Even though he didn't win the latest season of AmericanIdol, nimble-fingered runner-up Alejandro Aranda is already making a splash under his stage name scarypoolparty
across the country kicking off October 10. The 25-year-old songwriter is shedding his TV beginnings and inviting fans into the world of Scarypoolparty. But as he told MTV News recently,"Don't let the title fool you."
The name started out as a joke when he was booked for an early gig."I didn't want to go by my own name because I feel like that's stupid as fuck,” Aranda says. “I was like, let me make an even dumber name, so I was at a party and I was like, alright, I'm Scarypoolparty."audition, though, he was just Alejandro, walking out in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Ritchie with a guitar over his shoulder and an unassuming"what's up, homies" greeting.
"I take deeply to relationships, my friends, natural conversations that I have with people, and knowing what current events are," Aranda says."What I draw inspiration from is like whatever I'm feeling and whatever that energy is — I'm trying to release that. Shit that's current and within me, I just know I got to write it. It's OK to say things. That's my writing process every day: Find out how you're feeling and just say it.
Aranda's songs are usually paired with wild visuals, like the anime clips that were once on his Instagram account and the music videos that highlight his incredible voice while adding more to his mystique."For any band or any artists, the visuals are something you can portray the lyrics on," he says."You can paint this canvas out to people for them to really understand what it's about, or you can leave it where you make a music video and it can be a total mystery.
"How I'm kind of like coping with it: I'm trying to stay off social media," Aranda says."I've been learning to meditate. I've been learning to block out things and thoughts and energies that don't pertain to my soul. I'm fighting my fears every time that I play, so I don't think it will ever go away. Somebody with anxiety knows that you just have to learn how to deal with it better and not let it take over control.
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