What’s your stage name and where are you from?
Tj mello – Fremont , Ohio
What’s the story behind your stage name?
Tylor James is my first and middle name Carmelo Anthony is my favorite basketball player so I put my own twist on it
Describe your musical journey in three sentences.
I came from a tough background of poverty and I’m starting to make positive changes through music with my life and others .
Share an interesting experience you had while creating your latest track.
Just having the independence to create my own music changed how creative I could truly be making a track !
What message do you want to convey through your music?
There is beauty in the struggle and to every hardship in life there is a lesson behind it to learn from those things and strength comes from within and Jesus Christ
Tell us about a challenge you faced during production and how you overcame it.
Gatekeepers constantly trying to stop my creative flow
If you could collaborate with any artist, who would it be and why?
Asap rocky his word play is amazing and I’ve looked up to him for years
Where do you see your music taking you in the next year?
I believe I’m building a fan base that’s solid and it will grow substantially this year
What’s the next big step for you as an artist?
Touring and gaining traction across the states
Where can we hear/watch your most recent work?
Spotify tj mello