I have had the pleasure of growing up with many talented and humble individuals in my life. One especially is 20 year old music genius Dimitri McDowell from Queens, New York. We grew up and attended Camp Joharie in upstate New York and Bethel church right in Jamaica, Queens together for years and he was always been an inspiration to me!
Recently, I've gotten a chance to rekindle our friendship and learn more about his journey in the music business. Below is my interview with Dimitri discussing his life, point of view and road to success.
Enjoy and be INSPIRED!
What's your name and birthday?
- Dimitri McDowell - December 23 1992
What/who inspired your music?
- I was young, singing and rapping was my passion and thats all I knew how to do, then I got into poetry but never was up front about it. I struggled with a terrible speech impediment since I was four, and getting teased and made fun of was second nature to me and always brought me in a depression as well as low self esteem. I began writing my feelings down in a note book when I was in 6th grade, and my principle at the time found my notebook lying around somewhere and she called me in an office and expressed that it was a beautiful feeling and she wanted me to say the poem at a christmas concert as well as dance and lip sing to a old song "Donnie McClurkin - Walking In Authority". My father started taking me to diffrent places to perform such as the Apollo, in which I won several times, McDonalds Gospelfest, Knick Poetry Slam, diffrent churches and venues. From then, I continued to write, sing, and dance and it served as a form of relief and it began to go with the emotions I have at that moment. Growing up, as I began to create more songs and poetry and perform it everywhere, I wanted to take this as a life long dream and become a mainstream artist and a songwriter, I believed I can because my music was good and I knew I can make it. A lot of people wouldnt take me serious and continue to clown my stutter but that didnt stop me. My insipration came directly from God and my close family and friends. I plan to take my parents and my family out of our situations and where we live, and bring them to a bigger and better life.
What would you consider your artistic style and fashion sense as?
- I am a Urban Pop/ and R&B artist but in terms of songwriting, I can write in any genre such as pop,rock,r&b,country,
What are your goals for the next 5 years?
- My goals for the next 5 years is to become a known main stream artist and songwriter and change the world with my muziq and life, like what Michael Jackson did.
What is your purpose behind your music?
- My purpose I believe is beyond the music, beyond the fame, beyond what ever the world will view me as, but to be a icon to all the misunderstood beings like myself. To be an encouragement and to lift souls and send a positive message through my music by showing them the way that I live. I also want to show people that NOTHING should stop them from accomplishing there goals and dreams because I have a terrible speech impediment and I do poetry and write music. If I can do it with a man of my stature, then anyone can.
Who are the top 3 celebrities you would love to work with?
- Top 3 celebrities I would love to work with is definitely Chris Brown, we have almost the same mindset. I would love to work with Kanye West, his production and mindset when it comes to music is genius. I would also love to work with Demi Lovato, Her voice compliments mine a lot and we are alike in music, and song writing.
What keeps you grounded and motivated?
- My family and my best friend keeps me physically grounded, when they think Im loosing it or getting to ahead of my self, they put me back on track and make sure that I still be myself when things get greater. God is my motivator to my writing habits because I pray before I begin writing anything, he tells me what to write from the moment I say "Amen" most of the time. My past life keeps me motivated, I want to SHOCK the world when they see me and hear my story, and everyone that doubted me, I want them to live in a apologetic fear that everything I said I would do, and when life knocked me down, I kept going, didnt stop, and defeated what they say I couldn't
This is one cover I did by Justin Bieber http://www.youtube.com/
It was an absolute pleasure interviewing Dimitri, he is on the rise and staying focused, follow him and check out more of his music. You will not be disappointed!
Websites: www.dimitrimcdowell.com
Twitter: @DimitriMcDowell
Instagram: @DimitriMcDowell
Tumblr: giftedmuziq.tumblr.com
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