We recently had the chance to connect with Da’Meir “GODSPEED” and have shared our conversation below.
Da’Meir , we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What are you chasing, and what would happen if you stopped?
I’m chasing visibility for myself and for the kids like me who grew up on the edges, misunderstood for being different, too loud, too emotional, too expressive, too “weird” for the culture around them. I’m building a platform not just for my own art, but to create a space where others who were pushed out or silenced for standing out can be seen and heard.
In communities where you’re expected to fit into a mold especially when you’re not white but your influences are “too white” or “not hood enough” or “too goth” to be accepted it’s easy to feel like you don’t belong anywhere. I’m chasing the kind of world where that doesn’t have to be the case.
If I stopped… it would send a message to every kid who’s watching me that being yourself isn’t worth it. And that’s not the legacy I want to leave behind. I’d rather burn out being real than fade away trying to fit in.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Godspeed a multihyphenate artist, producer, and founder of BLESSZEN, a collective built for kids who were treated like outliers. My sound lives between hyperpop, digicore, emo rap, and punk—basically the stuff I wasn’t “supposed” to mess with growing up. Where I’m from, people didn’t get it. You get boxed in real quick if you don’t move how they expect you to.
I make music using distortion, raw emotion, and sounds that aren’t polished on purpose. It’s messy, loud, digital, and alive. BLESSZEN is my way of building something for people who felt like they were always being watched, judged, or talked down on just for being themselves. This platform is for them, for us.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
It was the part of me that had to die.
Before I was Godspeed, I was Flash. Flash was a version of me that needed people too much, that doubted himself, that kept his eyes closed because he was afraid of what the world might do to someone like him. Flash was trying to survive by blending in, by pleasing others, by shrinking himself just to feel safe. But that survival cost me everything. I lost who I was trying to be who they wanted.
Godspeed was born when I stopped running. When I stopped waiting to be saved. I had to let Flash go—to bury that part of me—in order to become someone who sees the truth and faces it, no matter how ugly or loud it gets. Godspeed doesn’t look away. Godspeed feels it all and turns it into art.
Without music, I wouldn’t be here. Straight up. It was my only way to scream when I had no voice, my only way to process things when nobody was listening. Music saved my life because it gave me a reason to keep existing. And now I make it so other kids like me kids who feel invisible, broken, or misunderstood can hear something that tells them, “You’re not crazy. You’re not alone. You’re not wrong for being different.” That’s the relationship with myself that built all of this: I had to lose the version of me that survived and become the version that lives.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
You’re stronger than you think, even when it feels like everything’s breaking. You don’t need to be anyone else or change to fit a mold your worth isn’t up for debate. Keep holding on to your truth, even if it scares you. That fear is only what we allow ourselves to be subject to
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? Is the public version of you the real you?
I I don’t believe in hiding who I am or putting on a mask just to fit in or avoid judgment. Being raw and unapologetic isn’t just a choice it’s survival. When people see me, I want them to know there’s someone out there who’s real, who feels deeply, and who isn’t afraid to show it.
That consistency is important because it means I’m not living for approval I’m living for truth. And if I can be that example, then maybe someone else who feels lost or silenced will find the courage to do the same.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
After I’m gone, I hope people understand that I never chased what was popular or easy. I always wanted to be different—sometimes so different that it made people uncomfortable. I wasn’t interested in following trends or fitting into a box. I was here to reach the ones who felt like they didn’t belong, the ones who valued empathy and emotion above all else.
My art wasn’t just music or visuals it was my heart laid bare. If you look back at what I created, I want you to see something real. Something authentic. A reflection of someone who refused to fake feelings or hide pain, who put raw emotion before everything else.
That’s the legacy I hope to leave a reminder that being true to yourself, even when it’s hard or lonely, is the most powerful thing you can do.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://youtu.be/MtTatSDjY6k?si=_-E7OvbgWNqbLIE2
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- Youtube: https://youtu.be/MtTatSDjY6k?si=_-E7OvbgWNqbLIE2
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/TTYPwAdMsMdlWQzTmC
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Xaquan
