March 4, 2026 • 33 mins
Pop artist Charlton Graham joins Vigilantes Radio Live to talk about his empowering track “Epic Energy.” 🎶⚡ Based in Memphis, Tennessee, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter creates imaginative pop music inspired by fantasy worlds, personal determination, and the belief that everyone carries a powerful inner energy. From producing his albums independently using the Launchpad app to recording vocals directly on his phone, Charlton embraces a true DIY approach to music creation. In this conversation, we explore creative independence, believing in your own path, and the courage it takes to pursue your dreams in a crowded music landscape. This episode celebrates passion, imagination, and fearless self-expression. ✨
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Speaker 4 (01:25):
You know, there's a kind of fire that.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Lives inside certain people.
Speaker 4 (01:31):
It doesn't wait for approval, it doesn't wait for the
perfect moment, and it definitely doesn't wait for someone else
to hand them permission.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
It just burns.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
Sometimes that fire shows up as imagination, visions of dragons, angels, kings,
and endless possibilities.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Sometimes it shows up as music.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
That feels bigger than the room it is recorded in.
Tonight's guest represents that kind of fearless crew Aid of Spirit,
a young artist who believes that inside every person there's
a kind of energy, something powerful enough to lift you
higher when life tries to push you down. His song
Epic Energy, captures that feeling, the unstoppable momentum when confidence, creativity,
(02:20):
and belief all collid. Because the truth is, every great
story begins with someone deciding to follow the energy inside them.
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Speaker 3 (04:18):
Well, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Our next guest, Charlton Graham, is a rising pop artist
currently based in Memphis.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Tennessee.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Originally from Arizona and later California, Charlton has always been
driven by a deep passion for music and creative expression, writing, producing,
and recording his songs independently. He uses modern tuls like
the lunch pad app to build.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
His sound from the ground up.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
His track Epic Energy reflects his belief that every person
carries a powerful inter force capable of inspiring great with
imagination and determination. Guide in his journey, Charlton continue, you's
telling his never ending story through music, So please join
me in saying welcome friend.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
To Charlton Graham. Hey, Hey, hey, welcome to the show.
Speaker 7 (05:11):
Charlton, Hi, welcome, Hey.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
How's it going. How are you doing?
Speaker 7 (05:20):
I'm doing pretty great?
Speaker 4 (05:21):
Yeah, all right, all right, Charlton. Well, we are excited
to have you with us tonight. Before we dive into
all things Charlton, what's been on your heart and mind
lately as you continue building your music career and sharing
the energy behind songs like Epic Energy.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
I just right now, just kind of I guess, like
every emerging artist right now who's starting from the ground up,
I just I really look forward to, you know, a
successful career, and I think my main goal is I am,
you know, I would like to get signed and be
able to do really great.
Speaker 7 (06:01):
Things in the music industry. I think that's something.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
That you know, there's a real goal of mine. I
also want people to you know, really enjoy my music.
I think that my music is has a great cup
of tea for other people, and it's it's something that
people can really have a lot of fun with.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Absolutely with with the goal in mind of getting signed
by a major or any any label, does that create
any kind of pressure.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Well, I guess I just nowadays on the way I'm
most independent artists, the kind of the way to actually
get a record label, you know, I.
Speaker 7 (06:42):
Guess it's just that pressure of building a fan base.
I feel like I feel in myself that I'm you know,
ready for that moment and music.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Right now is just definitely something that I'm very very
serious about wanting to do.
Speaker 7 (06:54):
You know, I just don't want to you know.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
I have to build the fan base from scratch and
you know, and that's what it takes to stand out
in a crowded, you know, crowded landscape. So yeah, all right,
all right.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
So let's talk about your song.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
Your song Epic Energy talks about an unstoppable force inside you.
When did you first realize that creative energy was something
you couldn't AGNUREH?
Speaker 7 (07:21):
Sorry, could you repeat the last thing you said? Sorry?
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Yeah, I was just saying, uh, when did you first
realize that creative energy was something that you couldn't ignore?
Speaker 1 (07:35):
I just think that, you know, when I first you know,
tried to kind of come up with those ideas, it
was just kind of having that type of mentality about
you know, the way you know, having infectious energy and
what the you know, kind of like the power of
infectious energy of what it you know, does to other
people and how sometimes especially you know, with confident energy,
(07:59):
you know it can really you know, change other people
and can'ge how they view things, and you know, I
can just make the world like seem different, you know,
you know how someone's effect has a powerful you know
hold on others.
Speaker 4 (08:11):
So yeah, all right, you describe that feeling almost like
having a superpower. How does music allow you to channel
that energy into something positive?
Speaker 1 (08:28):
I just think like, especially for someone like me, music
is a great place of happiness.
Speaker 7 (08:34):
It's a kind of an in my mentality, It's a
place where you know, you're you go all out.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
With you know, creativity and you know things that you
think that will blend well to kind of express yourself.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
You know. Music is that type of place where you
shouldn't have.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
To feel like you should shy away from, you know,
you know, expressing yourself.
Speaker 7 (08:53):
However, ways that you feel the is you.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Know, the necessary way to do so.
Speaker 4 (08:58):
Yeah, and if you have superpower, what what kind of
superpower would you want?
Speaker 1 (09:07):
If I had like a personal superpower, I guess it.
