Oriana
Lucas
Siglo Events: Welcome Oriana to LA Live Sessions, it’s a pleasure to have you. Let’s start with the basics, when did you start playing music? What was your first gig?
Oriana Lucas: I started playing music a long time ago when my mom gave me a guitar as a present on Christmas. I was 15 years old when I started composing songs but I always love singing, since I was a kid I sing in every choral or ensemble at my high school.
Then when I was 18 years old I auditioned for a Pop Rock band back in my country and they selected me as the lead singer thanks to that I had the opportunity to tour with groups as Estopa and Camila all over Venezuela, It was amazing because it was my first performance as a professional singer and I had to sing in front of over than 7000 people.
S.E - This single “Lo vi venir” is pretty heartfelt. In the song, you sign about the before and after of a relationship with a person in your life. What’s the story behind the song?
O.L.- This song was a real story that happened to me, it was a very hard decision I had to make regarding a relationship I had. “Lo Vi Venir, I saw it coming” it’s talking about the intuition I had regarding a situation and thanks to that I ended up realizing that I had to figure it out and know better myself in order to be with someone.
I really like being vulnerable and telling true stories on my songs because I think that’s the way you connect with other people and what music is about. I’m sure that a lot of people felt related to these experiences.
S.E - Who inspires you as a musician? & why?
O.L.-I have a lot of influences and more since I moved to LA. I came to study music and I’ve learned so much from other genres and artists but I could say Shakira is an artist that really inspires me. I followed her career since her first album and the fact that she is what she is right now motivates me a lot. Besides that she is an amazing musician, she plays most of the instruments, she dance and she sings amazing. That’s something I really admire.
S.E - If you had to live your life by a motto, what would it be?
O.L.- “Only share love, be creative and free.”
S.E - Walk us through your creative process. How does it start for you? How do you develop a song?
O.L.- When I compose a song I normally started with my guitar, playing around whit some chord progression and then I decided what to write about. Depending of how I’m feeling at the moment or what things had happened in my life I try to write and share a message.
Normally I love composing with other people, sharing the vibe and seeing other points of view makes the song better.
S.E -If there was one thing in the world that everyone should know about you, what should it be?
O.L.- One thing you should know about me is that I have 5 brothers, I’m the only girl and the youngest lol, non of them are musicians either artist so I think it’s a fun fact.
S.E - What’s next for Jesse & Race the tide ? What can we expect from you guys this year?
O.L.- My goal during this year and the next one, is to keep doing music and sharing my ideals with the world. That’s what makes me happy and If I’m happy I’d make people happy to.