Today we’d like to introduce you to 19 Miles Per Hour
Hi 19 Miles Per Hour, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
19 Miles Per Hour was started by brothers Danny and Mikey iacopucci. They grew up in New Hampshire and are currently based in Utah. Both brothers grew up playing music together and were passionate about it from the start. As time progressed, 19 Miles Per Hour took a heavy focus on mental health awareness through their music. With Mikey sharing his experiences struggling with mental health through their music, they desired to create an environment where no one felt alone, and everyone felt comfortable being themselves. It has been a huge passion of theirs to make their music a safe space for everyone. From energetic rock anthems, to sad indie songs, to deep and real songs about mental health, their music is something for everyone to relate to.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Pursuing a music career has not been easy. Writing songs, producing songs, marketing your music, keeping your values in the industry, scheduling and organizing shows all take a TON of work. In the music industry, no matter how good you are, you will always face rejection. It is important to keep your head up and keep going. Making a career out of music takes time and hard work, it is important to keep trying even when it may seem pointless or it may seem like you’re not progressing “fast” enough. Another struggle is making music and trying to be a full-time musician while dealing with the every day struggles of life. Mental health has been a big one that gets in the way often, but has also given us some of our best songs and allowed others to feel a little less lonely through our music. Working other jobs to be able to afford to follow your music career is something all musicians have to do at the beginning and it is a tough thing to balance. Being in school, dating, social lives, are all things that take effort to balance with your music career. Following a career in music is like a full-time job in itself, balancing life on top of that is hard.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Our passion as 19 Miles Per Hour revolves around making music everyone can relate to. This often involves a large focus on mental health, but also includes heartbreak songs, love songs, coming of age music, and songs about life. We are known for being a high energy band with stellar and engaging live performances, as well as a group that makes and performs music that lets you know you aren’t alone. We receive many letters and DMs from fans expressing how they found our music at the perfect time sharing how it has really helped them understand that they aren’t the only one experiencing what they are going through, and that we’ve helped motivate them to keep going. Getting messages like these make our music career and all the roadblocks worth it. Our constant desire to do something good with our music sets us apart. We have always wanted simply to inspire people, help people, create a safe space for everyone, and develop a community where everyone feels loved through our music.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
Making music that people can feel in their soul and creating a community where everyone feels loved is extremely important to us. We kind of stated it in some previous questions, but being able to do some good in the world through something we are passionate about is always important. Bringing people together through music is a very special thing and we are going to keep going and growing and building our community and fan-base where everyone feels welcomed and loved. Putting on high energy, fun, and engaging live shows is important as well. It’s important to have fun with what we are doing!! Music is meant to be fun as well!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/19miles_per_hour
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- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/19MilesPerHour
