We were lucky to catch up with Steller recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Steller, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?
I think I’m one of the few who have known what their purpose was since childhood. It’s always been music for me! I grew up playing guitar and singing and always involved in the arts in some aspect. As I got older I continued to pursue my passion in college were I studied audio engineering and received a Bachelors degree in music. Thats where it really all started coming together for me. I feel like I had a calling towards music, but never really knew how or what it would evolve into until my college years. I fell in love with producing and dj-ing. I felt like it gave me unlimited creativity possibilities and potential and it was also a great escape from the struggles I face with anxiety and general life stuff. I think it’s definitely rare to know what your purpose is from the get go- but if you have that feeling or calling I think it’s so important to listen to that and pursue it! I was very lucky to have a supportive family that has encouraged me to chase my dreams and goals, but even aside from that I think there will always be some level of adversity when you’re going against the norm. Thats where you gotta listen to that inner calling and stay the course because your purpose is something greater than you that will be so fulfilling once everything comes to fruition.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
I am a producer and Dj and I primarily make experimental bass music and dubstep. I come from a rock/alt background and I think bass music is like the rock of electronic music in a way. I think the whole edm community is pretty special honestly, it’s all about love and acceptance and they really rally around artists they care about. I think as a woman in this space I’m even more honored to call this my career. I feel like I have a responsibly to put on other women artists and show the world what were made of. I’m about to head out on a tour this spring and I have a bunch of new releases lined up for the year that I can’t wait for everyone to hear! We also just launched our second merch collection so there’s a lot of good stuff in the works and a lot to be grateful for.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I think the most impactful things in my journey so far have been learning to have discipline, getting over the fear of being disliked or what people will think of you, and really studying what the greats in my field have done. As someone who is essentially self employed I found it hard in the beginning to have a disciplined routine, but it is so so essential for achieving your goals which is something I learned quickly. The next one is the most important in my opinion. If there’s one takeaway from this interview I think it would be this. Fear will either make or break your career. If you let it stand in the way you will stunt your growth. I physically had to push myself to move beyond my fears and once I started taking those steps it was pretty incredible what the outcome was. I’m definitely a true believer that everything you want is on the other side of fear. Life is too short to care if what you’re doing is “cringe” or if you’ll get haters, so just do the thing that your afraid of and watch how good it will get for you. I really had to get out of my own way and almost train my brain to do certain things, but like anything it gets easier with practice. So basically don’t let fear get in the way of your potential!
Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
I think burnout and creative blocks are something every artist will face. When I feel overwhelmed or blocked I literally do nothing haha. I’ll stop whatever im working on and go for a walk or meditate. I’ll usually leave the project I was working on and start something new or listen to music and get inspired, but I won’t work on the track I was blocked on for a few days to give some breathing room and for the block to clear. Thats all you can do really.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: instagram.com/stellersounds
- Facebook: facebook.com/StellerSounds
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/StellerSounds
- Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@stellersounds
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/stellersounds
Image Credits
Ryan Fries Gabriela Barbieri Cristina Isabel Jon Humphrey
