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Hey There KT. True, welcome to BuzzMusic! We’re captivated by your band’s solid sound and energetic delivery on your latest single “Stain”. What was KT. True’s original intention for how you wanted “Stain” to sound? Thank you BuzzMusic for having us! Stain is our first “Baby” and it's amazing to look back on when we first wrote it.  I was transitioning from New York to LA and had this motive of "proving oneself to the world" which frankly, we still have. But, with that came this power and creative flood that we hope never stops.  The sound we wanted for “Stain” was that old-school Rock and Roll, with a bit of a punch of punk and a modern edge. Your single “Stain” is incredibly exhilarating and making our feet tap. Could you share where KT. True drew inspiration from when creating what is now “Stain”? Honestly to us, it's an empowering song!  Every time I listen to it, I can’t help but want to rock out or tap my feet too!  That is how we wanted it to feel.  We wanted people to remember what rock felt like, the power, the resilience and the undeniable courage of what you can do in this world. (Leave a Stain/Leave a mark in this world) From lyrics to composition, “Stain” offers a variety of hard-hitting elements that clearly establish KT. True’s aesthetic. Could you expand on the band’s creative process when creating “Stain”? Well, the way our every creative process normally starts, is how it started back in New York a few years ago. Eddie Valentino (bassist) and I (KT) fell for each other, and with that came our immediate realization we had a musical connection as well! It all really began in a small rundown Brooklyn apartment. He would play a riff or a chord progression, and I started creating a melody, and improv lyrics.  That is how we would create all of KT. True’s songs to this day. But I’m not going to lie, New York is still vibrating through our souls even now, not to say hadn’t made us feel too. We mentioned a few rock icons that resemble KT. True’s raw sound like Joan Jett, Courtney Love and Debbie Harry. Who are some major musical influences for the band as a whole? Thank you for that!  Some major influences would be RHCP, Fleetwood Mac, Muse, Blondie, Heart, Deftones, and many more. What can we expect to see from K.T True throughout 2020? We're very excited to let you guys know, that we are releasing a new song called "Crime" in the next couple of months! And a full EP sometime this summer.  We've taken full advantage of having some free time now and are really diving into the recording process creatively, and spiritually. It's not an easy time right now, But we hope to send courage and hope to our world at this time, and hopefully send some great creative content your way soon, to distract you and make you feel good again! Read our full review of "Stain" here. facebook.com/KT.True instagram.com/kt.true

Los Angeles alternative rock/post-punk band KT. True recently released their raging single “Stain.” Although the band is based out of Los Angeles, KT. True is said to have a true New Yorker soul through their diverse and gritty sound. The band consists of frontwoman Katie Trubetsky, guitarist Gustavo Chaise, bassist Eddie Valentino and drummer Michael Bruxvoort. Their latest hit “Stain” offers a complex arrangement of rocking instrumentals and KT. True’s dark and haunting vocals pierce through the track. We can’t help but get a taste of female rockers like Joan Jett, Courtney Love and Debbie Harry through KT. True’s impeccable delivery, vocally and instrumentally. “Stain” begins with striking electric guitar power chords and KT. True’s short breaths and airy vocals, anticipate the arrival of the initial downbeat. As the track progresses into the verse, Gustavo Chaise’s electric guitar soars through the song overtop Michael Bruxvoort’s intensifying drum patterns and Eddie Valentino’s gripping bass lines. As we reach the chorus, we’re met with KT. True’s powerful vocals belt out her lyrics with the poise and enthusiasm of staple female rock icons. From throbbing guitar solos to pounding drums, “Stain” offers a variety of upbeat and unexpected elements taking the track's authenticity to new planes. KT. True undeniably serves hard-hitting and invigorating rock, and their single “Stain” is nothing short of that. Listen to "Stain" here and read our interview with KT. True here. instagram.com/kt.true facebook.com/KT.True

