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Shain Romanowski, better known by stage name\u00a0A Certain Energy<\/a>, is a hip hop artist from Fort Wayne, Indiana and a U.S. Marine veteran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey! Can you tell us about your background story?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shain:<\/strong> So, to start things off I was born in Guam. I know. Guam is a very long ways from Indiana. Life was a bit interesting to say the least from my perspective. I feel like before I even enlisted into the Marine Corps I had a diverse history with traveling. Born in Guam, then my family chose to move to Saipan. From there my father actually started taking me to his recording sessions since he was also an aspiring artist at the time. Always sang to me when he had the chance. I guess that\u2019s why I\u2019ve grown fond of melodies with music. Not to mention my little brother Reno was born in Saipan. He\u2019s currently active duty with the U.S. Marines, so you can say Marine blood runs in the family. Forgot to mention my father is also a U.S. Marine veteran as well. Can\u2019t forget that. Anyways, from there we moved quite a bit. A bit of California, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana and so forth. I honestly thought moving around a lot was normal. Crazy. Fast forward to Indiana though I started my musical background purely in high school. My first song I ever wrote was for a biology project. Crazy part was I was persuaded by a few friends to do it. Things would have been extremely different if I didn\u2019t go through with creating that song. Hopefully it is lost in the depths of the internet as I always say. That\u2019s how it all started though. A biology project that I think I got a B+ in. After some time I kept at it with music creating small mixtapes with a few friends of mine at the time. We even created a rap group. Who doesn\u2019t make a rap group with their friends, because I couldn\u2019t of been the only one. Crazy thing is someone told me if I went solo and kept at it, then I would easily make it into the industry. After a few talks my friend Kyle persuaded me to go solo. Another choice that determined my whole future right there. Funny how all of that works in life. I won\u2019t lie though it was rough. At times I was getting denied getting a listen to one of my free mixtapes in high school from my peers. Hits deep when you get a firm \u201cno\u201d from someone no matter who you are if it comes to your passion. After a while I didn\u2019t know what to do with my life. Fast forward to January 2014 I ended up planning to enlist with the U.S. Marines. What a time that was. Fast forward to August 2016 I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and a close friend of mine.. Probably the closest friend I\u2019ve ever had honestly, passed away. His name\u2019s Darian Asher-Layman. That took a big toll on me. Especially the fact I had took leave to the United States a month or two prior to his death and spent time with him and his family. Even went to his daughter\u2019s little birthday party. Still hits to me to this day honestly. His passing hit me with a choice after some time though. \u201cWhat do you want to do with your life?\u201d was the question I kept asking myself. Next thing you know December 2016 rolls around, and I release a demo song. The rest is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell me the story of your prior successes, challenges, and major responsibilities?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shain: <\/strong>As a musical artist you\u2019re going to have those big three looming around you regardless. Well, as long as you take your career seriously you will have those three. I could go on forever about everything from successes to failures with this. One thing that popped to mind though when it comes to a prior success story was me landing a collaboration with hip hop legend Mickey Factz<\/strong>. I have to give thanks to my producer Bluff Gawd<\/strong> for that assist though. I was in Dubai at the time for an operation for the U.S. Marines, and I got a message from Bluff asking if I wanted to do a track with a legend. I was baffled, because I had no idea who he was referring to. Next thing you know it was Mickey. How was I supposed to react? I obviously didn\u2019t know what to do. All of a sudden I end up getting to talk to him myself. Mickey Factz!? Class of \u201909 XXL Freshman!? This guy\u2019s catalog is insane! Have you even heard his freestyles!? Pshh c\u2019mon man culture up if you don\u2019t. Anyways, that\u2019s not much of a success story but it is a milestone I had accomplished. Challenges are always brought upon me. It\u2019s almost like that\u2019s what my life is full of. I would say a challenge was doing music while I was in the Marines honestly. Time management was the biggest issue for me. Couldn\u2019t have enough time for everything. Which was a reason why a past relationship of mine didn\u2019t work out. At the same time you have to do what you have to do to be successful. Sacrifices are always at large in this industry. It\u2019s your choice to make them. If you\u2019re strong enough to make them that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell me about a time when you almost gave up, how you felt about that, and what you did instead of giving up?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shain:<\/strong> You know I gave up three or four times with this dream of mine. I can\u2019t believe it took the death of my best friend to have me wake up and realize life is too short to worry. Granted I wanted to quit another time due to financial reasons. I felt sick to my stomach from that. Vowing myself to my brother that I\u2019d make this all happen, and not being able to because of finances? Sickening. You know what I ended up doing instead? Obviously not quitting since I\u2019m here, but what I ended up doing was expanding my income. Finding other ways to facilitate income on my end to reimburse it into an investment with my music. That\u2019s the biggest thing for survival in this industry. To keep yourself afloat you cannot be stuck with one stream of income. You can oversaturate that income which then creates a living state you can\u2019t escape from. I find it easier if you expand, because life choices become more lenient for you in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can our readers follow you on social media?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: @acertainenergy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @acertainenergy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook.com\/acertainenergy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: acertainenergy.com<\/a>
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