Check Out Meeko’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Meeko.

Hi Meeko, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Born and raised in College Park Southside of Atlanta on Feb. 22 2002 I’ve seen a lot things that created my inspiration due to the trauma and pain that I seen not only with my own personal family but the struggles of other black families around me but throughout all my humble beginnings music kept me goin. My mom wanted better for me and she didn’t wanna put me in a environment that she didn’t see fit. So we moved to Stockbridge a suburb 25 min south of where I’m from with my grandma who was later diagnosed with cancer may God rest her soul.

From that time I was 10-16. It was at that time that I was finding my voice who I was as a person and what I can bring to the table to this world. I knew that since the age of five I wanted to be an artist I just didn’t quite find my sound yet. My Mom and my grandma were the people who instilled in me church and God & showed me that my faith could get me anywhere. It was during those sermons every Sunday and being apart of the choirs in school and church and hearing the beauty and the rawness and the soul and power from one’s being, it moved me it inspired me I wanted to be like that.

That lead my ear to idolize people such as Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Luther Vandross, The Clark Sisters, Amy WineHouse and on and on. Which at 16 with vocal coaching gave me the confidence to try out for American Idol. Of course they said no hahaha but I wasn’t the singer I am today. I wasn’t experienced just yet with enough pain to truly connect with people vocally just yet that mastery came three years  later.

Being different from the other kids and being a little plus-sized back then I felt like I was on the defense. fitting in but from a distance. when everyone would make fun of how I look or use my weight as the bud of the joke. At times I wanted to kill myself that turned into anger and rage in school that led to fights after fights after fights referrals after referrals from the time I enrolled to school till the time I graduated. It was hard but I was always known as the boy who can sing. To be honest those feeling’s amongst other things such as my first heartbreak sparked a never ending cycle of Depression For me I started self medicating doing drugs popping pills drinking alcohol just to numb the pain. At this point I’m 18 this sparked a love for writing I had no one to talk to about my feelings and the people who I did express to didn’t get me or ended up leaving anyway. So I turned to the paper. That mixed with YouTube beats I was slowly but surely finding my sound. Feeling Confident with what I had as my first single I went to the studio. Was Searching day and night until word of mouth Got me with the Producer I work with now. Super Talented!

So I recorded and released my first track in January of 2021 called Love and Depression’s A Demon in OCTOBER of 2021 as well. Since then I’ve managed to perform my music all over the city in numerous showcases got love radio play on ATLANTA’S BIGGEST INDEPENDENT RADIO STATION. Amassed over thousands of streams within two tracks and this is just within a year INDEPENDENT. I’m always in the lab cooking and more music will be released this Summer. My end goal as an artist is to reach as many people as I can to raise awareness of mental health and equality for all. I want to leave my mark as one of the greatest artists out of my generation but also of all time. At the age of 20 now more than ever I see that time is precious and life is precious the main goal as a human being is to spread love and only love. And I pray I can be a beacon of hope to help spark that. To All my fans I love you so much and thank you for supporting me.

And thank you so much Voyage Atl for having me means a lot.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
No it hasn’t been a smooth road and I think any artist independent or signed can relate to this unfortunately in this business you get a lot of no’s and you need a lot of money to move and to make buzz. But Without investors or proper funding of any kind it makes it a little difficult to propel your career in the time frame that you want it to be done. Especially when you’re the sole investor in your product with little to no return rate. But I’m not doin music for the money or the fame I’m doing music because I love to do it. And whoever comes along to help make this canoe a Cruise ship will be sent By God in his timing. Ima just keep doing me.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I would say my music is different from other Rnb Artist because I’m not afraid of talking about the real pain that normal people go through. I don’t minuscule my music to just the topic of sex. And what makes me proud is when a song of mine like Depression A Demon which I wrote to raise awareness around Mental health and suicide prevention affects someone so much that they Dmd me in Instagram sayin “this song saved my life!”

And maybe it’s not a million fans just yet but it’s one and that’s all I need. If every song I drop just touches 1 -4 people Ive done my job as an artist.

What makes you happy?
I would say my mom makes me happy she’s my rock she’s been my supporter My best friend she’s been there every step of the way seen and loved every version of me. I love that woman. Also when I meditate, make music, Hoop I am at peace.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/officially.meeko

Image Credits
@dekomposed on Instagram