That collaboration was special it was a lot of “the right place at the right time.” I was taking a lot of songs for original music, and “One At A Time” was an idea T-Pain sent over for me. What was the collaboration with T-Pain like? But I know from others’ experiences it’s very easy to lose sight of who you are, your goals and why you started making music in the first place. I have so many friends who have been on this kind of journey where they make it to ‘the top’ and lose sight of the person they were at the beginning. It’s best practice to be aware of where you are, who you are now, and how I can keep myself like this. I’m at such an early stage in my career and journey. How has this whole experience been for you personally? You were talking about not changing through this process.
That’s the music’s focus, making sure fans can not only relate, but see me as a person. I’m obviously going to have songs about falling in love, getting dumped or moving on, but I’ll also have songs about hoping I don’t change throughout this whole process and making sure my mom is always proud of me. (Laughs) I’m very fortunate that that’s not the only thing that goes on in my life. But, at the same time, it was one fluid wave that I’m still riding today.ĭo themes of love and loss carry throughout your upcoming album? There were definitely big points like when I put out my “One Dance” mashup, my mashups with William Singe, and my “I Spy” mashup. I just kept doing what I thought was fun and cool and kept being myself. I think back to how I felt, and it felt like a wave. Did you have a moment when you realized you were doing more than just making videos on YouTube? I didn’t realize how much sacrifice goes into making a big move. I was just a kid who wanted to follow his dreams. Now that I look back, it’s a little more shocking than I remember. My parents left their jobs and transferred. I had to change from going to regular school to finishing school online. so he can pursue his dream,” there’s so much more that goes into it than getting a plane ticket and going. to follow my dreams, but even with having parents who listen to their 14-year-old son and say, “Let’s move to L.A. I didn’t understand the caliber of what my family and I were doing. What was going through your mind at the time?
When you were 14, before you ever started making cover videos, your family decided to move to Los Angeles from Arizona so you could pursue your music career. Houstonia caught up with Aiono to discuss his journey as a young artist trying to navigate life, love, loss and change through music. Set to release his debut album, the YouTuber-turned-popstar takes his talent to the White Oak Music Hall stage Thursday, Jan.
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