DeadSeanKennedy is an LA-based artist who blends the styles of the old and new into something fresh. Since his interest in technology and music, he has taught himself to a program that leads to eventually creating an approach to songwriting between man and machine - AI-generated MIDI together with self-composed music elements. Recently DeadSeanKennedy released his smashing new EP 'Greased Beets' and off of it is the lovely closing single "Could Be Wrong." This is quite an interesting record, it has trip-hop-like exciting drums, sparkly synths, a deep rumbling bass, calming piano lines, and a beautiful vocal performance that almost feels as if it came from an old era. There is a lot of evolution and organic sounding effects in "Could Be Wrong", the vocal will transform occasionally into a wonderful stutter effect or will become slowly more vocoded but all while feeling completely genuine. The songwriting of DeadSeanKenney comes through here, all sections of the song are incredibly catchy, the arranging feels very complete, every section perfectly builds anticipation for the next, and every section hits you right in the feels. We are looking forward to listening to the rest of the EP. Listen to "Could Be Wrong" here and check out our interview with DeadSeanKenney here. instagram.com/deadseankennedy

We're absolutely loving the release "Could Be Wrong"! What was the songwriting and production process for it like? Hey there! Thanks so much for having me and thanks for showing the track some love.  This whole project has really just been borne out of pure experimentation, and in that respect, the process just comes from the gut.  I see it as an exercise in putting my creative mind in a situation it hasn't been in before. Your music has an incredibly unique sound to it, where does the inspiration for it come from? Do you have any idols that you look up to? The inspiration comes from everywhere!  I love the medium of music because the sound is such an immediate, in-the-moment gut response. In that vein, I idolize anyone who has been able to wield that power to move people across genres from Hip Hop to Classical, to Grindcore.  It's all about being able to help people construct an entire world in their minds, to get them to tap into imagination.  Shout out to Tom Waits, David Bowie, Outkast, Sonic Youth, Miles Davis, and Black Sabbath though ;) It's very cool you essentially created a songwriting partner that's AI. What's the workflow with it like? Do you find it inspiring? Yea!  It's crazy because it really started as an exercise in programming that panned out better than I thought,  I utilize algorithms trained on a dataset made up of hundreds of thousands of compositions, which in turn can generate MIDI files based on what it learned.  From there, I listen through the generated material and pick out sections that speak to me and basically sample it.  Since it is all MIDI, I can split the different voices out to different sounds, that is plug the bass notes into a bass synth and the lead notes into a lead synth and so on.  After I have a skeleton sketch from the algo, I add some human touches to it.  In "Could Be Wrong" the algo wrote the bass, all of the synth sounds, and the drums, while I added the piano and Corina Seas added her amazing vocals and lyrics. How has developing this AI helped you grow as an artist? Have you run into any difficulties working this way? How would you change your current workflow to help make more music? It has really just helped me get out of the rut and get back to jumping into the process you know?  My favorite way to write music is just jamming, putting ideas out there, and then refining the good ones.  It brought that live approach to electronic music production for me, but honestly, like anyone's approach, it has shown its limitations.  What started as a strict experiment to see if I could make a decent track from AI-generated content has turned into another tool I can use in the creative process, and in that way, I am starting to treat it as such.  I am far more willing to meld the content to the track rather than building the track around it. Read our full review of "Could Be Wrong" here. instagram.com/deadseankennedy twitter.com/deadseankennedy

