Kylan Fermin is a recording production student with an emphasis in Jazz Guitar from Coral Springs, Florida. He produces rock, 90s music, and more recently, jazz fusion and post-punk.
Outside of his music, Fermin likes painting, playing video games and reading.
Painting is big for Firman because it helps him relax. When he makes music, he wants to do everything correctly. In painting, he doesn’t know what he is doing so he gets to be “free from perfection.”
“When I’m making music, it’s all wrapped up in the context of kind of, to a certain extent, doing things correctly and using all the knowledge accumulated over being in school and the time I spent before working in music, and that’s all molded into the way I create music,” explains Fermin. In his eyes, painting is a nice outlet to express himself from preconceived techniques or muscle memory.
Fermin compares composing and recording to his love for painting. “I enjoyed composing and recording as I enjoyed painting,” said Firman, “to use it as an expression for myself. I can go back later and perfect it.”
Fermin took violin and piano in his early years and started getting into guitar in 8th grade.
After hearing the song ‘Snow’ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fermin started to actively play, inspired by John Frusciante, the lead guitarist of the band.
“Sometimes it means playing something that isn’t particularly impressive for you but playing/listening for the music [rather] than for yourself,” said Fermin.
Last year, Fermin released a song called “The Gardner” with his band Soapp. He produced this song with a guitar in his room by himself, which is a good example of his abilities as a musician.
“That was when I started writing songs for my band and became more deliberate with being a lyricist. I am very, very proud of that, like, the only thing that is released that has my vocals on it. I like to sing. Even though I’m not good at it, I do it anyway,” said Fermin.
He made “The Gardner” to represent surrealism but had to do a lot of reading and research to accurately attain that vibe. The song and story was about ‘people gardening,’ a gardener that grows people.
“It’s all about automatic writing, which is absolutely nothing, and I kinda just write automatically ’till I go blank, then go back and adjust. I’m a big fan of open interpretation,” said Fermin.
Performing for a live audience is a musician’s dream, just like being a star under the bright light.
Fermin explains that he feels most at home when he performs. “Performing is fun and extremely comfortable. I feel more comfortable performing than in day life.”
