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Creatio: REVIEW AND PHOTOS

BY—BEN E ZANDER
Often the music we experience as youths
Personal Testaments forms the basis for the style we develop as
adults. I requested some insight into what he
listened to growing up, and he described a
range of influences from Disney musicals to
Def Leppard.

When I spoke with Creatio, I harbored “When I was a kid, you listened to what your
I’m hanging out in a basement, doing
zero expectations for what I would parents listened to, or what they expose you
what I do best, staying cool,
discover beyond a conversation about to. In kindergarten, we had the Lion King
underground. I’m listening to Creatio—
creativity, music, and storytelling. What soundtrack, and I would sing along to that. I
government name Stephen Mabe—and
I found was a thoughtful and expressive remember my mom was like, ‘Wow, you can
thinking about the stories we tell
human, accepting and accountable. sing! How are you doing that?’ as I was
through music. Creatio offers a unique
Over the course of more than an hour, singing along in the car’ I felt it, I knew the
presentation fusing alternative and
discussion abounded about topics words, and it started coming out. It felt good. I
Americana. It’s bluesy, folksy, hard
delving into his passion for music and remember driving down the road and
rocking, and punctuated with honest
penchant for songwriting. He shared listening to ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ with my
lyrics about life delivered through
fascinating details about early dad—80s hair metal and classic rock and all
soulfully resolute singing. It’s beautiful
influences, his own creative process, that good stuff. My mom got kind of into
and inspiring to listen to. Creatio’s a
and the impact of his craft. country in the 90s. Right around 1995 or so I
storyteller for sure, and I wanted to
I asked him what he feels his ultimate thought Garth Brooks was just like the
know more about how he makes his
mission with his music is. He coolest, I think everybody thought Garth
compelling art.
considered a moment. “I just wanna Brooks was the coolest in 1995.”
relate to people.”
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