Nomar Mendoza

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. In 4th grade music class, we were given recorders so we could learn how to play. They would track our progress by giving us "belts" for our recorders as we learned harder and harder songs. I was the first 4th grader to get a black belt in recorders. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox (Deluxe Edition) Green Day, American Idiot (Deluxe Edition) Harry Styles, Harry's House American Idiot is by far my favorite album of all time due to its narrative and sound, and it's packed with some of my favorite songs growing up. Unorthodox Jukebox inspired me to learn to sing, and Harry's House inspired me to make pop music. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Hard to Keep Up” I wrote this song in December of 2021, and I worked on it for the next year and a half trying to make it perfect. Fellow local artist, St. Nicolas, eventually convinced me to release it even if it's not perfect, "or the world may never know you".