What's up?

Mi gente?

I'm Claudia, and I'm here with TreDay and Brittany Turnipseed.

And we are actually here at the Richland Library because you just had an amazing performance.

When Jesus walked 7 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:19,477 I want to get to know you.

So tell me a little bit about some of the inspiration, that you had growing up when it came to the artists that you listen to.

A lot of the inspiration that I have comes from a mixture of the secular and the sacred.

Church music is very influential.

Especially listening to, like, the Clark Sister, Yolanda Adams.

I was growing up, I went to Bethlehem Baptist Church, and so I didn't realize, like, how influential the singers we had there were.

And not just like some of the major name singers, like being exposed to people like, Regina Skeeter being exposed to people like, Marshall was fruit of the spirit.

There was a lot of old school back in the day.

Columbia.

So being, exposed to those different voices as well as, like, main stream artists.

My best friend in my head, Jill Scott, Ella Fitzgerald, just all of those things kind of coalesced to kind of make who I am as a musician or as a singer.

Or the up and coming creative that sings and songwriter and everything like that.

What piece of advice would you give them?

Do everything now.

Do all the things now.

Don't be afraid.

Don't think well, I'll do it when I've got more experience.

I'll do it when I've got more.

This behind my name.

But do it now.

Do it.

Afraid.

Do it.

Nervous.

Do it scared.

But just do it and take the chances like me.

For at least they take chances, make mistakes and get messy.

What?

What is the South Carolina music sing to you?

What has been your experience?

Oh my God, it is wealthy.

I mean, it is full and saturated of talent.

I think sometimes as a native we we can get jaded because we are so used to hearing good music.

We are so used to hearing good singers, good writers, good producers.

And I think a lot of times people say, I've got to go to become I've got to go here, I've got to go to Atlanta, I've got to go to New York.

And as I know, no baby, it is right here.

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