Southern Calif. spotlight: Saf Ro
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Published by Sareth Ney on Aug. 22, 2016 at 8:08 p.m.
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Photo credit: Saf Ro
LOS ANGELES – Steven Anthony Frazier is a musician and producer. He resides in Los Ange les and goes by the alias, “Saf Ro”, when he takes the stage. The letters of his moniker is an acronym for Steven Anthony Frazier’s Recent Observations. Genres which he classifies his music includes: alternative, electronica, funk, indie and more.
Saf Ro’s inspiration to write and produce music can be dated back to his childhood, when his parents encouraged him to do so. It was not until he discovered the music of Prince, where he felt the most love and connection to. After discovering how influential Prince’s music was, Saf Ro wanted to pursue music.
When it came to Saf Ro’s favorite studio albums, he mentioned many could be on his top five list. As of Aug. 12, he chose five in the following order: “Purple Rain” by Prince and The Revolution, “Faces” by Earth, Wind & Fire, “Revolver” by The Beatles, “Are You Experienced” by Jimi Hendrix and “The Fragile” by Nine Inch Nails. If he could be part of a music festival featuring artists from today and yesteryear, he chose: St. Vincent, Björk, Queens of the Stone Age, Erykah Badu and D’Angelo.
After being asked which musician and producer Saf Ro would like to collaborate with, he chose his fellow musician friends. His reasoning was because he wanted to create new content with new people.
Over the next five years, Saf Ro’s goals consist of: releasing five more albums, produce projects for other artists and he looks forward to where his musical journey will take him. Soon after a live performance his comes to an end, he wants the audience to take with them an experience in which they feel empowered.
Currently, Saf Ro can be found on Facebook by clicking here. His latest album, “21 Days 2 Recovery” can be found on Bandcamp by clicking here. It features 10 tracks including: “21 Days”, “Fade to Black”, “Second Place”, “Riot in Broad Day Light”, “Obscurium”, “Dangerous Friendship”, “Sour”, “I Knew It All Along”, “Shelter” and “Keep Your Light On”. The record is 34 minutes and 28 seconds in length and it is available for $7. Two of his music videos can be found on Facebook. The first one is for “21 Days” and it can be accessed by clicking here. The second is for “Sour” and it can be viewed by clicking here.
Saf Ro’s inspiration to write and produce music can be dated back to his childhood, when his parents encouraged him to do so. It was not until he discovered the music of Prince, where he felt the most love and connection to. After discovering how influential Prince’s music was, Saf Ro wanted to pursue music.
When it came to Saf Ro’s favorite studio albums, he mentioned many could be on his top five list. As of Aug. 12, he chose five in the following order: “Purple Rain” by Prince and The Revolution, “Faces” by Earth, Wind & Fire, “Revolver” by The Beatles, “Are You Experienced” by Jimi Hendrix and “The Fragile” by Nine Inch Nails. If he could be part of a music festival featuring artists from today and yesteryear, he chose: St. Vincent, Björk, Queens of the Stone Age, Erykah Badu and D’Angelo.
After being asked which musician and producer Saf Ro would like to collaborate with, he chose his fellow musician friends. His reasoning was because he wanted to create new content with new people.
Over the next five years, Saf Ro’s goals consist of: releasing five more albums, produce projects for other artists and he looks forward to where his musical journey will take him. Soon after a live performance his comes to an end, he wants the audience to take with them an experience in which they feel empowered.
Currently, Saf Ro can be found on Facebook by clicking here. His latest album, “21 Days 2 Recovery” can be found on Bandcamp by clicking here. It features 10 tracks including: “21 Days”, “Fade to Black”, “Second Place”, “Riot in Broad Day Light”, “Obscurium”, “Dangerous Friendship”, “Sour”, “I Knew It All Along”, “Shelter” and “Keep Your Light On”. The record is 34 minutes and 28 seconds in length and it is available for $7. Two of his music videos can be found on Facebook. The first one is for “21 Days” and it can be accessed by clicking here. The second is for “Sour” and it can be viewed by clicking here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
