What’s your stage name and where are you from?
Souleye Los Angeles
What’s the story behind your stage name?
I was searching for something that felt more aligned — a name that reflected the path I was walking. After spending over a year immersed in spiritual study and inner work in Mount Shasta, a friend handed me a CD called The Shamanic Journey. I put it on, closed my eyes, and followed the rhythm into a deep visual meditation.
What came to me was vivid and unexpected: I found myself on a surreal journey through dreamlike landscapes, eventually climbing a golden staircase that seemed to stretch into the sky. At the top stood a peaceful, otherworldly figure. He asked me to kneel, then placed the backs of his palms gently on my shoulders and covered my ears. He spoke one word: “Souleye.”
I snapped out of it, shaken — but the name stuck. It felt like a message, a moment I couldn’t ignore. Since then, “Souleye” has been my anchor — a creative identity that reminds me to make art from a deeper place and stay connected to something greater.
Describe your musical journey in three sentences.
1. I started freestyling in a small town in Massachusetts, using music as a tool to process life, loss, and transformation.
2. After losing my best friend and older brother, music became a sanctuary that helped me follow the signs and stay aligned with the divine flow of life.
3. Over time, my sound evolved into a fusion of hip-hop and electronic, reflecting a lifelong journey of self-discovery, healing, and higher consciousness.
Share an interesting experience you had while creating your latest track.
Originally, I wrote “Ghost Town” to a hip-hop beat. Then my friend Esjay Jones, an incredible producer, hit me up with the idea of flipping it into a hardcore heavy metal version. I sent her the vocals, and she built one of the hardest hip-hop-meets-metal tracks I’ve heard — featuring none other than JR Bareis, the guitarist from Korn’s live lineup, who brought some serious fire to the record.
What message do you want to convey through your music?
That no matter how heavy life gets, there’s always a way through — and often, that path is lit by creativity, connection, and consciousness. My music is a reminder that we’re all on a journey of remembering who we are beneath the noise — and that healing, joy, and growth are always within reach. I want people to feel like they’re not alone, like the universe is whispering through the beats, saying: “You’ve got this — and you’re not doing it solo.”
Tell us about a challenge you faced during production and how you overcame it.
The album was created over the course of a solid three years, right as we were all still coming out of the “WTF just happened” phase of the COVID lockdown. Just as things started to feel somewhat stable, the Palisades fires hit and we had to relocate — all while raising three kids and navigating constant change.
At the same time, I had the opportunity to support my wife Alanis on her global tour, which meant bringing our kids on the road and turning tour life into a kind of mobile sanctuary. It was a lot — moving, adapting, finding creative windows in the chaos — but it taught me how to stay grounded in purpose and make space for music even when everything else feels like it’s shifting.
If you could collaborate with any artist, who would it be and why?
Answer to that you will need to wait till I drop my Collaboration Album coming out later this fall or early 2026.
Where do you see your music taking you in the next year?
In the next year, I see my music opening more doors — not just on stages, but in hearts and communities around the world. I want to lean deeper into immersive live experiences, collaborations that push genre boundaries, and creating spaces where people can feel seen, lifted, and inspired. Wherever it takes me, I know it’ll be aligned with purpose, presence, and the magic that happens when intention meets sound.
What’s the next big step for you as an artist?
The next big step is expanding Souleye Fest into different cities and eventually across the globe — turning it into a traveling experience of music, healing, and conscious connection. I’m also gearing up to release a special remix of “Jekyll & Hyde” featuring my wife Alanis Morissette, which brings a whole new emotional layer to the track. On top of that, I’ve got a collaborative album in the works featuring 12 of my favorite hip-hop artists — a project that celebrates unity, lyricism, and the evolution of the culture.
Where can we hear/watch your most recent work?
Instagram @Souleye
www.Souleye.com
