The Pennsylvania native and recording artist Thedrsalien has embarked on a mission to produce artistic and creative music that resonates with his audience. His latest single, titled “Act Now,” marks a significant step in his rebranding journey. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Thedrsalien to gain insight into his creative process and explore the thoughts behind his artistry.
How Did You Come Up With your Stage Name? Please tell us where you’re from and what first got you interested in the entertainment industry? so how I got my stage name was just like everyone else you know I wanted something unique and that’ll stand out so just being the person that I am and always wanting and trying to be different than everyone else I thought to myself what has those similarities that makes everyone their own person and so I came up with Alien but then that was just too bland so I added the initials of my slogan DRS which stands for “Dreams Require Sacrifice” so putting the two together I came up with “TheDRSAlien” and that’s stuck with me for as long as I could remember now. so I’m originally from Brooklyn, NY, but moved around a lot when I was young and now I live in Temple, Pennsylvania. What got me interested in the music industry was watching Usher as a youngin & just loving everything he was doing from singing to dancing to acting and performing, I knew that I wanted to live that type of life and have that lifestyle because it looks fun and entertaining and it also makes people happy at the same time so seeing the creativity of it all just sparked a huge interest for me which is why no matter what I won’t give up for as long as it takes to get me their and I’m loving the process of my journey.
Who and/or what inspires you to create? I think what inspires me to create is the love for creating itself. It’s kinda like meditation in a way for me, to zone in and really listen and focus on what the beat is saying and then catchin that crazy flow which is then what gets me hype cus if you got a crazy flow it kinda don’t matter what you really saying it’s gonna sound crazy when you record it but then you know when the words start spilling out and hearing what your mind can create is a deep and awesome feeling for me and the fact I’ve had times where I wanted to give up but couldn’t because it just kept calling me back is what keeps me inspired to keep going is that the fact that I can’t get away from it even if I wanted to because it’s my soul speaking through your speakers at that point and my music makes people feel good, happy and energized with fun energy.
How would you describe your sound? I would describe my sound to be fun, diverse, energizing, soulful, artistic, and overall great vibes to be able to play it 20-50 years from now and still have the same vibes like if it dropped yesterday.
What is your creative process like? my creative process starts off by first rolling me some of that good stuff then going through finding the beat, catching the flow and just practicing that flow a few times before I start my writing process but first I usually start with the bridge/hook/chorus then write the verses but sometimes I wait till 4am to wake up and write because my brain seems to lock in a lot better at that time for some reason so whenever I write I try to do it in the am but for a feature I sometimes don’t have that option so I’m also able to just tap in when I really need to but for my own I’ll take more time.
What artist(s) would you like to collaborate with? I few artists I would like to collab with would be Usher, Chris Brown, Kid Ink, Lil Wayne, Ace Hood, Wiz Khalifa, Russ, Tory Lanez, Stella StandingBear, Future, Bow Wow, 50 Cent, Big Sean, & Drake and my reason is because I grew up listening so some of these artist and I also feel like we have a similar sound so to make a track together would be some crazy work.
If you could open a show for any artist who would it be? I would really love to open for Chris Brown but any of those artist I named I’ll go for as well.
What is one message you would give to your supporters? My message to my supporters would be to be patient, keep on believing even when things get hard, enjoy the journey, stay as focused as you possibly can, slow motion is better than no motion, stay true to who your are and always keep God first.
What is the most useless talent you have? The most useless talent I have would be the fact I can flip my eyelids out and can touch my nose with my tongue lol.
What would you be doing right now, if you weren’t doing music? If I wasn’t doing music I would be a Barber/Entrepreneur.
Who are some artists you admire and why? I admire artist who knew how to make it in the industry without a label and still seen major success because me being independent I know how hard it can be and the fact they made it happen is inspiring and even those that did sign but were able to get out at the end and do their own thing. Take Russ & Tory Lanez for example, even Chris Brown did it and he was damn near blackballed but still selling out arenas till this day.
What is the best advice you’ve been given? I tell myself all the time to just take life slow and keep it all in gods timing because only he knows what’s next for me and I can’t fight the process so enjoy the journey.
If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be? To stop encouraging murder music and women degrading themselves to be the top sellers and bring back artists who really have art/talent.
You Dropped Your Latest Release Earlier this Year, Tell’s Us About It So my single “Act Now” was produced by Cor Mill (one of my favorite producers) and engineered by my bro (homie) Hector aka H and dropped it in 2024. This song is meant for you to pop out with that boss energy and show the world you the one and this is how you act, or even having fun with your friends at any event. A very high energizing record you can play at anytime anywhere.
What’s next for you, where would you like to see yourself in the next year? What’s next for me is to continue to stay consistent with my catalog and start putting some shows together and hit the road.
What is your social media? How can people get in contact with you? You can find me on all social media platforms and streaming platforms @TheDRSAlien
