I talked with R&B singer Keithian as he went over his long and illustrious career in the music industry.
The Knockturnal: How did you get started in music and what drew you to the craft?
Keithian: I got started in music in church choir. I was just kinda vibing out with that stuff and it kept on going. Essentially, my grandfather gave me a saxophone and I just kept going from there.
The Knockturnal: What is it that you do specifically that you can tell the audience? Do you sing, song-write, DJ, produce?
Keithian: I pretty much do it all except I don’t really DJ. [laughs] If you give me the Spotify list and I’m at a party, I can DJ, but I’m not on the board mixing and stuff like that, but no, man. I’m a singer, songwriter, producer. I produce and songwrite all my songs. I co-produce, basically, with a producer partner and I’m an artist, so I sing. I’m in front of it all and everything. Musician, I play a few instruments.
The Knockturnal: So, is there any other artist that you were greatly influenced by on your journey towards this path?
Keithian: Honestly, I’m influenced by a lot of artists. I think most greatly, classically, I would say I was influenced most by Prince with his bravery and musicianship, as well as being a songwriter and everything. Just an all-around artist-performer.
(Rest of the interview is in the video)
