Homegrown is a product of Moreira’s time in lockdown 2020/2021. What sets it apart from others for a young talent like Moreira is that it is all authentically 100% all him.
In true lockdown fashion, he wrote, laid down the vocals, played all musical instruments, mixed, mastered and produced it all himself. He then went on to film and produce his own music video for Fingertips.
I caught up with Moreira last week:
It’s a time of embracing every asset we have at our disposal to make our dreams come true.
Using your platform to make change happen.
I hope I don’t ever have to retire. I know it sounds crazy but when I’m behind my laptop just making music or playing guitar it’s a feeling like no other.
Music is my everything. I’ve been doing it since I was four and I could barely play the guitar.
I tend to write a lot of love songs with underlying messages.
Jeremy Zucker. He’s my idol.
I get inspiration just from sitting at my desk and starting from scratch on my guitar. I also love watching TV shows and writing a song about a character in them.
Listening to the first full audio of a track you’ve worked on for days is probably the greatest feeling known to me.
I’ve got to perform Nike Airs at every show. I finished that song in less than a day and it’s still the only track where I didn’t even have to think. I was just flooded by ideas
Performing at Splashy Fen and I was using a loop pedal. I messed up the first time I tried to record the guitar and I had to apologise and start again.
In hindsight, it was a very funny moment for me.
My heroes are my parents. They’ve always shown much love and support for my music
Paul Klein’s style. He’s the lead singer of a band called Lany.
Jon Bellion more than anyone. Not only has he helped write some incredible hits but he produces all his music himself.
I’ve got a compass given to me by my family for my confirmation and that’s something I’ll keep with me until I die.
Jagerbombs - 100%.
I sell-out Wembley Stadium is the day I can say music made my dreams come true.
My ability to sing.
I would’ve loved to be a football player. I’m Portuguese.
Pete Davidson. He’s hilarious.
Ambitious, easy-going, dynamic, passionate and intelligent.
The Home we Built by Matthew Mole; Daniel Baron’s It’s Time; Werner Bekker's In my Cluttered Head album; Jesse Clegg’s Life on Mars and Corridors of the Mind by the Graeme Watkins Project.
The Notebook
Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
Summer of ‘69 by Bryan Adams. It’s my dad’s favourite song and the first one I learnt by ear on guitar.
I love my family with my entire being.
Serenity. I just love the way it sounds and what it describes - perfection.
I’m crazy about caps.
Machu Picchu.
This EP. I put my heart and soul into my music and spent hours ‘perfecting’ it.
Singer/songwriter JOSH MOREIRA releases EP “Homegrown”
— Taryn Victor (@TarynVictor) August 1, 2021
as a ‘goodbye’ and ‘thank you’ to South Africa
before spreading his wings to study in USAhttps://t.co/rqxYLuCocu#JXMHomegrown #DiaryofAWhimsicalGirl #EntertainmentBlogger pic.twitter.com/NwGY6GxPlM
It’s a silly one, but if you want me to be honest here, I complain about my laptop at least once a day.
I hope money never becomes more important to me than family, friends and God.
Writing a song that makes a friend cry. But knowing I touched someone’s heart like that is an indescribable feeling of bliss.
Close my eyes when I perform and it’s become quite a trademark of mine now.
Don’t think too hard about life. If you knew where you were going it wouldn’t be much fun anyway.
I am a Manchester City FC supporter, so there’s often times a lot on the line.
Right where I am now.
My one major dream that gets me up in the morning is to change lives with my music. I have no greater wish than that.
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