Rock song inspired by Mistress Death, a character in Marvel Comics.
Jo De La Cruz - songwriter + content creator
My first love was visual art: comics, hand drawn animations, collages. Visual art is what woke up the artist in me. Today I make videos, graphics, and animations for myself and clients taking inspiration from the visual media I was exposed to as a child absorbing culture in Los Angeles, Guadalajara, and dozens of cities and townships around the Midwest and the Front Range. Whenever I can, I bring original music into the mix, underscoring the experiences I capture and create. If visual art is my first love, then music is my mistress.
My first EP ‘Doves’ is a five track mix of post-punk goth rock. The music is inspired by analog synth sounds from the 80’s with 90’s desert-rock style guitars and prog rock keys from the 70’s, with subject matter inspired by comic books. My EP 'CROWS' is a continuation of the same instrumental palette, with subject matter inspired by folklore and movies from Europe.
My art and content connect me to the creative spirit that makes everything in the universe, something beyond myself. I create because it gives me purpose, and because it gets me to a state of "groovyness" without the use of external chemicals. Regional cultures, storytellers, and above all, mother nature have inspired me to create.
I approach creating my own content and writing music by listening for the 'creative spirit' in my environment, in media, or in myself. Sometimes nature whispers some sounds like the rhythm of the rain, sometimes it's a film that sparks music in my head, and sometimes it's the warnings and lessons coded into the folklore of people around the world.
I am currently working on two EPs - one acoustic 'ghost folk' project, and one entirely composed with analog synths, both an attempt to showcase my music beyond distorted guitars.
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