We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jonathan Layssard a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
A culture that frees the languished spirits and offers a voice for communities, Hip Hop has emerged as one of the most well known genre in the music industry. Contributing incessantly to this profound
culture is J’Ele with his meaningful music, thought provoking lyrics and all in all, relatable ideas.
Electrifying the veins of audiences, J’Ele speaks about the times he himself struggled with
emotional instability and depression, only to find some clarity and purpose with music.
Sure, art is what makes the artist. But what builds them up and aids in their pursuit of dreams is their
fan base. This is why J’Ele believes in performing at intimate, listening room settings to vibe with his fan
base, maintaining an eye contact with each one of them and allowing a bond, an understanding to build
up between him and them.
With the turn of the year, let’s keep our fingers crossed to see which turn J’Ele takes in his career.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
Overcoming my suicide attempt & near death experience on Feb. 13 2022 taught me that life is a never under journey of ups & downs that no matter what any human says; We really don’t understand any of it. All we can do is buckle down, find a dream, some positivity whether that’s in the form of friends, a six pack, video games motorcycles, video models or a simple phone call from grandma etc….. & LIVE.
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
I recorded cover songs of major artists. From there I would upload one song a week on my personal Facebook page & tag 500 friends weekly. After about 6-9 months I ended up getting on a local radio station from it in my area. Eventually I ended up getting on the radio 4 times from it over the course of a couple years. From then own & currently i founded my independent label Dreamsweeper Music Group in 2018 & my independent clothing line Dreamsweeper Clothing Company in 2020 & I’ve been strategically working every since.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.JEleMuzic.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkcreolen_gga/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JEleMuzic?mibextid=ZbWKwL
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@JEleDreamsweeper
- Other: #Testimonio (Deluxe Edition) Available June 13 2023 #Virtuoso Available Dec 17th 2023 👑🙏🏾👑 #FreeGame 👑🙏🏾👑 www.JEleMuzic.com https://linktr.ee/JEleMusic www.DreamsweeperClothingCompany.com
Image Credits
@darkcreolen_gga