Cardinal Sigitas TamkevičiusLithuanian Cardinal, Former Soviet Prisoner of Conscience & Champion of Religious Freedom

#SelfMade Pros & iCons Wix Story

Name: #SelfMade Pros & iCons Wix Story
Uploaded: 2015-12-07T14:33:10+00:00
Duration: 13 s
Channel: Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius
Description: In this YouTube segment, members of a New York‑based music collective recount the formative moments that shaped their career. They describe meeting…

7 Dec 2015 · 0 min

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In this YouTube segment, members of a New York‑based music collective recount the formative moments that shaped their career. They describe meeting upstate at a college where they entered and won a battle of the bands, an early victory that cemented their confidence. The narrative then shifts to their basement, where they engineered a home‑recording environment: constructing a custom computer, building a vocal booth, and handling tracking and mixing themselves. A lyrical excerpt from their song “Days of September” is quoted, underscoring the emotional resonance of that period. Throughout, they frame themselves as “pros and icons,” emphasizing a self‑made, DIY ethos that propelled them from college stages to larger audiences.

The days are forever the days we'll remember the days of September Will never last
we're pros and icons. We all met a little ways upstate at a college that Nick and I had gone to. We performed our first show at a battle of the bands at the college, and we won.
Welcome to my basement. This is where we record everything. We built this computer. We built a vocal booth. We. We track the music, mix in.
We're very active on social media. I think that's something that separates us. Being a New York artist and succeeding in such a cutthroat scene is all about putting yourself in the right place at the right time and constantly hustling. Jaguar contacted us. They loved Days of September so much. We took the music and changed the lyrics a little bit to fit the elegance and luxury that Jaguar has to offer. We went from performing in Hole in the wall bars to 3,000 people, 3,000 strangers screaming in your direction and are singing our lyrics.