Success Takes Time, Says Davide Perico
The Italian musician says musicians should be wary of instant success.
It seems the Italian way that success is not something to be chased, but a thing that will come at its own time.
That’s not to say the Italians have figured everything out. Take for example, Davide Perico, musician and subject of this interview. He says that he got to point where he started believing that his music was the best in the world. He attributes this to the fact that he had been making music alone for many years, but then he had a change of mind and realized that this was ‘great bullshit’.
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L. Sojini (L.S): Can you tell us about yourself? Where you’re from and what kind of musician you are.
Davide Perico (DP): My name is Davide Perico and I’m from Italy.
I have studied piano since I was a child. I am a self-taught guitarist and bassist.
L.S: How did you get into music?
DP: I wasn't the one who got close to music.
When I was born music took me and it didn't stop torturing me until I dedicated my whole life to it
L.S: What do you think makes good music?
DP: The desire to tell the truth, what I love, and present it in a professional and accurate way.
L.S: What are your strengths and weaknesses as a musician?
DP: My weakness is that I have been working completely alone for many years, which leads you to think that your music is the best in the world.
Over time you realize that this is great bullshit, and that you can learn something from anyone.
My strength is the discipline in programming and managing my music production, as well as considerable technical skills in mixing and mastering.
L.S: What are you currently working on?
I am producing lofi beats and a song for my rock band every fifteen days.
I am currently working on twelve videogames as a composer and sound designer.
L.S: How do you approach music? As in, what’s your philosophy when it comes to making music?
DP: I just imagine a scene; I need to visualize. As soon as I have viewed, I immediately create a title.
The music comes accordingly, as a response to a visual and textual stimulus.
L.S: What are you most proud of to have achieved as a musician?
DP: I am proud to have managed to transform it into my work, starting from scratch and without external help.
L.S: How do you promote your music?
DP: Through social networks, groovers and submithubs. I occasionally rely on a press office.
L.S: Favourite musician? Why?
DP: My favorite musician is David Gilmour, because he knows how to combine violence and poetry. No one like him.
L.S: What’s your advice or message to fellow musicians?
DP: Be wary of instant success, build your audience step by step, make each of your fans feel like your best fan; work and study, every day.
L.S: Can you recommend one musician you’ve worked with that The Musician can interview next? You can share their Twitter handle.
DP: Can I recommend two people to you? The first is the African rapper and musician E-Great (@egreatmusic) because he is a very talented person, an exquisite friend, and he manages to make music in a place where it is difficult to do anything, even to eat.
The second is American trumpeter Morris Northcutt (@snd_the_trpt), because he is the humblest genius he has ever known. Here are my links:
@perico_davide
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