Welcome to BuzzMusic, Jenn DeSantis! We’re totally captivated by your incredible vocal stylings and lyrics messages. Where did you find inspiration to write the moving song “Every Part of Me?” Thank you so much BuzzMusic! That is such a wonderful thing to hear. I appreciate it. I found inspiration from my parents and my grandparents. My parents have been married for over 30 years and my grandparents for 61 years, and my grandpa was married to my grandma for about 50 years before my grandpa passed away. I really want love like all of theirs someday. I remember seeing my parents curled up together on the couch late at night. My dad had his head on my mom’s shoulder. In fact, they always fall asleep like that. That’s where I get the line “I know you’re stressed, I know you’re tired. Put your weary head on me.” My dad is a doctor and is gone for most of the day while my mom stays at home. From when I was little till even now, she won’t start eating dinner without my dad. She gets so happy when she looks out the window and sees his car coming up the hill. It’s really admirable. They respect each other and my dad always tries to clean the dishes after she makes dinner. She always says “No Joe I got this. Go relax.” But, he never ceases always try. My granddad paints and has a couple of paintings of my grandmom in their living room. He even has a love letter he wrote to her framed on their wall. I also remember my grandpa and grandma on my mom’s side playing the piano and singing together. I know true love is out there and that this person will love the good, ugly, embarrassing, all of it. I will take good care of the person I love if they will let me. Someday, I believe I will find her. Until then, I live my life. You’ve mentioned that you sang in a church choir with your mom, and were also influenced by your dad's Classic Rock collection. What other genres do you think helped you shape your overall sound? Other genres that helped my sound progress are EDM and classical music. “Every Part of Me” provides incredibly moving and emotional lyrics. What helps you channel your thoughts to a song? What helps me is to write down everything I am feeling on a piece of paper. It doesn’t even have to make sense. Just write it out. However, for this song, I closed my eyes. I had the melody in my head like I always do. Then I sing my thoughts as I play the melody on the piano until it starts to make sense. Sometimes during a certain part of the song, a specific word jumps out at me. For the chorus, that came to me almost immediately. “I want to be the ocean that calms you. Feel every breath become slower again.” As my eyes were closed, I thought about calming down my partner. Waves of anxiety are going through their body and I want to be soothing to them as the ocean. You also mentioned that you grew up mimicking your brother on the piano. What was it like growing up in such a musical family? It was so lovely. I wonder what I would do instead if it wasn’t for my musical family to inspire me and support me. Music was always around me from my dad listening to his records to my mom singing the “Ave Maria” for the church. As a kid, I would sometimes wake up to my brother playing the piano and have singing competitions with my sister. You couldn’t escape the music if you tried. I believe I got my gift to play piano by ear from my grandfather and great-grandfather. My grandpa still plays classical pieces by ear, and he is 90 years old! It is just amazing! My great-grandfather played for silent films so when I finally played for a 1940s silent film last month, I channelled him. What can we expect to see from you throughout 2020? You can expect me to go live a lot more on my social media! It is hard to tell what will happen due to the coronavirus. However, I want to hopefully do a tour of the east coast and have a single out! There is more to come to everyone! I cannot wait to show you. Listen to “Every Part of Me” here. facebook.com/jenndesantismusic instagram.com/jenndesantis

Singer/songwriter, pianist and producer, Jenn DeSantis, is back with her heartfelt new song, “Every Part of Me”. Jenn’s vocal stylings have been influenced by such icons as; Stevie Nicks, Freddie Mercury, Melissa Etherbridge, Fiona Apple, and other vocalists/musicians. Jenn began playing piano by ear at the age of two. She imitated her brother without yet realizing her own talent. Jenn continues to draw inspiration from church choirs and to rocking out to her father’s Classic Rock collection. More recently, Jenn DeSantis released her debut EP titled, 'Chromatic Heart'. This song contains delicate themes of romance, intimacy, strong emotions, and vulnerability. Her hit, “Every Part of Me” captures themes of longing for a deeper connection with someone, and doing soul-searching to find it. The song begins with subtle violin strings and delicate, yet moving piano chord progressions. Jenn DeSantis portrays incredibly meaningful and heartfelt imagery with lyrics like, “I wanna be the smile when you’re jaded, I wanna be your home”. The song gradually builds to a well-rounded emotive track with a variety of supporting strings, while perfectly harmonizing with each high-pitched violin note. Jenn DeSantis has created an extremely vulnerable and genuine song and is an artist to follow. Listen to “Every Part of Me” by Jenn DeSantis here. facebook.com/jenndesantismusic instagram.com/jenndesantis

