[BLASTER] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME KYRIAKI! WHAT MUSIC DID YOU GROW UP LISTENING TO?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: EDM AND OLDIES.

 

[BLASTER] HOW DID YOU BECOME INVOLVED IN MUSIC PRODUCTION?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I GREW UP GOING TO SOME OF THE BEST UNDERGROUND PARTIES IN DETROIT, MI.

 

[BLASTER] HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR MUSICAL STYLE?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: EDM AND UNPREDICTABLE.

 

[BLASTER] WHO WRITES YOUR SONGS?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS:

 

[BLASTER] IS THERE A HIDDEN MEANING IN YOUR MUSIC?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS:

 

[BLASTER] DO YOU COLLABORATE WITH OTHER MUSICIANS? WHAT IS THAT PROCESS?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I HAVE COLLABORATED FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS WITH NICKY SCORPIO. WE CREATED THE DUO THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS. HE MIXED AND MASTERED THIS HYPNOTIC ENERGY EP. NICKY SCORPIO IS A GREAT SONGWRITER WITH AN AMAZING VOICE, HE ALSO MAKES BEATS. IT’S BEEN A PROCESS AND WE TRY DIFFERENT THINGS, OUR PAST SONGS TOGETHER HE MAKE THE BEATS AND WOULD WRITE MY VERSES. NICKY HAS GREAT INSIGHT INTO WHO I AM AND WHAT MY SOUL SPEAKS. WE ALIGN DEEPLY WITH ETHICS, MORALS, AND VALUES. WE ARE BOTH INTO MENTAL HEALTH. NOW I AM MAKING BEATS AND HE IS FREESTYLING AND SINGING ON SOME OF THE BEATS I AM CREATING IN ABLETON.

[BLASTER] WHAT SKILLS HAVE YOU LEARNED THAT WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR MUSIC CAREER?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I HAVE LEARNED ABLETON AND PLAYED AROUND TO FIND WHAT I LIKE BEST. I PREFER MAKING EDM MUSIC OVER MATCHING LYRICS AS A DJ WOULD DO WITH LYRICAL SONGS. I LIKE SMASHING ON THE COLORFUL PADS OVER THE TECHY ASPECT IN THE LAPTOP AND ON THE CONTROLLER, IT’S JUST MORE FUN FOR ME AND I AM ALL ABOUT WHAT IS FUN AND FEELS GOOD. IT’S WHY I DO IT AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE DAY. I AM ALL ABOUT FOLLOWING THAT EXCITING FEELING INSIDE.

[BLASTER] DO YOU HAVE A RECORD LABEL? ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANY MUSIC ORGANIZATION?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I AM AN INDIE ARTIST AND STARTED MY OWN LABEL TSP MUSIC GROUP. I AM WITH ASCAP.

 

[BLASTER] WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR ARTISTIC INSPIRATION?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I FOUND MY ARTISTIC INSPIRATION THROUGH OBSERVING, HAVING A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE SOURCE, MY SOUL, THAT VOICE INSIDE THAT WAS MY GUIDING LIGHT. I FOUND INSPIRATION THROUGH MY GREEK CULTURE AND THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE I WAS TAUGHT FROM MY GIA GIA ( MY GRANDMOTHER).

 

[BLASTER] WHAT ARE THE MAIN TOPICS FOR MOST OF YOUR SONGS? DO YOU THINK TOPICS WILL CHANGE OVERTIME?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I STOPPED DOING MUSIC FOR A WHILE AND THEN NICKY SCORPIO TURNED ME ONTO THIS DJ MUSIC PROGRAM WHICH I LOVED AND REFLECTED IF I DO NOT DO IT NOW, I’LL REGRET IT AND NEVER KNOW SO I MADE A ONE-YEAR COMMITMENT AND PLAYED WITH VINYL, DIGITAL, REMIXING, ALL THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF HOW ONE COULD BE A DJ.

 

[BLASTER] WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON RIGHT NOW? DID YOU RELEASE SOMETHING IN THE PAST?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I JUST RELEASED MY FIRST SOLO EP TITLED HYPNOTIC ENERGY. THE EP IS AVAILABLE ON ALL MUSIC STREAMING PLATFORMS AND THE MUSIC VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS. I HAVE 4 NEW EPS’ READY TO GO ALL EDM TRACKS. HOWEVER, I AM BEING PATIENT SO I CAN PROPERLY NURTURE AND SHARE THIS FIRST EP HYPNOTIC ENERGY.

