Meet Lucia Desimone

 

We recently connected with Lucia Desimone and have shared our conversation below.

Lucia, so excited to have you with us today. So much we can chat about, but one of the questions we are most interested in is how you have managed to keep your creativity alive.

I think creativity can be found anywhere if you let it come to you.
But it’s also very important for me to try to live as many different experiences as possible while letting none of them define me. That’s how I create art that inspires me without getting too attached to the final result.


We are in a constant state of change and growth, and art has to be a direct reflection of that.

By meeting new people, getting outside of your comfort zone and trying to serve the world with what makes your heart happy, which music is a big part of that for me, creativity will naturally flow into your life. You don’t have to force it, it will naturally come to you when you are ready to receive it.
Some of the most beautiful lyrics and melodies could be found in a random conversation between two people sitting next to you at a coffee shop, in the strange sound some birds make when they sing, in some memories you shared with your sister when you were young or in a word you simply find interesting, like “serendipity”.

When it comes to art, it’s necessary not to be a perfectionist. It’s always good to try to improve and learn new tools, but perfectionism kills creativity.

I’ve struggled with that most of my life, but I’ve come to realize that sometimes the imperfect art actually sounds or looks way better than what a “perfect” one does.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I am a spiritual singer-songwriter, currently working on my new album. I graduated in 2022 from Berklee College of Music and moved to Los Angeles right after that.
I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina but I have been moving to different places ever since I can remember. It happens often that people ask me where I am from, and I am not really sure what to answer.
I feel like I am a citizen of the world, and I like that I get to collect stories from the people I meet and experiences I live through and pour them into my music- it feels like music has always been the constant home in my life and I am so grateful to it.

Right now I am living in Norway until the end of the summer, at Lofoten Beach Camp. I was hired as a performer and it has been one of the best experiences of my life working as a musician here, singing to all the tourists that want to explore what life above the Arctic Circle looks like.
I have been connecting with the sea and the mountains that surround this place, and finding inspiration in the natural events that occur here but never thought I would be lucky enough to get to experience in this lifetime- like the midnight sun and the northern lights.

I met some of the most beautiful and open-minded people in Lofoten, and I am so grateful to be able to share my voice and music with them.

My next step in my music “career” (being an artist is more a way of life than a career) is to connect my spirituality and healing process to my music. My album has a song for every chakra- to heal that particular energy center.

I want people to travel with me as they listen to the ocean drums and sound bowls that are hidden behind some more modern and pop-sounding arrangements.
I want people to take a moment to relax, connect to themselves and remember to take a deep breath when they listen to my music.
And most importantly, I want people to start their healing process too, even if it’s unconsciously at first.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

1. Dive into it. Don’t be a perfectionist. You’ll learn how to get better as you practice, but don’t deprive the world of your art just because you think it’s not good enough yet.

2. Learn to ask for help in areas you know you don’t enjoy or lack the tools to get to where you want to be. Get to know your strengths and your weakness. For example, if you can’t produce your own music, try to meet people that can help you with it instead of doing everything yourself.

3. Find the thing you like the most in the music making process – one of them for me is comping vocals and making lots of harmonies- and offer your expertise to other people. You learn a lot by working for and with others.

What has been your biggest area of growth or improvement in the past 12 months?

I am a completely different person than I was 12 months ago, and that is a blessing.
When we learn to shift into something new and be more aligned with the higher version of ourselves, the universe will immediately bring us the best opportunities and surround us with the best people.

It seems simple or maybe like a “small” change- but I’m learning to say “yes” to things that excite and expand me, and “no” to things that don’t resonate with me anymore.

That meant some relationships, friendships and jobs had to end, in order to make space for the new/magical things to come freely into my life- like the job offer to sing in the beautiful island of Lofoten.

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