Today we’d like to introduce you to Dakota Cohen.
Dakota, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
My parents introduced me to so many things growing up from soccer to painting to baking and of course, music. I really gravitated towards music. I remember asking my mom for drum lessons after seeing a band perform at an outdoor mall and I think that’s when my fascination and even obsession with performing started. I knew from that moment that I was going to be on stage. I started singing musical theater when I was very young, but at age nine I transitioned into singing in a rock band. I also have learned to play guitar, bass, drums, keys, ukulele, and timbales from being in different bands growing up. I’m constantly in rehearsals, writing in the studio, and being around other musicians. I am so passionate about music and how it can change lives. I want to have a huge impact on the music industry.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Throughout my journey in the music industry, I have been affected by the struggles of this being male-dominated. For example, being in a writing session or rehearsal and most of the time being the only girl, sometimes people look down on me and don’t expect me to know what I’m doing or they will be very surprised that I might know more than them. It is just always hard to be in a room and constantly having to prove myself before being taken seriously as a young female artist and songwriter. It is a barrier that I am very passionate about breaking.
We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
As a singer/songwriter, I would say that my music is very fun, easy to listen to, empowering, and very very danceable! I would love to make music similar to Bruno Mars and Charlie Puth because as soon as you listen to their songs you immediate feel happy and want to sing along.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
My favorite childhood memory was waking up early in the morning to go to school and when I got in the car, my dad would just drive us to Disneyland. It would be a total surprise and I was so incredibly happy. My parents’ philosophy is that you’re only young once and when they would surprise me with a Disneyland trip, those are the days I truly remember, not necessarily some random Tuesday in March where I took a quiz in math class.
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