Meet Envy of Los Angeles / OC

Today we’d like to introduce you to Envy.

Hi Envy, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I was born in St. Joseph, Michigan. Raised in a one-stop-light small town named Watervliet/Hartford, Michigan. I grew up around music, whether it was karaoke or singing in the backseat of my mom’s car or in the recording studio with my dad watching him record a song. I was always in my room drawing a picture with headphones in listening to music, I always loved art as a whole. When I turned 18 I joined the military, I served in the U.S. Army, and while stationed in Louisiana, I started using my off time on garage band, messing with stuff, just trying to create. When I got out I worked a few different jobs, but the last job was Amazon as a delivery driver in Houston, TX. one day I said im gonna quit and give my all to music. so I quit, and I never looked back. Each month I would buy a new piece of studio equipment just trying to build my home studio. Like, one month a microphone (from a pawn shop) and headphones, then net month monitors, then next month interface for example. My lease was up, I decided to move to Los Angeles. Me and my friends couch surfed, until we got an apartment, and I setup a bedroom studio where I discovered my sound. From that point on ive been sharing my music.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Some struggles are being far from home and family, dealing with homelessness, not being able to record because you have no where to do so, theres been many obstacles but you just keep going. Theres also times when the road is smooth and I appreciate it when it comes. Every struggle was a lesson learned.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a recording artist singer and songwriter. I engineer(mix and master), as well as produce music as well. I am proud of my catalogue and the fact there are people out there there that can resonate with it while at the same time making the listener feel heard as well. Im proud of tapping into my emotions. I just released an App for my music it’s called NVM Nvrmnd it’s available in the IOS App Store. I am currently working on getting it into Google Play as well. I just released an album titled “Hawks and Doves” which is available on digital streaming along with a part 1 and part short film on YouTube. There are physical CDs available on the nvrmndcastle.com website where I showcase my merchandise as well. You can check all of that out at nvmnvrmnd.com

When im not making music im drawing or designing and doing a tattoo. I have a private studio in Los Angeles where I conduct that side of my creativity. You can check out my tattoo page at nvrmndthepain.com

What makes you happy?
Waking up, experiencing another day makes me happy because I get to do what I love, which is helping others.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://nvmnvrmnd.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nvmnvrmnd
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NVMNVRMND
• Other: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nvm-nvrmnd/id6791756177