With just a few short years in Nashville, Sam Varga has already established himself as a serious writer and dynamic performer. Coming from the fast-paced Punk scene that reminisces on his high school days and the Blues filled ambiance of Austin, Texas, there are a certain edge and energy that Sam Varga allows into his songs to stand out from the crowd in Music City. After quickly coming up through the songwriting ranks, he has now shifted his attention to his artistic career at hand. Sam Varga's newest single, "Half Heart Hallelujah," is the latest indication of a promising artist trajectory following his debut EP, 'Light Me Up.' Within the deep and profound vocal performance from Sam Varga lies a wholehearted message in the way he uses his lyrics to splatter a not-so-jolly take on the well-known "Hallelujah." The chorus shares some resemblance to the classic record as he offers up his own rendition yet touches on the relatable factors. Having written this song in the fetal position on the couch of his childhood home on Christmas morning, Sam Varga takes us through a series of unfortunate events that inspired the very song, "Half Heart Hallelujah." A concoction of a recent breakup, death of a family member, and a Christmas Eve hometown bar hangover, Sam Varga took his trials and tribulations and turned them into a showcase of the darker side of the holidays that they typically don't flaunt in holiday tinged songs. Allowing himself to be vulnerable through the lush Country-Rock fusion, Sam Varga leaves himself open like a book throughout this performance. In turn, you can't help but sit with your own thoughts as you learn more about the artist as he presents his talents and story on a silver platter. Intricately putting the finishing touches over the course of six months on this masterpiece, Sam Varga proves to listeners that the difference between good and great is in the details. Congratulations on the release of “Half Heart Hallelujah.” Could you please take us into what the creative process of this song looked like for you? I started writing this song with my eyes closed. It was Christmas morning and I had just had a discussion about going on anti-depressants. I walked back to the couch I hadn’t left all weekend and the chorus came. I knew I had a song and that was gonna be enough to pull me out of whatever I was in. As soon as I got back to my house in Nashville the rest of the song was written in probably 20 minutes. Then when it came time to record it my producer Will Stone heard this satirical church hymn in what I had brought. We threw on some churchy piano, some disgusting guitar, and a drum kit that sounded like it came from the supply closet of a Young Life house and it was done. When you open yourself up on a Christmas track like this, what is your main reasoning for straying away from the traditional holly, jolly, holiday vibe? We leaned into the lounge in cheekiness of the Christmas thing because it made the lyrics a little light…but also in a way really makes the whole thing darker haha. At least I think. We decided to double down and release it on Black Friday and shoot the music video at Santa’s Pub in Nashville. HHH is a Christmas track the same way Die Hard’s a Christmas movie. How would you describe your sound and the approach that you take towards the music you craft? Nowadays I just kinda hurl myself on the train tracks and try to have some cool guitar in there before I hit 4 minutes. I’m more comfortable saying what I think and what I believe, but I’m starting to see that my being self-deprecating in my songs is probably some bullshit cop-out/safety blanket. Like “Hey here’s some fucked up shit…or hey this is what I believe…but hahaha don’t take it seriously so no one gets offended or concerned” But there are things I want to say I am serious about and I’m working on that muscle. If you had to pick one lyric in “Half Heart Hallelujah” that resonates with you the most, what would it be? "I’m dug into a town that was made to break my heart. So I drink myself to death and let someone call it art” My Nashville writers know about this. Nashville is a drinking town with a music problem. And writers here will ride so many ups and downs just getting the songs out and trying to make it to the tenth year of this “ten-year town” Do you have any other releases lined up before the end of 2020? What can listeners anticipate to hear next from you? Oh yes. I’ve got a few more singles in my pockets. I’m gonna keep on releasing music tell they tell me to quit. Instagram

