Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jaylon Pickens. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Jaylon , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?
First time I got really into music was my grandfather, ever since I was a kid he would sing to me and play all his old school music and I would always try to sing along to the rhythm without ever knowing the words. And then some years later I was in the school program called ACE which was like a creative outlet for kids, (can’t really remember) but I do remember I was one of the kids behind creating the music to our play. That song to me wasn’t anything special but to my class and to the audience it showed me my work could move entire rooms and since then I’ve been chasing that same feeling.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I am Jaysuno young underground artist From South KC, starting really getting into music during covid years. Was already dabbling a bit with it before hand but during covid I just did a full send and dove all the way into making music. The kind of music I make is definitely different but in a good way, I grew up listening to a rang of artist from the electronic side Daft Punk, Zombie kid, and skillex, Rap side Future, Wu Tang Clan, Jeezy, Gucci mane, 2Chainz, to metal with Deftones, Hail the sun, Loathe, Marilyn Manson, and even down the abstract side including the likes Ab soul. So diving into my catalogue you don’t know what you might find and enjoy. I just hope to take along as many people as possible in my journey of creating music and hopefully can shed some light onto my city.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
I believe the most rewarding things as a musician is seeing how your music can move people. I’ve already had friends come up to me and explain how my music moves them it gets them motivated, it gets them to move and for me I love that.
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 think one thing non-creatives struggle with is understanding consistency/quality over quantity. By that I mean many don’t understand why it takes creatives so long to drop one piece of art, they may things it’s because of laziness but if you ask any creator it’s far from that. Everyday I’m thinking about my art and how I can improve I’ll stick on one song revising and editing it till it sounds perfect to me. But I can show my best friend a rough draft of my music and he doesn’t hear anything wrong with the song.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihatejaysuno/profilecard/?igsh=MW51M2F4c2hieDQ0dw==
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@jaysuno3037?si=2wRsjA3-vq0qTbhs
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/hviU248NWDXRiVNh8
