

Today we’d like to introduce you to Gabe Wolf.
Hi Gabe, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Music captured my interest from as early as I can remember. I used to dance in my living room to The Offspring’s “Americana,” Blink-182’s “Enema Of The State,” and Sugar Ray’s “14:59” (I was born in ’94, can you tell?).
Harder rock music, like Linkin Park’s, became particularly enticing to me because it reflected the feelings of isolation, angst, and insecurity that I felt as a child growing up in a chaotic environment. That music was the only thing that allowed me to feel seen and heard, so it always held a special place in my heart.
However, I didn’t realize music’s true importance to me until I was 14… I had just gotten my heart broken for the first time and had no outlet for my intense emotions other than by writing a song. The absolute catharsis I felt from pouring my emotions into that song set me on a lifelong journey of writing, recording, and producing.
Today, I continue to write, record, and produce all of my own music, and am so excited for my newest release, “Slideshow,” which’ll be out before the end of the year!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
For me, this has been a long, winding road, with many detours at sketchy rest stops along the way.
I knew with certainty that I wanted to be a musician until I moved to LA in 2014, at which point I felt that I was surrounded by a sea of people who seemed to be more talented, beautiful, and ambitious than I was. Back then, I was going to school for audio engineering, so I decided to just buckle down on that and forget about being an artist.
That was a huge mistake–if I could speak to my younger self now, I would tell him that he’s right that some people are more talented than we are, but we are the best at making our own music and our own music is good enough to be heard.
Because I had chosen to forget being an artist, my life from 19-25 was all about finding anything else I could be passionate about; this included forays into sales, stock trading (yikes), delivery driving, cashiering, and professional poker playing (I’m still pretty good, but if we play poker together then forget I told you that).
None of those things came even close to the level of fulfillment that creating and sharing my music had brought me throughout the years, so slowly and surely, I crossed out each possibility for a potential career until I landed back at artist. And here I am!
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My strength is in creating the product, by myself, from the ground up. I write, record, produce, mix, and master everything on my own, and I’m good at doing each of those things.
My weakness is in my technical skills with my instruments, but I don’t feel compelled to improve upon that (other than my singing) because I don’t feel that it hinders me as a writer.
What do you like and dislike about the city?
Los Angeles is vibrant and lively and packed with artists of all kinds. My favorite thing about the city is meeting other creatives and going to the events that the artistic community rallies around (too many to name, but the Universal Bar & Grill Open Mic and Writer’s Round are some of my favorites).
What I like least is that it can be hard to find your true people… for me, it took a few years to find people I really connect with (though the pandemic definitely extended that timeline). But they are out there!
Contact Info:
- Website: gabewolfmusic.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabewolfmusic/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gabewolfmusic
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabewolfmusic
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd5IwGQbpaXEvTSqovPR1gw/featured
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/gabewolfmusic
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6K2EmZLnq16SkqwcuwFbuE?si=0bKWhX6kSjiH4CYwQ34R1A
Image Credits
Jacob Lauing, Benji Stein, Andrew Kim