119 Presents - Immortal / Content Vol.1: Via Rosa "Yes and Yes" EP
Words by Via Rosa and Jackson Duncan.
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Via Rosa a Austin Texas Native by way of California moved to Chicago in 2010 where she linked up with producers THEMpeople and quickly made a name for herself in the underground scene as a chef who made music but within time was writing more music than recipes she originally came here to help her grandmother and learn Italian to eventually move to Italy and attend her third culinary school but in 2014 she released her first real piece of work with THEMPEOPLE “DEATHVIALOVE” there was reason to believe they had a part two “Metempsychosis “ but it was never released around this time Via started working with producer and multi business- owner Na’el Shehade they recorded 4 songs in one night and within less than a year started and branded a group called “DRAMA” in 2016 they released their first project “Gallows” and within a year Via dropped everything to be in DRAMA 100% fast forward they just released their second EP in May “Lies After Love” with a third almost done and ready to go. Via’s in DRAMA full time these days, so “Yes and Yes” will be her last solo release for a while, and 119 is honored to be able to share this with y’all.
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Last year they opened a restaurant with their friend in California and Via Designed the vegan Menu / just went on tour in Middle East and London they’ve been selling out shows up and down the west coast and NY but now she’s home now for a little while before touring North America… aannndddd?
Via : I realized i hadn’t been on SoundCloud in months let alone posted anything and thats crazy cuz I used to post like everyday an interact with people and I feel like it’s where it all started and I been so busy on another side of doing music and being an artist and i just kinda missed it
This project is a reminder of where I started a sweet tale of the thin line between being in love and being bat shit crazy between seeing the future clear as day and actually reaching for it i feel like people don’t realize that being in love is being crazy and if you don’t let it happen then you’ll run away every time you have to not think about what people are saying and do what feels right for you for your partner and if it works it works and if it’s crazy than so be it.
I’ve been surrounded by music my entire life with no intention of ending up where I am today I wanted to remind myself and others that you literally have no excuse not to express yourself I produced wrote sang painted the album cover shot and edited the promo video I mixed these tracks I shot the visual on my phone I understand they aren’t perfect or radio ready but the act of creating in it self is a form of therapy and sometimes you have to do what you can to get where you wanna go sometimes waiting for the right moment takes to long waiting for someone to care and to match your work ethic is to painful I wanted to show that none of what I do or have done now has happened over night or without allot of help from a team of people who believe in me so much it makes me cry and without them I’d be a sad girl in my room making stuff just to make it making stuff just because I wouldn’t know who I was if I didn’t
This is the music I make when I’m alone and scared the music I at times keep for me and I haven’t shared anything in a while cause I wanted to see what happens when you give your self to the unknown and surrender to not being perfect or being in control or having the last word and letting pride ruin creativity well my friends you get allot of DRAMA and it’s been so worth it.
Here are some poems I wrote and put to music over these past couple years in my room while also working with DRAMA and THEMpeople and Airtech Sani who produced the majority of my music on soundcloud these are tracks and loops I made in LOGIC the name YesAndYes to me is the Answer I want to the question I’m going to ask the love of my life “are you crazy? Do you love me “ I want to thank everyone who’s been rocking with me since my Myspace days and the ones who just found on my Soundcloud and come to the DRAMA shows now I really appreciate that Sofar sounds for putting me on my first Midwest Tour! It’s been great it’s time to Elevate this is Adios for now 