APRIL KAE

258K INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS

93K TIKTOK FOLLOWERS

How are you, April?

I am fuckin’ thrilled! Bass Player magazine is talking to me now. It feels incredible.

Well, if you go on social media playing bass to thousands of people, these things happen.

Apparently. It’s wild.

How much time do you spend playing bass, as opposed to all the other stuff that you do?

Well, three years ago, my band IMANIGOLD—which is fronted by my sister Nikki and me—put out a single, and we did a big fundraiser to raise money to build a home studio. When we did that, I neglected to realize that it meant that I would have to learn to produce. That’s been a three-year process, where I’ve been basically teaching myself to produce. Throughout that, I’ve gotten to do a lot of bass, and like any musician, I love to play as much as I can.

Your bass films are really popular.

I’m trying to do two of those videos a week. I really enjoy creating them because it’s a chance to study a range of different genres and contribute to the conversation around music in a way that’s genuinely me. I have a deep love for the bass, and because I’m also a model and influencer, I have flexibility in my schedule to set aside a few days a week to dedicate to music. The solitary part of the process is just as fun as the public part.

How important is the number of followers on your social media?

I can’t say I don’t care about followers, because of course I care about my followers, but