Speaker 7 (09:10):
Would just be I guess. I guess I have to
think about that. I would say, like it would just
be well, I guess.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
It's kind of similar to what the song that says
I think is a great fitted one. It just kind
of being able to you know, kind of have like
a huge effect on other people, like to change certain
circumstances or you know, to make things, you know, to
make things better in life or something like that.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
I guess yeah. Yeah. Would you be a hero, a
vigilante or a villain?
Speaker 7 (09:45):
Probably a hero?
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Good deal, cool deal, fighting for justice?
Speaker 4 (09:50):
Right, So when someone listens to epic energy, you know,
what do you hope they feel in that moment?
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Well, yeah, definitely, I'm definitely inspired, Like you know more
like like you know, basically true to the lyricist. You know,
the power, you know, really make the power of the energy,
like you know, it makes them.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
Feel powerful inside thinks.
Speaker 4 (10:19):
All right, So you said you've always had a desperate
need for music. I want to start from the top, man,
when did you discover your love or passion for music?
Speaker 3 (10:32):
What's your earliest memory?
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Well, I'm to be truly honest about it, I think
I've always liked, you know, just always period of had
some type of interest or some version of interest in music.
I was always somewhat into it. But I do think
what I would like to necessarily you say, as far
as the time frame, is that turning on When I
returned twelve years old, I started to get into music more.
(10:58):
I started to listen to other artists and how they do,
and I, you know, just had It's when I actually
I think I started to create that obsession just of
the sound of music in general.
Speaker 4 (11:09):
So yes, all right, So, like, what were some of
the earliest artists that you had an encounter with or
you listened to growing up.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
I definitely think for me, I was definitely a big
pop kind of pop fantype. I think that's also mostly
what my music kind of is centered towards is that genre.
But some of the pop stars that inspired me and
my sound and that I've really looked to over the
time of getting into music was, you know, artists like
(11:47):
Ariana Grande. I listened to Beyonce a bit. I've also,
you know, I've had over the years that I've gotten
into artists like Rihanna, Bruno a Mars. I think those
are one of the most influential.
Speaker 7 (12:02):
Type of artists that you know inspired me a lot
and that I have looked up.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
To you a lot.
Speaker 4 (12:11):
Absolutely, When did you try music for yourself?
Speaker 1 (12:17):
I think, and you know, ever since I guess getting
through high school, I've done a few things with music
more you know, small things. I look at them like
postings on SoundCloud or on YouTube, but you know, there
were more small steps. I think, if anything, what I'm
doing right now, I'm right now with you know, hearing
(12:38):
the interview is probably the biggest type of steps as
far as uh, you know, as far as gaining visibility
and you know, gaining momentum.
Speaker 7 (12:47):
You know that I've tooken so far.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
So yeah, all right, nice, nice, all right.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
You lived in Arizona. You live in California and now
Tennessee you're practically new door to me three hours away. Actually,
how have those different places shaped your musical identity?
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Well, I think one thing I can highly say is
mostly a lot has to do with the.
Speaker 7 (13:13):
Memphis and kind of see area. I think that as
all of those places, has a.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
Lot to do with I guess since that's.
Speaker 7 (13:21):
My most latest move that I have. The area is
is like the music scene.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
You know, there's I feel more grateful to be placed
in this area at this exact time of my life
because it does as far as getting out the door,
there's more way of opportunities to you know, to showcase
your music and to you know, do things with.
Speaker 7 (13:42):
Your music as far more than there was a California
and I belief so.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Nice.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
Memphis is such a legendary music city. What does it
feel like creating music in the place with that kind
of history and energy?
Speaker 3 (14:00):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (14:00):
Sorry, could you repeat that question again?
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Yep?
Speaker 4 (14:05):
I was just basically saying how how legendary Memphis is
as a city, you know, full of music, full of rock, blues, country,
you name it, what country is up in Nashville, But
you know it's still it's still Tennessee. But what does
it feel like creating your music in such a place
like that with with rich music history and energy.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
Yeah, I definitely have anything think or hope to believe
that the experience has a chance to get better the.
Speaker 7 (14:38):
Longer I'm here.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
I have only been here for I think half a
year now, and I'm definitely trying to chase opportunities, you know,
for the time being, such as you know, performing live
and probably doing venues and other stuff pretty soon too.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
So nice, nice, So you'll be hitting the stage whenever
at a time.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
It's really cool man.
Speaker 4 (15:02):
Your approach to creative music is incredibly independent. You're write,
you produce, and record everything yourself. What inspired you to
take full control of.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Your creative process.
Speaker 1 (15:17):
Well, I think part of it just had to deal
with being very First of all, I think a first
starting thing was just being super obsessive about trying to
do this. I think before actually committing to do make
music in the way I did, I also was more
(15:38):
aware of things, just like I did diligent research about
how the different day and age has been changing things
with music and how it is you know, potentially easier
for an independent up and coming artist to do more
things with music than what it was, you know, and
they can do a lot more.
Speaker 7 (15:56):
As far as making the making of the music.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
You know, it's with you know, a liable access to
phones and internet, good internet connection, and you know, also
on and so forth. There is so much that you
can do as far as making instead of having to
be dependent on getting signed first. So I really wanted
to take that advantage of that opportunity.
