ION INDIE MAGAZINE December 2015, Volume 19 | Page 59
JP: For the few that haven't heard of Fanesha Fabre, tell our audience a little about
yourself.
FF: I’m a curly-haired Martian who makes music.
JP: Your latest musical offering is concept album dealing with relationships. From the
cover art to the music, it is very a revealing. Did you intend to bare so much of your soul
in these songs?
FF: I always do. I can only write from experience. I have never been the type of
songwriter that can fabricate something and write about it. My songs are either about
something I am going through; getting over, or about something that has already
happened and I'm pulling from for reference. I am honest to a fault in my daily life and
on my songs. I feel like that is why some people can connect to what I write and why it
makes other people uncomfortable. The great thing about being able to create is that
you can take something like a breakup, or anger, sorrow etc., and transform that
energy into something beautiful.
JP: You produced and contributed instrumentation on this record. As someone who has
worked with some talented producers in the past, do you feel you were able to capture
more of the songs vibe by actually producing the music?
FF: Well, I started off collaborating with Blestenation alongside Fafu, then I
collaborated with The Blended Babies, Twista, The Cool Kids, Damon Dash and
Mckenzie Eddy; and my nal collaboration was with Harry Fraud. Deep down inside,
all those years all I wanted to do was make my own music. I learned from some great
people about what it takes to make music. When you collaborate with someone, I feel
there are too many “chefs in the kitchen” and the creative vision gets distorted. Even
though I appreciate all I learned, producing this album was one of the most liberating
things I have ever done. I was nally able to tap into that creative ow with no
interruptions, and I am curious to see what else is hiding inside this head with whichever
project I decide to do next.
JP: I hate to ask a musician their inuences. I’d rather ask what music you are listening to
these days?
FF: I can tell you both. My inuences which will always be my top 4: Bjork, Thom Yorke,
Jeff Buckley and The Beatles. Bjork, because…I mean...she's Bjork…how can you not?
She's a creative genius with her own sound and has had such an outstanding career.
Thom Yorke-- creative genius, brilliant songwriter. Jeff Buckley changed my life. I
seriously remember the rst time I heard his music, something shifted in my mind.
#1…his songwriting was so real, and his voice was outstanding. But I also connected
with him on a personal level. Every time I hear his music, I connect to his pain, even to this
day. Finally, The Beatles…their vocals…wow! I am huge about vocals and beautiful
harmonies. When I heard them I was like, “I want my songs to sound like this, so full and
melodic.” So I try to incorporate a bit of all of them. What I am listening to right
now…it’s a wild combination. I am listening to a lot of current music right now, which I
always do for reference. But let's see (goes to her Spotify), Keith Ape (Asian Trap
music), Arrested Development, Tinashe, Diplo, The Weeknd, Jeff Buckley, Fugees, Kate
Bush, What So Not-Gemini, Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for Interstellar, Mo, DJ snake...I
mean, the bipolar list goes on and on...