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

Hi Sanyé, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

There’s this upcoming project called “For The Wait II” that I’m set to release between December 2025 and January 2026, and honestly, it’s the most meaningful body of work I’ve ever created. It began back in November 2024, right after I got back from Japan that September. That trip REALLY sparked something in me, a need to create and put something out into the world. At first, it was supposed to be a simple three-song throwaway EP, just something to give my supporters and the people who’ve been waiting on anything from Sanyé. That’s why I named it “For The Wait II,” a follow-up to an earlier two-song release I had treated the same way. But the deeper I went into the creative process – really tuning into myself, my energy, and what I was feeling – something different started to emerge. Something that couldn’t just be a quick giveaway release. Over the next year, through crafting, reflecting, interrogating myself, shadow work, experimenting, and very deep explorations creatively as well as personally, the project transformed. It became something far more intentional.

The title still fits, but now it means something else entirely. It’s still a gift “for the wait,” but this time it’s an invitation, into something deeper, more honest, more raw, and more full of character than anything I’ve ever made. This project carries the deepest pieces of me I know how to share right now: my insecurities, my passions, my vision, my heart, my fears, my anxieties, my spirit. All of it.

And I genuinely believe that somewhere out there, even if it’s just one person, someone needs to hear what’s on this project or experience what it carries. It’s no longer something I’m just throwing into the world. It’s something I’m sharing with people, curating with real intention. It holds so much, and I know now that it needs to be shared.

There’s a message in it for the dreamers, the creators, the ones who go against the grain, the misunderstood passionate hearts, and anyone questioning whether the goals they’re chasing are really meant for them. This project changed me while I was making it, and I know it’ll do the same for others.

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

I’ve been making music for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest birthday memories is my father giving me an old desktop computer with FL Studio already installed. That gift changed everything. From that moment on, I was building soundscapes and creating worlds out of frequencies. At first it was just fun. Actually, more than fun for me. It was my language. I didn’t really know how to talk to people when I was younger, so music became the place where I could finally hear myself think and, in a way, communicate with others. With sound, there are no barriers like there are with words. It’s just pure energy in an audible form.

Growing up, teachers and other adults would always ask what I wanted to be when I got older. Everyone around me seemed to have these super clear, practical answers; engineer, doctor, mailman, lawyer, scientist, teacher. I could never relate. Deep down, I always knew I wanted to do something in music, but I didn’t see anyone around me who had made it by doing that. It felt unrealistic, almost foolish to dream about. I didn’t even know the names of the roles in the industry, let alone how the industry worked, let alone that there really was an industry out there. Not knowing what my future could look like honestly gave me anxiety. It felt like everyone else had a blueprint, and I was just holding this passion with no map at all. So whenever that question came up, I’d just stay quiet. (I was 10 when these questions would be asked. It took me much longer to realize that NOBODY had their life figured out back then, not even the adults who were asking me.)

Everything shifted when I turned 14. By then I’d spent years in my father’s basement studio, producing and recording both myself and others. I was mainly focused on making beats, and people actually started liking them, like, genuinely. That gave me a sense of place. Then, at 15, I discovered the world of songwriting. I started sharing my songs with friends in high school and online on SoundCloud, and the support kept growing. That’s when it became official in my mind: I wanted to be a recording artist. And once that conviction hit, I haven’t stopped pursuing it since.

I’m really proud that I’m still here, still growing, still making music that feels more aligned with my spirit every time. Hearing that something I created has impacted someone’s life, that it encouraged them to chase their own dreams, is something I’ll never take for granted. Every voice message, every call, every story of how the music resonated… that’s what keeps me going, honestly. That’s why I do this.