Speaker 7 (16:16):
And I wanted to utilize it.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Because it was just too much of a too much
of an obsession for me at the time, and something
that I thought that just needed to be done, you know,
and just I had too much ideas that I just
felt like they couldn't wait.
Speaker 7 (16:30):
They just had to they just had to happen.
Speaker 4 (16:33):
So indeed, indeed, I've also noticed that your music reference kings, princesses,
I mean, princes, princes, dragons, and mystical imagery. Where does
that imaginative world come from?
Speaker 1 (16:55):
I think that's you know, that is one of the
more interesting questions because I do believe that, like, you know,
kind of like what I was saying earlier in this interview,
that it's just like music is definitely I feel like
a place for me where I just think you just
want to go all out with your creativity. In general,
I believe in myself a more creative person who likes
(17:16):
to think outside of the box about coming up with
ideas and coming up with different you know, stories or
themes to talk about.
Speaker 7 (17:25):
I think, and a.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Lot of the cases, especially in with these two albums Day,
it's kind of marrying that creativity along with just kind.
Speaker 7 (17:34):
Of being used in metaphors.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Like for an example, I think when you said the
thing about the king, King is kind of like.
Speaker 7 (17:41):
A metaphor of someone.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
You know who's just who's kind of like kind of
like that has dominance over their life. You know, King
is like someone And that's if you really listen closely
to the lyrics, that's what it's actually saying, or that's
what it sounds like what it's trying to say to you.
Speaker 7 (17:55):
It's like you're having.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Dominance over you know, your world. You're having full control
of where you want to be in line thing, you know,
you're you're happy with where you're at and everything.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
So indeed, I play a lot of video games, and
a lot of the video games have to do with
like world building or grinding gangs where you're playing a
game for like ten plus years and still haven't gone anywhere,
but just to grind the passion.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
You know.
Speaker 4 (18:27):
Do you see your music almost like storytelling or world building?
Speaker 7 (18:35):
I definitely think.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
I guess it's kind of a great question as far
as those two things. I definitely think because I think
in a way it kind of blends a little bit
of both.
Speaker 7 (18:45):
But I definitely think it's more in the storytelling zone.
Speaker 1 (18:49):
I think I just like, in general, just you know,
songs that when you're doing a.
Speaker 7 (18:53):
Song, like it's like you're you're hearing more of a
story aspect of something rather.
Speaker 8 (18:58):
Than just you know, just a regular radio friendly type
something like something that kind of sounds meaningful, like you know,
you know, it's like it you know, it makes people,
you know, imaginate things, and it kind of just does
that you know, magical effect to you know, to you know,
how you your brains, you know, are they you know,
connect with the music and everything.
Speaker 7 (19:16):
I find that interesting.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
So yeah, And if your music will turn into a
movie or a fantasy story, what kind of universe would
it take place in?
Speaker 7 (19:29):
Oh, you said, like a movie? Is that you said?
Or a fantasy story?
Speaker 4 (19:33):
Yeah, if it turned into a movie or a fantasy story,
what kind of universe would it be a part of
or take place in it?
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Yeah, I would definitely say that one. I probably would
have to seem to you a little bit more fair only,
But I think as far as what I think, like
the intention of the way I interpreted it is like
more like within your stuff, like that could kind of
flies through your imagination, like.
Speaker 7 (20:00):
You know, like it's more like an in your head
type thing, Like that's what it is.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Like.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
That's one of the first songs to you that says,
you know, meet me in dreamland type thing.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
So got it? All right?
Speaker 4 (20:13):
All right, listeners, are you ready for some music? We
have Charlton Graham with this song epic Energy.
Speaker 3 (20:20):
We'll be right back to stay tuned.
Speaker 9 (20:40):
Can escape the energy inside read Sometimes I feel like
I'm am fine, forget about the stress and be the
best and after that, forget about the rest.
Speaker 10 (20:58):
See as if it's calling your name.
Speaker 9 (21:06):
And it's all gonna be pick, It's all gonna be
a pick, It's all gonna be.
Speaker 10 (21:20):
Why Because you.
Speaker 9 (21:22):
Cannot escape the energy inside of me?
Speaker 10 (21:27):
Some times I feel like time fine.
Speaker 9 (21:33):
Going dances around like their clown has the shape of
a new generation, with all the force of the new foundation,
feelings being spread like you're supposed to be contagious. We
all make sounds like we're feeling just a little bit utifold. Oh,
(22:03):
because you cannot escape the energy inside meet.
Speaker 10 (22:09):
Sometimes I feel like I'm am flying.
Speaker 9 (22:13):
Begin about the stress and do everything the best, and after.
Speaker 10 (22:19):
That, forget about the house.
Speaker 9 (22:24):
You see fame as if it's called your name and
it's gonna be epic. It's gonna be a epic. It's
gonna be epic.
Speaker 11 (22:37):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, epic.
Speaker 10 (22:44):
This is gonna be the epic energy. It's gonna be
the epic energy.
Speaker 12 (22:58):
I sees.
Speaker 10 (23:00):
Oh good inside I do, I do?
Speaker 9 (23:06):
I do?
Speaker 10 (23:07):
This feeling is magical.
Speaker 9 (23:10):
It's stronger than strong, it's greater than great, it's hotter
than hot, and epic. Something describes it is epic. Oh man,
I really don't know how to explain it, but for
some reason.
Speaker 10 (23:26):
I have this really crazy feeling inside.
