Maybe it was the coffee, iced mocha, that made mixing words outside serene. Sitting, simmering in the early June sun, a vista of memories our view. His of a time when these streets were home. “I was blessed with parents that allowed me to just express myself,” Frederick Ponder II said in explanation of his artistic beginnings. The desire to express himself sat within his core in the same way a song sits in the back of our mind, rhythmic, melodic, and repetitive. Freddy Yi gives his renderings of positivity, love, heartbreak, and other innately human topics with soft cadence. Reverberating a blend of notes that accent the beat they are laid over. His music brings us to our deepest resolves, reminds us of what it feels like to fight for our emotions. Freddy Yi creates songs that hit home to many. Connecting himself with other progressive people, turning harsh real-life experiences into immaculate and uplifting intimations of life. Freddy Yi is inspired in his artistic practice by the examples of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Looking at their example of free and independent sound as a foundation for his own. Another facet of this personable artist is his sense of fashion. Unafraid and Avante, Freddy Yi sports professional, stylish, comfortable fits. Allowing his personality to shine in correspondence with the moment of its showing. Modeling, performing, or recording, Freddy Yi creates in a way that places him apart from the typical. An example of how being true to self leads to wealth and health and happiness. He is an artist that follows the path of truth, his words etching softness into each heart he meets.

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