Keshi是來自美國休斯頓的獨立音樂人，在網易雲平臺他已經坐擁53萬粉絲，在昨天（10月23日）他又發布了最新EP《always》，同名主打歌也是在第一時間收穫到999+的好評，我們的好夥伴Milky Station曾採訪到Keshi (Casey Luong) 本人，在享受Keshi的新EP之際，再來看一下Keshi首次與中國粉絲的對話💬
（作者貼上：翻譯均為作者的隨性翻譯，要感受keshi本人的feel，請閱讀英文原文喲~）
自我介紹/音樂類型
Can you introduce your self a little bit?
KESHI：「 Hey, I’m keshi and I’m a singer-songwriter and producer from Houston, Texas. 」
「哈咯大家好，我是keshi，我是來自美國休斯頓的作曲家，歌手，以及音樂製作人。」
What is your own definition of your music ?
KESHI：「 I think it’s a little hard for me to put myself into one specific genre. Recently, I』d venture to say alternative hip-hop/r&b/pop. Maybe with some electronic influences here and there. Melodic, moody, yet upbeat trap I guess? I do enjoy pushing the boundaries of what I can create though. It depends on what mood I’m in and who I’m listening to/influenced by at that moment.」
「其實要把我的音樂定義為某一個音樂類型還挺難的。不過 alternative hipop/ r&b/pop算是我最近音樂的製作類型。有種電子音效的影響也在，upbeat trap的感覺也說不定。我的創作從來沒有界限，常常是跟隨著我的心情以及我當下在聽什麼音樂走的。」
是什麼開啟了你的音樂之路？
What motivated you to start making music ？
KESHI：「 Long story short, when I was around 12 years old, I wanted to learn how to play the guitar so I could pick up girls haha. I asked my mom if she would get me a guitar, but she refused, saying that I would give it up in a week. I turned to my grandpa, who actually had a classical guitar, and he ended up giving me his old one to play around with. I took it home and just fell in love with it. I couldn’t leave it, I』d be glued to it day in and day out. I went down a rabbit hole of watching guitarists play and sing on YouTube, learning their techniques and imitating their styles. It was such a fun time in my life. Every single day after school, I couldn’t wait to go home and play. 」
「長話短說，當我12歲的時候，為了泡妞我想去學吉他，結果就是被老媽拒絕了，她覺得我會在一周之內放棄。然後我就像外公求救，他把自己的古典吉他給我玩了。我真的就是超級愛它，每天和吉他粘在一起。我開始在YouTube上看吉他手的視頻，學習他們的技巧然後模仿他們的不同風格，這段時間真的特別有趣。每天放學後我都迫不及待回家彈吉他。」
你是如何學習音樂的？
Did you go to music school ？
KESHI：「 I am a self-taught musician. One day at school, a girl had used this song called 「Daughters」 by John Mayer in her project. I remember hearing it and going 「Wow this song is great, I have to find out who wrote it」. I went home that day and put it into Pandora, and it started a radio based off of the specific song. The first one that played after that was 「Stop This Train」 by John Mayer, and after that my world was completely changed. My love for songwriting was born at that moment. I must』ve been probably 15 at the time, so I had about 3 years to learn the basics of the guitar, and this is when I started writing my own songs.
As for music production, I started learning during my sophomore year in college, about 3 years ago. The same way I learned guitar, I turned to YouTube and learned by watching tons of tutorial videos and reading guides on how to achieve certain sounds. I was listening to a ton of interesting music at the time, like 「tomppabeats」 and 「in love with a ghost」. I was obsessed with creating a diverse, dynamic soundscape. Right now, keshi is a combination of my old songwriting and my newfound production skills. 」
「我是一個『自學成才』的音樂人。有一天在學校，有個姑娘用John Mayer的「Daughter"作為她的project背景音樂。我一下就喜歡了這首歌，要知道誰寫的這首歌。然後我用Pandora開始聽這首歌，第二首John Mayer的『Stop This Train』開始完全改變了我的世界 -- 我開始想要寫歌。那時候的我大概15歲吧，3年的吉他基礎給了我開始寫歌的機會。
我開始學習音樂製作是在我大學二年級的時候，也就是三年前。和學習吉他一樣，我也是在YouTube上自學，看了無數個教學視頻和閱讀材料去達到我想要的音樂效果。那個時候我聽了成千上萬首有趣的音樂作品，比如Tomppabeats和In love with a ghost的作品。我被這種有創意的、無限可能性的音樂效果所吸引。那麼現在，我認為keshi是我過去作曲風格和現在新意的音樂製作技巧的結合。」
什麼影響了你的創作？
What impacts your music contents?