Speaker 9 (23:28):
It feels like it's better than I ever have, and
the energy is something that I cannot cannot be compared.
I don't know exactly the best words to put for this,
but it appears that it is it has to be.
The only thing that adds up is it is, it's
it's epic because you cannot escape the energy inside we.
(23:55):
Sometimes I feel like I am flying, I'm flying.
Speaker 11 (24:00):
I'm flying. I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying. Can escape
the energy inside me?
Speaker 7 (24:11):
Save me?
Speaker 9 (24:13):
Sometimes I feel like I fly. Forget about the stress.
Forget about the stress. Forget about the stress, forget about
the stress. Be the best, be the best, forget about
(24:33):
the stress. Forget about the stress, and be.
Speaker 11 (24:38):
The beast.
Speaker 10 (24:41):
Head. Forget the stress. Don't go go go.
Speaker 9 (24:48):
Don't let this feeling go gone.
Speaker 10 (24:51):
Go whever you do.
Speaker 12 (24:53):
Don't let this feeling go go gone.
Speaker 10 (24:58):
This energy energy, Arabic energy, epic.
Speaker 4 (25:12):
All right, all right, welcome back again. This energy is epic.
I feel good inside to Charlton, I really really do.
All right, let's go ahead and bring him back. He
welcome back, welcome back.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
All right.
Speaker 4 (25:31):
So you've openly said that you want to be as
big as already on the Grunde.
Speaker 3 (25:38):
Now that's a bold vision, and we'll applaud you for that.
What does reaching that level represent for you?
Speaker 1 (25:49):
I just I guess I feel I guess when I
put that in my my belief is that I just
feel like I'm there are.
Speaker 7 (26:00):
First of all, I think that she has been a
huge inspiration to the way I.
Speaker 1 (26:05):
Create music and the kind of I guess some of
you know, a huge you know, someone that I've looked
looks up to when on my journey to making music.
Speaker 7 (26:15):
I also think, on.
Speaker 1 (26:16):
The other hand, I feel like I have potential the
potential to be to be like her, like as far
as you know, vocally and you know, you know, as
far as how she does music and kind of the
way she emotionally connects with her hands with you know,
if she writes songs that are very kind of touchy
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and kind of get to people in those type of ways.
I think there are so many things that I have
potential to be to kind of do in similar.
Speaker 7 (26:45):
Ways that she does. So I think that's kind of
why I kind of put that out there.
Speaker 4 (26:50):
So definitely, the thing with staying independent is that you
get to make your own decisions and stuff of letting
others choose your career. Why is that so important to you.
Speaker 7 (27:09):
About?
Speaker 1 (27:10):
Well, I guess if you know, like, if anything, I
want to rely more on the fact of anything to
get signed by, like, like by a major label, as
like a first step. I definitely think that is something
that can help my career take off tremendously, and I
might need that level of support financially and you know,
just you know that you know and you know that
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type of those type of resources they have. But as
far as like in the future, depending on how my
career takes off, I mean, I think it's definitely something
I could think about in the future. Having control is
something I you know, do you know, take very seriously
when it comes to being you know, doing being creative
with you know.
Speaker 7 (27:51):
Entertaining and stuff.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
But I do have to admit at this exact point,
I think what is more important to me is is
global EXPOSUREX closure is definitely more of the thing that
I think that I I would say that is more
important even over control right now. It's being able to
lead to kind of be seen in that type of way.
Speaker 4 (28:11):
Soon all right, cool deal, Well man, this is our
mic drop moment. Finish the sentence for me, Charlton.
Speaker 8 (28:21):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (28:21):
The energy inside every person becomes powerful.
Speaker 7 (28:25):
When sorry, I'm not could you repeat that, sorry.
Speaker 3 (28:36):
Yep, I said, finish my sentence.
Speaker 4 (28:39):
The energy inside every person becomes powerful when.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
When you know who you are inside, and you you
know what you want inside, you're not afraid to go
after what you want.
Speaker 4 (28:55):
Yeah, I love it. I love it, Charlton. Where can
our listeners can with you?
Speaker 1 (29:00):
On the internet, others can connect find me, especially as
far as my music is concerned, and I work with
a distributor to get it on all streaming platforms. So
as far as I'm concerned, you can go visit my Spotify.
That's where I highly recommend going towards. There's also you
(29:21):
can find on Amazon Music. It's it's available on Apple
iTunes Music Engine. If you want to listen to those
songs or go stream my songs and hear them on YouTube,
you can do that as well.
Speaker 7 (29:35):
You can also follow.
Speaker 1 (29:36):
My social media's.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
I have a pretty a pretty.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
Well growing TikTok account where I post it daily and
consistently of you know, just you know, me doing snippets
of my song. And then I also have Instagram and
Instagram page, which I'm significantly trying to gain followers and
kind of gain a.
Speaker 7 (29:54):
Little bit more of dedicade following within that social media.
Speaker 4 (30:01):
So yeah, all right, all right, all right, listeners, guessing
case you need those links and I.
Speaker 3 (30:09):
Know you will.
Speaker 4 (30:09):
I will have them in the description of this episode
and in the show note. So all you guys have
to do is just click the links. Charlton Graham reminds
us that creativity begins with believing in your own story,
from producing music independently to trusting the energy inside him.
