{"id":276,"date":"2020-06-12T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibingonvinyl.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2020-06-12T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:58:22","slug":"luke-mocks-newest-single-should-be-the-center-of-your-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibingonvinyl.com\/luke-mocks-newest-single-should-be-the-center-of-your-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Mock\u2019s Newest Single Should Be The Center of Your \u201cUniverse\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Samantha Colleran, June 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/brCP0jYwZwPyKqsvqN4bCyOcvHyMk5z9OrskZDW43-pOg5Z8gO0RFIZ8mKmZjbNBGag361t6qaSxyqP-IskeuSJ788NcymmoW3Vfvkvi6909kClNpNAAXHf-lrtnk1jsJ0_NDW1L\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\u201cUniverse\u201d single cover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of his highly anticipated single release, I met with singer-songwriter Luke Mock to discuss his song \u201cUniverse\u201d, songwriting, and how quarantine changed his perspective on music. Check out the interview below, and be sure to listen to Luke\u2019s out of this world single on all streaming services today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">—-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Hey Luke! Thank you for doing this. I know you from school, but would you mind just giving a brief introduction to those who are unfamiliar with your work. Just some general information about who you are, how you got started, other things you want people to know?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">LM: Sure, of course. I grew up in a town called Auburn, New York. I was actually born in Salem, Massachusetts, very random, I moved when I was young. I sang in all these talent shows when I was a kid, I was always that annoying kid that would sing all the time no matter what. It was really bad, I wasn\u2019t a good singer, I was just running around and being annoying. Eventually I did some talent shows and then I got to that age around middle school where your voice changes a lot, and I couldn\u2019t find songs that fit my vocal range anymore, so I decided to learn guitar. I got lessons at a place called Jim van Arsdale Guitar Studio, and I got lessons from a man named Bob Nadzo who is a lifelong friend to me now, I would say. After getting guitar lessons for like, a year or so, I got introduced to making original music and I got to perform that music through an organization called Perform 4 Purpose, an organization where tons of kids and young adults can play for benefits and charities to raise money. I got to play all of my original songs and then I really found a love to write and perform more. So that\u2019s where my performing background started. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0.jpg?fit=678%2C1017&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" width=\"412\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0.jpg?w=992&ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><figcaption>Luke Mock photographed by Alexis Ochi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: So we\u2019re talking about your new single, \u201cUniverse\u201d. Massive congratulations on that, by the way, that\u2019s really awesome! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Thank you so much!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: First of all, I listened to it and I love the sound. It\u2019s very Shawn Mendes-ish almost, which I thought was super cool. Who are some of your other inspirations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Shawn Mendes is a huge inspiration of mine, I love Shawn Mendes. John Mayer too, I love listening to John Mayer and his writing, obviously he\u2019s a great guitar player too, but I picked up more on the writing though, I really love his writing. Charlie Puth, I really like his knowledge about how music works. I\u2019ve loved Billie Eilish\u2019s sound recently, it\u2019s motivated me to do some lyrical things, I would say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Awesome! When was \u201cUniverse\u201d written and what was your inspiration for it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: When was it written? I wrote it with a friend named Jessica\u2026 I want to say October, but I might have the exact date, let me see if I can find it\u2026 I have it in my voice memos, I recorded it the day we did it. I didn\u2019t want to forget it, so I sang it into my phone so I didn\u2019t forget how it goes\u2026 It was October 5th. We started writing it in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole story itself is based around, in a literal way, you\u2019re in a relationship and someone else is getting in the way of the relationship, but it can also be metaphorical, I think. It can be <em>something<\/em> getting in the way of something you love. I kind of related it to this thought of the universe because there\u2019s so many things that we can\u2019t control that come into our lives and just like the universe, there\u2019s no answers and you can\u2019t do anything about it. So that\u2019s where that came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: What were the recording process and production process like? Were they different from what you normally do or was it the same?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Well\u2026 there\u2019s kind of a mixed answer here. At first, it was normal. I would go to my producer\u2019s house and we started during winter break. We started recording in January and we just went and recorded a few days at a time, a few full days. Then when COVID-19 happened, everything changed. I ended up turning my room into a studio and I\u2019ve been sending back and forth between my producer and Zoom calling to figure out how it\u2019s going to work. We made it work, I think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Definitely, it [\u201cUniverse\u201d] sounds awesome considering the circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: You\u2019re welcome. That was actually going to be one of my follow up questions. Has making music been any different for you since Corona hit, in terms of things like creativity, messages you want to get across, the writing process?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Yes, all sorts of stuff like that. Obviously the recording\u2019s been very different, especially now. When I used to record music, it wasn\u2019t like I was doing it with someone else, it was more like \u2018This is my idea, this is what I want to do\u2019, but now it\u2019s like collaborating with a producer on a song I\u2019ve written. That\u2019s a totally new aspect to me, especially because of COVID, recording from home\u2026 I actually kind of like doing vocals at home because I\u2019m very particular and I feel like there\u2019s not a lot of pressure, I\u2019m in my own little space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve had a lot more time to write, as well. A lot of it was like\u2026 I guess Corona kind of made me feel a little bit lonely. That might play into some of the songs I\u2019ve written recently. I\u2019ve had a lot more time to expand myself musically and listen to new artists, try to pick up some more skills on the piano and stuff like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-2.jpg?resize=418%2C625&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" width=\"418\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-2.jpg?zoom=2&resize=418%2C625&ssl=1 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption>Photographed by Alexis Ochi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Who have you been listening to in quarantine?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Well I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of this artist named BENEE, I love her music. It\u2019s so different from what I\u2019m making but I just love it so much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Doesn\u2019t she sing the song \u201cGlitter\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: She does. She also sings the Tik Tok song! I mean, I listened to her a little bit before that, but it\u2019s crazy that that song got really big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: \u201cSupalonely\u201d, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Yeah, yeah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Is there anyone else you\u2019ve been listening to? I feel for me personally, I\u2019ve just been listening to anything anyone tells me to listen to because now I have the time and no excuses not to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: I\u2019ve been spending time listening to the <em>New Music Friday<\/em> playlist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: The Spotify one?