Interview with Kento
We had the pleasure of interviewing Kent\xf6 over Zoom video!\xa0
NY-based multilingual singer, songwriter and producer, Kent\xf6, recently released his single "Silhouette".
Alongside the single release will be a breathtaking music video, paying homage to art films from the 90s and early surrealist cinema, directed by Kent\xf6 himself. (This isn\u2019t the first time he\u2019s sat in the director's chair [Billboard].) Kent\xf6 has been creating his own music for the past 8 years, developing songs that tell stories about his own life experiences, and the inspiration for this song came to fruition while watching Olympics interviews; \u201cI saw Adam Rippon in an interview during the Olympics. He was full of joy. The best. The coolest. Unafraid to be so visibly himself. If I was younger and I saw someone on TV representing such freedom and self-love, I would be inspired by that. I aspire to be that. I wrote this song imagining myself as a kid and thinking about what I would tell my younger self.\u201d\xa0
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In 2019 Kent\xf6 was selected to join Them [Cond\xe9 Nast], as one of the first of 30 LGBTQI+ ambassadors for the launch of their new publication and initiative. Being a strong voice for others to receive inspiration from has always been a shining light throughout any project he takes on. Kent\xf6 elaborates; \u201cI am LGBTQI+ and I'm on the autism spectrum, and I think these are all my superpowers. I think pop music tends to have trends that all sound like one thing, and then someone comes along and shakes things up with a timeless sound. That's the kind of music I want to make. I have overcome a lot in my life, my parents passed when I was young, I\u2019ve battled Cancer, and navigating the world not only as an LGBTQI+ person, but also one on the spectrum has really given me a lot of perspective on the world, life, and music. The amount of joy I feel being able to even be writing this right now that I have is immense. I'm so proud of myself, and I want to just share my music and positivity to the world.\u201d
Born in Northern Maine to a half Japanese/half French Dad and a Brazilian/French Canadian Mom, Kent\xf6\u2019s upbringing and travel have shaped him into the artist he is today. While living between Maine, Brazil and Canada, Kent\xf6 predominantly spent his childhood and teenage years in Japan, where he learned about music from all over the world at a young age. \xa0After working on a punk/pop project for four years in Japan, Kent\xf6 realized he wanted to branch out and discover a more timeless sound that felt more authentic to him, rather than what managers and labels decided on his behalf. In 2012 Kent\xf6 decided to take a chance, move to LA, call his own shots and start diving into a more diverse range of music. While doing so, he met artist/producer Frankmusik [Ellie Goulding, RuPaul, Erasure], and recorded/released his debut EP Complicated. From there Kent\xf6 was born, and his electro-edged pop music started grabbing the attention of media such as Arjan Writes, Head Of Apple Music\u2019s Editorial, who referred to the EP as a \u201cpotent pop confection that will surely put Kent\xf6 on the map [...]\u201d\xa0
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