Adam Naas is an exciting new artist who is heading to London's Under the Bridge on June 29, for a night which showcases the best unsigned and just-signed acts.
It will give crowds the chance to catch him in at an intimate venue where his voice and personality shines, before he inevitably heads to bigger stages for sold-out gigs.
The 24-year-old Parisian singer-songwriter discovered his musical interests at a young age and hasn't looked back since.
He says: "I was in middle school and my friend wrote me a poem for my birthday and so I had to write her a song of how much I love her!
"That's how the songwriting started and the music was already there because it helped me with my mood swings as a kid.
"I decided to sing one day and write about my personal life. I thought it was important."
As the future singer-songwriter moved on to high school, the new people he met opened up the musical landscape for him.
Adams adds: "I met so many people who had different tastes music wise. Soul and blues was my kind of music and really important to me because my mother listened to Nina Simone."
However listening to Adam's music, although you can clearly hear the soul influences, there are also nods to an electronic sound and moody indie lyrics.
As Adam says: "I am really into indie like Ramones, Fat White Family and The Smiths, I like that edgy sound and R'n'B too! It's really hard to pinpoint one thing that I like.
"It's artists that don't give a s**t, and say you're supposed to be who you are and not give a s**t about everyone's criticism."
One classic track that has had an impact on many artists including Adam is Sam Cooke's civil rights anthem 'A Change Is Gonna Come'.
He puts it pretty simply telling us: "The first time I heard it I was just like 'this is amazing!'.
"I realized that if I were going to make music, it would have to be just as intense and honest."
Visuals are considered to be just as important as sound for artists when they're representing themselves to their audience and Adam echoes that.
He says: "I feel it is very important to know what image you put out of yourself. I don't want someone else to write for me.
"I want to control that too. I wanted to make the videos with friends of mine and create this kind of group around me.
"I like it when it's easy and minimal."
In autumn 2016 Adam released his debut self-titled EP which gained attention for its haunting lyrics combined with the singer's soulful voice on the likes of 'Fading Away'.
However Adam feels he's already moved on artistically from his debut material and is looking ahead to his next effort.
He says: "I really like the songs still but it's been here for two years, something is different now, I'm taking a different route.
"I'm really into a live feeling in the music and I'm getting into that style because I don't always like the studio, you're repeating yourself a lot and I just hate that. And you don't get to see the sun!
"I guess the EP is like a child I gave birth to and now I've seen it grow up."
The most exciting thing now for Adam and his listeners is his next few releases which will see a move to a live sound in favour of heavy production.
Adams tells us September is hopefully the date: "This is the interesting part. I'm still going to record this year, something different is coming out.
"But I just want it to be ready. I'm going slowly."
Before that he's returning to London for the show Radar at Under the Bridge on June 29, which showcases unsigned and just-signed talent in the UK industry.
On the upcoming live set he says: "It's going to be really good, I'm going to be happy about it.
"Coming back to London I'm in love with this city. It's my favourite in the world."
One thing he notes as a highlight, which Londoners might not agree with, is his love for the underground,: "The tubes are so perfect and tiny I fit in so well!"
Adam's music is low-key and translating this on to a live stage can be difficult in capturing an audience, however he sees live performing as much more vital than a recording.
He adds: "It's important to have a live version and a studio version of the same song to work those different parts separately.
"When I'm in the studio I'm doing it for everyone else which is kind of sad actually.
"Computers are weird to me and I don't control everything. So I want to feel it on stage."
His first taste of a UK crowd came at Great Escape festival last month and he tells us: "Everybody is so interesting and interested in me!"
Tickets for Radar are priced between £8.23-£13.32 and are available from Eventbrite here .
Other acts performing at the June 29 event include The Age of L.U.N.A, Vianni, Super Glu and Catherine McGrath.
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