Artist of the Day | LYRIQUE
ARTIST OF THE DAY
19.10.2020
LYRIQUE
LOCATION
Calgary, AB
GENRE
Hip-hop
CURRENT MEMBERS
Edward Que (Lyrique)
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
I was at home in Calgary, I was getting ready for my first home coming trip to the Philippines. Unfortunately that had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
How has that affected your plans for the coming months? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
It affected the plans of the trip a lot as I had a sold out show in my home town of Baguio City, Philippines. However it did not affect my plans of delivering an album.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home?
A lot, I found quarantine to be therapeutic and enlightening. A lot of new music was created and a lot of self reflection and self improvement was in place as well. That helped tremendously with the artistic development I have grown to know now.
What was the first thing you did/place you went to now the country is starting to slowly re-open?
Soon as things started to calm down one of the first things I did was get in touch with DJ Rocswell who is my audio engineer. We locked down studio dates and set health measures for us to be able to create an album over quarantine.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
It would have to be “the Winterruption festival” when GZA performed a classic set. Being a fan of Wu-tang clan and the liquid swords album that was a big moment for me to see in real life one of the most cerebral MC’s from the famed Wu-tang clan.
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
To everyone reading this I hope ya’ll are staying safe and staying healthy amidst these times. I appreciate your support and hope you can continue to do so by helping stream and share my new project P.I.M.P (Poetry Is My Pleasure)
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