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Yes. And I feel like\u2026 it\u2019s weird, because I like to invest into a specific artist rather than specific songs. That\u2019s when I really like to listen to music. I\u2019m still trying to find a new person just by listening to the <em>New Music Friday<\/em> playlist. So far I like a lot of the songs. Not all of them are the kind of stuff I like to listen to, but of course there\u2019s different moods for everything. If I was hanging out with my friends and we were doing something cool, then I would probably want to listen to a lot of the new stuff on that playlist, but obviously no one\u2019s really with their friends right now. It\u2019s all just based on the mood and the tone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Has your mood towards writing or trying to style your music changed at all since you\u2019ve listened to new stuff, or even after writing \u201cUniverse\u201d, do you think you want to stick to that musical direction or expand beyond that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: I think from a business standpoint, I want to establish myself with a certain sound. I\u2019m not stuck on something, when I write I\u2019m not thinking about\u2026 I\u2019ll think about if it sounds good, not if I\u2019m sounding a certain way. I have other songs that are kind of out there compared to what you would expect from a pop artist. I would love to expand and show those songs as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Can we expect an album in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Yes\u2026 in the future. I don\u2019t know when in the future, right now the idea of an album is a little far out. It all depends on responses to the single. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Well, if people respond to \u201cUniverse\u201d the way I did, I think that you\u2019ll be perfectly fine because it\u2019s really such a good song. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Thank you so much, that really makes my day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: You\u2019re welcome. I mean, as soon as Temima [Shames, manager] sent it to me, I was like \u2018Wow, this is so good!\u2019 I did have to put it down for a few days because of everything going on, but I was listening to it again last night and this morning and I kept thinking \u2018This needs to be on the radio\u2019, it\u2019s really awesome.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: I\u2019m so excited, I\u2019m so excited! My team and I considered delaying the release because I didn\u2019t want to overshadow Black Lives Matter, however, we decided to release it on time because music has the power to bring people together. \u2018Universe\u2019 is about uncontrollable forces in the world that can get in the way of us loving each other. It\u2019s up to us to make that change and remember that we all orbit the same sun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: Understandable. Do you have any long term goals you want to achieve with your art, this project in particular? I know you said an album is far out but is there anything you hope for with \u201cUniverse\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: I\u2019m always hoping to have people connect with me. My biggest dreams are performing in stadiums and hearing people sing along with me and have people feel with me. I\u2019ve listened to these performers and they always say that when you\u2019re on a stage you feel like you\u2019re floating in the air and I want to experience that one day. I want it to be mutual, like everyone in the audience feels a connection, that\u2019s my longest term goal. Album wise, I definitely have songs, it\u2019s just a matter of what people are liking when I put it out to see what will come next <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: That whole floating thing, as soon as you said that, it made me think of the <\/strong><strong><em>Rocketman<\/em><\/strong><strong> movie, I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve seen it. There\u2019s this one scene where Elton goes to America for the first time and since the movie is a musical fantasy of course everything is dramatized, but there\u2019s the one scene where he\u2019s doing \u201cCrocodile Rock\u201d and he goes for the first time to jump up on the piano and he starts floating. He looks out at the audience and they\u2019re all floating, too. I feel like it may feel like that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: I like that. It\u2019s something I\u2019ll never truly understand until it happens. I\u2019m hoping that happens, the way for that to happen is if people can share my emotions with me or gain their own value and emotions from what I make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-3.jpg?fit=678%2C1017&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" width=\"430\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-3.jpg?w=992&ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-3.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-3.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vibingonvinyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption>Photographed by Mark Foecco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: What kind of emotions do you hope people will feel when they listen to \u201cUniverse\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Of course it\u2019s totally up to them. What I imagine they would think is\u2026 the song is kind of metaphorical, so it doesn\u2019t have to be about a relationship where some other person is getting in the way, it can be about anything getting in the way of something you love that sometimes isn\u2019t in your control. What I would like people to feel, I suppose, is just to be able to relate and know that other people are feeling the same way they are, and there\u2019s so many things out there, there\u2019s just no telling what\u2019s going to happen. That\u2019s how I imagined it all with \u201cUniverse\u201d, because when you think of space there\u2019s so many unanswered questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: I love the metaphor of space, I think it\u2019s so cool. Where can people follow you and stream your music? I know you have your <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lukemock.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><strong>, but where are you currently streaming your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: \u201cUniverse\u201d is going to be available on June 12th at the moment, and it\u2019ll be on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, places like that. My main platform at the moment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lukemockmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and my tag for everything is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/lukemockmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#LukeMockMusic<\/a>, anything on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace\u2026 not really MySpace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: MySpace! Haven\u2019t heard that one in a while. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Actually I never used MySpace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: I think we were too young for that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Yeah, I think we passed that age!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC: I just want to thank you for your time, and congratulations on the release once again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LM: Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">—-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cUniverse\u201d is out now on all streaming services! Congratulations once again Luke! Click to listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1I4e3agsxqg1lHD8Nodac4?si=xLik-SdPQO6IMr0DTyRGFg\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/universe\/1513842500?i=1513842504\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha Colleran, June 2020 Ahead of his highly anticipated single release, I met with singer-songwriter Luke Mock to discuss his song \u201cUniverse\u201d, songwriting, and how quarantine changed his perspective on music. 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