Meet Curtis:
He's just turned 18 after finsihing his Leaving Cert in June.
Now, as many of his school peers head to college, he will be focusing soley in his career as a full-time musician/ artist.
He’s been writing songs since he was 15 and is hoping to have an EP to share with the world in early 2019.
His latest single, Full Recovery, has amassed over 250,000 streams on Spotify in only three weeks.
We caught up with the young star, who explained the meaning behind the song:
"I wrote Full Recovery for a girl I was seeing at the time that was going through a rough time. I could relate to what she was going through from past experiences and wanted to help her realise that things could be worse and that it would be okay in the end. During these past experiences I remember being in Dublin one evening and met a homeless man. I spoke to him briefly and realised that some people out there have it a lot worse than I do. After that it kind of changed my general mindset and how I looked at situations. I wrote Full Recovery to try to change the mind frame of this girl so she would realise no matter how bad the situation is, that with a bit of patience and trust, everything will eventually be okay."
What about who inspires him musically?
"The more I listen to music and different artists, my musical icons seem to change! I admire people such as Coldplay, Emelie Sande, Adele, as these were the first artists that made me appreciate music a lot more and look at it in a different way - mainly inspiring me to learn how to make music . As I got older I was listening to a wider range of different music such as Oasis, The Beatles, Kings of Leon etc. These artists will always be icons to me as I feel they were almost a foundation of what direction of what type of music I went on to make myself. Right now I'm really interested in newer artists such as Post Malone and Julia Michaels and other pop musicians that I feel are affecting how I write melody and from listening to well-thought out, catchy songs.
Right now I've been listening to a lot of contemporary music and constantly listening out for what's new. I am enjoying acts like Dermot Kennedy, Post Malone, Camila Cabello and Sam Smith"
Here are some further details about this new, exciting single:
- Added to New Music Friday global playlist, and 3,000 other playlists
- Added to New Music Friday UK playlist
- Entered Top 50 Viral US Charts, peaked at Nr. 19 - and reached Nr. 9 on Ireland Viral 50.
- Has been added to numerous other playlists on Deezer, Anghami, Tidal, & Spotify
Hear Full Recovery each morning this week on iWork with Emma Nolan at approx. 10.35am, and again on IRL with Michaela Hayes at approx 7.35pm.
