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

Hi Thomasray, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I come from an artistic background, growing up I always had my sights on Music/Art since my early years. My father was a Guitarist & song writer, My brother was a DJ so I think pursuing music or anything that had to do with art was inevitable, simply because it was in my blood, I truly just believed in destiny.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
As a EDM producer & DJ that goes by the alias ” El Tank” I’ve made my own sound thats full of energy and aggressive sounds thats limited to no genre within the mass that is EDM, I love the fact that I can keep momentum in my music, I feel its crucial as a name and brand to represent what you want in return, so I write good strong heavy energy tracks to influence my listeners to feel unstoppable, to me thats the most exciting part of my work, the creative process. Back 13 years ago whenever I first started producing nothing about it was easy, I was absolutely god awful, I struggled repeatedly with figuring out how to get what was in my head out & into the track seamlessly without distorting the idea, I worked endlessly for years perfecting my craft and I’m still learning. I’d have to say being a perfectionist was probably one of my biggest hills to overcome musically, I’ve had to just learn and cope that not every idea will be perfect and that you are your biggest critic, Art is Art in the end so focusing on that aspect was crucial to my success & shaped the artist I am today. ” El Tank ” is a symbol of energy, versatility, ,inspiration, aggressiveness and most of all good all around vibes and smiles. Never give up no matter how hard something is in the beginning, trust me it will get easier.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I’d like to give a shoutout to my father “Efrain Magallanes” for always encouraging me to be involved in music and keeping me interested, definitely couldn’t have done it without him as a musical influence in my life, most of all i’d like to give my biggest thank you to my wonderful wife of 11 years strong & my biggest supporter ” Claire Magallanes ” without you and your continued support I don’t think I could be the success that I am today. I love you! Huge shoutout to my fans & hometown of Dallas, TX for believing in me and the continued love/support you guys are the MVPs. This shout out mainly goes to my son & daughter ” Sky & Luna Magallanes” You kids are amazing & have always been my fuel to never give up, I love you guys so much it hurts! Big thank you to everyone

Website: iameltank.com

Instagram: Instagram.com/iameltank

Twitter: twitter.com/iameltank

Facebook: Facebook.com/iameltank

Image Credits
Elijah Mabli

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