He's proven that passion and the imagination can build a
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path forward.
Speaker 3 (30:32):
Make sure to check out Epic Energy and follow.
Speaker 4 (30:35):
Charlton and Graham as he continues writing the next chapter
of his musical journey. And remember, you're not just here
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Our next guest, Charlton Graham, is a rising pop artist
currently based in Memphis.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Tennessee.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Originally from Arizona and later California, Charlton has always been
driven by a deep passion for music and creative expression, writing, producing,
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Speaker 3 (04:44):
His sound from the ground up.
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His track Epic Energy reflects his belief that every person
carries a powerful inter force capable of inspiring great with
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Speaker 3 (05:06):
To Charlton Graham. Hey, Hey, hey, welcome to the show.
Speaker 7 (05:11):
Charlton, Hi, welcome, Hey.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
How's it going. How are you doing?
Speaker 7 (05:20):
I'm doing pretty great?
Speaker 4 (05:21):
Yeah, all right, all right, Charlton. Well, we are excited
to have you with us tonight. Before we dive into
all things Charlton, what's been on your heart and mind
lately as you continue building your music career and sharing
the energy behind songs like Epic Energy.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
I just right now, just kind of I guess, like
every emerging artist right now who's starting from the ground up,
I just I really look forward to, you know, a
successful career, and I think my main goal is I am,
you know, I would like to get signed and be
able to do really great.
Speaker 7 (06:01):
Things in the music industry. I think that's something.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
That you know, there's a real goal of mine. I
also want people to you know, really enjoy my music.
I think that my music is has a great cup
of tea for other people, and it's it's something that
people can really have a lot of fun with.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Absolutely with with the goal in mind of getting signed
by a major or any any label, does that create
any kind of pressure.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Well, I guess I just nowadays on the way I'm
most independent artists, the kind of the way to actually
get a record label, you know, I.
Speaker 7 (06:42):
Guess it's just that pressure of building a fan base.
I feel like I feel in myself that I'm you know,
ready for that moment and music.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Right now is just definitely something that I'm very very
serious about wanting to do.
Speaker 7 (06:54):
You know, I just don't want to you know.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
I have to build the fan base from scratch and
you know, and that's what it takes to stand out
in a crowded, you know, crowded landscape. So yeah, all right,
all right.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
So let's talk about your song.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
Your song Epic Energy talks about an unstoppable force inside you.
When did you first realize that creative energy was something
you couldn't AGNUREH?
Speaker 7 (07:21):
Sorry, could you repeat the last thing you said? Sorry?
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Yeah, I was just saying, uh, when did you first
realize that creative energy was something that you couldn't ignore?
Speaker 1 (07:35):
I just think that, you know, when I first you know,
tried to kind of come up with those ideas, it
was just kind of having that type of mentality about
you know, the way you know, having infectious energy and
what the you know, kind of like the power of
infectious energy of what it you know, does to other
people and how sometimes especially you know, with confident energy,
(07:59):
you know it can really you know, change other people
and can'ge how they view things, and you know, I
can just make the world like seem different, you know,
you know how someone's effect has a powerful you know
hold on others.
Speaker 4 (08:11):
So yeah, all right, you describe that feeling almost like
having a superpower. How does music allow you to channel
that energy into something positive?
Speaker 1 (08:28):
I just think like, especially for someone like me, music
is a great place of happiness.
Speaker 7 (08:34):
It's a kind of an in my mentality, It's a
place where you know, you're you go all out.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
With you know, creativity and you know things that you
think that will blend well to kind of express yourself.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
You know. Music is that type of place where you
shouldn't have.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
To feel like you should shy away from, you know,
you know, expressing yourself.
Speaker 7 (08:53):
However, ways that you feel the is you.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Know, the necessary way to do so.
Speaker 4 (08:58):
Yeah, and if you have superpower, what what kind of
superpower would you want?
Speaker 1 (09:07):
If I had like a personal superpower, I guess it.
Speaker 7 (09:10):
Would just be I guess. I guess I have to
think about that. I would say, like it would just
be well, I guess.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
It's kind of similar to what the song that says
I think is a great fitted one. It just kind
of being able to you know, kind of have like
a huge effect on other people, like to change certain
circumstances or you know, to make things, you know, to
make things better in life or something like that.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
I guess yeah. Yeah. Would you be a hero, a
vigilante or a villain?
Speaker 7 (09:45):
Probably a hero?
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Good deal, cool deal, fighting for justice?
Speaker 4 (09:50):
Right, So when someone listens to epic energy, you know,
what do you hope they feel in that moment?
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Well, yeah, definitely, I'm definitely inspired, Like you know more
like like you know, basically true to the lyricist. You know,
the power, you know, really make the power of the energy,
like you know, it makes them.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
Feel powerful inside thinks.
Speaker 4 (10:19):
All right, So you said you've always had a desperate
need for music. I want to start from the top, man,
when did you discover your love or passion for music?
Speaker 3 (10:32):
What's your earliest memory?
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Well, I'm to be truly honest about it, I think
I've always liked, you know, just always period of had
some type of interest or some version of interest in music.
I was always somewhat into it. But I do think
what I would like to necessarily you say, as far
as the time frame, is that turning on When I
returned twelve years old, I started to get into music more.
(10:58):
I started to listen to other artists and how they do,
and I, you know, just had It's when I actually
I think I started to create that obsession just of
the sound of music in general.
