DALLAS – Success in production has led Tago to his first hit single called “I’m Him,” and it’s a brilliant introduction to music he can call his own.
Aaron “Yung” Tago has spent the last seven years making a name for himself as a producer, but his own beats will come to be known as simply Tago. It’s an exciting new chapter for this Dallas native who stays busy in his passion of producing melodies and working with many artists including Johnny Cocoa. For his first single, Tago teamed up with Sheff G, Doe Boy and Eli Fross. He said it was thrilling to be on the other side of the mic but he’s anxious to find his footing in this new environment – much like he had to do when his family moved to Africa for three years.
“When we went to Kenya, I was young and just thought we were on a trip,” Tago said. “Then we kept livin’ there, and I enrolled in school, and six months turned to three years. It was a crazy experience cause everything is so different. It helped me and my siblings become more self-sufficient, and when we moved back to the states I was way ahead in school. That time over there taught me to be happy with what you have, and learn what life has to offer.”
Little did Tago know in that moment that the African culture would make a huge impact on his life and the music he would create in the future. To this day, listeners of Tago’s work remark on the distinct sounds and rhythms of the drums.
“Over there, it’s all drum-based,” he said. “It’s what keeps people moving. They call it an Afro style and you hear the tribal drum bring a completely different element to the music. Over time, I’ve meshed it with my sound and made it my own.”
When people ask Tago how his music career started, he says “pure curiosity.”
“I’ve always been in music – I was in choir and played the piano and trombone – but after high school I had no idea what I wanted to do,” he said. “It was just all of a sudden, I downloaded this software on a laptop and it was something where you had to make a beat or else it gets deleted. It was pure curiosity. I wanted to see what I could do. I had no experience whatsoever, and it got me into production. I found myself loving it. I did it all day and all night.”
Under the name of Yung Tago, his production skills went viral on YouTube. After some positive feedback from instant fans – and inspiration from other artists and producers – Tago embarked on his career. You can follow Tago’s remarkable story – and continue to watch as it unfolds – on his vlog “Make It Make Sense.”
“I want to bring a different light to the situation,” Tago said. “From seeing struggles of the community, I want to give people a blueprint for something different. Something that’ll inspire them – get them to move to the light and see a bigger picture – cause that’s what happened to me. I’ve been inspired by other artists, and that inspiration is empowerment to move you, to help you reach things you want. And then that empowerment keeps going in a rotation … I’m excited for this new chapter cause it’s going to bring new experiences and new challenges.”
To see his work as a producer, find Yung Tago – To see his work as an artist, find Tago – at any of the following clicks.
Soundcloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/yungtago
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCzXBILhU4PkyXaaHWqV8Onw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yung_tago/?hl=en
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/yung_tago
