#JoyRukanza isn’t afraid of change

#JoyRukanza isn’t afraid of change

Zimbabwean singer-songwriter talks about making the journey back to music and using her platform for good. Like most artists, singer-songwriter JoyRukanza embraces the ebbs and flows of artistry, flourishing in a space where transformation is the only real constant. Raised in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, she’d spend her high school years as a choir captain before making…

Read More
#Xena Giam doesn’t want to be boxed in

#Xena Giam doesn’t want to be boxed in

The Singapore-based artist talks songwriting, creating space for other artists, and the importance of programs like BandLab Opportunities. New artists often face a creative conundrum; parsing through a lifetime of influences to slot themselves into, or create, an easily defined sound of their own. For Singapore-based artist Xena Giam, feeling is what guides her music…

Read More
#From Afrobeats to Indie Rock, singer Duncan Daniels is driven by melody

#From Afrobeats to Indie Rock, singer Duncan Daniels is driven by melody

“From Afrobeats to Indie Rock, singer Duncan Daniels is driven by melody” The Boston-born, Nigerian, and U.K.-raised artist shares how his diverse tastes shape his music, and how BandLab’s Opportunities is the perfect artistic springboard. Afrobeats and indie rock might not seem like musical neighbors, but for artist Duncan Daniels—who straddles between both genres in…

Read More