DANJUL

MTVROCK: Which famous musicians do you admire? And why?
DANJUL: There’s a quite a few but obviously Michael Jackson, Prince, Missy Elliott, Brandy, Justin Timberlake, Madonna. I like an artist who is timeless…and isn’t afraid to be original.

MTVROCK: What makes this kind of music good to you?
DANJUL: If the music you’re listening to makes you feel something or escape, then it’s done its purpose right? Music is supposed to make you “feel” and even “heal” all the artists I mentioned before have made me feel and heal in my ways I can’t explain. They’ve inspired me to become an artist…..

 MTVROCK: What do you consider your musical genre? And why did you choose to record this kind of music?
DANJUL: It’s pop, with a storytelling arc to it. I love musicals and cinematic movie soundtracks and pop music is my favorite genre of music. So trying to combine all those sounds together to make it “commercially” pleasing is a challenge. But I have an amazing team of producers! And we’re figuring it out!

MTVROCK: Let’s talk about your music and your latest single “Eyes on you”. 
DANJUL: Lol, Nice…well my signature sound is still being developed but I wanted to put out a fun, energetic, positive summer song! And my producer and I came up with remixing a song I did on my very first project called “Origin of Times” the song is called “Maddhatter’s View”. So I ended up rewriting it to make it more “commercial” and it kind of became its own song lol, i just used the same lyrics in the chorus but I titled it “Eyes on you” because it honestly wasn’t a remix it was like a whole new song haha.

MTVROCK: How do you feel about the Internet in the music business?
DANJUL: I think it has its benefits for sure, you can now create a platform to gain exposure unlike ever before. You can reach millions with your art now…record labels should be a little scared though.

MTVROCK: What are your plans for the future in your career? 
DANJUL: I like to take one day at a time…but my main priority is “Eyes on you” and getting it out there to as many inviting ears as possible! It’s such a great song! I really believe in it!

MTVROCK: Who worked on “Eyes on you”? It’s such an epic song!
DANJUL: Thankyou, I worked with an up & coming producer named Mitch Maanao in Anaheim CA! We’ve been working together since 2016, he’s very talented. I write my own lyrics and I do my own melodies! Mitch will help out to fix certain things.

MTVROCK: Could you briefly describe the music making process?
DANJUL: It honestly varies, but I always come with a chorus and a verse written. And I’ll tell my producers (I have two Matthew Nelson & Mitch Maanao) What the song is initially about and I tell them the feel and the vibe for what I want the song to sound like. And we just start building….it’s cool to make a song from an idea to real life! I’m like a little kid in a candy store! Willy Wonka style hehehe.

MTVROCK: How did you come up with your artist name? It’s very unique!
DANJUL: It took time, I actually just went under the alias name D.v.o (Driven to Victory by Originality) for a long time! But people kept thinking I was associated with a very old band, I think they were called “DVO”. So I ended up picking letters from my first name and using my bday month which is July! Can finally care up with “DANJUL”.

MTVROCK: Do you have any other new music coming out soon? Or anything that we should look out for?
DANJUL: YES!!!! but you just have to wait and see! But yea, I’ll be releasing new music before 2020! “Eyes on you” is just a Little yummie snack. It’s available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, and Tidal! Just to name some stores for the fans! And the haters too (wink) haha!