KESHI：「 I see keshi as a very concentrated part of me. It’s like taking all of an emotion and dialing the volume up to the max. All of the songs I write are based off of real-life experiences. Not all of them belong to me. Some of the songs I』ve written are about someone else’s experience, but from my perspective as if I were the one in that situation. I wallow myself in one specific thought or feeling, and I let my heart roam and say whatever it wants to, unhinged and completely honest, whether I’m in the right or in the wrong.」
「我認為Keshi表達了我內心深處的重要組成。就好像把我所有的情感放大並帶出來；所有我寫的歌都是從我的生活中來，雖然一些不是來自於我自己的故事，但是我會把它放到『如果是我，我會怎麼樣』的情景中。我把自己沉浸到一種想法和感受中，讓我自己的心自己去探索和感受，沒有對與錯。」
歌曲 ' 2 soon '背後的故事？
Is there any story behind '2 soon' ?
KESHI：「 The story of 2 soon is about coping with rejection in the worst way: by pretending it didn’t happen. It’s how I would』ve handled the breakup that a close friend of mine had. I would』ve gone off the rails if it were me, that’s how bad it was. It would have broken me.」
「2 soon」這首歌是關於被分手/被拒絕的狀態：假裝什麼都沒有發生：這是我面對分手可能會做的事，雖然這是我好朋友發生的事；如果發生在我身上，我可能會真的無法接受；太糟糕了，我應該會被『打敗』。」
對想要開始學習音樂的人，你有什麼建議嗎？
Do you have any recommendation for the people who want to start making music?
KESHI：「 I think that my best piece of advice for people who want to start making music is for them to make as much as they can, and to just stick to it. It’s easy to get discouraged and want to give up, but it just takes time to find your own sound. Another thing is to just share less often. Hold onto your music for a long time until it’s ready to be heard. It’s easy to get really excited over something you just made, but take the time to look at it objectively and determine if it’s really ready to be released yet.」
「我給想要開始學習製作音樂的人最好的建議應該就是多練多做，然後堅持。在這過程中很容易被打擊，也會想要放棄，但是找到你自己的聲音和風格真的需要時間的沉澱。另外一件重要的事情就是不要太快分享你的作品，保留你的作品直到你真的準備好讓大家聽到。剛做好的作品的確會讓人很開心和激動，但是真的需要時間的積累來判斷是否是時候讓大家聽到。」
為什麼決定開始分享你的音樂製作過程？
What motivated you to share your process of making music? (behind video）
KESHI：「 I am a nerd when it comes to music production. Watching producers do their work was so fun to me, I』d watch videos every day during meals when I was in college. I』d study them closely, listen to what techniques they used to make their beats sound modern and commercial, yet unique and listenable. This is my way of giving back. I thought others would have the same fun I had when I watched my favorite producers make their music.」
「其實在音樂製作上我真的是個『nerd』/狂熱者：看製作人們的製作過程真的超級有趣，當時在學校的時候我每天都在吃飯的時候看製作視頻，然後仔細學習和聽其中的技術，學習怎麼樣的技巧用在現代和商業音樂製作中。這也是為什麼我想要回饋給他人，我想要分享我的製作過程給大家，一定也有人和我一樣看到這些過程覺得很有意思。」
你最喜歡的音樂人是誰？
Who is your favorite musician?
KESHI：「 I』ve got so many, but my all-time favorite musician is John Mayer. He taught me everything I know just from listening to all of his songs. He explored the fretboard in a way I』d never thought to. I know that my music doesn’t really sound like his, but that’s because my sonic qualities production-wise and melody-wise branch a little more towards hip-hop and r&b. But I think that when it comes to my songwriting, I take a lot from him.」
「我有很多喜歡的音樂人，但是John Mayer一直都是我的最愛。從他的歌曲中我真的學到了很多很多，他在吉他指板彈奏中的探索是我從來沒有想到過的，我知道我的音樂和他的風格不太一樣，但是是因為在音樂製作過程的不同，導致我的音樂更有hip-pop還有r&b的效果，其實在我創作過程中，他給了我很多靈感，我也從中學習到很多。」
有什麼要對中國粉絲說的話嗎？
Is there any thing you want to say to your Chinese fans?
KESHI：「 I would absolutely love to come to China to meet my fans. I thank each and every one of you for listening, and I hope to see you all soon. I appreciate all of the messages you send me, thank you all so much. I love you and can’t wait to perform live for you someday. It will happen, I promise. 」
「我很想要來中國見我的粉絲，非常感謝每一位聽我音樂的聽眾，希望很快能夠和大家見面。我真的很感謝大家發給我的每一條信息，我愛你們，一定會有來你們面前現場演出的機會！我保證！」
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