What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? My parents have always told me that their love for all different types of music, combined with their mutual lack of musical ability, is the reason they enrolled all five children in piano lessons at a young age. In my opinion, it was an experiment to see if the musical genes had skipped a generation, as my grandfather was a beautiful piano player, and his siblings were all musically inclined. I guess the experiment proved fruitful, as the girls in the family each excelled at certain instruments or musical practices. Hannah, my oldest sibling/sister, became exceptional at the piano while Maggie, my younger sister, dove into musical theatre as her voice was far larger than her body, and her personality far older than her years. I was losing interest in piano quickly as theory had come into play and 9-year-old Sam had no interest in the circle of fifths. Our parents enrolled us at a small music school, Beyond the Beat, where I started guitar lessons. At this school each of our talents flourished; Hannah performed intricate piano pieces at recitals, Maggie performed Alicia Keys numbers and took part in Musical Theatre productions around Toronto, and I began songwriting and recording covers as part of an experimental project at the school. After a few formative years of musical experiences for each of us, my sisters moved away from music and into new interests. I focused on school, boys, friends, and music, and over time I realized that writing and performing were the places that I felt most …. me. For a while I thought that I needed to follow my sister and keep music as a hobby, I went to University, and had all those “life-changing experiences”, which were really just solving problems without the guidance of my parents, or their safety net. I knew the whole time that music was for me, I just wasn't brave enough to drop everything else and put my feelings on display until I had failed at things other than music. During my time at university, I realized that I wasn’t succeeding because there was no passion, I was mainly forcing myself to care. I was always enthralled when creating or performing music, so I decided that if I was gonna put my everything into something and still possibly fail, I wanted it to be something I really care about. If I did not make that leap I would most likely still be in university. I hope I would be studying religion, as I continue to educate myself on the different concepts and cultural practices surrounding religion.
Interview with Sam Casey
Interview with Sam Casey
Interview with Sam Casey
What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? My parents have always told me that their love for all different types of music, combined with their mutual lack of musical ability, is the reason they enrolled all five children in piano lessons at a young age. In my opinion, it was an experiment to see if the musical genes had skipped a generation, as my grandfather was a beautiful piano player, and his siblings were all musically inclined. I guess the experiment proved fruitful, as the girls in the family each excelled at certain instruments or musical practices. Hannah, my oldest sibling/sister, became exceptional at the piano while Maggie, my younger sister, dove into musical theatre as her voice was far larger than her body, and her personality far older than her years. I was losing interest in piano quickly as theory had come into play and 9-year-old Sam had no interest in the circle of fifths. Our parents enrolled us at a small music school, Beyond the Beat, where I started guitar lessons. At this school each of our talents flourished; Hannah performed intricate piano pieces at recitals, Maggie performed Alicia Keys numbers and took part in Musical Theatre productions around Toronto, and I began songwriting and recording covers as part of an experimental project at the school. After a few formative years of musical experiences for each of us, my sisters moved away from music and into new interests. I focused on school, boys, friends, and music, and over time I realized that writing and performing were the places that I felt most …. me. For a while I thought that I needed to follow my sister and keep music as a hobby, I went to University, and had all those “life-changing experiences”, which were really just solving problems without the guidance of my parents, or their safety net. I knew the whole time that music was for me, I just wasn't brave enough to drop everything else and put my feelings on display until I had failed at things other than music. During my time at university, I realized that I wasn’t succeeding because there was no passion, I was mainly forcing myself to care. I was always enthralled when creating or performing music, so I decided that if I was gonna put my everything into something and still possibly fail, I wanted it to be something I really care about. If I did not make that leap I would most likely still be in university. I hope I would be studying religion, as I continue to educate myself on the different concepts and cultural practices surrounding religion.