Steel Notes Magazine
November 2016
JRH: Which famous musicians do you admire? Why?
DLP: I admire Chaka Kahn. Her vocals are amazing, she has a great,
strong range, Tina Turner, she also has a strong voice. She is also a
strong woman that overcame personal hardships in her life. And is
still going strong. Selena Quintanilla Selena captured the hearts of so
many people Hispanic people and became a crossover artist. She had a
unique beautiful voice and a beautiful spirit. Amy Winehouse; she was
who she was, talented singer and songwriter.
JRH: Which famous
musicians have you
learned from?
DLP: I learned from
Stevie Nicks the
ability to be extraordinaire at writing lyrics. And appreciated
her unique voice as well as Prince and Krewella,
JRH: You've worked with
musicians from the industry, what are some of your
favorite sessions?
DLP: The majority of
sessions are with producers because it's based
on the style of genre of
my music. One of my
fav sessions was while I was working with
Party Till We Drop. Because of its high energy. When we were mastering it at Pressurepoint studios, it was insane listening to the song with
my vocals blasting through the
speakers. Another fav session was
When I was recording the vocals
for Party Till We Drop Remix with DJ Vegas, he
told me to just feel the song. They had created the instrumental. So in one
take, I sang the vocals for Party Till We Drop Remix. I totally just felt the
vibe and went with it. I was like "this is freaking cool". When we mastered
we kept the vocals as was and didn't change a thing I probably could say
something cool about each session on all of the songs that I wrote though.
(lol) It's just so epic creating a track.
JRH: Were you influenced by old records & tapes? Which ones?
DLP: I was influenced by old music by a Chilean vocalist. Her songs were
very romantic. Also The Jackson 5, Prince, and Various Salsa Bands.
JRH: Do you get nervous before a performance?
DLP: Do I get nervous before a performance? Ha, I was told it is good
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