poetry class and instantly fell in love. I had such an amazing teacher, Mr. Lyle, who taught me so much about Poetry. He’s also the reason I got into spoken word. “Poetry is meant to be spoken, it’s meant to be felt.” I’ll honestly never forget his words.
A few years later, I believe I was about 20, I found myself surrounded my Artists. I had friends that rapped, sung, produced and engineered. I honestly felt like I was surrounded by music and since music IS poetry, I felt right at home. I wanted to make music so bad. I felt like I couldn’t sing and had been told that all my life, so I wished I could be a rapper. I honestly feel like I manifested it. I wanted to be involved in the music industry. After a few months, I began writing more and more songs. I started going to the studio and practicing. I didn’t really have any guidance or any idea about what I was doing, so I just went with the flow. I just wanted to have fun at the time, so releasing music wasn’t really a goal of mine.
By 2021, I was ready to share my creativity with the world. I released my first song ‘The Baddest’, a Trina remix, which eventually became my anthem. Later that year I switched genres and dropped my first EP, ‘Broken Hearts Association’, on my ex’s birthday because he influenced a lot of the pain I used to write each song. That EP was honestly the beginning of me finding my sound and creating my own path. I realized I liked to do melodies and sing slightly. I realized it was okay to be outside the norm. That was when I really embraced the alternative/alt R&B genre.
Even though I never really saw myself as a performing Artist, I got my first chance to perform the Summer of 2022 and it changed my life. I realized I loved the energy I felt and the feeling of performing. It didn’t matter if it was in front of 5 people, 50 or 100. I continued to give my all each performance. I honestly owe a huge ‘thank you’ to ATM, an Artist/Promoter/Business owner. He put me on my first show and continued to bless me with opportunities to perform as the year went on.
Things just kept going up for me after that. The beginning of 2023, I dropped another EP called, ‘5 Realms of Grief’, which was influenced and based off of the 5 stages of grief. By that time, I had performed a few dozen times and was blessed with blog reviews and interviews. 2023 was honestly a big year for me. My name truly became more known in the local music scene. I started getting more opportunities to perform and was even given the opportunity to headline my own show in August. A few months later, I performed in front of the biggest crowd yet when I opened up for Sky Dxddy’s tour stop in Des Moines, IA at Lefty’s. After that, I performed a few more times but then decided I wanted to take a break from performing and work on my first Album, which is what I’ve been doing for the last two months.
Music is honestly an outlet for me, it allows me to vent and get everything off my chest. I’ve put so much pain, emotions and passion into my music with only two goals in mind: to share my creativity and to show everyone that it’s okay to be sad/heartbroken/angry/hurt. It’s okay to feel those feelings, that doesn’t make you weak. It makes you human and at the end of the day that’s all we are. Human beings with emotions.
I’m just proud of how far I’ve come and everything I’ve done. From being on the cover of ‘Hours’, a magazine by Nixson Benitez to headlining my own show. I’ve made so many connections and genuine friends since I’ve became an Artist. I’ve experienced a lot of firsts over the last two years. I’ve grown, cried, screamed and smiled so much. I honestly wouldn’t change a thing. I’m just happy to be on this musical journey. Being able to share my creativity and passion with the world truly makes me happy.
Music is truly the home I’ve always wanted.
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
Honestly, the most rewarding aspect of being an Artist for me is performing. Being able to connect with the audience on a different level and being able to put some of their feelings (and my own) in a way that makes everyone feel understood, is so rewarding. Every time I perform, new people find my socials and tell me what they’re going through and how my music helped them..
Knowing my music is helping people understand and acknowledge their pain makes me so happy.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
My main goal is honestly to make everyone feel less alone. Yes, what you’re going through matters and is valid. Everyone experiences things like sadness and hurt differently. I just want my music to help everyone know that, “Hey! You might feel alone but music will ALWAYS be here.” Whether it’s my music or others, there’s so many songs out there that will perfectly illustrate the pain you feel.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/datbitchdessyx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datbitchdessyx?igsh=aHE4dnFkZmcyOXJy&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/datbtchdessyx?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/datbtchdessyx
- Other: Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRsUxVCo/ My first poetry book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1075979978/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Z68737R7PCJ2KVM5H5BM Dessy X Cover and Magazine Spread: https://nixsonbenitez.cargo.site/Meet-Dessy-X-And-Her-Artistry My latest Single, ‘Tears’: https://open.spotify.com/track/2KKqj1KdKYCBVE73fMaUXE?si=hhVwaJD-Q42ObObR8zCvpQ My latest Feature, ‘Se7en’ by Dustin Warbear featuring me and Stevie Stone: https://spotify.link/TyMo63S9vDb
Image Credits
@ SIGHTEYEPHOTOGRAPHY – last two @ SHOTBYSCORPION – 4th photo CAMILO RODRIGUEZ- 2nd photo KANE JAMES – 1st photo