Meet Sam Turpin | Musician, Producer & Artist

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

Hi Sam, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
When it comes to risks, I’ve always asked myself one question: “What have I got to lose?”. I dove straight into my music career very soon after battling a deep depression. Things in my life weren’t going so great and so I didn’t have anything to lose by starting to chase after my dream. I looked around and the only light I saw was ahead of me. It was indeed a risky decision for a 17 year old to make because that is one when a lot of my peers made their decisions about studying at college, jobs and securing their life paths when I myself just had to go all in on one thing. But to me it didn’t feel risky. Staying behind, staying stagnant – that is what felt risky! So I just asked myself, what have I got to lose? I think that if the answer is little to nothing, then take the risk! Things might not pan out exactly how you saw them in your head or how you planned, but you never know what might come up down the line; what joy you might encounter, the friends you might make and the life-changing experiences you might have. Taking the risk might make you richer, not in the financial sense, but richer in experience, in personality, in moulding yourself and in life. To me, risk can only be weighed up against one other terrible thing: regret. Is not taking the risk worth the regret? Fortunately for me things have worked out okay and I’m able to say happily that in work and in my personal life, I live without regret! And I can only hope it stays that way. However, I do know that my life situation has been relatively unique and so maybe listen instead to your financial advisor, they might steer you away from the risks! I do think that it’s all about what you leave behind, what you have on the table and what you see ahead in front of you.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I’ve been rapping and producing music independently since I was 17 in 2013. Almost 10 years later I’m able to say that I work full time within music which I’m so grateful for and also surprised about because I’ve always tried to stay true to my own sound and not pander to what is popular or what people want to hear all the time. To me integrity has always been extremely important and I think such qualities should be evident in an artists work even without it being intentional and that is what I’ve always strived to achieve. As well as some online releases I’ve produced several music videos and have been privileged to collaborate with many other artists both on songs and behind the scenes.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
In Johannesburg we definitely need to go Queen of Sheba Ethiopian restaurant, The Botanical Gardens in Emmarentia, Carfax Newtown if you’re in the mood to party and a visit to the Apartheid Museum for some historical reflection.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would definitely like to shoutout Alec Lomami, the whole Charles Géne Suite crew, my aunty Sharon and my brother Joe. I will always be in debt to them for the support they’ve shown me.

Website: https://samturpin.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamsamturpin

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samturpin95/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sam_turpin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samturpinmusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZ5lZjH2mri6hMbGW4WOnA

Image Credits
Earl Abrahams Joe Fleming Andile Buka Jabulani Nyembe Deji Dada