TEARDROPS// Marco Ayala
- Anna and Polina
- Apr 24, 2016
- 3 min read
INTRODUCTION
In a world full of mimicry and unoriginality, a fresh vision and aesthetic is like a breath of fresh air in a polluted city. This brings us to our interviewee, Marco Ayala. Marco is a 17 year old student, designer, and musician from Costa Mesa, California.
Marco employs a next level sense of style and creativity to synthesize designs and music that cohesively incorporate darkness, urban modernity, and femininity. Marco incorporates avant-garde and Victorian elements with his signature dark aesthetic in a manner that brilliantly joins two drastically different styles.
In addition to being a talented designer, Marco also produces electronic music that incorporates trance and dark vibes. His label is called TEARDROPS, and his album that he recently produced can be found on YouTube. Offthepacific had the opportunity to interview this fresh and young talent about his works and upcoming projects.
"In the Beginning" by TEARDROPS
INTERVIEW
Q: So, how do you make your music?
A: So, when I start, I'm in a headspace, and I meditate a little bit before I start everything. I do everything on FL Studio and Ableton, two programs that help with music production- Ableton is more if you are using instruments and FL Studio is for when you don't have instruments. So I do that, and it takes a while to make each song because you can't rush the creative mind.
Q: How would you describe your music?
A: It's very electronic, very dark, there's notes of trap in it. It's very deep based and experimental, very synth-y.
Q: Who are your inspirations while creating music?
A: I look up to this musician XXYYXX and FKA Twigs, and yeah those are the main two.
Q: So how do you plan on achieving your career?
A: After I go to community college, I'm not really sure where I'll go, but I know I want to go to an art school and do my studies there. After I want to get an apprenticeship or internship at a high level brand, so they can show me their ways and what they do and have me be part of their creative team.
Q: Do you know any specific areas you would like to live in?
A: Abroad for sure, that is one of the things I want to do for sure, maybe London or France. And if not, then probably around California, San Francisco or LA.
Q: Ok, so what city defines your aesthetic? You said London and France, but those aren't necessarily modern cities.
A: I love the antiquity of Paris and France, but everything there is still very historical. So modern for me would be some part of LA probably. Not like Beverly Hills or anything like that, that's just too, like high end. Maybe Silver Lake, or I also like Seattle, I really love Seattle.
Q: How do you think your music and clothing are related? Do you think the same girl who would wear your clothing would also listen to your music?
A: Hopefully, but I mean, everyone's different- everyone has different music tastes. If that were the case then of course both of them would be dark. Most of the clothing I design is black or white, so just creepy, unappealing somethings by some people. Very out there.
Q: So, do you think when you do music and fashion, do you separate them, so it reaches a larger audience? Or do you have a select audience you are catering to?
A: They could go together very well. I could see some of the music I make fitting well on the runways. I don't try to make them coexist together, but they somehow do, which is weird, but then again it's my style, so it just kind of ends up in unison.
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