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The Artist Shares How Her Daughter Inspired Her to Pursue Music Seriously, Embracing Production in Songwriting, and Juggling Family Life with Her Upcoming EP Release
Today we have the pleasure to have Hatori on Goathead !
GHR: Hi Hatori, great to have you here. What inspired you to start writing music?
HATORI: Thanks for having me. I’ve always loved to sing, though I didn’t admit it to myself until I was a teenager. After mustering up the courage to ask my parents to pay for voice lessons at 15, I also began writing songs to help me process difficult things in my life. It never felt like words alone could quite express what I wanted, so a melody helped me say things I couldn’t in words.
GHR: Can you tell us more about your experience performing live at gigs and what was the most memorable experience you had?
HATORI: Before I was in my mid 20’s, all of my performance experiences came from church. It wasn’t until I had enough of my own songs around 2014/15 that I began to perform at open mics. I think doing my first Sofar Denver show was the most memorable because it had been on my bucket list for a while. I was all nerves and it was a solo set so I felt very exposed but I came away feeling like a real artist for the first time, whatever that means!
GHR: How is your process of songwriting set around?
HATORI: I used to write songs from lyrics or vocal melodies that I had written in my head. However, after taking a production course, I began to write songs in the production process, which significantly changed my sound and approach to music. Building a song from a specific snare sound, or a sample of an organ, or baseline makes paths available to you that you otherwise would never have known existed. Learning production has fundamentally changed how I write songs.
GHR: What motivates you to create music and bring awareness to different situations through your songs?
HATORI: It wasn’t until I had my daughter that I actually considered taking music seriously. She’s almost 4 now, and I’d be the biggest hypocrite if I told her to pursue her dreams and be who she wants to be if I didn’t do that myself. It just simply wasn’t an option in my mind most of my life. Now, I write because I finally know that it’s a crucial part of who I am and neglecting that wouldn’t just harm me, but my family too. My life experiences have been quite extreme and unique but I found a lot of comfort in music, so even if I can provide some sense of belonging and empathy to someone else, then I’m happy.
GHR: Could you share some insights into your next projects?
HATORI: I have about 5 or 6 songs that are lined up for release and I’m thinking about releasing them as an EP, however, my time and resources are limited because I’m a full-time stay at home mom of an almost-pre-schooler and a toddler. Not the ideal schedule for a musician to say the least. But, I’m chipping away at it a couple hours a time and hopefully, I’ll find more help that gives me a little more freedom to create. Having too many great loves in life (kids, art, music, family etc) is a great problem to have.
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