{"id":74639,"date":"2025-12-31T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74639\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:16:00","slug":"story-lesson-highlights-with-miles-crowl-of-erie-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74639\/","title":{"rendered":"Story & Lesson Highlights with Miles Crowl of Erie, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently had the chance to connect with Miles Crowl and have shared our conversation below.<\/p>\n

Hi Miles, thank you so much for joining us today. We\u2019re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let\u2019s start with an ice breaker: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
I had to learn how to tie a tie while shooting the cover for my new mixtape the other day, hardest thing I ever did. But I did it. I\u2019m definitely proud of that.<\/p>\n

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I\u2019m Miles Crowl, a music artist\/rapper and creator of Mile High Arts based in Erie,Pa. I have an Alternative style to my music with influences from Hip-Hop, Reggae, Punk, and Indie music to create a unique sound and provide a broad performance that anyone could attend and enjoy. I bring a unique clash of sounds together that you don\u2019t see much in the Erie music scene.<\/p>\n

I began releasing music just under 5 years ago and I\u2019ve been lucky enough to already of had opportunities, such as opening for national acts like Denm, Fortunate Youth, Rehab, Kashed Out, and many more. I also have my hand in plenty of other ventures to keep me busy like sound engineering and producing and such.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been producing a mixtape with my homie Jayden McGuire helping make some beats, that is coming out Oct 18th this year and I\u2019m very excited for people to hear it. I am also throwing a release show the same day at Philly On The Rocks in Erie, Pa. If you\u2019re in the area come check out it out and support local artists!<\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
I feel like there has been this part of me that I don\u2019t really identify with anymore. It\u2019s this mind state that I was trying to shake, just constant anxiety and feeling of being insufficient and underwhelming. I felt emotional and like my work wasn\u2019t as good as I wished it would be so I would just put it aside and keep stacking project on project thinking I\u2019d never release any of them.<\/p>\n

With the release of this mixtape it feels as if I\u2019m shedding old skin. Allowing myself to put this out there even with its flaws, because by no means is this the best thing I\u2019ve ever done, but it feels probably the most genuine. The passion on this tape is raw. This release of this is gonna allow me to move on and keep improving my sound now that I\u2019m not worried about these never getting heard because I really like these songs. <\/p>\n

With new music comes new experience and perceptions and I\u2019m ready to start living in the moment again.<\/p>\n

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Ya, I made the hard decision to disband my last band and at the time it felt like the end of music and art for me. I kind of just faded a way and ended up hiding from the world. I was overwhelmed, spread too thin, and just overall tired. So I disappeared for a year and a half and let me tell you what, I got bored. <\/p>\n

So I started picking up my art and music again and the momentum started right back up. Now I\u2019m back in full swing and in a comfortable place for creation. At a point where I had thought I\u2019d given up, all I really needed was a break. It\u2019s ok to take breaks when you need it, don\u2019t stress yourself into an unhealthy life. If it\u2019s really your passion, you\u2019ll get back to it when your ready.<\/p>\n

Alright, so if you are open to it, let\u2019s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What\u2019s a belief or project you\u2019re committed to, no matter how long it takes?
I\u2019m committed to this music thing till the day I die. It\u2019s just a part of me. I just love music. I love recording and putting the songs out there but my love is on that stage. I love performing, it\u2019s like a drug to me. The more the crowds into it the harder I go. No matter what you\u2019ll always see me doing something music related. As long as that\u2019s my life I\u2019m all good.<\/p>\n

Before we go, we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. Are you doing what you were born to do\u2014or what you were told to do?
My situation it\u2019s a little bit of both. I was born into a family of music and musicians, both my grandfathers, Stephen Crowl and Thomas Beam, were popular musicians and performers in the Erie music scene. My uncle Stephen Crowl Jr. was the longtime bass player of the popular heavy metal band Stemm, known for having hit songs like \u201cMonster\u201d, \u201cTill I Die\u201d and recorded the theme song for the UFC \u201cFace The Pain\u201d. <\/p>\n

Both my parents, even though they aren\u2019t musicians, were die-hard scene kids through out the 90\u2019s and are the main influence for my taste in music, but also my educators on the history of music, bands and art. Growing up there wasn\u2019t just one kind of music. My parents were fans of bands such as Pantera, Korn, But also artists and bands like Bob Marley, Sublime, Rusted Root, Beastie Boys. It was never one genre. All my life I\u2019ve been nothing but surrounded by music and art from all angles. <\/p>\n

When growing up and figuring out what I wanted to do with my life, music and art were always the first option. I\u2019ve had plenty of internal conflict in the early days if this was actually what \u201cI\u201d wanted to pursue. But no matter what path I treaded onto it always has lead me back to music. Sometimes I feel like I got no choice but I love it, and I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n

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\n Image Credits
Tony See
Cassidy Loftus<\/p>\n

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