Today we’d like to introduce you to Honey Daii.
Hi Honey, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Well, growing up, I always dreamed of being a singer while most everyone else around me wanted to be an athlete, men and women. I grew being an athlete but at every chance I could in my small country town of Winona, TX I would try to preform. I don’t remember the age I started singing I only remember always be able to sing. I would walk around my house as a child, singing at the top of my lungs and practicing riffs until I would get on my brother’s or parents’ nerves. I’d take my Bom Box lay it on the floor and play any and every CD I could get my hands on. I’d daydream about performing or I’d be writing songs in the many journals I kept in my room. However, I was shy growing up so it wasn’t until a friend of mine told me, “if you don’t use yo, ur gift, you’re going to lose it” it scared me so much that it made me come out of my shell. So I sang around my school, at talent shows, weddings, and church.
Once I got to college, I felt like I could fully explore my love for the arts so I went to school to and got a bachelor’s degree in theatre because It was the one field that had everything I loved in one. During that time, though, I spent most of my time in ministry heavy. I sang in conferences, weddings, ministry events, podcasts, plays and worked with other artists on their projects. However, during that time, I felt like I wasn’t truly following my heart or what it was I felt I was supposed to be doing with my life in my own way. I went through a difficult time in life that really impacted me in ways that challenged who I was, what I was supposed to be doing, and what really was controlling my life. I was in a place where I wasn’t enjoying my life and I was tired of feeling that way. So I started to take some risk for myself personally and stop living for others’ version for me and start to be true to me and whatever that looked like.
So in 2018, I dropped my first EP called the introduction under my legal name. It was my learning project me finally putting out just a few of the songs I wrote and always stored on my voice memos on my phone. It was truly me trying to introduce myself to other but honestly myself. I create videos, I preformed, I got other opportunities that I let my fear rob me of, and I learned a lot with that project. Now I’m currently finishing up on my album visually. I have currently dropped to songs from the upcoming project called “Bending over” and “Creeper” under my artist name Honey Daii that has been inspired during this time of finding myself and finding myself as an artist. The reason I chose my artist name was because know matter how far I go in my music career I always want to be known by my close family and friends by my real name. I believe it’s just grounding; however, the reason I chose Honey Daii (which is pronounced as “day.”) was because there is this stone called citrine that I love which means a stone of abundance and manifestation, attracting wealth and prosperity, success and all things good. It also encourages generosity and sharing good fortune. Then someone once told me I had amber aura. So honey is the same color as both and it feels so southern and country to me. I can deal with people saying “Hey Honey” instead of any other name. And Daii means beloved. So I just want to speak over myself success and having a good heart at all times. So now my first every Album will be released at the end of April early May under my artist’s name. I’m super proud of this project and all the hard work that has gone into it. I hope that others enjoy it and that it speaks to some part of their lives, whether joyous, difficult, in love or falling out, and all around just for a vibe.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
No, it hasn’t. Learning the industry has been difficult and how to bring more exposer to my music. I’m a big team player so trying to build that around me has had its ups and downs and just having some pieces of the puzzle missing right now. So I’m just trying to work as hard as I can while working my job, which takes a lot of my energy. Also just being vulnerable in my music and as a person.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Well, I’m currently a middle school theatre teacher. So I get to spend a lot of time working in the arts but also to keep mine separate. However, I love my student and their creativity. I feel just as much as I am teaching them, they are also teaching me in more ways than they could imagine. I’m also working on getting my realtor license at this time. So my goal is to continue to help people while advancing my career In music.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
Well, I see the music and performance industry growing in the area of allowing for the artist to have more freedom in the realm of how they express themselves, how they look and sound. For artists to have room to take more creative risks. I also hope that a shift will happen on the business side as far as an artist truly being paid and given the credit they deserve without being taken advantage of or feeling like they have no other options.
Contact Info:
- Email: Honeydaiimusic@gmail.com
- Instagram: Honeydaii
- Facebook: Honey Daii
- Youtube: TheHoneyDaiiVEVO
Image Credits
Laura Moore Cr3nshots Creatives Hannah Dimmitt Rebecca Moon
