The Obelisk Questionnaire: Parker James & Caden Shea of OliveVox
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Parker James & Caden Shea of OliveVox
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
Parker: I’m a social media, video creator and singer/songwriter. I started social media when I was about 14 after I broke my arm really bad skateboarding and couldn’t play football anymore. I kind of blew up on TikTok, created a little character StEVEn ..I didn’t expect it to take off but it has. Music has always been a passion of mine since I was very young. My brother and I are 5 yrs apart. We always talked about having a band but I had to wait for him to get to that age where he was ready. Now we write songs together and started our band OliveVox.
Caden: I’m a singer/songwriter musician. I started playing guitar at a young age. When I matured enough Parker and I started writing songs together. Some I already had written and we started working on those. Our first release “Bury Me Low” was one of those songs. We decided it was time to record them in the studio and here we are today in a band together that we decided to name OliveVox.
Describe your first musical memory.
Parker: I had a singing solo part when I was six at this huge school production and when I finished, it was like a deafening cheer and right then and there I knew this is what I wanted to do.
Caden: Mine was when I was three and I was playing a Ukulele while watching SpongeBob.
Describe your best musical memory to date.
Caden: I really liked recording our songs in the studio
Parker: I’d say recording our songs also because we were finally breathing life into what we were creating.
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
Parker: Our Dad has been battling cancer and has a weak immune system so when Covid first hit us in 2020 and we were all told to distance from people outside of our home and all that. My friends at the time wanted to get together and hang out, play music but I couldn’t that do that… we had to be super careful. I guess they couldn’t understand and they all bailed except one friend. That was something that we firmly believed was important and stood by it.
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
Parker: It leads to success.
How do you define success?
Caden: I think success comes in different ways… there are different levels of success.
Parker: Ya just setting goals and when you reach one or complete one that is a level of success.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
Parker: The girl that normally cuts my hair wasn’t available and I had something important to go to so I had to go to someone else. All I wanted was a trim but when she was done, I looked in the mirror and I looked like Lord Farquaad from Shrek! There was nothing she could do to make it better.
Caden: Some random lady made me bury this half decomposing, stinky opossum… Something I didn’t want to see or do like what the heck!
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
Caden: A collab with one of my favorite musical influences.
Parker: A concept album would be really cool.
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
Parker: It has many functions. When you create something it can mean one thing to you and something different to someone else. It allows you to express emotions you might not have words for. You might create Art for entertainment or to make you happy.
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
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