YouTube SpotifyBioSanitatem is a Latin word meaning “soundness of mind.”Saint Tatum is a Canadian rapper making sounds for your mind.The connection? Saint Tatum, born Benjamin Michael Scott, borrowed from the Latin for hisartist name, inspired by the healing positivity of the ancient term.At 16 years old, and having just released his first mixtape, Are You Awake Yet, he hasn’t hadmuch time to build a music career. But Saint Tatum is already making his mark. His new work isgaining an international audience, making it clear that the sky's the limit for the young artist.Are You Awake is made up of six tracks that explore emotion and atmosphere. He creates in hisgarage studio using a Mac and the online digital audio workstation BandLab. While he likes theDAW’s interface and effects, he has also found collaborators through the platform’s interactivefeatures.Saint Tatum’s approach to lyrics puts emotion before storytelling. “I really resonate off offeeling,” he says. In practice, this means a layered approach to sound, contrasting positive andnegative voices and energies.While some lyrics are pre-written, like for tracks “The Mirage” and “Don’t Ask Me Why,” onothers he takes a looser approach. “I just kinda let the bars come to me rather than overthinkingthem,” he says, describing his approach as like painting a picture.On the mixtape, Saint Tatum worked with YouTube beatmakers Auxiliary Beats, Vinnyx.Prod,2Facest, Yakinata, Goth Helma, and James J.The EP’s title, Are You Awake Yet, comes from a personal place of self-determination — andself-discovery. “I was going through a point in my life where I was… doing a bunch of not greatthings,” he says. By making a conscious decision to move away from negativity and pride, hewas able to break out of a cycle: “I realized staying the same was wasting my time, and changewas the only way forward.”This personal journey is what makes Are You Awake Yet so compelling. Even when Tatum’svoice is buried under layers of reverb or melted into a dreamy beat, tracks like “Love It LikeThat” pulse with vulnerability. If his music sounds like mumble rap, it’s because he wants it to —or, as he puts it, “mumble trap.” Artists like Lil Skies, Lil Xan, and Rae Sremmurd were majorinfluences. But Saint Tatum is not copying. He’s channeling.“I love making people feel the same way I did when I heard some of my favorite artists,” hesays. “That changed my life. I want to give that back.”Saint Tatum is completely independent — no label, no manager, no PR team — and he isalready thinking big. He’s got an eye on the long game, and a clear sense of who he is as anartist. “Even if nobody listens, I’ll still be making music. Living without being who I truly am wouldtake everything away from me.”For now, his focus is on connecting with listeners all over the world. Fans far and wide areresponding to the positive and healing sounds in the musical paintings of Saint Tatum.With a new mixtape ready to drop in the coming weeks, interested listeners should follow SaintTatum today. Don’t miss your chance to get an early seat on the bandwagon of this rising star.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creator-to-creators-with-meosha-bean--4460322/support.