Check Out Jade & Shelbi Freakshow Cartel’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jade & Shelbi Freakshow Cartel.

Hi Jade & Shelbi, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
We met back in January through the lessons department manager at Guitar Center. He gave Shelbi a sticker that I had been handing out to promote a solo project that I had recently released. Shelbi reached out to me on Instagram, we met for breakfast the next day and then we pretty much immediately started writing and recording music together. We started performing at local open mics, released a music video for our single “Alien Disco” and then released our first EP on August 1st. We hit the ground running and we feel that we have made good progress to this point.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
One obstacle we have had is trying to fit recording, rehearsals and performances into our schedule. Jade has a job that can be unpredictable at times so that can be somewhat of a hurdle but we have been able to overcome that so far. Other than that everything else has been pretty smooth. We both get along very well and share a similar vision in regards to music and creative expression so it’s been a pretty enjoyable experience to this point.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
We produce and perform original music that blurs the lines between genres such as hip hop, dance and rock. We really try to embrace whatever feelings or energy we have when making music and not getting attached to fitting into any specific box or sounding like anything in particular. Music, to us, is 100% about capturing a raw feeling or emotion and unfiltered creative expression whatever that may be. I think that sets us apart. The ability to let things flow freely. I would say we are most known for our song and music video for “Alien Disco” that we released earlier this year. We have had complete strangers say hi to us while out in public and they always say how memorable our song was to them which is absolutely amazing. I would say getting our first EP released has been our biggest accomplishment to this point. We wrote the songs and recorded and mixed the album at Jade’s house. Everything was completely done by us. So I would say that was a huge accomplishment and milestone for us.

Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
The advice I would give to anyone starting out in any form of artwork is to learn as much as you can about your craft, find other artists you admire or can draw inspiration from and then use that information to form your own unique style and voice. In our opinion, authenticity is key to good art.

Pricing:

• $30 – Shirts
• $20 – Canvas Tote Bag
• $5 – Stickers

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freakshowcartel
• Youtube: https://youtu.be/veVwx7rUtYU
• Other: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/freakshowcartel/alien-disco-ep/

Image Credits
@freakshowcartel