Speaker 4 (11:09):
So yes, all right, So, like, what were some of
the earliest artists that you had an encounter with or
you listened to growing up.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
I definitely think for me, I was definitely a big
pop kind of pop fantype. I think that's also mostly
what my music kind of is centered towards is that genre.
But some of the pop stars that inspired me and
my sound and that I've really looked to over the
time of getting into music was, you know, artists like
(11:47):
Ariana Grande. I listened to Beyonce a bit. I've also,
you know, I've had over the years that I've gotten
into artists like Rihanna, Bruno a Mars. I think those
are one of the most influential.
Speaker 7 (12:02):
Type of artists that you know inspired me a lot
and that I have looked up.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
To you a lot.
Speaker 4 (12:11):
Absolutely, When did you try music for yourself?
Speaker 1 (12:17):
I think, and you know, ever since I guess getting
through high school, I've done a few things with music
more you know, small things. I look at them like
postings on SoundCloud or on YouTube, but you know, there
were more small steps. I think, if anything, what I'm
doing right now, I'm right now with you know, hearing
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the interview is probably the biggest type of steps as
far as uh, you know, as far as gaining visibility
and you know, gaining momentum.
Speaker 7 (12:47):
You know that I've tooken so far.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
So yeah, all right, nice, nice, all right.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
You lived in Arizona. You live in California and now
Tennessee you're practically new door to me three hours away. Actually,
how have those different places shaped your musical identity?
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Well, I think one thing I can highly say is
mostly a lot has to do with the.
Speaker 7 (13:13):
Memphis and kind of see area. I think that as
all of those places, has a.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
Lot to do with I guess since that's.
Speaker 7 (13:21):
My most latest move that I have. The area is
is like the music scene.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
You know, there's I feel more grateful to be placed
in this area at this exact time of my life
because it does as far as getting out the door,
there's more way of opportunities to you know, to showcase
your music and to you know, do things with.
Speaker 7 (13:42):
Your music as far more than there was a California
and I belief so.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Nice.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
Memphis is such a legendary music city. What does it
feel like creating music in the place with that kind
of history and energy?
Speaker 3 (14:00):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (14:00):
Sorry, could you repeat that question again?
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Yep?
Speaker 4 (14:05):
I was just basically saying how how legendary Memphis is
as a city, you know, full of music, full of rock, blues, country,
you name it, what country is up in Nashville, But
you know it's still it's still Tennessee. But what does
it feel like creating your music in such a place
like that with with rich music history and energy.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
Yeah, I definitely have anything think or hope to believe
that the experience has a chance to get better the.
Speaker 7 (14:38):
Longer I'm here.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
I have only been here for I think half a
year now, and I'm definitely trying to chase opportunities, you know,
for the time being, such as you know, performing live
and probably doing venues and other stuff pretty soon too.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
So nice, nice, So you'll be hitting the stage whenever
at a time.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
It's really cool man.
Speaker 4 (15:02):
Your approach to creative music is incredibly independent. You're write,
you produce, and record everything yourself. What inspired you to
take full control of.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Your creative process.
Speaker 1 (15:17):
Well, I think part of it just had to deal
with being very First of all, I think a first
starting thing was just being super obsessive about trying to
do this. I think before actually committing to do make
music in the way I did, I also was more
(15:38):
aware of things, just like I did diligent research about
how the different day and age has been changing things
with music and how it is you know, potentially easier
for an independent up and coming artist to do more
things with music than what it was, you know, and
they can do a lot more.
Speaker 7 (15:56):
As far as making the making of the music.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
You know, it's with you know, a liable access to
phones and internet, good internet connection, and you know, also
on and so forth. There is so much that you
can do as far as making instead of having to
be dependent on getting signed first. So I really wanted
to take that advantage of that opportunity.
Speaker 7 (16:16):
And I wanted to utilize it.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Because it was just too much of a too much
of an obsession for me at the time, and something
that I thought that just needed to be done, you know,
and just I had too much ideas that I just
felt like they couldn't wait.
Speaker 7 (16:30):
They just had to they just had to happen.
Speaker 4 (16:33):
So indeed, indeed, I've also noticed that your music reference kings, princesses,
I mean, princes, princes, dragons, and mystical imagery. Where does
that imaginative world come from?
Speaker 1 (16:55):
I think that's you know, that is one of the
more interesting questions because I do believe that, like, you know,
kind of like what I was saying earlier in this interview,
that it's just like music is definitely I feel like
a place for me where I just think you just
want to go all out with your creativity. In general,
I believe in myself a more creative person who likes
(17:16):
to think outside of the box about coming up with
ideas and coming up with different you know, stories or
themes to talk about.
Speaker 7 (17:25):
I think, and a.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Lot of the cases, especially in with these two albums Day,
it's kind of marrying that creativity along with just kind.
Speaker 7 (17:34):
Of being used in metaphors.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Like for an example, I think when you said the
thing about the king, King is kind of like.
Speaker 7 (17:41):
A metaphor of someone.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
You know who's just who's kind of like kind of
like that has dominance over their life. You know, King
is like someone And that's if you really listen closely
to the lyrics, that's what it's actually saying, or that's
what it sounds like what it's trying to say to you.
