Desai

Samuel Desai (Desai) is a 16-year-old independent alternative pop singer, songwriter, and producer from Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of Washington D.C. He fell in love with music at a young age, when his mother enrolled him in “Music Together”, a social group for toddlers where children sing and dance to nursery rhymes with their parents.

As he matured, he dabbled in music. He picked up the Baritone Horn in the fourth grade, and started learning the guitar at age 13. These served as outlets for self-expression, because he was bullied throughout his youth. Unfortunately, he quit playing the guitar after a few months because his teacher was creepy and smelled like cigarettes.

In 2018, Desai started his musical career with the release of his debut single “Bro.” under the artist name “Uelio”. As a novice artist, he made the mistake of releasing music before he had the production skills to create professional-sounding music. After many releases, he changed his artist name to “Desai” in late 2019, his last name, because he did not want to be associated with the unprofessional music he released in the past.

When promoting a previous release, Desai stumbled upon New Artist Spotlight, a growing community devoted to highlighting independent talent. He is currently the Artist Relations director and Leadership Team Assistant for the growing community.