The musical context of Venezuela, from my perspective and my city, is super curious to me as I see that many people listen to pop music in English, but at the same time, they are like part of an alternate reality because what is most consumed or what people pay the most for tends to be Latin music and Latin urban music. Of course, all this depends on the time of year.
This is a clear challenge for me because, for as long as I can remember, music has been an essential part of my life. And since then, I have listened to a lot of music in English.
I have a theory that my passion for music started with my dad, who is also a music fan, is a self-taught musician, and from a very young age, I listened to him play “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin on the guitar. Listening to that song feels like a great cloud of nostalgia that takes me back to my childhood.
Having two musicians in my family, my dad and my brother, who did enter formal music studies, it can be said that I have been surrounded by music all my life. So, it was clear to see that it would be my turn next.
Since I was 7 years old, I started my studies at a music school, where I learned to read and write music and then began my piano studies.
During all those years, I sang everything I heard, so when I was 17 years old, I decided to start my academic studies in popular singing with an incredible tutor, Inés Feo La Cruz.
I started singing Venezuelan music. This music is beautiful, from its tunes, its waltzes, to its vigorous joropos. I sang songs like “Viajera del río”, “Media luna andina”, “Presagio”, “Ojos color de los pozos”. Another Venezuelan song was “Amor vivo” by Liliana Hernández. Here you can see my participation in a television talent show where I sang this song.
I also sang gaitas, a beautiful genre that is very popular during the Christmas season in Venezuela, with songs like “Dulce mentira” and “Dios lo quiso así”. Another song in my language was “Hasta la raíz” by Natalia Lafourcade.
As I progressed in my classes, I leaned more towards pop, including songs like “Say Something” by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera, and “Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith in my repertoire.
After completing my 5 years of popular singing at the music school, I continued my path as a self-taught singer in this area, which led me to sing more genres, from ballads like “La de la mala suerte” by Jesse & Joy, merengues like “Si tú eres mi hombre” by The New York Band, and salsa like “Nunca voy a olvidarte” by La India. At the same time, I was studying for a degree in Education for the Arts, majoring in Music, at the National Experimental University of the Arts and teaching basic piano or singing in music academies.
I was also part of groups for live shows, singing Latin or “danceable” music (a fusion of reggaeton and vallenato, merengues, salsa, and bachata), as it is what sells the most, and if I wanted to work with my voice, I had to adapt to these genres.
During those years, I felt I needed to improve in many aspects: my confidence, my stage presence, and, of course, my vocal technique. So, experiencing all this was very beneficial for my voice.
Later, during the pandemic, I took advantage of the isolation to polish my voice, learn new techniques, and, as a result, develop other skills, such as starting to do melismas, something I couldn’t do before.
Since then, I have dedicated myself to many more things at the same time, but this part of my story is for other pages.🤭
For now, I can say that, without a doubt, music, singing, instrumental performance, and music production are paths where you never stop learning. Anyone who tells you otherwise, or that they already know everything, is lying to you and themselves.
Today I share with you this cover of “Feather” by Sabrina Carpenter, recorded from my studio room. I loved this song from the moment I heard it, so I hope you enjoy it.
I won’t say goodbye without reminding you that all this content is made together with my boyfriend, partner, and music producer, Leonardo who made his presentation to Free2z today. Go see it!.
I invite you to my Instagram and YouTube, where you can see our latest works.
We look forward to your comments. 💜