Today we’d like to introduce you to Sammy Singleton.
Sammy, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I started making music when I was five years old. I remember coming home from school and asking my parents how the songs on the radio made me feel so much – from my Dad’s Guns and Roses and Journey to my Mom’s Sade, Seal, and Kenny G, I wanted to be apart of that storytelling. So I wrote a song…something weird and about eyes being mirrors or something.
Around that same time, I also started theatre. That really did it for me. When I turned 13, I asked the same question to my directors, “how do these composers do that?” and that’s how I ended up studying at the Village Theatre Originals writing program for two years learning about theatre composition. Flash forward to now, 2020, in the middle of a global pandemic, I am finishing my degree at Berklee College of Music from my bedroom in West Hollywood, still pursuing that same question of what the best way to story tell is.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Throughout my career as a human being, I have faced multiple internal and external obstacles. Growing up and attending a highly religious and sporty school while being the artsy and fem guy made me a target for bullying early on. It took me years to understand the importance of finding a community that allows you to simply be rather than conform. At the age of 17, I began experimenting with makeup which opened a whole new world of expression and storytelling for me. This stirred the pot big time for the people around me but also opened the door to seeing the difference between unconditional and conditional love – a practice I now strive for within myself and for the people around me. I have been behind the scenes, learning music for what has felt like so long. I’ve sat on music for years now. Quarantine, while it has come with its own array of obstacles, has allowed me the reflection and time to apply that unconditional love and be able to create my first full-length project for releasing.
We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
Aside from my Upcoming Album that will be announced soon on Instagram, I work as a Makeup Artist for an array of other musicians. Recent artists/projects I had the honor of working with include Makeup Directing the Neia Jane Music video and Cover shoot for Break Your Heart (Video by Holy Smoke Photography) as well as being the Creative Director of Visuals and MUA for the artist LV on her debut album Human Interaction. For the past two years, I have been working on the team of Holy Smoke Photography (Alissa Wyle) as her MUA. We have worked together with musicians to create compelling content for their releases and artist profile. As a musician, I love being able to connect with other musicians to really help them amplify their story on the visual landscape.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
So many people deserve credit for getting me to this point. Growing up as a crazy artist is not the easiest thing to do and it took some close friends, family members, and mentors through the years to keep me going and believing in myself.
Contact Info:
- Email: sammysingletonmusic@gmail.com
- Instagram: @metahor
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