Speaker 7 (17:55):
It's like you're having.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Dominance over you know, your world. You're having full control
of where you want to be in line thing, you know,
you're you're happy with where you're at and everything.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
So indeed, I play a lot of video games, and
a lot of the video games have to do with
like world building or grinding gangs where you're playing a
game for like ten plus years and still haven't gone anywhere,
but just to grind the passion.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
You know.
Speaker 4 (18:27):
Do you see your music almost like storytelling or world building?
Speaker 7 (18:35):
I definitely think.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
I guess it's kind of a great question as far
as those two things. I definitely think because I think
in a way it kind of blends a little bit
of both.
Speaker 7 (18:45):
But I definitely think it's more in the storytelling zone.
Speaker 1 (18:49):
I think I just like, in general, just you know,
songs that when you're doing a.
Speaker 7 (18:53):
Song, like it's like you're you're hearing more of a
story aspect of something rather.
Speaker 8 (18:58):
Than just you know, just a regular radio friendly type
something like something that kind of sounds meaningful, like you know,
you know, it's like it you know, it makes people,
you know, imaginate things, and it kind of just does
that you know, magical effect to you know, to you know,
how you your brains, you know, are they you know,
connect with the music and everything.
Speaker 7 (19:16):
I find that interesting.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
So yeah, And if your music will turn into a
movie or a fantasy story, what kind of universe would
it take place in?
Speaker 7 (19:29):
Oh, you said, like a movie? Is that you said?
Or a fantasy story?
Speaker 4 (19:33):
Yeah, if it turned into a movie or a fantasy story,
what kind of universe would it be a part of
or take place in it?
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Yeah, I would definitely say that one. I probably would
have to seem to you a little bit more fair only,
But I think as far as what I think, like
the intention of the way I interpreted it is like
more like within your stuff, like that could kind of
flies through your imagination, like.
Speaker 7 (20:00):
You know, like it's more like an in your head
type thing, Like that's what it is.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Like.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
That's one of the first songs to you that says,
you know, meet me in dreamland type thing.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
So got it? All right?
Speaker 4 (20:13):
All right, listeners, are you ready for some music? We
have Charlton Graham with this song epic Energy.
Speaker 3 (20:20):
We'll be right back to stay tuned.
Speaker 9 (20:40):
Can escape the energy inside read Sometimes I feel like
I'm am fine, forget about the stress and be the
best and after that, forget about the rest.
Speaker 10 (20:58):
See as if it's calling your name.
Speaker 9 (21:06):
And it's all gonna be pick, It's all gonna be
a pick, It's all gonna be.
Speaker 10 (21:20):
Why Because you.
Speaker 9 (21:22):
Cannot escape the energy inside of me?
Speaker 10 (21:27):
Some times I feel like time fine.
Speaker 9 (21:33):
Going dances around like their clown has the shape of
a new generation, with all the force of the new foundation,
feelings being spread like you're supposed to be contagious. We
all make sounds like we're feeling just a little bit utifold. Oh,
(22:03):
because you cannot escape the energy inside meet.
Speaker 10 (22:09):
Sometimes I feel like I'm am flying.
Speaker 9 (22:13):
Begin about the stress and do everything the best, and after.
Speaker 10 (22:19):
That, forget about the house.
Speaker 9 (22:24):
You see fame as if it's called your name and
it's gonna be epic. It's gonna be a epic. It's
gonna be epic.
Speaker 11 (22:37):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, epic.
Speaker 10 (22:44):
This is gonna be the epic energy. It's gonna be
the epic energy.
Speaker 12 (22:58):
I sees.
Speaker 10 (23:00):
Oh good inside I do, I do?
Speaker 9 (23:06):
I do?
Speaker 10 (23:07):
This feeling is magical.
Speaker 9 (23:10):
It's stronger than strong, it's greater than great, it's hotter
than hot, and epic. Something describes it is epic. Oh man,
I really don't know how to explain it, but for
some reason.
Speaker 10 (23:26):
I have this really crazy feeling inside.
Speaker 9 (23:28):
It feels like it's better than I ever have, and
the energy is something that I cannot cannot be compared.
I don't know exactly the best words to put for this,
but it appears that it is it has to be.
The only thing that adds up is it is, it's
it's epic because you cannot escape the energy inside we.
(23:55):
Sometimes I feel like I am flying, I'm flying.
Speaker 11 (24:00):
I'm flying. I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying. Can escape
the energy inside me?
Speaker 7 (24:11):
Save me?
Speaker 9 (24:13):
Sometimes I feel like I fly. Forget about the stress.
Forget about the stress. Forget about the stress, forget about
the stress. Be the best, be the best, forget about
(24:33):
the stress. Forget about the stress, and be.
Speaker 11 (24:38):
The beast.
Speaker 10 (24:41):
Head. Forget the stress. Don't go go go.
Speaker 9 (24:48):
Don't let this feeling go gone.
Speaker 10 (24:51):
Go whever you do.
Speaker 12 (24:53):
Don't let this feeling go go gone.
Speaker 10 (24:58):
This energy energy, Arabic energy, epic.
Speaker 4 (25:12):
All right, all right, welcome back again. This energy is epic.
I feel good inside to Charlton, I really really do.
All right, let's go ahead and bring him back. He
welcome back, welcome back.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
All right.
Speaker 4 (25:31):
So you've openly said that you want to be as
big as already on the Grunde.
