Melancholy, Solitude & Vulnerability: A Conversation with Damián Antón Ojeda (Sadness, Trhä, Life)

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Buenas! Hoy os traigo el video más especial del canal, concretamente una charla de más de 3h que pude tener con mi artista favorito a día de hoy: Damián Antón Ojeda, fundador de proyectos como Sadness, Life, Trhä, Left Alone, Comforting, Spilling, Home Is In Your Arms, etc. etc.
Espero que disfrutéis tanto como yo he disfrutado tanto haciéndola.
Muchas gracias a Katherine de Third House por conectarme con Damián y gracias a Damián, por su tiempo, su ayuda, su música y su forma de ser, eres un ser de luz.

Hey everyone! Today I’m bringing you the most special video on the channel: a conversation that lasted over 3 hours with my all-time favorite artist, Damián Antón Ojeda, the founder of projects like Sadness, Life, Trhä, Left Alone, Comforting, Spilling, Home Is In Your Arms, and many more.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I loved making it.
Huge thanks to Katherine from Third House for connecting me with Damián, and a big thank you to Damián himself for his time, his help, his music, and his incredible spirit.

TIMESTAMPS/MARCAS DE TIEMPO:

INTRO:
00:00 Intro and explanation
04:19 Damián introduces himself

THROUGH DAMIAN'S EYES:
05:10 Current situation and new announcements
09:20 Creative process
16:16 Feeling vulnerable with his music being an introverted person
22:38 Dealing with being more recognized and interactions
26:10 His influences and inspirations
32:37 Thoughts about quitting music
40:50 His hobbies and favorite picks

DAMIAN'S CREATIVE WORLD:
51:33 His most recent works
01:10:10 Splits with other artists
01:12:07 New physical copies of old Sadness works
01:16:35 Album covers and design
01:25:58 Changing from DSBM to Blackgaze in Sadness
01:40:55 The origin of Trhä’s unique language: Hadlhaj
01:53:57 Left Alone and physical copies
02:03:05 Old Sadness works
02:03:38 His pseudonym, Elisa
02:09:42 Comforting and noise music
02:16:54 Camaleónica, post-punk and making music in Spanish
02:19:45 Side projects: Amazingland, Letters To You, Limit Break, Spilling, etc.
02:25:25 Thoughts about Metalcore
02:27:18 Playing live, lineup and connections
02:39:14 Bonus tracks on physical copies
02:46:11 The work he's most proud of and recommendations for new listeners
02:53:02 His vocal technique

DAMIAN'S FUN FACTS:
02:58:13 His secret YouTube channels, Patreon and dropping songs unexpectedly
03:03:00 Kiss In October alternate version
03:04:44 His Bandcamp with unreleased/unfinished songs

LAUGHING WITH DAMIAN:
03:08:14 His thoughts on memes and humorous content inspired by his music
03:13:27 HOW TO MAKE TEA LIKE ME

DAMIAN'S LAST WORDS:
03:15:21 Mental health and advices
03:21:36 Ending

THANK YOU DAMIAN 🖤✨

His social media:

Instagram:   / damianantonojeda  
Patreon:   / damianojeda  

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