Talking discipline with Tulisan
A job is a job and a local artist shares his insights of how to be a successful full-time artist.
If you have ever wanted to be a full-time artist, today is your lucky day as tjil chats to 24-year-old Tulisan who is basically nailing it. Tulisan shares with tjil on what it's like to do nothing but music in this day and age. Almost every other day we hear of how there is no money in the industry yet we have people who are killing it. According to Tulisan, it's all about hard work and dedication.
The artist and his management have gone to the extent of ensuring that their audiences see how much effort is put into his music by documenting his lifestyle. The documentary titled 'Diamonds in the Rough' features Tulisan and Adora on how they prepare for tours, gigs and the life of an artist in general.
“Some people feel like we just come to have a good time but it's a whole lot of logistics like finding accommodation, eating, the rehearsals and things like that. Here we show it all and in its raw format. After watching the documentary one should be able to see that we are just humans who are not perfect,” he said. Tulisan recently released a music video to his track titled radio which in his words is an easy and groovy song. On radio, the singer steps away from rap to show how versatile he is and to show off his vocal ability. For his fans, this is nothing but a different experience which is a joy trip for sure. Tulisan says being a full time artist and song writer, he has a lot of material he has been working on and he is can't wait to share it. “It's all about learning. I have learned so much from Oteya and Adora especially on stage presence and understanding what the people want. It's also about pushing videos, having a good team and progressing.” Tulisan adds being a full time artist is equally challenging as it teaches one discipline and self-awareness. “I was not disciplined and I'm still trying to perfect that. I used to go out all the time but I don't know that anymore. I have to priorities so I just can't go out knowing I have a studio session or rehearsals the next day.” Tulisan is currently working on his second album and he says he learned a lot from his debut 'Wisdom of a Fool' that was dropped in 2016. He says he has been patient and he will be taking his time to perfect it. “I want to drop something that has quality - from the beats to vocals and finally the videos. It gives me time because I do not to drop for the sake of dropping and I'll find myself with six albums and some of them don't have videos or a vibe. My work really makes me happy,” he said.
June Shimuoshili
The artist and his management have gone to the extent of ensuring that their audiences see how much effort is put into his music by documenting his lifestyle. The documentary titled 'Diamonds in the Rough' features Tulisan and Adora on how they prepare for tours, gigs and the life of an artist in general.
“Some people feel like we just come to have a good time but it's a whole lot of logistics like finding accommodation, eating, the rehearsals and things like that. Here we show it all and in its raw format. After watching the documentary one should be able to see that we are just humans who are not perfect,” he said. Tulisan recently released a music video to his track titled radio which in his words is an easy and groovy song. On radio, the singer steps away from rap to show how versatile he is and to show off his vocal ability. For his fans, this is nothing but a different experience which is a joy trip for sure. Tulisan says being a full time artist and song writer, he has a lot of material he has been working on and he is can't wait to share it. “It's all about learning. I have learned so much from Oteya and Adora especially on stage presence and understanding what the people want. It's also about pushing videos, having a good team and progressing.” Tulisan adds being a full time artist is equally challenging as it teaches one discipline and self-awareness. “I was not disciplined and I'm still trying to perfect that. I used to go out all the time but I don't know that anymore. I have to priorities so I just can't go out knowing I have a studio session or rehearsals the next day.” Tulisan is currently working on his second album and he says he learned a lot from his debut 'Wisdom of a Fool' that was dropped in 2016. He says he has been patient and he will be taking his time to perfect it. “I want to drop something that has quality - from the beats to vocals and finally the videos. It gives me time because I do not to drop for the sake of dropping and I'll find myself with six albums and some of them don't have videos or a vibe. My work really makes me happy,” he said.
June Shimuoshili
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