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What’s your artist name and where are you from?
My artist name is Tree Standing. I am from Panama City, Florida.
Why do you love music?
I love music because it is a universal method for healing and connection. Music, more than most other things, allows us to feel and understand the deeper things that make us human and help us to relate to each other. I try to live by the ancient wisdom of many indigenous cultures, utilizing music as medicine, for healing.
What makes you different as a music artist?
I have a heart and truth and realness to my lyrics which break through the fog of mainstream/overdone materialistic themes. It comes from my struggle, and where I am at in my life. I’ve been recording my whole first album in my van while I live in it. I’ve got a lot of real stuff to say that I feel many people will relate to. My craft is still a work in progress, as all things are, but I also realize I’ve come a long way. I’ve been creating music since I was 16, and I’m 25 now. My favorite genre of music has been hip-hop since I was like 12 years old, but I only started free-styling when I was 18, and only started writing around then too… Life circumstances have pushed me deeply to put most of my energy into my music craft… So…
