Anjalts On the Making Of “Code Blue”
What was the initial spark or idea that led to the creation of "Code Blue?"
The spark was more like an alarm I heard while visiting my high school friend at the hospital. And while I was waiting in the ER, it was intense to see the panic attacks and anxieties cause after someone experiences cyber bullying at school and getting treated properly before it’s too late. “Code Blue” was addressing that kind issue and sounding the alarm similar to how hospitals call it out when someone’s getting a heart attack.
”Code Blue” started the first song from my second album that’s currently in the works.
Can you share any interesting or unique musical elements or production techniques used in "Code Blue?"
When I was writing the song, I wanted to add an acoustic guitar movement despite the dance beat happening in the background just so the lyrics can come through in the verses. I wanted a melodic feel to the music to create a balance or harmony during the chorus with slight reverb. And it was the same thought when I played the electric guitar parts. As if something is coming towards you from far away.
What impact do you hope "Code Blue" will have on your audience ?
The impact of trying to remember how our actions can affect someone. As in the case with cyber bullying, I saw how everyone just bottles the pain up until it’s too late. We don’t have to “choose” to be so mean towards each other, when you can instead dance, have a party, crank up ‘Code Blue’ and get into the experience instead. Life is too short to add more regrets!
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got started in music?
My grandfather was a natural at playing many instruments and he saw me watching him play on the piano and at 4 years old, I would mimic what he did. So he realized I could just play instruments like he could, and having that in common. we would play the piano, guitar, sitar, drums whenever we could before we were told to stop making so much noise in the house. I grew up with my grandparents in the Caribbean country Guyana, South America where 87% of the land is covered by Amazon Rainforest, so many people live along the coastal areas. It’s one of the main inspiration for my first 15-song album project released last February 2023 called “Air to Fire”
Who are some of your biggest musical influences, and how have they impacted your own sound?
I tend to gravitate towards film composers like Joe Hisaishi (love anime movies), James Horner, Hans Zimmer, Tan Dun, Danny Elfman and so many more. The balance they create in their songs are so awe-inspiring. I also admire artists who passionately writes and performs their own music like David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, Prince, Freddie Mercury, Carpenters, Dolly Parton, Journey. So yes, the list is long for these incredible artists I love so much.
