Meet Oriana Ireland | Music Producer and Poet

We had the good fortune of connecting with Oriana Ireland and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Oriana, why did you pursue a creative career?
Although it doesn’t provide me with a primary source of income at the moment (I am just beginning my journey in music production), I have chose to pursue this pathway for a plethora of reasons. The main reason being that I have been a musician my entire life. Music has provided me with the strength to move forwards in dark times, it has taught me discipline, it makes me cry, it makes me laugh, it makes me feel emotions that lack words to describe. I have always been a creative mind. May it be art, photography, music, fashion, cosmetics, poetry/writing, or any other form of creativity I have always been about that. I probably get it from my mom. She went to art school and played instruments in high school. I have played the violin, the bassoon, and pretty much every percussion instrument in the classical world. I also have been a singer for the majority of my life. I used to sing the National anthem for sports games and sing in upper level choirs in school. Ultimately, it would be stupid of me to not try to pursue some sort of musical pathway as part of my career.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
In terms of my art, I think a very unique thing I am doing is creating my spoken word albums. I have one out now and I am working on two more. Creating music to go behind and with poetry is not something many people do. I am excited for all the possibilities that come with this. My electronic music is also unique in that I don’t follow a particular formula or style. Everything I release sounds different from one another. I have released my first electro-instrumental EP this year, and I have two more releasing over the next couple months. I am very excited to just share my art with the world.
I still come across challenges, and I am still learning every day about production and music creation. Having a background in music helps, however the technological side of production involves many aspects that are not taught in adolescence. I will continue to learn and grow and become better and better at this art.
The most important aspect of production in my opinion is patience. It’s not going to come all at once. Your first creation won’t be perfect. You have to have grace with yourself and hold your own hand as you are getting better. If you rush through things in order to just get streams or views and get followers, it won’t be nearly as good as if you take the proper time to master your skills.
One thing I want people to know and something that I absolutely love about music is that THERE ARE NO RULES. You can make your art however you want. There’s no proper “formula”, no matter what people tell you. Do what makes YOU as an artist happy. The right people will eventually follow.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
If I had guests coming to Columbus, I would definitely have them check out a couple good spots. To eat, my list includes places such as Tommy’s Diner- which is a little Greek family run diner in Franklinton, for something more upscale I would take them to Fireproof Tapas restaurant in the Short North District, or for some Italian we would go to Marcella’s, also in the Short North district. That is a short list amongst MANY good restaurants in the city of Columbus.
In terms of things to do, I would take my guests to the Columbus Park of Roses to walk around the gardens and sit on benches to relax during the day. Maybe visit COSI museum and look at the titanic exhibit that’s recently been added.
At night, we could go to the Short North and go to some bars, or we could go to Kemba Live and see a concert indoors or outdoors depending on the time of year. That’s definitely one of my favorite parts of Columbus, the music scene that is.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would like to first thank my high school competitive drumline instructors Patsy Vankirk and Ian Vanderlinden. It is under their instruction I learned the discipline it takes to be in the music industry. They emphasized not giving up on yourself when you’re struggling, not being okay with just being “okay.” They always pushed myself and my fellow peers to strive for as close to perfection as possible. No matter what it takes. I would not know the patience or dedication it takes to learn new things about music had it not been for them.
I would like to then thank my parents. They have provided me with so many resources growing up that I needed to succeed as a musician, and as an adult they still continue to support me. Without them I probably wouldn’t have been able to even begin production this year. I will always be so thankful for them.

Website: https://linktr.ee/oriana.ireland

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Image Credits
Brian Girton
Tyler Jaeb