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Music Interviews

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Where are you currently based? Toronto, Canada  How did you first start playing music? I first started playing music through singing. My dad used to spin Motown records and eventually my mom saw my passion for music and bought me a guitar. I then started playing and posting covers on youtube. Might I add, *cringey* covers. I’ve taken them all down and stored them in a memory bank that I hope to never access again! lol What have you been working on recently? Writing, writing, writing! I spend my days either in front of my computer and keyboard, or with a guitar in hand, with a notepad. Staying home has freed me from a lot of distractions that would otherwise keep me from writing. Now I can focus on music….and baking cookies. Your new single 'Go Slow' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting? Falling in love inspired the content of the song, I can’t say any specific genre or type of music inspired the sonic sound of the track, we just did what felt fitting for the melody and lyrical content. It all happened very naturally! But I definitely wanted to make sure that the song had some bounce to it, you have to be able to dance.  How did you go about writing the music for Go Slow? How did you approach the recording/production process? This song started with the melody and words “go slow, slow, slow”, that you already hear in the finished product! Eric and I put some demo production behind it just to get a vibe, then brought the track to our producer/songwriting partner Benjamin Nudds. After that, we started working on the production with Joel Stouffer.  Where and when did you record and who with? Benjamin Nudds, Joel Stouffer. That’s the dream team right there! We just all click, it’s like they know what my ears are looking for even before I do. We work so well together.  What programs/instruments did you use? We use logic and ableton mostly for production and just a keyboard or guitar when we’re trying to get a particular vibe. How did the concept for Go Slow music video come about? We wanted the video to feel sensual, empowering, passionate and hypnotic! The neon lights and the backseat of a car filled with smoke is sexy, and the darkness of the night is alluring.  It wasn’t so much of a concept, but a feeling we were trying to evoke in the visuals - I think it came together perfectly! Where and when did you film and who with? The one and only Kelsi Lux! Look her up, she’s a dope creator! I can’t tell you where we filmed it, it’s a secret location ;) sh!! You have an EP coming out later this year, please tell us about the progress and what we can expect: It’s so funny how they say it takes your whole life to make your first album! Well this isn't even our first album and it feels like it’s been a lifelong process haha. The  process has been an amazing learning experience because we’ve been able to grow through it and do so many cool things as a result. This ep is about just that actually- Personal growth, Self-reflection and love. What do you like to do away from music? Photography, mostly digital, but lately I’ve gotten really into film. I just love how it’s so tangible. It looks timeless which is always very appealing to me! Who are you listening to at the moment? Anything that makes me want to dance really- a lot of Dancehall/Reggae/soca, I love it so much!  Oh! Check out stefflon don if you haven’t already, if you haven’t heard her on Boasty, you’re missing out! What's planned for 2020? Hopefully being allowed to leave my house haha. I want to play a lot of shows! And record all this new music I’ve been working on! Favourite food and place to hangout? Anywhere there is Pho and beer! Haha To be honest, any Asian cuisine is my favourite! I’m obsessed! I don’t really have a favorite hangout spot… Any cool bar in the city really! I’m not picky, I just want good people around me. That’s all that matters to me. https://www.facebook.com/aisforarrows/

