Vincent Knight a.k.a. KNVGHT is experimenting with melody and harmony to create a grand, wondrous experience for the listener. He loves creating music and uses it as a way to pour out a little bit of himself in hopes that it relates to someone.

Q: What direction do you see your music taking in the next few years?

A: As of right now, being a music major in college creates a whole array of paths to take. I’m focusing especially on studying classical music and scoring for live performance, but a lot of it also includes making stuff for the KNVGHT project. My goal is to eventually be working full time in both worlds after graduating. I’m also exploring opportunities in worship music, and could potentially start work in that space too. For now, I plan to clear up my schedule next semester and pull all the stops on the KNVGHT project, opening the door to finally getting deeper industry experience than just occasional releases.

Q: How do you balance staying true to your artistic vision while meeting industry expectations?

A: It’s tough to meet demand while also retaining the art. As I grew up making music, I’ve always seen rules as more of a hindrance. When composing and producing, I often experiment with what works and doesn’t work with music. I’ve learned that when you know what boundaries to push, you can exceed expectations and make art that stands out among the rest. When meeting industry standards, I fully focus on making sure I get things done in a timely fashion, and making absolutely sure I’m delivering the absolute best packages possible without sacrificing quality.

Q: What role does technology, or new music tools play in your creative process?

A: Modern music tech has been instrumental in me discovering my talents in music production. Logic Pro and Garageband have been my tools of choice for creation since I first started working with music. Then eventually I got access to Serum 2, and that opened the floodgates to the sounds I had at my disposal. So much of what I’ve done is thanks to the newer tech of today allowing creative minds to flourish like never before. All it takes is an Intel Macbook from 2019, only roughly $1000 of equipment, and big dreams to make something really cool.

Q: Is there a particular song of yours that holds special meaning to you? Why?

A: Back in high school, I made a song called “The Grand Longing,” and it’s one of my most significant tracks for me personally. I was in this 2 year music production and sound design program and the biggest project was to make an entire album between August and June, and publish it to streaming under our names. In the process of making the album, my life was in a very weird transition period, and I had a lot of baggage built up, and it all sort of manifested into this song. The concept behind it is that everyone has something in particular that they seek the most, or a dream that they long for, and this longing is so deep that words fall short. For me, a certain multitude of different things applied, but it’s always different for everyone, so anyone could potentially relate to it. Though my sound and skills have evolved significantly since then, I still frequently revisit this one, and often get a lot of inspiration from the raw emotion baked into this five minute melody.

Q: What do you think is the most misunderstood aspect of being a musician?

A: A significant amount of practice, fine tuning, creativity, raw talent, and technical discipline factor into all that musicians (particularly producers) do, and many don’t take the scale of that into consideration. A lot of the job is realizing that not everyone is gonna like your stuff, or appreciate the “art” of it. Whether we like it or not, what we define as “art” is very subjective. The idea of trying to get “everyone” to find the beauty of your music is almost like trying to walk to your neighbor’s house on a treadmill; you will make very little progress before it inevitably falls apart. The key is to learn from constructive criticism, tune out the noise, and find comfort in realizing that you don’t have to be perfect to do something amazing.

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