hi I’m your host Laila from watchmojo.com joining us DK e Bo Mecca
watchmojo.com joining us DK e Bo Mecca
watchmojo.com joining us DK e Bo Mecca described as one of the best new voices
described as one of the best new voices
described as one of the best new voices in years your second album I’m your man
in years your second album I’m your man
in years your second album I’m your man offers a distinctive tender and soulful
offers a distinctive tender and soulful
offers a distinctive tender and soulful interpretation of the classic song book
interpretation of the classic song book
interpretation of the classic song book what is the classic Sun booked my first
what is the classic Sun booked my first
what is the classic Sun booked my first album was a lot of original songs and I
album was a lot of original songs and I
album was a lot of original songs and I came in and I was looking for
came in and I was looking for
came in and I was looking for inspiration for writing so I went and
inspiration for writing so I went and
inspiration for writing so I went and looked at the older songs again just to
looked at the older songs again just to
looked at the older songs again just to look at the lyrics and sort of get some
look at the lyrics and sort of get some
look at the lyrics and sort of get some ideas and then I just started fall in
ideas and then I just started fall in
ideas and then I just started fall in love with the songs again because that’s
love with the songs again because that’s
love with the songs again because that’s originally when i started in jazz we
originally when i started in jazz we
originally when i started in jazz we started looking at list of songs that
started looking at list of songs that
started looking at list of songs that i’ve loved with over the years and we
i’ve loved with over the years and we
i’ve loved with over the years and we just can’t with this list of about 15
just can’t with this list of about 15
just can’t with this list of about 15 songs and we recorded them and Big Ten
songs and we recorded them and Big Ten
songs and we recorded them and Big Ten and that’s what they came back for us
and that’s what they came back for us
and that’s what they came back for us your previous album love story is
your previous album love story is
your previous album love story is included originals and covers how does
included originals and covers how does
included originals and covers how does the creative process compared working on
the creative process compared working on
the creative process compared working on an original versus a cover I didn’t have
an original versus a cover I didn’t have
an original versus a cover I didn’t have a lot of experience writing so when I
a lot of experience writing so when I
a lot of experience writing so when I started working with paid meal from Jack
started working with paid meal from Jack
started working with paid meal from Jack soul he opens so many doors in terms of
soul he opens so many doors in terms of
soul he opens so many doors in terms of just mentality in terms of the thinking
just mentality in terms of the thinking
just mentality in terms of the thinking of writing songs and I think when you
of writing songs and I think when you
of writing songs and I think when you write songs for me it starts out with an
write songs for me it starts out with an
write songs for me it starts out with an idea that I’ve been thinking or
idea that I’ve been thinking or
idea that I’ve been thinking or something that’s happened to me and then
something that’s happened to me and then
something that’s happened to me and then it goes from there into the performance
it goes from there into the performance
it goes from there into the performance that with these songs that are classics
that with these songs that are classics
that with these songs that are classics the lyrics are so strong and the music
the lyrics are so strong and the music
the lyrics are so strong and the music is so strong that I find that you could
is so strong that I find that you could
is so strong that I find that you could take most of these songs you can think
take most of these songs you can think
take most of these songs you can think of situations in your life where you
of situations in your life where you
of situations in your life where you have experienced them your three octave
have experienced them your three octave
have experienced them your three octave range probably has something to do with
range probably has something to do with
range probably has something to do with it but what else makes jazz a natural
it but what else makes jazz a natural
it but what else makes jazz a natural way of expressing your touched
way of expressing your touched
way of expressing your touched everything from me when I’m singing a
everything from me when I’m singing a
everything from me when I’m singing a song comes back to the story of the sons
song comes back to the story of the sons
song comes back to the story of the sons when it comes down to these songs
when it comes down to these songs
when it comes down to these songs there’s just so much text and there’s so
there’s just so much text and there’s so
there’s just so much text and there’s so much information and there’s so much
much information and there’s so much
much information and there’s so much drama they cuffed up so I find singing
drama they cuffed up so I find singing
drama they cuffed up so I find singing in it just becomes a natural expression
in it just becomes a natural expression
in it just becomes a natural expression of the story you were planning on going
of the story you were planning on going
of the story you were planning on going to medicine
to medicine
to medicine about your change of heart after hearing
about your change of heart after hearing
about your change of heart after hearing Ella Fitzgerald yeah so originally I was
Ella Fitzgerald yeah so originally I was
Ella Fitzgerald yeah so originally I was supposed to be a doctor i was at
supposed to be a doctor i was at
supposed to be a doctor i was at McMaster University I was going to go
McMaster University I was going to go
McMaster University I was going to go into the medical school program and then
into the medical school program and then
into the medical school program and then I moved into an apartment and someone
I moved into an apartment and someone
I moved into an apartment and someone had left behind an ella fitzgerald CD
had left behind an ella fitzgerald CD
had left behind an ella fitzgerald CD and i listened to it and just fell in
and i listened to it and just fell in
and i listened to it and just fell in love with her boys and then when i hit
love with her boys and then when i hit
love with her boys and then when i hit that one it started singing with her and
that one it started singing with her and
that one it started singing with her and certifying all these new jazz cds and
certifying all these new jazz cds and
certifying all these new jazz cds and everything changed i was spending five
everything changed i was spending five
everything changed i was spending five hours a day singing in my room I suppose
hours a day singing in my room I suppose
hours a day singing in my room I suppose studying so when it was time to make the
studying so when it was time to make the
studying so when it was time to make the switch I had to convince my parents that
switch I had to convince my parents that
switch I had to convince my parents that it was the right thing to do quick
it was the right thing to do quick
it was the right thing to do quick meeting the audition for them which was
meeting the audition for them which was
meeting the audition for them which was quite funny so it they support me now
quite funny so it they support me now
quite funny so it they support me now because they could see the passion in me
because they could see the passion in me
because they could see the passion in me when I was doing audition you embraced
when I was doing audition you embraced
when I was doing audition you embraced your passion and turned it into your
your passion and turned it into your
your passion and turned it into your livelihood how proactive did you have to
livelihood how proactive did you have to
livelihood how proactive did you have to be before you record deal what I wanted
be before you record deal what I wanted
be before you record deal what I wanted to do first I went to go to school so I
to do first I went to go to school so I
to do first I went to go to school so I started applying different schools I got
started applying different schools I got
started applying different schools I got a scholarship to the birthday School of
a scholarship to the birthday School of
a scholarship to the birthday School of Music in Boston I went only for a short
Music in Boston I went only for a short
Music in Boston I went only for a short time and then while I was at school I
time and then while I was at school I
time and then while I was at school I was like I want to get experience so I
was like I want to get experience so I
was like I want to get experience so I was doing open mic nights performing as
was doing open mic nights performing as
was doing open mic nights performing as much as I could during the time I was at
much as I could during the time I was at
much as I could during the time I was at open mic night someone from one of the
open mic night someone from one of the
open mic night someone from one of the radio stations in Toronto saw me and
radio stations in Toronto saw me and
radio stations in Toronto saw me and then brought me into this circle of
then brought me into this circle of
then brought me into this circle of people that I met and then eventually
people that I met and then eventually
people that I met and then eventually got my record deal that way thank you
got my record deal that way thank you
got my record deal that way thank you very much for your time
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