Saint Harison (@saintharison), a UK-bred music sensation, is creating ripples in the U.S. following the viral success of his song “ego talkin” after a standout performance on COLORS Studio. The tour will hit four stops in the U.S., including two Los Angeles shows, one in Brooklyn, New York and the other in Atlanta, Georgia. The artist wrote in an IG post, “Wow… I have no words, my first US dates and you guys blew it out 😮💨😮💨 so excited to see u all, thank you so much if you bought a ticket to see me 😭♥ WE SOLD OUT SAINTSSSSSSS 👼👼.”
Launching his U.S. tour at the Peppermint Club in Los Angeles, Remixd Magazine was on site to capture every moment. The intimate setting of the Peppermint Club allowed Harison to connect closely with his fans. On Wednesday, November 8th, Saint Harison delivered a captivating performance, enchanting the audience with songs from his EP lost a friend. His good friend R&B singer Victoria Monet was in the audience, offering her support, and the night was filled with incredible memories. It was a moment to remember.
Q&A with Saint Harison
Remixd Magazine was able to get an exclusive interview with Saint Harison backstage to discuss some of his inspirations, expressions behind his music, and goals for the future. Keep reading to learn more about the rising star.
Remixd: What do you think so far has been your breakout moment?
Saint: Probably, the ‘ego talkin’ riff [challenge]. You know it was just so unexpected. I remember writing the song and my manager being like, “oh wow that sounds like a little challenge. … I messaged a couple of my friends and they said, ya this is fun. Then it just snowballed.
Your music is so personal, what are your inspirations when you are writing music?
Always have to be going through something. It’s very detrimental to myself because when I’m in a good place, I’m like, damn I can’t write anything.
I was having an argument with someone at the time and I was winning and then I had a song idea, I kinda want to write a song about how like sometimes I just say the wrong stuff and it’s just like my ego and you shouldn’t listen to that because, you know what I’m like when I get like that or whatevea. I was writing it with an amazing writer Boy Matthews, he was like, that’s great, that ain’t me that’s my ego talkin. And it kinda went from there.
Creative Process
What creative decisions do you make behind the scenes when you are picking arrangements for your live performances?
When I have gone to see artists that I love in a show, I just loved the live element of it. I love feeling like I’m in the room and I’m there and if they mess up it’s great because I’m experiencing this first hand and I always wanted my live performances to feel like that. Very immersive… I change up what I do every time because I feel like I just want everyone to have a unique experience. But it’s also how you feel in the moment.
Where do you think the soulful expression in voice comes from?
I was also so drawn to voices, as a kid and then my cousin introduced me to Kirk Franklin and Kim Burrell and I found Gospel music and then I found R&B music. Honestly I was just so drawn to the feeling, hearing someone’s voice and I remember when I was like 13 or 14 when I was hearing all of this music. A lot of the time I didn’t know what the songs were about, I couldn’t relate because I was so young but they would hit me and the hairs on my arms would stand up and I would get goosebumps and I remember thinking like “wow, I want to make people feel like that when I sing. I want to convey every emotion in my voice, you know whatever happens vocally it’s fine because it’s like how I feel.
Dream Collaborations
What’s next for Saint Harison?
I have been writing a lot of music, I have been in LA for a while writing a lot of the same people i did “lost a friend” with project 1 which is really cool. Ummmm its so hard because I feel like this project came out in May and I feels like its been like 5 years and I don’t know why I feel like that. I feel like its been out for ages. I have just been writing a lot more music its really fun, a little bit more uptempo stuff, cause I was like, “I don’t have any uptempo songs” I go on stage i’m like, I need something to bump to now.
Thank you, Saint for speaking with Remixd Magazine!
In conclusion, Saint emerges as an unstoppable force, expressing his aspirations for dream collaborations. One of his musical inspirations is Jasmine Sullivan, and he envisions creating a unique musical ballad with the legendary Elton John. With a voice as exceptional as Saint’s, why pick one when you can have both!
See full interview here
Stream Saint Harison’s EP lost a friend below.
