College Underground Magazine Issue 4 | Page 3

Page 3 K’SANDRA - SINGER, SONGWRITER, PRIDUCER. PERFORMER By: Terrance Hazly Describe your style and type of music for us. K'SANDRA: My style of music combines upbeat Electronic Dance Music with influences of Pop and some Rock, I use Electronic sounds and beats and like to combine i.e. live drums or e-guitars or sometimes even some native instru- ments into my songs to give it a real edge. People want to know about you, who is K'Sandra? K'SANDRA: I am a singer, songwriter, producer, performer and DJ and like to roam from one into the other with connect- ing each talent into the outcome of a good song or like to make sure when I DJ that music lovers get to enjoy a great experience that makes them feel something. I for sure would admit of having ADD which helps me for sure to do multiple things always and would not be sur- prised if many DJs are into Djing since it's a great cure. Being as multi-talented as you are puts you on a whole different level, tell the people what you do to keep yourself up for your tasks. K'SANDRA: I try staying true to myself and try not to go with the trend that is decided by the mu- sic industry but rather just analyze what makes a good song or a good show, and then see how I can implement certain elements into my craft. I am a super spontaneous but then at the same time a very organized person and that helps me to keep my mind free for my art and to explore what might come thru me. Certainly I practice multiple times a week and like to learn from oth- ers to get sharper at my skills. I never stop learning, I never would say I am perfect at some- thing. Having a talent for multiple things sometimes makes it of course not easy to keep up with all of it, so I try finding out where weak points are and put that topic on the plate as "to be worked on" As a singer you recently released a song called "Overload" tell us about that & do you ver get compared to Lady Gaga? How much of your own music do you produce? K'SANDRA: Overload is a very double sided song, it's an EDM love song that was inspired by the emotions of some very special moments and just written in one night. It's about the feeling when we are in love and the overload on feelings we have to deal with when it hits us. The other meaning is about the overload on information and technology overflow that often has no meaning but just distracts us from what is important.” Love”. So then I paired with a studio and worked on my visions to create "Overload". Believe it or not, I did NOT have a second verse to that song at all, I wrote it as I was recording in the studio. I co-produced and arranged the vo- cals, since we had in that song 3 backup singers to make the chorus not just brighter but to al- so add cool harmonies. I actually do not get too often compared to Lady Gaga rather to her work ethic, just like Lady