Melaku talks spirituality on background of "Still Within" - Interview
On his first single release of 2021, Melaku is back and better than ever on “Still Within”. Luckily for us, we got the incredible opportunity to sit down and speak with the artist all about it! Watch our full interview below.
Currently representing the music scene in Santa Cruz, California, Melaku is a singer, songwriter, and talented producer who is single handedly carving out his own musical genre. Just released on July 9th, 2021, “Still Within” instantly became one of our favorite tracks of the year, which is why we had to talk to the artist behind the music and get all the pressing details surrounding its release. 100%, this is not a conversation or a track you’re going to want to miss out on.
Influenced by an absurd amount of musical genres, Melaku’s sound as a whole is breaking barriers between classic rock, pop, soul, and motown. His upbringing is certainly to thank for part of that as he was shown so much greatness, but having started his musical journey at around 5 years old when he started writing, success was always destined. At 13 he was recording his own music and at this point has even started a label of his own that’s soon to start bringing on other Santa Cruz-based talent.
While we’d obviously love for you to watch our in-depth interview with the artist, the real priority here is to at least check out “Still Within”. It is a downright impressive single that in our opinion is a fantastic introduction to an artist we hope you stick with as he continues to share compelling music. Our conversation went in many fun directions and we really felt like we got to know him as a person, but getting to hear all about his processes and what makes him tick as an artist was borderline priceless.
As the year goes on and more music continues to get shared by Melaku, we know for a fact we’ll be there listening along in amazement. Even better for you, we’ve linked everything important below so that you can check out “Still Within” and follow along to stay up to date on all the important news, we know we will be!
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