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Talkin' With
Arielle Jones...Part 2
Jen G: She sounds great and committed too! ) Now I know
you mentioned on the site that you’re currently being home
schooled. You also mentioned that before you were attending
a high school for the arts. What do you like about the transi-
tion from a regular class setting to a home setting?
Arielle: Okay, well working at home is very different from
working at school in a regular clas setting. I did my home
schooling program through A Beka Book (which is also the
creator of the college I will be attending in the fall). It was a
DVD home school program where I had the teachers on the
computer screen teaching different lessons each day. I would
say the main difference is that you really have to be a lot
more committed to working harder in the kind of program I
did because you don't really have the traditional teacher help-
ing you along or making sure that you're doing everything
correctly. You really have to focused, but I was, and I just
received my high school diploma in the mail from them! YAY!
I am so happy! All the hard work paid off!
Jen G: Sounds like you enjoyed it and learned from it!
Congratulations!!!
Arielle: Thank you! I did learn a lot from it!
Jen G: What would you say to other young people who have
a desire to pursue a career, but may be afraid their parents
won’t be supportive?
Arielle: I hear from everyone that it is important to have the
approval of your parents especially in the industry. My
number 1 answer would be to get the approval of your parents
as a minor. If you really have a dream in your heart, though,
when you are old enough (meaning living on your own or atte-
nding college), you can personally decide for yourself what
you want to do. That is my opinion. As a minor, follow the
parents. As you get older, if God put a dream in your heart
that you want to pursue, and you know it is from Him, go
for it!
Jen G: Good advice!
Arielle: Thank you!
Jen G: Why do you think it’s important to not only have the
ability, but character also as a singer?
Arielle: There are so many singers out there who sing "just
to sing". They sing meaningless words without a true message.
Sometimes singers have writers who write great music for them,
but it sometimes has noting to do with their own personal life
experience. I believe that character is number 1 in Christian
music. I would not like to know that my favorite Christian artist
has been singing all these years about a really compelling, deep
situation, as if they lived it, but they actually didn't. That would
kind of make me wonder who that person really is.
Jen G: I hear you on that!
Arielle’s Music
Arielle: I am going to major in vocal music and minor in journalism. I love writing!
Jen G: Good choices!
Now on your website you have three wonderful songs, Set Me
Free, 4U2C, and People Talkin, tell me a bit about why you wrote
each song.
Arielle: Okay! The first single 4U2C was actually given as a class
project when I attended Dillard High School of the Arts in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. The assignment was to create a commercial
jingle about ANYTHING with a funny or catchy idea. I came up
with the idea of "a magical spray that could transform your outfit
from dirty to dazzling in a matter of seconds!" I named the product "4U2C" because it was one of the products you have to see to
believe. Everyone in my group liked the idea and name, and it
just stuck. That is how 4U2C was created.
Set Me Free is a song about someone going through a hard time in
their life and looking to the other person for answers, but the person seems to just showing this unconcerned attitude. I thought it
was a good song to write because it shows versatility in my writing, and I also like the fact that the transition from "4U2C" to "Set
Me Free" is a funny to a bit more serious type of feeling. It shows
different sides of my writing and thinking, and I like that!
Jen G: I've listened to that song too, it's real deep!
Arielle: People Talkin' is actually a situation that I feel
more young girls can relate to especially middle school
and high school girls. It is about peer pressure. It is about people saying all of the wrong things just to be mean
and hurtful, but in spite of that, it is important to "keep
your head up" (as the song says).
Jen G: That's the first one I heard! You had a fan in me
from that point on!
Arielle: What I really love about the end of "People
Talkin'" is when I go into the higher register of my voice.
If you really close your eyes and imagine, you can also
hear some pain, while "being strong", and I like that idea.
God really inspired in me the method of presentation with
my music. It shows that even though we try to be strong,
it still kind of hurts, too, but I think many girls out there
need to know that they are not alone. That is why I am
open about my music and messages. I want people to
know that they are not alone and that it is okay to feel
sad, but through God, you can come out of it. I also have
a new song coming soon, too, that I am very excited about,
so look out for it! It's great to know that I have support
from you as well!
Jen G: Totally! Also I have to know are you currently
working on an album or EP?
Arielle: I just finished recording a 4 song demo album,
but I can't say that I am working on a full length album
yet. I am definitely planning to do that, though. When
I do, I'll let you know! I have a lot more to write and
express! Just trusting God to do the rest!
Jen G: So amen! lol~you know I've been trying not to say
that again! How can people get in contact with you to have
you perform?
Arielle: Actually, right now, I am seeking management/
booking to handle all of that for me. I currently perform
in the Central Florida area, but I will definitely be adding
more features to my page very soon, more pictures,
performance videos, polls, quizzes, games etc.
Jen G: Totally a wise decision!
For more info on Arielle Jones visit: myspace.com/ariellejonesmusic
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