 

[BLASTER] WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE BEST SONG YOU EVER RELEASED AND WHY?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: PARIS FASHION WEEK – PFW – BC IT’S ONE OF THE FIRST SONGS NICKY SCORPIO AND I DID TOGETHER. IT’S A FUN SONG, IT INCORPORATES MY LOVE FOR SPOKEN-WORD POETRY, FASHION, AND LOVE FOR MUSIC. IT’S VERY RAW AND REAL.

 

[BLASTER] WHO ARE YOU INSPIRED BY?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I AM INSPIRED BY CULTURE, TRAVEL, BALI. I AM INSPIRED BY THOSE WHO ARE FULL OF COLOR, FULL OF HOPE. I AM INSPIRED BY ARTISTS, ALL ARTISTS IN ALL ART FORMS.

[BLASTER] WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAM COLLABORATION, WITH ANY MUSICIAN OR PRODUCER?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: TIMBERLAND AND KANYE WEST. I GREW UP ON TIMBERLAND AND LOVED ALL THE COLLABORATIONS HE DID WITH NELLY FURTADO BACK IN THE DAY. KANYE WEST STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND I CAN RELATE. I FEEL WE COULD COME UP WITH SOME REALLY POWERFUL MUSIC AND MESSAGES FOR THE WORLD TOGETHER THROUGH THE ART AND LOVE OF MUSIC.

 

[BLASTER] HOW DO YOU BALANCE YOUR MUSIC WITH OTHER OBLIGATIONS – SCHOOL, HOBBY, JOB?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: WOW! IT’S A LOT FOR SURE BUT THE BEST THING IS TO BLOCK X AMOUNT OF HOURS. AT THE TOP OF THE WEEK, I BLOCKED TWO HOURS AND WHEN I WAS DONE IT WAS FIVE HOURS. THE OFFICE BLOCK FRAMEWORK WAS TO PROPERLY REGISTER ALL OF MY TRACKS SO I GET PAID WHEN THEY STREAM AND PLAY INTERNATIONALLY. IT SEEMS I’LL BE ON A ROLL NONSTOP AND THEN IT WILL BE ON THE BACK BURNER IN ROTATION SIMMERING AND COOKING ON LOW THEN IT WILL BE ON FULL BLAST SO IT’S AN OCEAN WAVE OF A JOURNEY.

 

[BLASTER] AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR MUSIC?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: I HOPE THEY FEEL INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED. I HOPE IT BREAKS UP THEIR NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND BRAINWAVES. WE HAVE 60-70,000 THOUGHTS PER DAY AND 90% OF THOSE THOUGHTS ARE THE SAME THOUGHTS ACCORDING TO DR. JOE DISPENZASO. THE BEATS THAT I MAKE I FEEL ARE UNEXPECTED SO WHEN YOU LISTEN IT WILL NOT BE THE SAME CLEAN FORMATS YOU HEAR IN TRADITIONAL STYLE.
I HAD THIS EP ENCODED WITH 639 HZ HEALING FREQUENCIES. I CHOOSE 639 HZ FOR THIS EP BECAUSE I FEEL WE AS A WHOLE NEED TO FORGIVE OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER. THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD AND WE ALL KNOW MUSIC HEALS.

 

[BLASTER] WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE ANY MESSAGE TO YOUR FANS?

KYRIAKI OF THE SOPHISTICATED PSYCHOS: THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, BEING OPEN TO MY SOUNDS. I AM HERE FOR YOU. REACH OUT ANYTIME, I AM HERE FOR YOU. I HAVE BEEN ON THE JOURNEY FOR OVER TWO DECADES AND HAVE FRIENDS INTERNATIONALLY IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT SO IF YOU NEED HELP, SUPPORT, QUESTIONS, I KNOW I CAN BRIDGE A CONNECTION FOR YOU AND HAPPY TO!!

 

[BLASTER] FEEL FREE TO SHARE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE COLLABORATIONS WITH MUSICIANS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS LINKS, SO FANS CAN FOLLOW YOUR WORK AND ACCESS YOUR MUSIC.

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