Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jack Harbo (aka Thalo). We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Jack thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I think the most essential thing to remember when it comes to honing any kind of art is that you have to… do the art. You have to sit down and play the guitar, you have to sing, you have to record music and make mixes. All the theory and preparation in the world won’t spontaneously make a great album. You have to do that with your hands. And if you’re not as great as you’d like to be at whatever you do, you have to keep doing it. Don’t stop singing just because you sound like a dying gull. KEEP singing because you sound like a dying gull, and practice is the only way you’re ever going to sound like an alive gull. Or a human singer, whichever.

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

When I was a kid, my dad played music for a living. My mom, aunts, and sister were all published authors. I didn’t really think you could do something that *wasn’t* art. Nevertheless, I wasn’t very interested in it. I thought it would probably be more useful to be a superhero or something. After enough time passed and I hadn’t gotten a radioactive spider bite or anything (that I know of, fingers crossed!) I decided to pick up a guitar out of sheer boredom. It was fun, so I kept doing it. And doing it. And doing it. And here we are.

I have three albums out under the name Thalo, and another one on the way. I actually can’t stop myself, so I’m glad that people like it.

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?

Well, I think that there’s an assumption that creatives are born that way, that it’s some kind of mystical knowledge that’s not available to everybody. It seems inaccessible. I mean, a lot of people even think that being an artist in a place like LA means being part of this big cult that controls the world. And that’s all true. We have a secret language and ancient robes and everything.

Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?

Metronomes. I didn’t really understand them when I first started out, and I just couldn’t figure out why I always found myself recording a drum track a minute and a half after the rest of the instruments had stopped. I recommend the use of metronomes.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://thalo.music/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thalo.music
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-h-b69067239/