With “A Yellow Chrysanthemum” out now, we took some time to hear from Majestic Souls. Read below to learn more about Majestic Souls, the story behind “A Yellow Chrysanthemum,” and what’s to come.
Hi Majestic Souls! Let’s start with how did you choose your stage name?
The story of “Majestic Souls,” it’s actually pretty funny. Weirdly enough, it kinda comes from the game, Geometry Dash. When I was around 12 or 13, I was creating a level called “Majestic Bossfight.” Likewise, at the time, I liked to watch a Geometry Dash youtuber called SoulsTRK. Randomly, I connected the dots in my head, “Majestic Bossfight,” “SoulsTRK” hmm “Majestic Souls”… Sounds neat!
What city are you from, and where are you based now?
I am originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras! Right now, I am going to college in Starkville, Mississippi!
At what point in your life did you decide to pursue a career in music? How did you get started?
First of all, I wouldn’t say I am pursuing a career in music. I consider it as one of my passions and want to do great things with it. However, my main focus right now is becoming an astrophysicist. Nevertheless, my passion for music began when I was gifted a toy keyboard from my parents and started playing songs off of music tutorials and eventually started experimenting with original music.
How would you describe your sound?
I have always said that I have two personalities inside me regarding music. There is an acoustic and electronic personality. I enjoy the mellow and beautiful melodies of composers such as Chopin or Liszt but I also equally enjoy the aggressiveness and creativity of electronic music producers such as Au5 or Pegboard Nerds. Therefore, my sound will always involve a combination of both the acoustic and electronic worlds. And without fail, a jazzy piano melody will be included.
Do you have any hobbies outside of music? What do you do to stay creative?
Yes, I do! I like learning about science specifically math and physics, so I read a lot about those two topics. Likewise, I am also a competitive Super Smash Bros Ultimate player. I have put a lot of hours into the game, and I feel I am a recognizable name in a lot of parts of the community. To be creative, I mainly try to look into the outside world and hear the sounds around me or just try to hear music from different genres. As a matter of fact, the main melody for my song, “Ameliorate,” was taken from a machine jingle in a mall of my home country.
Who are some of your main musical influences?
As I said earlier, I am a blend of acoustic and electronic influences. For my acoustic side, classical composers mentioned earlier Chopin and Liszt have been a huge influence in my sound. For a more modern artist I would say Dj Okawari is my biggest influence as he is my favorite artist. For my electronic side, it is a big mix of different artists from the Monstercat label. I would say Au5, Soulero, Haywyre and Tut Tut Child have been my biggest inspirations from said label. Specially Haywyre, as he is the one that resembles my sound the most which is a combination of electronic music and creative piano melodies. I cannot finish answering without mentioning Lemkuuja too, as he is the main artist that inspired “A Yellow Chrysanthemum,” specifically with his song, “November.”
Who would be a dream to collaborate with?
Might out as unoriginal, but I have always thought about my dream music collaboration, and I think that would 100% be with Dj Okawari. He has been maybe the most influential artist for me, and I feel that we can create a very interesting track with our piano mastery.
What’s one of the proudest moments of your music career so far?
As I am still not that well known, I felt proud of myself and fulfilled when new people I met recognized from my music and told me that they genuinely enjoyed some of my tracks. That is what makes all the effort worth it.
What would you say are the greatest lessons that you’ve learned so far?
Practice makes perfect. Take it slow, do not rush anything as nothing of value was made overnight. Consistency is key. I know I am still not up there with the pros but with a consistent work ethic and enough motivation anything is possible.
Now onto your release, “A Yellow Chrysanthemum.” What inspired this song?
The whole idea started when checking some funky guitar samples that I bought some time ago. I discovered a really cool one and immediately rushed to my piano to try to develop a melody for said sample. Afterwards, I started working on it on FL Studio and after a few more days the song was done.
What was the inspiration behind the cover artwork for “A Yellow Chrysanthemum?”
As I said earlier, I describe having two personalities within me when it comes to music. I like to represent them as two girls, Caprice and Cynthia. Caprice is playful, whimsy, and mischievous, you will never what she will do next. Caprice is the girl in the cover; she is holding a yellow chrysanthemum bouquet which is dear to her. Chrysanthemums are my favorite type of flower, and a yellow chrysanthemum perfectly represents Caprice. However, this bouquet is hurting her in some way which is the reason for the bleeding. Nevertheless, she still wants to keep them close.
What was the creative process like when making “A Yellow Chrysanthemum?”
As always, I try to stay creative mainly by listening to different songs. The creative process involved a lot of listening to different excerpts of Lemkuuja’s Cheescake+ album alongside other Nu Disco and Future Funk artists. I wanted the song to have that funky vide while also giving it my special turn with the jazzy piano.
How long did it take to complete “A Yellow Chrysanthemum?”
I was on and off working on the song a lot, mainly because I had a rough semester and I had to work on an internship during the summer. If we count the actual time spent within FL Studio, I will say it took less than a month to complete give or take.
What do you hope fans take away from “A Yellow Chrysanthemum” and your music in general?
The main takeaway I hope people to take from this song and my music overall is to be open to combinations of different genres within the same work. A lot of the people in the industry I’ve seen are one-dimensional with their approach to music. A lot of people have shied away from this single because of the electronic section, but I invite them to appreciate how the roughness of the synth complements the mellowness of the jazz and funk sections beforehand.
What’s next? Are you working on any upcoming projects, or do you have any upcoming shows that we should be on the lookout for?
I do not have any shows currently, but I would definitely be open to such opportunities in the future. Soon enough, I will begin working on a song called “DREAMCLOUD,” which will be heavily inspired by Snail’s House’s style of music.
Where can we follow you on social media?
Sure thing! My main outlets are Instagram and Twitter, which y’all can find below:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunarclock1001
Twitter: https://x.com/majestic_souls
Thank you for the great interview; wish you much continued success!
