We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Julian Lombard a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Julian thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I learned from practicing everything. Different aspects of the art having to be done in real time was my practice. From writing, to making beats, performing, making music videos, and learning the music business. There is always something to learn and get better at. I think all of these skills are equally essential because I need all of them to get my art and point across, the way I want without relying too much on other people. The main obstacle that stood in the way was finding and managing time to do it all.

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.

My name is JUU. I’m a rapper / producer from New Orleans. My music and style is smooth, poetic and expressive of energy I feel from life – from the lyrics to the energy of the beats. It can go from classic hip-hop to lo-fi, r&b and jazz, etc. I got into being more involved with music by taking it more serious and exploring more ways to make it work for me. By releasing more music, selling my CD’s and making and selling my design shirts “Black Thrift”. What sets me apart is the energy my music brings. It feels like it’s own world and own energy and still feels regular like a walk around the block. I want it to feel like something good to hear and experience. The mission is to go as far as I can and do as much as I can.

I have an album coming out September 27th called “Divine Timez”. It is made up of 11 songs. The overall energy and of the project is how at the end of the day, if these experiences felt better or worse at the time, in hind sight they were all divine to add up to the present.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Seeing anything I made resonate with people and making something that feels good to me.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

Being a perfectionist. There is nothing wrong with wanting the best for yourself, and putting your best foot forward, but sometimes it comes to a point where it’s not helpful for you. I had to learn to do my best with the time I have, and focus on making quality things and ideas anyway, and to let go of the pressure I had on myself to be perfect. It is easier said than done, but it comes to a point where you have no choice but to use your time wisely and just do it.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @nofaceluvv

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