Music has always been something that is simple, easy and carefree because that's exactly how it should be right? It puts us in these moments of truth with ourselves in which we reckon with the reality that surrounds us or escape it all. I have always enjoyed writing and music, as separate forms of art; as to entities that made self-expression a realistic endeavor.

It wasn't until earlier this year that I started writing about music, not really for anyone but mostly for me, to see how I could tell a story about one of the most important things in my life. Fast forward to today and I find myself behind a computer screen with my fingers flowing from letter to letter in an effort to share with you all my passion in both music and writing. For me, words are who we are as people, physically, emotionally, and psychologically, our tastes change as we grow into the people we are meant to be and that is pure beauty.

I grew up listening to rock and metal, lots of Linkin Park, Slipknot, Three Doors Down, and Blink-182, all of which fed into my teen angst. It wasn't until early in my high school career that I started listening to EDM outside of Skrillex, Steve Aoki and Yellow Claw. I felt a connection to the music on a level that was beyond listening, somehow sitting and saying nothing, just listening, changed my perception of the world. It wasn't until last year that I started to actually recognize the community surrounding this genre.

I started talking to others at concerts and learning their stories, all about who they are, where they are from, and what they were going through. For generations since the beginning of speech mankind has used stories to communicate and understand one another. My purpose isn't to sell you a concert or festival, sure I may promote events from time to time but my main goal in my writing is to always tell a story, about me, an artist, an experience and more importantly, you.

As cliche as it may sound, I want to create content for the community, by the community in a brand new way. But before I can do that I just wanted to introduce myself and thank you for supporting my content. You can check out all of my content here and on my social media pages @malikshelp and if you ever have thoughts, comments, or concerns shoot me a message and let's talk about it!

I can't wait to tell our story to the world.

-Malik Shelp