By Benjamin Millerman
The doordashing life ain’t easy. Sitting around waiting for orders, it starts to feel like a complete waste of time. For Avery Far, this was especially clear. The Texas heat was no joke, and aimlessly sitting around waiting for the next order was not enough anymore. Just like that, Avery opened Bandlab, started downloading random beats, and did his best to sing over them. This was no amateur move, with 9 years of songwriting under his belt, untouched without the tools to record.
This may seem like just humble beginnings for Avery, but this continues to be his setup: an old iPhone, Bandlab open, Apple headphones picking up the audio. Starting to take music seriously towards the end of 2023, Avery’s journey is not an easy one. Despite his constant efforts and dedication to his craft, Avery struggles to grow his platform. Doing promotion for his music is something Avery dislikes, opting to focus on creating the music and letting it do the talking. With an ever-changing algorithm, it’s hard to continue to create new ideas that grab people’s attention when countless other artists are trying to do the same. The joy he gets is from looking at the projects and songs he has released and being pleased with their sound, all while garnering an audience that feels the same way.
Still, Avery has to promote, an unavoidable part of being an artist in the present day. He pushes his music through Distrokid as it is extremely easy to use as a distributor, however it doesn’t help promotion wise. Avery has used TikTok to push his music out, but despite grabbing the attention of some scrollers, he has been unable to grab them in large numbers as of late. This doesn’t deter his confidence as he will keep going, knowing his music is someone’s style, and he just has to reach them. The audience is out there; now he just has to find it.
Some of that audience has already found him, allowing him to open for bands in his area. His first show was in January of this year, which also marked the first time he ever touched a real mic on stage. He felt all the nerves one would expect before your first show, but Avery shoved those feelings down and exuded confidence, acting as if he performed all the time. The experience was enjoyable for Avery, looking forward to more, although entering a little looser next time, “alcohol and some weed helped”.
Avery’s approach to making music all starts with him. His ideal setup is complete isolation, going as far as driving to empty parking lots to record. He tends to experiment with his sound, which is seen on his personal favorite song flower necklace. Receiving a good reception to the change is style was inspiring to him, as Avery says, “versatility is extremely important to my art”. This is seen in his inspirations. Inspired by artists like Trippie Redd, Steve Lacy, Hers, Deftones, and more, the touches from all these different sounds can be detected throughout his discography.
With his schedule, it is hard to balance making music with a 9-5, opting for late-night weekend recordings in those empty parking lots. Going from 3 songs a night to now mainly recording on weekends is a massive shift, but music is something essential to Avery, “I always make time for music because I really want to make something of it”.
Avery song is continuing to make music, planning on releasing 5-10 singles in the remainder of the year as he improves his singing, writing, promoting, and general artistry. The feature that will never change is his true love for music, which always shines through, showing he isn’t in it for money or fame but rather for the love of the game.
Avery is one of the gems that has yet to be discovered, and with more and more digging artists like Avery will continue to reach people’s ears. Hoping to just make a living off of the music, Avery’s main passion is in creating and putting his energy into the music. If you are one for raw emotion and truly feeling music, Avery is the latest hidden gem that you need to discover.