For The Love of Music
For The
Love Of Music: Lucy Sarabia Interview
Music journalist Lucy Sarabia is a contributing writer,
producer, and host. As a native of Long Beach, California she has gravitated
towards anything related to music. Her work can be seen on Power 106 Big Boy’s radiobigboy.com and her own blog For The Love of Music where she gives the
latest news in music and entertainment.
When did you take an
interest in music?
In my house on Saturday morning my mom would always play her
Spanish music while she was cleaning so I’ve always grown up listening to Spanish
music from her. My brother was a DJ and he would spin hip hop records on his turntables
in his room so I not only got my English music from him but mostly my hip-hop
which I fell in love with instantly. I remember listening to Tha Dogg Pound,
213, Puff Daddy, Mase, Naughty By Nature, and Outkast. I could go on and on but
I got it all from him. As I got older I
just wanted to be involved in anything related to music. I started to apply for
internships at several music and radio outlets. Power 106 was the only place
that contacted me back and that’s the one I wanted the most so that was pretty
cool. I am currently still a contributing writer for Big Boy’s website
radiobigboy.com. Some of my inspirations are Oprah, Cristina and I really enjoy
watching interviews from the breakfast club, Big Boy & Rikki Martinez from
Power 106. Big Boy has a way with people and makes them feel comfortable with
his personality and Rikki Martinez is great with in depth questions.
Which type of music
is your favorite?
Hip Hop is one of my favorite genres, not because some
artists talk about the girls and the money, but because I can relate to it on a
different level. I find it exciting. I’m very interested in older generation
artists also because I like how they stay relevant in a new era of music. I’m drawn towards the artists who are
lyricists and great storytellers. I love Spanish music because it’s so
passionate. When you listen to it you feel every emotion and you can connect
with the music on a whole different level than English. One of my favorite
artists is definitely Shakira, I love to listen to her older Spanish albums.
What inspired you to
begin your blog For The Love Of Music?
I felt it was important to have my own website to brand
myself. I would like for my blog to be a big music outlet that people visit
every day to get their music/entertainment news.
What are your plans
for expanding your brand?
I want to conduct more interviews in Spanish and network
more with Spanish music networks and artists. As a Spanish speaker I feel the
need to have a bilingual music outlet because I believe it’s important for this
time in music. I would also like for it to be an important outlet to where I
can give other people the opportunity to write for For The Love of Music. As for future plans beyond music journalism I
want to be a news anchor and report on hard news.
What have been your favorite events that you’ve covered and which
events are you looking forward to cover?
Power House and Cali Christmas were my favorite events and
the biggest events I worked while I was interning with Power 106. It’s just a
different world backstage, it being so hectic, running around loading videos, it’s
just a whole different world backstage. I look forward to covering most of the
music award shows. So The Grammys, BET Awards, and the Billboard awards.
Who is the most
memorable person you’ve interviewed and who would you want to interview?
My favorite interview so far is Hip Hop artist Shade Sheist.
I felt like I learned a lot about west coast hip hop and I loved listening to
stories he told. I’m from Long Beach and like I said some of the first hip hop
I was exposed to was 213 and Tha Dogg Pound so it was amazing to hear stories
about Nate Dogg. I would like to interview Shakira, Janet Jackson, Kendrick
Lamar, Pharrell and so much more.
What was the most
rewarding part of being a producer and host of a show?
It was a challenge, but also a very important and exciting
time for me. It’s exciting to have
people listen to you and call in and mostly support you. Being able to do what
you love and having support from everyone is the best.
Why do you think it’s
important for woman to be represented well in the music journalism world?
I think that it’s important because we need to be taken
seriously in this business just like in any other. It can be tough as a woman
being around a lot of men and not get hit on here and there so our actions and
the way we carry ourselves is very important for our representation in the
media.
How do you balance
being a mom and your career?
It can be hard, but you have to find balance, time
management and just give everything it’s time.
How has your Latino
heritage influenced your career?
When I was growing up I felt that Latinos weren’t really
accepted and we had to overcome that and we did. Now I think we’re in demand,
being bilingual is an advantage in the media today. We’ve come a long way as
Latinos and I’m very proud of that. I am proud of my culture and of where I
come from. I think in our culture we sometimes have a lot of negativity and
it’s important to teach the next generations that anything is possible no
matter where you come from. You just have to work hard and be consistent. Don’t
let anyone tell you that you can’t do it. If you have a dream, believe in
yourself and work hard no matter what anyone else has to say. I want to be
someone who inspires the next generation of journalists and Latinos. I want to
be the person that made them believe in themselves and inspired them to keep
going.
Where can people
reach you?
They can reach me on my website, LuciaSarabia.com and on Instagram:
@Lucydarling27 & Twitter:@lucydarling27
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