Name: Angie Bargon AKA June
Hometown: Yonkers, NY
Birthday: February 12
Major: Marketing
Grad Date: Fall 2016
Your stage name is June, where did that name come from?
June started in 2014. I was on the phone with one of my friends and I was going through some hardships in life, my friend told me to put it in my music; and it happened to be during the end of June. June is the journey of balancing and finding myself. June is also the month of vitality, freedom, balance, and connecting. My friends at school also call me June, short for Junior; My friend Phil calls me that because I used to play basketball and he calls me a Junior Skylar Diggins (WNBA player) or Junebug, or JUNE.
When did you first discover that you had a voice?
In preschool; but my kindergarten teacher heard me singing and encouraged me to perform a solo in my kindergarten’s winter concert.
Who are your musical influences?
Brandy, Chris Brown, Mya, Faith Evans, Frank Ocean, Usher, India Arie *laughs*there’s so many different artists that influence my style. I can’t just choose one.
What genre is your music?
I don’t even know yet. I’m still trying to find my style. I don’t wanna box myself in. I don’t want to say R&B because that’s not who I am but it’s very R&B influenced.
How do you balance doing music, being a student, and working?
It’s hard! *laughs* I just try to balance everything out. The biggest lesson I learned is to not complain.
What will you remember the most about Old Westbury?
I’ll remember that I found myself. I found out what I’m passionate about and what I love to do and that is music.
What artists would you like to work with?
I would love to work with French Montana (laughs)
(laughs) that was random, why him?
I love rappers, I don’t want to sing with another singer, I want to sing along with a rapper. A$AP Rocky and Dave East, those are who I would do songs with. If it came to writing it would be Frank Ocean, Eric Bellinger, and Sean Garret.
What is the biggest challenge you faced so far?
Acknowledging my self-worth, having the strength to believe in myself and what I am capable of.
Do you have any other interests?
Playing basketball, graphic designing, photography, and directing movies.