Hey there, Sam Varga! What a ride you've been on ever since moving to Nashville! How has your experience been so far delving into the music scene there? It’s been truly amazing. I don’t really know what I was doing before I moved here. In many ways, it’s like living with the weights off because you're in the midst of what you love and your personal legend, but in every other way, the stakes/pressure are greater than ever. I’ve become addicted to songcraft since I moved here and I love chasing it with writers of the same mind. Trying to just really fuck up the listener as much as possible….positively or negatively haha. Congratulations on releasing "When She Falls". The track incorporates a real and personal element, which made it very heartwarming to listen to. How did you go about constructing this particular record of yours? Writing when she falls took 4000 miles, a month, a night and a day to write….and in many ways, it was one of the easiest songs to write. It’s one of the ones that writers will tell you they weren’t really there for, someone else/something else wrote it. It was a voice I had only heard once or twice but at the same time is the most personal I could ever be. I wrote it after coming off a canyon in Montana after a bit of a vision quest I had taken it out there. The listener can perceive that song as vast or as small as they want to… You've released a string of singles lately, each representing various elements of your artistry in complementing ways. How do you feel "When She Falls" compares to the other tracks the recent months have seen from you? Compared to the singles When She Falls is just explicitly me. I think it's one of if not the most precious songs I have. That song tapped into the artist's voice I’m really trying to harness and foster. I like what it has to say and how it says it. I hope I can hit that vein more in the next project. As an artist who works with and blends together various genres, are there any genres you can't see yourself incorporating into your sound? Is there a specific genre styling you feel that you continuously incorporate into your music? I don’t see myself diving into Polka anytime soon. But who knows…2020 has been weird enough. And I think the lyric element of the Nashville singer/songwriter will always be there…other than that I hope to push my musically sonically as far as possible. What can we expect to see from you throughout the rest of 2020? There’ll be a ton of support for this album. A few music videos, a bunch of shows, and hopefully, a tour at some point as soon as the corona crazy is over! Read our full review of "When She Falls" here. instagram.com/samvargamusic facebook.com/SamVargaMusic

Currently residing in Nashville, TN, comes artist Sam Varga. Recently making the move out to Nashville, Sam Varga went with a strong sense of passion that drove his continued success. As a serious writer, as well as performer, Sam Varga faces the music industry from a variety of perspectives. The product of Sam Varga as an artist? Emotionally raw music that feels mystic and full of inspiration. The reality of Sam Varga is that he gives listeners a story filled with truth, which makes it incredibly easy to connect with his intrinsic self. Sam Varga's latest track "When She Falls" brings many genre stylings to light. The track expresses soft tones, delving deep into a heartfelt story filled with honesty and vulnerability. "When She Falls" is the right kind of track to listen to if you want to understand the emotional mindset of Sam Varga. It's intimate, and we feel like we can Sam Varga in a more innocent way with the way the song is constructed. There are so many light and airy aspects that make you feel like you're floating mindlessly, mixed in with a refreshing sense of harmony. Sam Varga attracted our attention immediately with "When She Falls", and kept it with his incorporation of various soundings, stemming from the prominent country feel, as well as the slight electronic appearance. Sam Varga leaves us intrigued with what he'll bring next to listeners! Check out our interview with Sam Varga here. instagram.com/samvargamusic facebook.com/SamVargaMusic

KingBrix is the solo project of Rodney James Medwid that exposes his whole musical journey of writing and engineering everything himself. KingBrix fuses the styles of 90's Grunge, Folk, Synth Rock, Metal, and Hip-Hop into a colorful painting. He has recently released the single "Anything" and it is a lovely ethereal ever-flowing experience. This record features a high-energy evolving synth, a punchy grooving Hip-Hop drum kit, and a nostalgic vocal performance that has a subtle flair of edge to it. A lot of care went into the synth sound design in "Anything," every element can be heard but also feels incredibly spacey and contributes to the whole groove. The drum tones are a great hybrid between '80s drums and a modern 808-styled kit. They keep a steady pulse that remains throughout the song to support KingBrix's enchanting vocals. Speaking of the vocals they are a fantastic piece of the song that carries tons of emotion with it. The vocals tonally have a cross between Grunge rock and modern vocal effects and this keeps them embedded in the instrumental but still shines above the other parts keeping your attention. We are loving this release and can't wait to hear what else KingBrix puts out. Listen to "Anything", here. instagram.com/kingbrix_rjm_music