Meet Neptune | Artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Neptune and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Neptune, how has your background shaped the person you are today?
I was born in Houston, then moved to Louisiana when i was 11. I moved back 11 years later so I’ve spent almost equal parts in both places. Growing up partially in a city of big opportunity and a small town in the backwoods created a deep need for duality and balance in my life all together. It’s so important for me to honor my southern roots and constantly evolve into what they could create. “Swamp watta baby, blackhole soul, miss southern bawdy” is one of the lines i wrote that expresses that. Small box, grandiose spirit.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I know it sounds cliche today, yet i create directly from my heartspace. What i say in my music, i truly mean on the most visceral level. I say that because using my instincts is what drives me! It tells me whether to record the song now while im in the heat of understanding my emotion, or wait and write it after Ive analyzed my experience. Thats something i drew from music growing up- perspective- and i want to be able to continue that for lifetimes. I think that sets any artist apart today as everything is so fast and quickly ingested. I wanna take it slow and create longevity, create classics! my journey has definitely shown that.
Today id say im most proud of continuing my artistic journey despite it being a long one. Staying true to my most authentic self didnt always get me opportunities i desired. Its definitely taught me that my integrity is so important, and has brought me the opportunities that were MEANT for me. And thats one of the ways i got to were I am professionally. I took the time to understand that this industry is not meant to make me. I’m meant to make the industry, I can transform it. I can bring new to it. I can really transmute whatever energy is thrown at me and that it has always been my intention. And of course, it hasn’t been easy. One of the biggest challenges I faced growing my artistic career has been losing my dad. He is the reason I make music today. He saw in me what I didn’t even know existed when I was only seven years old. From that moment on, I’ve been writing music singing my little heart out all in his honor. When I lost him this year in the middle of rolling out my latest project, it really showed me how fragile something as important and huge as life can be. How someone that brought you to where you are and are the reason you are who you are today can be gone in this next moment. it taught me that that is why it is a must to desire to carry out your legacy despite what your current circumstances look like. I have a job to do and that is to express myself in ways that the people that need to hear it can relate to. To create a big enough legacy to hand down to my family and children so that they have the ability to do the exact same thing that I did should they desire to in their own way. One of the ways I overcame so many other challenges in my earlier years was through my dad. I would feel pressure in someway to perform or saddened by a no, or focusing too heavily on numbers. And he would always bring me back to myself and remind me of the reason I create in the first place, and that everything else will follow as long as I follow my heart. So now that he’s gone, I do my best to channel that energy and hear him saying those things when times feel really tough. One of the most important things Ive learned on this journey is that you can only know others as deeply as you know yourself. so the deeper I explore who I am the more I am able to create things that are relatable; to create things that give others that don’t have a voice, a big one. The main thing I want the world to know about my brand in my story is that I never ever ever ever gave up on being my most true self, and striving for what i feel and see inside. I have been creating for a long time and people will say “so if this doesn’t work out then what?“ Or “how long are you giving yourself before you give up?“ and the honest truth is I never have an answer to those questions because they’re not questions that I ask myself. I will never deny that in order to survive you have to make a living and you have to be able to provide for yourself, and I intend to continue to do so through creative sustainability. No matter what I have to do outside of my career, I trust that God will continue to take care of myself and my family. But as far as my dream goes? I simply could never stop striving for it. Three year-old me is the one I’m truly doing it for. The one who’s been singing and dancing since she learned how to use her voice and limbs.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Hmm. Houston is truly my favorite place so we would be a little bit of everywhere lol. We are definitely hitting Timmy Chan on MLk, and if the BBQ man is there one day we’ll swing through. If they wanna sit down somewhere with an immaculate vibe, we’re definitely gonna go by Prey, the food/drinks are A1 and so is the ambiance. I also love sushi so Kata Robata is where we’ll have some seafood. Im an outdoors lady so Memorial Park where the trails are will be my bike ride haven working off those calories. Thennnn at night, we’ll dance it away at Bald Kitty, Barbarella or maybe hit an event at True Love Studios! We’ll spend most of our time in the heights/montrose/downtown area where all the live music, DJs and artists are.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
All of the Houston creators I have the pleasure of supporting and creating with.. so many amazing artists of all kinds creating a beautiful community and making amazing things.

Instagram: @nepthenymph – https://www.instagram.com/nepthenymph/profilecard/?igsh=MXV6MW9mMnJxZXEzcQ==

Twitter: @nepthenymph – https://x.com/nepthenymph?s=21

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@janjanr?si=kkew8uCsyfOUwM7i

Image Credits
Natasha Bermuda
TheePrettyShooter