Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Damian Girardi
Damian Girardi is an independent artist who writes songs about what everyone feels in silence — joy, nostalgia, confusion, and the longing to find meaning. His music is born from everyday emotions and seeks to connect with those who also live between what they show and what they keep inside. For him, music is a way to turn unspoken feelings into words and melodies, always with honesty and heart.
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
My earliest memory goes back to when I was seven in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, my hometown. My parents gave me a Roxette cassette, and hitting play felt like opening a new world. Those lush eighties textures, the big choruses, and Marie Fredriksson’s voice washed over me, and something clicked, I fell in love with music.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
It started in childhood. Music made me feel something I could not explain, so I asked my parents for piano lessons and studied for years. Then I picked up a guitar and everything shifted, I loved it from the first chord. The guitar let me write songs young and play the music of my favorite bands. At fifteen a major local rock band invited me to sing backing vocals, soon I added guitar, and a couple of years later I became the lead singer.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
After a few years away from songwriting, I returned with a project that already has four released songs. The core idea is to explore deep emotions, unexpected heartbreak, the courage to keep standing through life’s storms, and the unconditional love I feel for my children. “Me aplauden las luces” is the track I am promoting right now, it has connected well with listeners, and the music video is out on Spotify and YouTube.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
I make pop rock built on clean and driven guitars, with vocal melodies that are catchy and emotionally direct. The songs carry energy and impact, they are not for complete calm, yet they can lift your mood and keep you moving.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?
I learned that attention is fragile now, shaped by fast scrolling and short feeds. To reach people and stay with them, a song needs melodies that hook quickly while telling a story listeners can see themselves in. Since embracing that, I write with tighter motifs, earlier payoffs, and lyrics that point to real moments in life, so the emotion lands and the ear stays engaged.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?
My guitar and my microphones are the core of my recordings. I build sessions in Reaper, then lean on AI for parts I cannot track myself, like certain instruments or arrangement layers, and for mastering when it helps me reach a professional finish with a lean setup. Today there are powerful platforms that let independent artists achieve radio ready results with minimal gear, so I squeeze these tools to the fullest and focus on performance, song craft, and emotion.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
I am really into the work Eylisia Nicolas is doing. We connected through social media, and I admire how she uses technology to overcome personal challenges and turn them into creative momentum. The way she builds her sound with those tools feels brave and forward thinking
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
Life throws us into emotional roller coasters, and those highs and lows shape everything I write. I turn difficult moments into lyrics that speak plainly, I chase melodies that carry both weight and hope, and I aim for productions that feel close to the skin, intimate, and honest. My songs start from real feelings, so the listener can recognize their own story and feel less alone.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?
I want people to feel seen. If they are going through something similar, I want them to know they are not alone. My songs invite listeners to look inward, to reflect on their own stories, and to find clarity and strength in the process.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
Music can pull you away from what hurts, it can make you dream and lift you off the ground, it trains your mind, it unlocks feelings you did not know you had, and it connects you to other people. That has been true all my life, so I create with the intention of giving listeners that same escape and connection every time.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
At this point in my life, I am 42, my dream stage is anywhere people can truly listen. Give me a room where the songs are heard, the lyrics are understood, and the crowd walks out wanting to press play again. Whether it is an intimate theater or a city festival, my goal is the same, connection that lingers after the last chord.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
Gustavo Cerati would be a dream collaboration. His songs move with those magical chord changes and melodies that feel both sophisticated and inevitable, the kind that live in your head for years. I would love to build a track that blends his harmonic poetry with my pop rock energy, guitars that shimmer and bite, and a lyric that balances longing with hope. Roxette are also part of that dream, their hooks and emotional clarity shaped my entire life in music, working on a timeless chorus with that spirit would be incredible.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)
You can find me here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Y17iFUcn3UhSLMEsdNr10?si=vFoqtJRCTme2nxWSQwFaEg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dami.girardi/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@damigirardi
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XjW5TQ8V9eE?si=998HrbOAjkH9jHaV
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
I want to finish my album, run a strong press campaign, and start playing live in different places so I can share these moments with people face to face. More songs, more stages, more honest connection, that is the path I am building.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
That I am a simple person with big dreams, stubborn about the work, and trying to be a little better every day. I hope that spirit shows in the songs, persistence, honesty, and growth.
