Today we’d like to introduce you to Spencer Atwood.
Hi Spencer, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I grew up as a theater kid. The thing I loved most about theater was performance. I loved being able to take who I was and stretch and mold it into something else without losing my own shape. I think when a performance resonates the most its because we’re seeing parts of ourselves that we usually don’t find suitable to share, especially not on stage. There is something freeing about that experience. As a viewer, It might evoke laughter, it might make you uncomfortable, or it might soothe something in you. I redirected from theater into music after highschool with admittedly not much experience. I just wanted the chance to perform my character and my story instead of being someone else, and I found song to be the best way to do so.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Definitely not been a smooth road. I came from little instrumental experience, and all I had was the musical intuition I had gained from doing musical theater. It took a while for me to find my sound and who I was as an artist. I’m still figuring it out. I was in a really dark place when I started doing music. I was never very confident in my abilities, but I knew I wanted to keep going because I liked making music. I always felt I was behind, but I tried to use my inexperience as a learning opportunity. To this day, I am self conscious, but as long as I still like what I make, I’ll keep making it.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I am an artist that goes by Spencer Atwood. I think I’m known for having a distinct sound and stage presence. I try to connect all of the sounds I make with how I make them. I think of performing as amplifying the sound: If you resonate with a song, that’s great, but if you resonate with the way the song is presented, the song rings louder. Spencer Atwood is both a stripped back and an exaggerated version of who I am off-stage. It’s like when you unwrap a mattress and it expands- sometimes stripping something back actually makes it bigger.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
Gulp. The music industry is in a terrifying place right now. AI is creeping into the mainstream making it hard to know what’s real and what’s not, which is only made worse by industry giants that are using this as a means to profit. I am hopeful that art will prevail. As long as people are still interested in being challenged by what they consume, music will have a space to exist. Other industries have proved that people are still looking for innovation and creativity. There will come a moment where artists will have the power again once people start to seek out originality again.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencer.atwood.music/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562880996987
