Being an independent artist can be a lifetime of highs and lows. There will be super-high peaks like working with acts you look up and being in rooms you only dreamed you would be in. Then there are lows like feeling like just another artist in a sea of artists.
Jay Dot Rain has seen both. The Alabama act has seen the peaks and valleys that come with being an artist on the rise. Unlike other acts, he made sure that his time in the valley only served as a lesson to get back to the peak.
Armed with a new sense of awareness and a hit single, Jay Dot is ready to achieve the dreams he’s had since he played tuba in high school.
Recently, we spoke with Jay Dot Rain about the ups and downs of being an indie artist, his new single “Step”, the pressures of being a small artist with a big record and where he sees his career in 10-years. We also, inspired by The Lox vs Dipset massacre, we dove into what our dream Verzuz would be.