Genesee On His New Song ‘Always’ And His Unique EDM Sound [EXCLUSIVE]

Genesee, whose given name is Tony Moras, wants to combine his guitar and singer/songwriter roots with an EDM sensibility to usher in a new genre of music.

Genesee On His Music

Genesee’s single “Always,” which exemplifies his new style, is dedicated to his girlfriend and their love for one another.

“‘Always,’ a song I wrote, it’s about my girlfriend who I currently live with, and, you know, our love. She has a tattoo right here [points to his rib cage] on her body, it says ‘always.’ And first off, that’s really hot,” Genesee said in an exclusive interview. “And so, I was like, ‘I just wanna write a song about that.’”

“It also just represents [that] I’ll always be there for her. I’ll always, no matter what, any problems we have together, no matter what we do,” Genesee added. “Because I’ll always love her…. So it kind of represents love and passion.”

As for the music behind the lyrics for “Always,” Genesee drew inspiration from trance and house music and added a vocal sound similar to Deathcab For Cutie or Postal Service.

“That indie, or almost emo style vocals, and I wanted to add that and see what that sounded like with house and trance music,” Genesee explained. “I don’t know, I kinda think it’d be cool for like if it hit the demo of the kids who like indie music that also like, you know EDM music, electronic, at the same time.”

As for the name Genesee, the musician was inspired by the city he’s called home for 15 years – Los Angeles. In fact, his stage name is the name of the street he lives on.

“I’m a total L.A. hood rat. I’ve lived here for like, 15 years or so. I was like, if I could find a way to somehow just put the words ‘Los Angeles’ in my name would be cool,” he said. “If I would have lived on Curson, or if I would have lived on Fairfax or La Brea, I probably would’ve called myself La Brea. But I make all my beats here on Genesee, all my tracks and stuff here on Genesee.”

Genesee plans to release another four songs this month, and a handful more by the end of the year. He hopes to start performing his new tracks live in the near future.