Grimalkin Testimonial by Jade Fake
“It’s a pretty rare sight seeing a label that prioritizes community and nurturing the artistic voices of the marginalized like queer, non-white and disabled folks, instead of caring too much on how they can capitalize as much as possible from their artists. Grimalkin’s advocacy of contributing to organizational work, and helping people in need, is something very admirable and glad to be a part of. Apart from those, Grimalkin cultivates a very open and accommodating environment for artists. There is no atmosphere of hierarchy and competition which makes it a comfortable and humbling space for me.” -Jade Fake (she/her)
Grimalkin: If your musical/artistic journey was a movie tagline, what would it be?
Jade: little transvestite diwata performs a cannibalistic ritual sacrifice on the invaders to take revenge for her ancestors and the natives in her community
Grimalkin: Briefly share your journey as an artist and how you came to know about Grimalkin:
Jade: being into music as a child and being inspired by the things i listened to, it's pretty much a natural move for me to do music. i discovered Grimalkin through a friend i met in the gig scene here in Manila who also is a member and decided to submit when I have a new material out for this Jade Fake moniker/project.
Grimalkin: Has Grimalkin positively impacted your life and/or career? In what ways?
Jade: Grimalkin gave me an opportunity for my work to earn at least a little income out of it despite in this world where small musicians aren't just being financially being supported enough. it also lead my work to small number of other supporters outside my country which is nice.
Grimalkin: Grimalkin is making changes within and creating alternative systems to the music industry. Why do you feel it is important to work outside of the current systems?
Jade: in the mainstream music industry, labels mainly focuses on how much they can capitalize an artist. smaller, more individual and unfiltered ideas doesn't fit to the criteria of what makes mainstream music capitalizable. in this current capitalist political system, being an artist that pursues their pure artistic endeavors will not keep you alive. although the fight to revolutionize this current world from capitalism is a long, tireless, dedicated task, in the mean time, it's good to at least pay musicians the amount they deserve from all their hard work.
About Jade Fake:
Filipino born and raised artist Jade Fake (she/her) has always expressed deep interest in music through a vast range of genres from early childhood to adolescence by listening and singing her favorite songs on the guitar at the age of 12. Jade started recording and producing music at the age of 17, experimenting with electronic music on Ableton Live ranging from dance, noise and classical.
Influenced by a wide range of music throughout the years, Jade has formed her unique sound over a couple of years of making music at her home by herself, continuously seeking to explore new grounds throughout her work.
