Music sensation, Starry Ogbonna, popularly called Starry has advised upcoming artist, particularly those in the music industry to take advantage of the power of technology to advance their skills.
Starry, who made this known in an interview, said, technology has brought about innovations and dynamic creativity, thereby empowering artists to explore new mediums, music genres, while pushing their creative boundaries.
She said, “Technology has opened a world of limitless possibilities for every artist with or without money or a pedestal to start from.
“It has inspired collaboration and has definitely redefined the very essence of art in the 21st century,” she said.
She further said the digital age had greatly transformed art, music especially by revolutionizing the creation, distribution and consumption of music.
According to her, online platforms and social media have been able to democratize art by connecting artists directly with a global audience unlike days when artists were limited in their reach.
The music icon said while there was no disputing the fact that the broad exposure brought about by technology had posed the challenge of originality, preservation and promotion of culture, its advantages were enormous.
Starry is a budding sensation of Afro fusion music, whose songs resonate with a growing global audience.
This stride has reaffirmed her status as a boundary-pushing artist, who is taking the Afro beats and fusion genre to new and exciting heights.