Let’s start at the start! How did you start doing music?

We started as friends and built a music relationship from there. We both had been working on other projects prior to DRAMA and were fans of each others. We started hanging out in the studio together, really spending time getting to know each other, and it wasn’t for quite a while until we actually started writing together. Once we started writing, something just clicked.

How did you find your voice as a songwriter?

Trial and error. Singing all the time, making music every day. Releasing songs, getting feedback. Working with other artists that I admire.

Who were the first musicians who made you feel your own emotions?

Korn, Linkin Park, Rage Against The Machine. We were young during the era of heavy metal pop on MTV. That music felt good.

Which key elements must be present for you when you are creating?

Candles. Topo Chico. Incense. Peace. Silence.

Your new EP ‘Don’t wait up’ touches on topics like growth, self-love, and taking back control, was it planned or did it come naturally?

It came very naturally, it’s the story of our lives. We pieced the record together over the course of two years, starting at the beginning of the pandemic.

What does ‘Don’t Wait Up’ represent to you?

It represents strength, will, taking back power. In terms of production, we entered a new pop realm with pop melodies and pop structure, but still in the essence of DRAMA.

What’s one part, one song, one moment in the duo’s history that makes you feel proud of the other person?

Na’el - So many. One?? Going up on stage and rocking it. Sitting and writing a record together. Writing a good ass song. 3AM. Monte Carlo, that was really the one. It was a completely different record before and I gave it to Via and she flipped into something I never expected.

Via - I think for me it’s that he is able to take these very intimate and personal stories and elevate them into these musical cinematic pieces. He can do anything to them, whether it’s a ballad or a dance or a disco track. Sometimes, I don’t even hear it, I’m just expressing myself… and then he adds the music and I am crying because he captured how it feels musically and makes the lyrics make even more sense.

Na’el - That’s what makes DRAMA cool, is that it is a true collaboration between two parties in songwriting and production.

What is your songwriting process like?

It’s ultimately about getting in the studio together. We need actual time to dedicate and spend together. Being in the same room, having time to explore. Conversing is a big part of making music, talking about what we are going through so that we can channel each other’s emotions and energy’s and put that into music.

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

An emotional, uplifting, sad journey. It’s all over the place, all of the feels.

Photo Credit: Michael DeLeon

What is the most challenging to accomplish in a project?

Completing the record, figuring out when to stop and call it. The visuals can also be a challenge to match to the music, to make sure that people can visually see what we are trying to communicate.

What is the most important to you in what you do?

The art. It’s just so fun making music. Staying true to ourselves and creating good records that will last a lifetime.

You’re about to start your tour, how do you feel? And why are you not coming to LA?

We feel great, we are excited to be back on the road. We haven’t been to the south or the east since 2019. We went to LA twice since 2020:) and we owe it to our fans on this side of the US to give them a visit.

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