Meet Giovanni Colindres | aka Killed by Nature/Artist & Producer

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

Hi Giovanni, what do you think makes you most happy? Why?
Recently, I have been finding happiness in seeing growth where I work hard for it and making peace with things that “trouble” me. It’s a healing matter. Overall healing is what makes me happy but, upon reflection, those things in particular make the most noise. It’s a passion of mine to just feel better, but it plays into my music, which is my obvious love, where I can see and feel where my head is at. It can reflect in the quality of the sound and music, the quality and material of the lyrics, or even the vibe it creates. To witness myself come out of and grow from mindsets that was holding my creativity back is a like getting a sip of a power serum where it doesn’t stroke my ego, but more so refocuses me and motivates me to keep going.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My art is a form of empowerment that explores freedom of preference, choice, expression and suppression, and the honoring of the things I love and bring me inspiration. When I make music, I typically just make things I wanna hear at certain times. I’m sure for most of us, there’s songs for like everything. Songs for when we’re sad, happy, angry, reflective, outgoing. That’s where I find my therapy in my music. I’ll be in a mood and I’m either like “damn, I wish I could hear a song that would fit this that sounds a particular way.”, or I’ll have something in my head and I’ll try to figure how to make that work.

I’m most proud how consistently “me” I’ve chosen to be. A lot of artist fold and change their whole identity to keep doing what they doing, whether or not it’s received well. There’s a lot of people who aren’t rocking with my style and that’s okay. There’s a lot more people who find something in it that’s for them and that’s fine too, that’s amazing. At the root of it all, I love what I do and what I create and the excitement I show about being what it is that I am and do is what I think draws everyone in. It shows in my work and the development of all this in my opinion.

That’s also what I feel sets me apart. The willingness, the daringness, to maintain me. And also what I do this for like I really do this for good music and trying to figure myself out and putting myself out there as an example of someone who doesn’t wanna destroy themselves in the midst of all of this. Often times we hear about going through things and the impact it has and then maybe how the person is feeling after the fact. Not a lot of what I hear is about what is done to own things, feelings and actions, and making peace with things, let alone actually raising awareness to what can be done to heal and grow. I have fun but I have a message too and I really like to push it.

It was never easy, from learning the skills to create music, pushing it with branding and marketing, to all the external factors that my life outside of the studio has within it. I just knew/ know (because it’s never going to be easy) what I wanted and that to get there, along the way, I have to deal with the obstacles that come up. Moving forward, the only direction is forward.

I learned that being afraid is okay and that people are certainly capable of achieving thing while they are scared. The goal is to embrace the feeling, honor where it comes from and that it is a part of you, and then move forward despite the fact, showing yourself and your inner child that it wasn’t so bad. I’ve also been assure that intuition is a super power that is never wrong no matter the outcome.

I want the world to be inspired to do things they love be different, set yourself apart but be genuine. Be who that little person in your heart always dreamt of being.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
In Albuquerque, we have a mountain chain called “The Sandias” and the crest is a go to for hiking. Other mountain and hiking places nearby as well. Thrifting in Nob Hill for sure and the bars in downtown are always a sight to see. There’s a ton of art galleries too. The Earthships in Toas are cool, there’s a ton to do outside in New Mexico to say the least. Personally wildlife and agriculture excite me so farms are dope and so is fishing! Taco trucks are everywhere and most of them are fire. Im a person that moves off of a lot of spontaneity so any of that in no particular order and then the studio.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
First off my ancestors, whether way in the past or recently, the ones I love and look up to who influence me but left this realm before I did deserve the utmost praise. My grandfather and all my homies who passed and Mother Jones, who I made my stage name after. My living family and friends, for the continuous support and the current presence they make. My therapist who I haven’t seen in months, those session we had cleared up so much and I learned so much about myself. My partner who constantly shows me what it is to search for the discomfort and make peace with it and heal it, and how to display unconditional love. And my inner child who I constantly make efforts to heal with and gain forgiveness.

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Other: https://greenteamagazine.com/2023/05/24/killed-by-nature-glimmers-on-tossin-thought/