Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Nate Adamsky. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Nate , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
What makes a project meaningful? When you say meaningful I think of projects that leave me with a feeling of self fulfillment. I have been a performer for many years and have done projects that have been super meaningful and also just god awful. I’m currently in one of the most meaningful projects of my life, The Boland Underground, we are a psychedelic new wave, post punk, grunge goth band making experimental bops that sound new yet familiar. The sense of fulfillment I gain from creating a new melody that transforms into a full fledged song is one of the most meaningful feelings I have ever felt from any project. Not only am I artistically expressing myself in a new and inspiring way but I get to collaborate with other amazing musicians that I consider my family. There is nothing more meaningful to me than creating something bigger than yourself with people you love. We are a band, but we see ourselves as more of a collective of mismatch artists who happen to be the connectors to this universe and The Universe that is The Boland Underground. I feel the most fulfilled artistically making the music we’ve created and I think that in turn that makes it the most meaningful.
Nate , 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?
Music has always been a part of my life but not majorly until the last couple of years. I grew up singing and performing, bust mostly as an actor and then later on I became a comedian and I am still a full time comedian today, but I have recently dedicated a lot more time into music. I feel as though I’m starting over. I’m at a point in my comedy career where I can perform at most clubs at any time with just a phone call, but recently as I have delved into the music scene I feel as though I’m starting over completely, even though there is a bit of an overlap it’s kind of a new grind. Originally all the music was made by me singing and lyric writing and Nathaniel Sylvester my best friend and creative partner on keys and producing on logic, but we have finally formed together a full live band arrangement with some really amazing artists. Oriana is a master guitarist and shredder/ singer, and Mhostilis is a demon rapper/drummer with the punk stylings of Kristofero Morales on bass and wailing saxophone by Thomas Fry. We play all over LA and we just began production on some music videos. I’m not sure if they will be out by the time this is published but hopefully you’ll give them a watch if you’re reading this. We are all misfits brought together to create something bigger than ourselves and if that’s something you feel as though you can get behind them give us a listen on Spotify!
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
I have an obsession with becoming a household name. I don’t think it’s a noble ideation, in fact it’s probably as debilitating as it is a driving a force. A double edged sword if you will. I want to influence culture with my artistic endeavors and make people feel something on a mass appeal. I want to be a beloved syndicated character of the universe. These dreams don’t happen unless you work really hard and meet the right people or fall into the right opportunities, so it’s driving in the sense that I am always working towards a much bigger picture, but it becomes debilitating when I am down on myself for not being close enough to that dream. All artists are in love hate relationships with themselves. It’s impossible to make good art unless you think you’re the most amazing thing on this planet and also think you’re a worthless nothing. I will say I’m very driven though and I think it spectates me from a lot of people.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
Obviously making all this money. Fat stacks keep me going! No I’m just kidding. I honestly feel most rewarded when I get feedback from people consuming my art. Whether it’s comedy or music I like being told it’s good. A good joke gets instant gratification that’s why being a comedian becomes so addicting and for music I like the feeling of letting go of a song once I release it. I feel as though when you create something like a song, you have this idea of what it is and what it’s supposed to be, but when you release it, you let go of all of that. It’s no longer yours to say “hey it’s supposed to be X Y and Z.” It’s now the consumers job to tell me what it is. Is it good is it bad? It reminds me of blah blah blah. It makes me feel like blank. And when I hear these things and I hear people talk about the music and say this lyric or this melody made me feel or get through a certain thing, I think that’s the most rewarding feeling. If some one says hey something you created or said really helped me or made me feel something I liked that is one of the most powerful feeling in the universe.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/thenateadamsky?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Other: https://instagram.com/thebolandunderground?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yTDJwYZsHjs4EySbr2UUI?si=GPLgckQmQ9Wm8T0pSwXrow