Adama's Dream World
MIMI Features
Interview By And Written By: Nani Hapa
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MIMI: I've read that your music comes to you in your dreams—what is that like?
Adama: Dreaming music is like a universe all in itself! It is beautiful, haunting, out-of-this-world, sometimes lonely. I am in another
place, another dimension when I dream music. I hear everything and I understand all the parts; the string arrangements, guitars,
piano, vocals and harmonies, brass, percussion, etc. I dream in many different styles. I don't always like the music I dream. Other
times, I'm blown away by it. I wake up with the desire to share it. It's not the finishing line to dream it. The feeling will not rest in my
heart until other people can hear it too. The visuals and the sound are one and the same. I need to separate this and dissect the
parts to make sense of the instrumentation to program the parts in a sequencer when I wake up in the morning. I dream several
pieces per night but I can only remember one so I choose it during my sleep and let the others go when I wake up. One song can
take several nights to finish composing sometimes. Often it's totally a receptive experience and other times it's like a jam session
with God. Then there are times where I'm told to shut up and listen. (Laughs)
MIMI: What has being an artist taught you about yourself?
Adama: I think that being an artist has taught me a lot of stuff about myself. Good stuff and bad stuff. (Laughs). It has shown me
what I fear and what makes me strong. I'm not entirely aware of my lyrical writing whilst I'm in the flow of creating so I learn a lot
about myself when I read back on my lyrics. (Laughs). Art itself is my teacher in a way.
MIMI: What do you hope people take away when they listen to your music?
Adama: I don't often feel like the author; I feel like it's passing through me. It moves me greatly and I want to share the feeling. I
hope for people to feel opened by my music and to feel new possibilities through it, to be soothed in some way too. The thing I hope
for when people hear my music is that they could possibly be moved by it in a depth that I myself am moved by it.
MIMI Features
Interview By And Written By: Nani Hapa
Photo Credits: None
Caption: None
.
MIMI: I've read that your music comes to you in your dreams—what is that like?
Adama: Dreaming music is like a universe all in itself! It is beautiful, haunting, out-of-this-world, sometimes lonely. I am in another
place, another dimension when I dream music. I hear everything and I understand all the parts; the string arrangements, guitars,
piano, vocals and harmonies, brass, percussion, etc. I dream in many different styles. I don't always like the music I dream. Other
times, I'm blown away by it. I wake up with the desire to share it. It's not the finishing line to dream it. The feeling will not rest in my
heart until other people can hear it too. The visuals and the sound are one and the same. I need to separate this and dissect the
parts to make sense of the instrumentation to program the parts in a sequencer when I wake up in the morning. I dream several
pieces per night but I can only remember one so I choose it during my sleep and let the others go when I wake up. One song can
take several nights to finish composing sometimes. Often it's totally a receptive experience and other times it's like a jam session
with God. Then there are times where I'm told to shut up and listen. (Laughs)
MIMI: What has being an artist taught you about yourself?
Adama: I think that being an artist has taught me a lot of stuff about myself. Good stuff and bad stuff. (Laughs). It has shown me
what I fear and what makes me strong. I'm not entirely aware of my lyrical writing whilst I'm in the flow of creating so I learn a lot
about myself when I read back on my lyrics. (Laughs). Art itself is my teacher in a way.
MIMI: What do you hope people take away when they listen to your music?
Adama: I don't often feel like the author; I feel like it's passing through me. It moves me greatly and I want to share the feeling. I
hope for people to feel opened by my music and to feel new possibilities through it, to be soothed in some way too. The thing I hope
for when people hear my music is that they could possibly be moved by it in a depth that I myself am moved by it.
