Jacob Bryant shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Jacob , so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What battle are you avoiding?
The current battle I’m fighting to avoid is the hate and competition of the EDM scene. Constantly I deal with people who want to hate on me, my brand, my music, and for what? So many in this scene treat getting booked as a competition, meaning whoever feels they get the “bigger booking” they think they’re “better than a fellow artist”. For me I avoid any of that because at the end of the day we’re all human, we’re all trying to make something out of our music careers. I avoid any competition because I’m not here to compete, be better than anyone, I’m simply here to make it because being a music artist has always been my passion, I’m not gonna let anyone take that from me or tarnish my dream.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Jacob Bryant, to the Denver EDM scene you may know me as Lyzyrd Lyk. I’m 22 years old from South Carolina now hailing from Lakewood, CO. Recently I’ve teased my newest EP, containing 5 songs, pure madness and I’m super excited to release the first of 5 tracks! For those who don’t know who or what Lyzyrd Lyk is, I started the project in late 2022 as a DJ and then moving on to producing Dubstep, Tearout, and Riddim! Since I started this project I’ve acquired some really exciting bookings playing for artists such as OG Nixin, Barely Alive, Stayns, and Chassi.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
The biggest relationship that helped shape how I see myself is my relationship with Global Dance here in Denver. They have not only given me opportunities I never saw myself taking on, they have put faith in me to leave the crowd with an unforgettable experience. They even allowed me the chance to play the Silent Disco at Decadence NYE 2024. I will forever have utmost respect and gratitude for Global Dance and all they’ve done for me!
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Numerous times, even recently if I’m being honest. It’s always so much fun getting bookings, playing shows and getting on stage. However, there are times where the bookings aren’t rolling in, nobody’s reaching out, it almost feels like you’re being ignored. This has happened to me several times over the course of my project that I go as far as 4+ months of no bookings. While it sucks a lot, I try to remind myself that an opportunity will come along it just takes time, your time to shine will come a long, it’s just a matter of will you let it and are you willing to keep grinding to bring in more opportunities. As I also mentioned haters have an impact on making people give up, over the years people have come after me with things that are false and untrue, every time they’ve had no evidence against what they say about me, while that does get me sometimes and makes me wanna stop so the hate stops. I just keep going with the constant reminder of where I want to be as an artist.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
The biggest lie that the EDM industry tells its people is that this scene is built on Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, Responsibility. That couldn’t be any further from the truth. This scene is treated as a clout contest, a booking contest, and more. There are so many artists, DJs, and producers like myself are out here genuinely trying to make it but there are so many people that want to compete, they end up building an ego that “proves” that they’re “better.” That just takes the fun out of it honestly. So many people preach PLURR but they are the same people who then turn around and bad mouth every person they “respect”. This scene is filled with lots of people like that, I encounter them more than I’d like to, but if I have to ignore that to get to where I’m going, so be it. With this being said, I am in no way, shape or form trying to call anyone out but from concert goers to artists and what’s been pointed out to me, this needed to be said.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
From a very young age, music has been my drive, my passion, my everything. There’s not a day in my life I’m not listening to music, practicing my sets, picking up a guitar and playing, or even playing a piano. My parents wanted me to grow up to be a white collar office worker, often frowning at me when mentioning being a music artist. I was a band kid up until my sophomore year of high school, I played guitar for 7 year including acoustic, bass and electric. When I was introduced to the decks for the first time and introduced to the DAW for the first time, I knew I wanted to be a DJ and music producer.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyzyrdlykofficial?igsh=eWMyYnRvM2dtc2M4&utm_source=qr
- Twitter: https://x.com/lyzyrdlykmusic?s=21
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/N0PbNRTf2z6OeIUjzw
Image Credits
John Nogle: https://www.instagram.com/undecided_photoz?igsh=OWZjamE3MGNiMzg4
Danny Sertich
Jacob Fulenwider
