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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?

Hi I'm KLEO a nineteen-year-old dark-pop artist from Glasgow, Scotland! (Which I often refer to as Synth City!) I started performing as a singer songwriter at the age of fourteen, at local open mics and then progressed to festivals such as The Wickerman Festival and Youth Beatz. At the start of 2016 I took a year out of performing to arm myself with a stage name, and write and record a brand new dark pop EP – "KRYSTALLINE" with producer Marcus Wright. Now I'm coming back with three new tracks – (produced by Lewis Gardiner) CAMEO, UKIYO & WASTED ON YOUTH.

How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?

As soon as I heard Lana Del Rey, I immediately fell in love with her sound and I would say the things that she writes about and her wonderful unique sound definitely influences me. I am also inspired by Halsey who is a true gem in the music community and a huge inspiration to me and many others as someone with mental health difficulties.
I grew up listening to The Beatles, The Spice Girls and Fleetwood Mac – I believe I still take influence from them all on a daily basis even if I'm not listening to their music as regularly as I once did.

What´s new right now?

At the moment I have 3 brand new – unreleased – tracks that I can't wait to share with everyone. I feel like they really reflect who I am as an artist. I am including and exclusive first listen to these tracks here for everyone to get a taste for what is to come!

https://soundcloud.com/misskleomusic/cameo-1/s-xMgvA

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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?

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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?

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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?

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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?

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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?

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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?

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How do you personally discover new music?

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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?

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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?

I would say mix things up. If you are used to writing one way – say starting with chords then singing over the top – trying the complete opposite. Or try something completely different all together! I like to look at photographs and try to write songs about what I see on the photograph: the mood, situation etc. I go for long walks and take note of everything I see that interests me. I try and learn something new about production everyday that keeps me interested and gives me a new technique to add to the things that I can do and draw inspiration from the next time.

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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?

Artists often struggle with perfectionism – I know I do. And I am almost never happy with my work and spend hours and hours stressing over it. I think learning to aim for less than perfect is a good start and then learning to become comfortable with what you make a good second. In my opinion people should take a step back from their work after a few days at it and breathe for a while. It's okay to be a human for a day or rather than an artist constantly.

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We meet again in one year. What has changed?

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https://soundcloud.com/misskleomusic

https://www.facebook.com/misskleomusic

https://twitter.com/misskleomusic

https://www.instagram.com/kleopatramusic

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