Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ramon Lomas. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Ramon , thanks for joining 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.

All I know is I know Nothing. What I do know Is that I love playing guitar! I picked it up when I was eight and haven’t put it down ever since. I had Learned a little theory but mostly only relied on my ear to learn songs and jam with other musicians. This method worked well for many years. It wasn’t until recently that I realized I hit a big wall in my playing. I couldn’t get out of the same riffs and patterns and was quickly becoming frustrated. It stopped being fun and noticed I wasn’t picking up my instrument as much as I used to. Playing by ear was not enough anymore. This is when I realized I needed to brush up on my music theory to level up. I started to educate myself as much as I could and with some time and effort I finally began to see new ways of thinking about my music and my fretboard. Now It’s fun again and I just can’t put it down. It feels as though I discovered guitar for a second time. Like any other craft, learning guitar music is a lifelong journey with its ups and downs. There’s always something new to discover…

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

Hi, my name is Ramon Lomas and I am a musician/ Solo Artist. I play electric and acoustic guitar and create music of various genres. I got into music because my parents were very musical and I’ve been around it my entire life. I play music as a form of expression and also professionally. Sometimes that looks like playing full out in a bar with my band, and sometimes it looks like playing relaxed acoustic music at a proposal or art galleries. Most of the time I’m working on my original concepts from the confines of my bedroom. I enjoy it all, but What I really love is creating my own original music from the ground up. There is nothing more satisfying than having an idea in my head and manifesting it in a way that can be shared with others. The goal of my craft is not to become rich or famous, but to master my instrument and express myself to the fullest potential. It is not a merely phase or a means to an end, but rather a life purpose… a passion and lifelong relationship with my creativity. I simply cannot live without music!

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

As I mentioned in the beginning, I learned how to play guitar mostly by relying on my ear. I struggled to understand music theory and although I did have some teachers here and there, I learned what I know mostly by myself. That worked fine in the beginning, but there came a time when I could’t rely on my own understanding of music to move forward any longer. I could play guitar well, but I didn’t understand what I was playing. All I knew is that it sounded pretty good, but I didn’t want to be just pretty good, I wanted to be excellent! This was the time when I had to unlearn everything I thought I knew about my instrument and humbly open my mind to new concepts and teachings. I had to build up myself once again, although not completely from scratch. It was like a big puzzle from which I had a few pieces but was missing the big picture. I finally began to understand some of the exquisite complexities of music. Even though I have made progress, I am still very much a student and learning new scales, patterns and ways of playing. At the end of the day, western music only has 12 notes which repeat over and over as octaves and can be combined in infinite amount of ways. It is how the artist alchemizes these notes together and executes sounds with emotion that makes the difference between each artists.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Funny that the most satisfying aspect of music is also the most terrifying for me; Sharing and playing it for others. What good is my song if others don’t listen and experience what it can offer? Music is a great social gift after all. However, it can be very scary sharing my innermost ideas with others. Fear creeps in and says: “Am I playing this correctly?”, “What will others think about my music?”, “I’m I good enough?”. Over time, I have discovered that these fear based questions don’t matter as much as making sure that I like my own music. This is the most important part, because if I don’t like my own music, how can I expect others to like it? working a song to its completion is its own reward; A small personal victory, but playing it live in front of others and receiving a positive response is a completely different and way more satisfying reward. It requires courage to get out there to share my work and I find it’s always worth it in the end. Im sure I’m not alone in this and share the same thoughts on this matter with many other creatives.

Contact Info:

• Website: ramonlomasmusic.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramonlomasmusic/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramonlomasmusic/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs5kGdzAXdDztPqpB7eQxAA
• Other: Bandcamp: https://ramonlomas.bandcamp.com/album/duality Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lUCavlnk1Uj0t1YQeOdyE Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Nocturnal/dp/B09CLSDHR8