Speaker 3 (25:38):
Now that's a bold vision, and we'll applaud you for that.
What does reaching that level represent for you?
Speaker 1 (25:49):
I just I guess I feel I guess when I
put that in my my belief is that I just
feel like I'm there are.
Speaker 7 (26:00):
First of all, I think that she has been a
huge inspiration to the way I.
Speaker 1 (26:05):
Create music and the kind of I guess some of
you know, a huge you know, someone that I've looked
looks up to when on my journey to making music.
Speaker 7 (26:15):
I also think, on.
Speaker 1 (26:16):
The other hand, I feel like I have potential the
potential to be to be like her, like as far
as you know, vocally and you know, you know, as
far as how she does music and kind of the
way she emotionally connects with her hands with you know,
if she writes songs that are very kind of touchy
(26:37):
and kind of get to people in those type of ways.
I think there are so many things that I have
potential to be to kind of do in similar.
Speaker 7 (26:45):
Ways that she does. So I think that's kind of
why I kind of put that out there.
Speaker 4 (26:50):
So definitely, the thing with staying independent is that you
get to make your own decisions and stuff of letting
others choose your career. Why is that so important to you.
Speaker 7 (27:09):
About?
Speaker 1 (27:10):
Well, I guess if you know, like, if anything, I
want to rely more on the fact of anything to
get signed by, like, like by a major label, as
like a first step. I definitely think that is something
that can help my career take off tremendously, and I
might need that level of support financially and you know,
just you know that you know and you know that
(27:31):
type of those type of resources they have. But as
far as like in the future, depending on how my
career takes off, I mean, I think it's definitely something
I could think about in the future. Having control is
something I you know, do you know, take very seriously
when it comes to being you know, doing being creative
with you know.
Speaker 7 (27:51):
Entertaining and stuff.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
But I do have to admit at this exact point,
I think what is more important to me is is
global EXPOSUREX closure is definitely more of the thing that
I think that I I would say that is more
important even over control right now. It's being able to
lead to kind of be seen in that type of way.
Speaker 4 (28:11):
Soon all right, cool deal, Well man, this is our
mic drop moment. Finish the sentence for me, Charlton.
Speaker 8 (28:21):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (28:21):
The energy inside every person becomes powerful.
Speaker 7 (28:25):
When sorry, I'm not could you repeat that, sorry.
Speaker 3 (28:36):
Yep, I said, finish my sentence.
Speaker 4 (28:39):
The energy inside every person becomes powerful when.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
When you know who you are inside, and you you
know what you want inside, you're not afraid to go
after what you want.
Speaker 4 (28:55):
Yeah, I love it. I love it, Charlton. Where can
our listeners can with you?
Speaker 1 (29:00):
On the internet, others can connect find me, especially as
far as my music is concerned, and I work with
a distributor to get it on all streaming platforms. So
as far as I'm concerned, you can go visit my Spotify.
That's where I highly recommend going towards. There's also you
(29:21):
can find on Amazon Music. It's it's available on Apple
iTunes Music Engine. If you want to listen to those
songs or go stream my songs and hear them on YouTube,
you can do that as well.
Speaker 7 (29:35):
You can also follow.
Speaker 1 (29:36):
My social media's.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
I have a pretty a pretty.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
Well growing TikTok account where I post it daily and
consistently of you know, just you know, me doing snippets
of my song. And then I also have Instagram and
Instagram page, which I'm significantly trying to gain followers and
kind of gain a.
Speaker 7 (29:54):
Little bit more of dedicade following within that social media.
Speaker 4 (30:01):
So yeah, all right, all right, all right, listeners, guessing
case you need those links and I.
Speaker 3 (30:09):
Know you will.
Speaker 4 (30:09):
I will have them in the description of this episode
and in the show note. So all you guys have
to do is just click the links. Charlton Graham reminds
us that creativity begins with believing in your own story,
from producing music independently to trusting the energy inside him.
He's proven that passion and the imagination can build a
(30:31):
path forward.
Speaker 3 (30:32):
Make sure to check out Epic Energy and follow.
Speaker 4 (30:35):
Charlton and Graham as he continues writing the next chapter
of his musical journey. And remember, you're not just here
for a talk show. This isn't just a radio This
is reviable for your mind, body, and spirit. This is
Vigilantes Radio Live. Thank you so much, Charlton. Yeah, all right,
(30:59):
I have a good one.
Speaker 7 (31:02):
All right, buy.
Speaker 13 (31:04):
Peace to all. My name is Deanie and I am
the host of Vigilantes Radio Live. I think that we
are beyond just asking cool questions and getting cool responses.
I think that we are here as creatives to provide
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an example that you can do things different outside of expectations.
Speaker 10 (31:31):
Because some of us.
Speaker 13 (31:34):
Simply were not born into the club. But there is
perhaps a door window or back gate that we can
leave a clue for you. To get into. Life is short,
but there are plenty of moments to try and get
it right. Pursuing your dreams and learning from mistakes may
(31:55):
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Speaker 9 (32:30):
Deeper, spread like you're supposed to be contained.
Speaker 10 (32:34):
Yes all makes sound like we'revealing just a little.
Speaker 12 (32:39):
Bitfold Oh, because you cannot escape the energy inside me.
Speaker 10 (32:51):
Sometimes I feel.
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