Meet Nico Muhoberac | Indie-folk/alternative artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Nico Muhoberac and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nico, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
I grew up around music. Both of my parents still work in music and played in a lot of bands, so I grew up listening and learning and playing. I’ve been writing songs since I can remember. I didn’t know being an artist was what I wanted to pursue as a career until later in my life, but writing and playing alone in my room has always been a constant. It feels like it is what I have to do to process my life. I live through my own music; it’s my diary, it’s what helps me figure out what I’m going to do next. All media I watch, everything I listen to, comes through in the music. So, eventually, pursuing it as my career didn’t feel like a choice, it was just what I had to do.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
In my music, I love contrast. I think a huge part of my identity are the opposing parts of me. My favorite color is pink, I love sweet things, cute things, and cats. I also have an unhealthy true crime content habit, I wear mostly black, and my favorite filmmaker is David Lynch. I think these oxymorons come through in my music, too. I love balancing the darkness with the light, and the hope with the hopelessness. I think I formed like this as a musician because of the first music I was obsessed with, which was mostly pop-punk and emo. I’ve always appreciated bands like Pierce the Veil who hide beautiful melodies under walls of sound. I maintain a lot of heavier influences in my music, even though most of what I write turns out very soft and sad. As far as challenges throughout my artistic journey, I’ve always dealt with a lot of anxiety, and I’ve had Tourrette’s Syndrome my whole life. Music has always been my way to work through these things. Sometimes, it’s easy to believe that you have to sacrifice the quality and realness of your songs in order to get better mentally. Since I’ve been writing music my entire life, about everything good or bad that’s happened to me, I know deep inside that no matter where I am in my own mind, the music will still be there and the inspiration will still come.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I love LA. As someone who grew up here, I’ve learned to appreciate every part of it. I have a couple of favorite places here that came to me immediately. First, the comedy club Largo. Elliott Smith is my all time hero, and he was a frequent attender at Largo in the 90s, at the old location. They don’t do music there very often now, but comedy is another passion of mine (although I am not funny). It’s also a place with a strict no phone policy and a general admission line system, so I love to get there early and watch my favorite comedians. I would also take someone to the New Beverly, the movie theater owned by Quentin Tarantino that only shows movies on film. I love it because it appreciates the art of film so much, and showing it in its original form. They have really cool double features and curated trailers, and a lot of fun extras there as well. As far as food, I would definitely be going to In N Out. It is unapologetically my favorite food of all time.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I want to dedicate this shoutout to my roommate, and infinitely talented alternative r&b songwriter Grey, aka Tecuani. Grey helps me continue to recognize the beauty in everything, which has been important and grounding to my journey as a person and as an artist.

Website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CzggCgRBGHERl09XelmwE?si=grGZuJXtSZuJkFB5sZeGmQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starrysoup/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicomuhobs

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNT6IK_bvRQianaVC3yVgEQ

Image Credits
Paloma Gonzales, Grey Merino, Vinnie Griffith