Height Zone World is back. My guest this month is Vel. He’s a singer-songwriter/rapper from Cleveland. I first got turned onto his music when we played together in Cleveland in 2007, and I got a copy of his debut album, Meow, Fool!
He talks about growing up in Cleveland and his entry into music through playing clarinet and jazz bass. He breaks down how he arrived at his songwriting style, and his specific, topical lyrics. We discuss the struggles of getting music out into the world on a budget, and reworking his songs with his new band The Velcats.
The artwork this month (a tribute to Motley Crue’s Girls, Girls, Girls) is by I Taste Sound.