Tsunamiz On the Making Of “Kairos”
What was the creative process like for this particular "Kairos?"
This song came to me around 2017 while I was rehearsing. Like most of my songs, it happens on the spot. Between the songs I rehearse sometimes I play some chords or notes and when I figure out I have a potential song I record it to my phone.
“Kairos” was a song that I was keeping in my vault but at the same time I kept coming back to it during rehearsals which was a good sign and helped me to finish the track.
Early this year I decided it was ready to be recorded and produced.
I created a beat from scratch and recorded the guitar, bass and vocals.
It’s always a very intuitive process.
What do you like the best about this track?
I love all aspects of it, from the melody, guitar parts and beat.
Perhaps my favorite part is the chorus melody, it feels really cathartic to me and it goes beyond lyrics; it’s very primal and universal like all the music I enjoy.
What impact do you hope "Kairos" will have on your audience?
I hope it reaches a bigger audience. I am pretty sure that the fans that have been following my work will also enjoy it. They know by now that I do what I want musically and that it always comes from a place of honesty and passion.
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got started in music?
My parents used to listen to a lot of music at home. As a little child I used to mimic movie characters and singers so I guess I was already getting ready to rock.
An uncle of mine turned me into Guns N’ Roses and Nirvana when I was very young.
I was always singing, not only the vocal parts, but the guitars, bass and drums.
I used to play with drum sticks hitting the mattress and boxes while singing songs from other artists and even started at that point creating my own songs.
As a teenager I got my first electric guitar, I became even more obsessed with creating music. I understood that I wanted to create my own sound, like an evolution of music, to do something that followed all the music that had been done until the point.
I formed a band with school friends, mixing hardcore with grunge and other genres. Eventually I started getting into more electronic and hip-hop aesthetics and mixing all types of genres.
That led me to eventually being able to record and produce my music on my own.
Being a solo and independent artist allowed me to move faster and be more prolific.
Where do you find inspiration for your songs or musical ideas?
Everywhere and anywhere. I listen to a lot of music on a daily basis. Any kind of music.
Inspiration may come while I’m rehearsing between songs, playing the guitar and singing, or sometimes when I sit and open Logic Pro to start to work on some beats and synth ideas.
My favorite form of inspiration is when I literally dream of a song, wake up and record it to my phone. But that’s very rare.
