Artist Interview: The Lovely Salio Gives Electric Insight On The World
Salio is a global artist, and her new EP Lost Word is magnetic. Check my review! She is quickly rising as an international star because of her powerhouse vocals but also her powerful virtues. Her insightful answers show that this songstress has a warm soul eager to heal others through music. Having such a noble approach to music is bound to attract fans to listen to her unique style and one of a kind spirit.
Diandra: Your songs are very based in virtue or the call for it. Which virtue do you believe the world needs now the most, and you wish your music to give?
Salio: I think we require more empathy as humans in this world today. We have an incredible spectrum of people from the Amazonian natives to the Russian oligarchs and I think it is very I important that we think about and respect one another. For example, the refugee crisis in Syria is a humanitarian disaster. Families are fleeing their homes on long and dangerous journeys and, when they finally arrive in Europe, they are treated like cattle. It is shameful and I think it would be good for people to think that if their country was in the midst of war how they would like to be treated themselves. If my music can help people see the world from other perspectives and allow people to understand each other more, I would see it as a huge success.
Diandra:You have made such an impression on the gospel and jazz scene. What of these genres do you most admire and wish to embody?
Diandra: You have stated your disappointment in the use of sex to promote female artists or rather the over-sexualizing of women in music. Do you believe that music marketers are at fault for how common and profitable it has become, or is it the fault of the consumers whom buy it? Or Both?
Salio: I think people are very much force fed a lot of music and almost told what to like. Using sex to sell music distracts you from the content of the music and cheapens it somewhat. I think that sex is used to sell things as it captures people attention immediately, it is hard wired into people’s brains and easy to utilise. This is not because of people, it is a natural fact that sex is great for marketing. If the marketing companies didn’t use it they could utilize something a little more respectable.
Diandra: You wrote your first song when you were 11. What was it about, and do you remember your favorite lyric from it?
Diandra:You have made such an impression on the gospel and jazz scene. What of these genres do you most admire and wish to embody?
Salio: The feeling and honesty in the music means a great deal to me. There’s a purity in it. The warmth in gospel and the energy which is created is wonderful, and I love trying to emulate the gospel legends when I sing. Seeing the way people react to it is fantastic. The natural vibe of jazz music is just wonderful.
Diandra: You have stated your disappointment in the use of sex to promote female artists or rather the over-sexualizing of women in music. Do you believe that music marketers are at fault for how common and profitable it has become, or is it the fault of the consumers whom buy it? Or Both?
Salio: I think people are very much force fed a lot of music and almost told what to like. Using sex to sell music distracts you from the content of the music and cheapens it somewhat. I think that sex is used to sell things as it captures people attention immediately, it is hard wired into people’s brains and easy to utilise. This is not because of people, it is a natural fact that sex is great for marketing. If the marketing companies didn’t use it they could utilize something a little more respectable.
Diandra: You write music based on personal experiences and surrounding social issues. Which social issue and personal experience was most difficult to write about?
Salio: When I wrote the song ‘He Flew Away’ that was very emotional as it was about my friend who was murdered outside my house. I found that to be very distressing but cathartic at the same time.
Diandra: I know you are a Janis Joplin fan. If you could write a song with her, what would it be called and what would it be about?
Salio: The song would be about peace and love and it would be called ‘Unity’.
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Diandra: What about money and fame do you find most disheartening, especially in terms of music? What do you like about it?
Salio: Firstly, you have to understand that I am not a well paid musician and, as much as I sing for my own happiness, it would be nice to manage to get some more money, as with any job. I think that people who have been born into money find it much more difficult to understand the difficulties other people who are less fortunate face. I think that if you have risen from more difficult circumstances and made yourself successful you appreciate it more. Yet, it can also create an element of doing whatever you can to succeed that can be hugely negative, unfortunately.
Diandra: You have a sincere, deep connection with music. If music were an actual angel that visited you, what would you say to her?
Salio: Never stop.
Diandra: You are an artist that enjoys and respects creative control. What has been the biggest challenge in trying to make sure you keep creative control over your music?
Salio: It has been about sharing creative vision with people who can help develop the idea. The problems I have had with various producers over the years have always been surpassed through talking and discussing.
Diandra: You wrote your first song when you were 11. What was it about, and do you remember your favorite lyric from it?
Salio: It was called ‘Stars’ and was written in Georgian. It is about stars and rainbows and is kind of like a celebration of these natural wonders. The chorus lyric varskvlavebi (mass grouping of stars) is my favourite lyric in it.
Diandra: It has been said that you wrote and chose a career in music as a relief from the poverty you were experiencing? What is it about music, for you, that helps it both capture and relieve pain?
Salio: Music is emotion and the more you put into it the more you get out of it. At the same time, it is hugely meditative, and I very much think that when you perform you are channeling very focused emotions into the music which, provides a clarity in your thinking which in turn can be hugely cathartic.
There is no denying that Salio has a very mindful and emotional connection to music. I am excited for her future especially because there are not too many artists making the vocal/ musical fusions of electro- pop and gospel. You can buy her new EP Lost World, and find out more about Salio HERE.
