{"id":100945,"date":"2022-09-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interac1.wpengine.com\/?post_type=content&p=100945"},"modified":"2025-05-30T19:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:44:34","slug":"the-power-of-music-art-community-freedom-with-levyi-alexander-j-love","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/content\/life\/the-power-of-music-art-community-freedom-with-levyi-alexander-j-love\/","title":{"rendered":"The power of music: Art, community, & freedom with Levyi-Alexander J. Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Music. It has the power to move us, connect with us, and show us what true freedom really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Toronto-based artist, poet, and musician Levyi-Alexander J. Love, music is the ultimate means for expressing his emotions and letting the world know who he is. It\u2019s about bringing people together, sharing love and beauty where he can, and feeling the freedom to be who he is on his own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We caught up with Levyi to talk about his love of music, turning it into a primary source of income, and how being in control of his profession makes him feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding his voice with music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Levyi came by his love through his family, who took part in choir and played multiple instruments. His love and appreciation for music got deeper, however, when his parents gifted him his first guitar at the age of 13. Initially playing Christian music, Levyi began to explore other styles and genres to see the range of his new instrument. The more he played, the more he began to see music as the direct line to his heart and a lifelong friend. He found himself able to express himself and to articulate who he was and what he was going through. Both as a musician and as a young person struggling to put his feelings to words, Levyi had discovered his voice and a new career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was nice to be able to finally find my sound and like myself,\u201d he says. \u201cI didn’t think I’d get to this place in my life where I just like myself and enjoy who I am as a person. And I think that heavily influences the songs I make. I’m proud of myself and proud of the process I’ve made and taken to get here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levyi\u2019s musical style is described as soft and melodic, taking inspiration from artists such as Bon Iver and Lord Huron. With guitar flowing like a river and a voice that is as free as the wind, his songs are intended to touch the soul and build a direct connection from his heart to the listener\u2019s. Singles like \u201cHot Cocoa<\/a>\u201d and \u201cLet Me Bloom<\/a>\u201d get to the very heart of that goal, showcasing Levyi\u2019s soothing, unguarded, and almost assuring singing voice with a passion that can only come from the heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think my fans like how authentic my music is. I think they like how vulnerable I am throughout my songs. I think that’s something they enjoy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n