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

The biggest lesson I had to unlearn was the idea that the identity, beliefs, and purpose I inherited were the final version of who I was supposed to be. A part of me always knew that wasn’t true. I’ve always been the type to push back against authority and challenge anyone who tried to define me. But I didn’t realize how much of my own power I was quietly handing over to the expectations of friends and family and those I saw as close to me. I didn’t see how deeply that shaped the way I acted, how I saw myself, and how much of a bubble I was keeping myself in. I didn’t understand how much of my own brilliance I was refusing to acknowledge because I was unconsciously seeing myself through the lens of others.

I learned this lesson when I left for college in Florida. That journey was rough. I was seventeen, had never moved out of my mom’s house, and had barely traveled outside Massachusetts in my entire memory. All I knew was Boston. I didn’t expect how ready I was to go, how much my spirit was basically yelling, “FINALLY, WE’RE FREE!” I had no idea how much of myself I had never actually met yet, or how much of me had been shaped by the world I grew up in.

The real awakening started with my three roommates, Jo Saza, Kyle, and Dre Hill, all fellow creative artists and friends who had come down from Boston with me. Every night, we’d fall into these long, winding conversations about everything: the meaning of power, what family meant to us, global politics, even debates about Cartoon Network versus Nickelodeon. These conversations, random as they seemed, were like quiet catalysts. They showed to us our hidden values, our inner reasoning, our real selves. We became mirrors for each other, unintentionally forcing one another to confront the beliefs we carried, and realizing that most of those beliefs weren’t even ours to begin with. In Florida, we were free from the judgement and expectations of the people who raised us. We could talk however we wanted, explore however we needed, and discover the parts of ourselves we’d never had space for before. There was an indescribable freedom in that honestly.

And then there were the moments we spent creating together out there in Florida. People don’t understand that a studio can feel like a church or a temple. It’s not just a room. it’s a place where you come face-to-face with the deeper spirit inside you, and with the energy of the people you’re creating with. In those moments of pure vulnerability, things would pour out of me that I never knew existed. Before that, I wasn’t someone who spoke much about anything, let alone myself. But in the studio, surrounded by people who understood the language of music, who encouraged expression instead of suppressing it, something in me unlocked. I began to understand my true purpose, the one I claimed for myself, not one handed to me.

It was scary at times. Realizing I had been living with a stranger inside my own body for so long. Seeing parts of myself rise up, the parts I used to avoid, deny, or hide from others. But that process was necessary. We all have those pieces within us: the gunk, the mess, the shadowy corners, the “ugly.” The parts we sweep under the rug. Those parts deserve just as much acknowledgment as the ones we admire. Because if we only love the parts of ourselves that we like, then we’re not really loving ourselves at all. Wholeness means loving the entire picture.

I think a lot of clarity comes from shedding, not collecting. When you do take things in, it should only be the material that helps you let go of what no longer serves you, and even those tools, eventually, have to be put down. We’re all lifelong students, masters of nothing, figuring it out as we go. And honestly, that’s more than okay.

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

The most rewarding part of being an artist or creative, for me, is… honestly, all of it. Being an artist who’s aware of their artistry feels like one of the coolest things a human can experience. You get this superpower to translate the invisible into something people can actually see and feel and experience for themselves, & turn what exists only in your mind and heart into something that becomes real for everyone else.

You become the medium, the conduit where the realm of imagination crosses over into reality. You’re the bridge. The spark that’s inspired and then inspires others.

Creating lets me discover parts of myself I didn’t even know were there, and at the same time, it lets other people discover themselves too through the things that I make. There’s nothing more fulfilling than creating something honest and watching it resonate with someone else’s story. Something that starts off so personal and vulnerable for me becomes a connection point, a moment where someone feels seen or understood when they needed it most.

That connection is everything to me. It makes the whole process feel sacred, like I’m tapping into the purpose God put me here for. And on top of that, it feels like I’m building my own universe piece by piece, note by note, a universe people can grow through and reflect with right alongside me.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tkyosanye/
• Twitter: https://x.com/tkyosanye
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sanyemylo6921
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sanyemusic

Image Credits

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IG: @avariastudios