Musically inclined student wants the world to hear his creations

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Kyle Post’s parents always encouraged him to try new things and take on new challenges.

That encouragement was what helped mold Post into what he is today: a musician trying to turn his passion into a career.

Post, a Bad Axe senior, began his music career began when he was only six years old.

“I got my first keyboard when I was six or seven,” he said. “I fell in love with it.”

He said he has played a few different instruments throughout his life but that “piano has always been there.”

His 14 years of playing piano are starting to pay off for Post. He has played shows at Kaya Coffee and Tea Co., 1029 University Ave., and is always writing more music. He one day hopes to be able to make a living being a musician, even if the aspiration may be somewhat lofty.

“It’s a cliche dream to be that rock star that everyone loves,” Post said. “More than anything, I just want people to hear my music.”

He knows becoming famous is tough, but said he is already starting to have people interested in having him come to play at their venue.

One of those venues was CoCo Joe’s Beach House, 4855 E. Blue Grass Road. CoCo Joe’s Beach House manager Jamie Burke said she has been in contact with Post about playing there and hopes that he does.

“I try to hire talent that a lot of people will like,” Burke said. “It’s a lot of fun and he puts a lot of energy into his set.”

Burke said personally she thinks that he will do well at the bar and restaurant.

“I enjoy watching him and I know my customers will too,” she said.

Post said he draws inspiration from many different sources including other music, things he sees around him and inspiration from his own life.

His songs, he said, are often autobiographical and tend to be more emotional.

“Ninety percent of my music shows emotions I have felt,” he said. “I have written a few happy songs, but negative emotion is a better motivator.”

Miles Potter, a friend of Post, said Post’s emotionality is one of his favorite aspects of Post’s music.

“I think knowing him, you see the passion he has for not only his music but people and people’s situations,” the Muskegon junior said. “I think that’s what his music is really about, showing that things will always turn out good in the end.”

He thinks Post has what it takes to make music a career, he said. He thinks Post’s drive to achieve his goals will be his biggest asset.

“He’s definitely got the talent,” Potter said. “And his involvement on campus shows that he has the drive as well. He has the drive to pull it off.”