Wade Greene- A Journal That Talks Back (Musician & Rising Talent) (September 2021)

Issue Seventeen- September 2021:

By Mercedes Barreto

What is the concept of authenticity? Does it start with the ideas in your mind or could it come from a certain label of creativeness or experience? Wade Greene is authentic, and this shows in his latest musical workings. We read up on his authenticity in music, within this guided yet informative article.

What is the motivation you feel when writing music? Is it reflective of a situation, or something much more, or quite less? How so?

“The motivation I get from writing music is when the times of the world change, and I write music to act as a personal journal. Real-life situations of listeners and fans are like the key of a journal you unlock to open the cover of the journal to get to the first page. My music is the reverse effect of a journal you write in. Normally, people empty their emotions in a book, but the book doesn’t talk back, and people see the journal as a friend to have someone listen to them. My music is the journal that does talk back, to let you know I heard your journey that you’re going through and now it’s time to listen to the melody of your life’s soundtrack to give you a tempo /rhythm and pace to get over or past the obstacles in your life.”

What makes a good song? Do you have an ear for lyrics, and what is your perspective on this?

“What makes a good song is having a “relatable” hook that everyone can relate to. Not so much the lyrics. I agree lyrics are important and it’s the story that carries the song, but when you ask a friend about a song that you don’t know that name too but you know the catchy hook, then the other person will know what song it is. We all do that. The hook is like the “Theme” to the situation of someone’s day, whether it’s bad or good.”

Based on either your experience, talent, and qualifications with songwriting, if you were asked to write a song for a feature film in theaters, would you be able to at that point? What would be the feel of that situation? Why and how so?

“In my humble opinion, I believe that anyone can write to a film they have seen that impacted their lives. I’m known to write to a story that is totally opposite of what the film may be about. For example, in a horror picture, I wouldn’t make music that sounds creepy with already a creepy film as it is. When people watch a drama, my brain craves action. For example, when the high school bully picks on the nerdy/unpopular boy, (for films like Sidekicks and Spider-Man), the audience wants that “comfort place” in their mind to find hope for the main character to get back at the villain, and get justice. Some audiences want justice in a peaceful way and we typical males want justice in an action-packed way. Pretending our hopes of Chuck Norris showing up on the scene, helping the victim take down the person that did them wrong. It’s our human nature. So, after a long dramatic film for an hour and a half sitting in the theaters with people crying, some people (and I’ll say it again, some people), want to hear an “upbeat tune with a classic 70s Rock N Roll tune, or a Tom Clancy/Crimson Tide tune to give that feal of justice for the male audience.

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Another example in a horror genre, I would still write to match the story, but I would give it a corky, comedic, maybe a Techno Level 42 sound to it to ease the nerves of the audience to gradually get them back down to a normal heart rate. When people are scared, they will start to search for something in their minds to save the day or for that escape to a safe haven. Sometimes music should never match the situation all the time. Southern Grits is said to eat it with butter and salt. That’s true, but why not make it interesting by frying some livermush bits and throw that in there with some red-eye gravy, or instead of a peanut butter and banana sandwich, why not do like us in the south and try a Mayo and Banana sandwich? Like that song in the early 90s said it best…” Opposites Attract”.”

What two words describe your songwriting, when you are in the zone, and why those two words? What defines true and ultimate focus and concentration for you?

“The two words that fuel my shuttle to blast to space are Wade’s Escapades. A name was given to me by an Army ROTC instructor in Highschool. He was my teacher and a retired Col. He always said…”keep your head above water and wade the water in any hard situation. Tell others and teach them to send their own mind to a mental vacation, and to escapade when life gets tough”. I want my music to take you on an Escapade Escape, and I’m your captain, Wade of the cruise ship, to your final fantasy.”

Where can we expect to find and see some of Wade Greene’s works, and why should we? What makes such work special and merits a follow and a listen?

“You can find my work on YouTube at ( https://actionsportsmusictv.com/index.php/more-xctv-special-video-releases/xcorps-music-tv-presents-wade-carson-and-the-p-38s-love-my-truck/ ) for now. In the meantime, I’m currently working on a country rap with early 90s Country sound and another song that the instruments was composed by one of Micheal Jackson‘s former record producers who also wrote Poison by Bel Biv Devoe. Once that song is completed, it will also be on my YouTube music page, managed by Sylvia Mcgraw. That’s the only avenue where you can find my music because believe it or not, since I’m not even known in the United States yet. My song is always playing on radio stations in Europe. I guess America doesn’t like real music anymore. Listen to the stuff the youth of the millennial generation listens to today. It’s pretty disturbing and it’s not clean.”