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The movie and film industry can be challenging, but Michael Pulse has been making his own waves. The writer, artist and producer has more than just a few credits behind his name He has worked on feature films like The White Line, TV shows like The Third Will and he also worked on the critically acclaimed short-film, Kapana That's not all he's also a musician with a few awards behind his name He made his musical debut in 2016 with his album, Pulsified

Now you might be thinking, there can't be more But there is He is also a playwright. He wrote his first play called A Thousand Wished back in 2015

He is an inspiration to all in the entertainment industry and this is his story. From a young boy on a farm in Namibia, to being one of the greatest voices in local cinema and TV today

Who Michael Pulse?

I was born in a small village 30km outside of Okakarara. This is where I fell inlove with music as from the age of 4 years old I pursuit my love for the arts and attended the College of the arts where I studied African Performing Arts - with a major in Music Theory I start professionaly with Theatre, the following year I dropped my Debut Album and in 2017 I won Best Rnb at the Namas. Following that I was head writer for The Third Will for about 2 years After that I wrote and coproducedThe White Line

How does music and filmmaking influence each other in your creative process?

They both have a time of their own. If I am doing film, I really don't focus on music and visa versa However, I have been able to create a space where they mutually exist and that was when I did the music scoring for films like or Kapana, while also writing I am a writer before anything else, creatively the process the same form me

What inspires you as an artist and how do you channel that inspiration into your work?

Two things I use to inspire me, one - I like to write about my personal experiences, whether it is about family, friends or things that I have experienced And secondly, I sometimes just like watching people - observing their everyday lives. Surprisingly it can inspire you to look at life and people from a different perspective.

Can you walk us through your experience of winning the NAMA award for Best RnB Album in 2017? How did you feel and what did it mean to you?

I was sitting next to my Brother who drove 4-hours after work to Swakopmund. He heard my name and nudged me, saying, " I think they called your name" That's how not-ready I was to win I did not even have a speech ready. I have been into music longer than I have been a commercial artist, so most people got to know my name that year and that was the acknowledgment I needed that a dream worked on, can become true.

What movie are you excited for?

Disney's Elemental

How does awards affect your work?

Every accolade I have received has been a culmination of hard work, failure, re-working my strategy and really trying to grow myself I tell myself, "You are only as good as your last project "

How does film and music influence you?

RnB has been my foundation for music but now that I am grown I've found my own sound As for film, I am a nerd - so anything Sci-fi, fantasy, anime - genre's allow me to think out the box when ever I come up with an idea for a script

Can we expect from you this year?

I'm working on 3 projects A film I wrote and directed, MuKurob.. An opera, Chief Hijangua, which will be staged in Berlin, Germany. And I'm working on my third album called, Becoming - Michael Pulse