Today we’d like to introduce you to Aries The Artist
Hi Aries , please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
When I reflect on where it all started, I’m face to face with six year old me holding a worn down composition book. Those pages were the start of what soon became my voice…my art. Growing up I was raised by mother and grandmother, aka, “gran gran.” Music flowed throughout our household like pollen on the first day of spring. I didn’t make the correlation at the time but it was something about losing myself in rhyme schemes and melodies that brought peace to my nervous system. From choirs to theatrical performances to orchestra; immersing myself in the arts was all I’ve ever craved. I spent many days of my childhood building upon my writing ability and training my ears to hear every detail of a beat to create fluidity in my sound. At the age of nine, I began experimenting with cadence and merging my poetry with melody. This was the birth of a new flame. It was time that I became a child of rap culture. In the years to come, I’d soon realize that your voice, your craft, your passion is ever changing.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
I can’t say it’s been a smooth road whatsoever but that’s the beauty of it all. I’d say one of my biggest obstacles was nothing of a physical matter but rather an internal one. As an artist there is this fight for identity. With social media being such a rising factor in this generation, it became difficult at times to keep the opinions of others from clouding my craft. “Comparison is the thief of joy.” It felt confusing along the years as my artist identity and sound was constantly changing. I went from “Nia Tha Kidd” to “Nia Jornae” and finally evolved into “Aries the Artist.” Rather than believing that one version of myself was better than the other, I learned to embrace the fact that each era was simply molding who I am today. I feel as if it is my responsibility to be transparent about the reality of openly sharing your creativity with the world. It’s like writing in your diary and putting it on display. There is a sense of vulnerability that resides within all of us and as a creative, you must move past the affects of judgement in order to fully sink into your calling. It took me a while to understand what that truly meant but now that I have overcome such an obstacle, I have a newly found confidence in every piece of art I release.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Allow me to properly introduce myself. I am Aries the Artist. I’ve built my reputation around my freedom of expression by definition of my own. Most know me for my lyricism and rap style. I pride myself on the melodic nature of my music as it is normally accompanied by nodes of jazz or blues. When it comes to performances, I strive to channel the energy and power of my ancestors through emotion and cadence.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
Anyone who knows me knows how music is my safe space. For the past year, I contemplated leaving the recording and performing behind. It took every ounce of my being most days to put a pen to paper again and just write. I felt like the one thing I could always count on to be there had left my side. I didn’t know if I’d ever feel the love I once felt when creating. After about a year, my flame began to get reignited. I began to give myself grace and understand that inspiration comes and goes but a love like this doesn’t die. It was simply a new era that I was stepping into…and that is okay..
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aries.the.artist
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/15yRBYDYJ1/
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/IQLp7Ug1yqk
