Whether you're busy 'Table Dancing' or taking a 'Test Drive' with that new relationship,
Keshia Chanté has created songs of the like to get you moving just the same! With a brand-new outlook on life, a new album, and philanthropic work under her belt, 2010 couldn't have been anything less than amazing for Canadian R&B Princess, Keshia Chanté. And right now as we speak, 2011 is shaping up to be even better! We recently had the pleasure of interviewing the starlet
Post-Toronto Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011, as she graciously took time out to answer some of the questions that have been tweeted and emailed to us via KC's amazing fans. Keshia eloquently breaks down her upcoming album, "Night & Day" (due out Spring/Summer of this year) and the process it took to record it, acting and what it means to her. She also shares a few of her favorite things, puts "Aaliyah Movie" rumors to rest and speaks what she plans on doing in the future. This is our account on said interview, done in a manuscript form via email.
We will be posting the interview in three sections. Enjoy!
LKC Interviews Keshia Chanté
Part 1 'Welcome Back'
Keshia explains to LKC the reason behind her musical hiatus,
views on the industry currently, what's on her I-Pod, and lets
know a few of her favorite things.
As Told To LKC
November 4th, 2010
Why the long musical hiatus? -
Anon
Keshia Chanté: I needed time to figure stuff out musically. Behind the scenes, the music industry can be quite crazy, more than people can understand, and it's easy to get lost or pushed around. I took time out to be creative, work with as many people as possible and figure out what I wanted to say. It's tough enough being a teenager, even harder being in an aggressive adult world 24/7, I had to grow up and get time to learn about me first. We had been going non-stop since I was 13, balancing schooling, career, and traveling. I needed a moment to find myself creatively and step it up vocally. I also wanted more control creatively so I wanted to find a way to have that freedom. Tanjola (my management/brand management team) found a way to make that possible!
What are your views on the current state of the entertainment industry?
KC: The music industry is no different from other businesses, they all go through transitions throughout the years. My view - artists need to be their own labels. Don't have any expectations from record labels other than manufacturing the product and placing it into stores. I have gotten lucky with Universal Canada, because they are ALL about the creative artist and how to make it work but majority of labels are not that way. Universal Canada is very forward thinking in that regard. Bottom line though, make good music and spread virally, tour different cities & effect the lives of people in a positive way with your music, and everything will work out.