A Is For Arrows

Jacob Asher

Jacob Asher Interview

Where are you currently based? Beautiful Brisbane.   How did you first start playing music? I got a guitar when I was 16 and worked my way through a Cat Stevens song book. Then started writing my own stuff.   How are you getting through Iso? Haha it's a bit loose at our place. I have a day job where I normally work from home, but now I also have a 5-year-old doing home learning and a husband who is trying to teach from home too. It is definately not what I thought the year would look like, but we are lucky to live in a lovely place, with lovely neighbours.   Your new album 'Hiatus' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting? 'Hiatus' is a collection of songs that have been written over a few years. We spent a few months travelling, particularly in Italy and Bali, and most of the songs were started then. I'm a bit of a people watcher so I love telling those stories. And having a baby definitely influenced a couple. We have incorporated sound worlds from artists we love like James Vincent McMorrow, Iron and Wine, Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Lisa Hannigan, Glen Hansard and Angus and Julia Stone.   How did you go about writing the music for Hiatus?   I really enjoy the craft of songwriting. I love telling stories that connect with people and make them think. The song 'Our Lady of the Highway' is a reflection of seeing highway prostitution in Italy and diving into news articles about who these women are. It ended up being two stories: hers, where she is doing what she needs to but won't let it define her, and mine: we become what we drive past; we shouldn't.   The song "This is forever" is a personal one. It tells the love story of a cousin and his widow. It's about grief and love and good times and the worst of times. I was pretty happy with it but Pennay kept saying very annoying things like: "It's great, I just don't think it has a chorus." After collecting my ego from the floor I wrote what I think is the best chorus I've written, so I guess he was right. I wrote "Little eyelashes" as a lullaby for my son. It tries to capture what I hope for him. Thankfully he likes it. It is amazing how songs written in a totally different context seem very relevant right now. "So, where does that leave me" is about the end of something significant. "This is not free" is a statement on how undervalued the arts are and what a bleak world we would live in without artists. I think that is particularly relevant now as the creative industries are in free-fall. "Heading home" and "Juniper trees" are about finding peace being at home. A number of the songs were either finished or started while I was doing an online songwriting challenge with the I Heart Songwriting club. Having a weekly assignment really helped me keep the creative thoughts flowing.   Where and when did you record/produce and who with? The only song we didn't record at home was "Someday", which was recorded as part of QUT's Indie100 project with the wonderful producer Paul Pilsneniks.   All the rest was performed, engineered, produced, mixed and (in most cases) mastered by my husband/producer Andrew Pennay and I in our home studio. How did you approach the recording sessions? We approached recording this album differently to anything else we have done. I write on guitar. We would record the guitar and vocals as a guide to get the song structure, then essentially get rid of the guitar and build the song from scratch. There was a lot of trail and error to find the right sound for each song. We just focused on how we wanted each song to sound so that it captured the intent of the lyrics.  We included elements from our travels like a (very effected) Balinese Gamelan recorded on a walk in rural Bali in "Heading home" or a car on gravel at the start of "Our Lady of the Highway".   Most nights we put put the small person to bed and then head into our home studio and try different instruments and sounds. Most of the songs sound very different to when they were written.   What programs/instruments did you use? We recorded it all at home so used ProTools and lots of plugins. Everything is just the two of us: all the instruments, production, engineering, videos. There are very few real drums on the album, mostly due to necessity rather than intention. I always thought we'd get real drums in the end, but we really liked the mix of electronic drums with organic snare, toms, home-made percussion. There's a ring on a wine glass on one song. A honey jar filled with the right mix of rice and baking paper.   Pennay is a keyboard player so this album has a lot more keyboards, organs, synths etc. than our previous work. Often I would go to bed and Pennay would work into the night. When I'd listen to what he had done in the morning sometimes he'd put a string quartet on something, or a double drum kit! One morning he had added an analogue synth to the song "So, where does that leave me" and it blew me away. I loved the rawness it brought to the track and I can't imagine the song without it now.   Towards the final stages of mixing we called in the big guns in a few music friends to get their advice on a few of the tracks, but no one had heard the entire album when it was released. What did you find most challenging whilst creating Hiatus? We recorded the whole album in the evenings after the small human went to bed, so the most challenging thing was probably finding time, energy and persistence to get it done. It took a year-and-a-half in the end.   You have a live show on May 8 at 8pm via the Live on Mars Facebook Page, how will you prepare for this show and what can we expect? Firstly, we are watching a few livestream shows and talking to people who have done them to figure out the best sound. At this stage it will probably be a striped down version of a few songs. We can't do full band with the two of us anyway, so it will be fun to reinterpret or pair back so tracks. The dog will also probably bark in the middle of it.   What do you like doing away from music? Hanging out with my small human and dog. At the moment we are doing a lot of wandering around the neighbourhood, bush walking, putting on unrehearsed and unscripted shows in the lounge room and reading. I also really like good TV, so I have been watching way too much lately!   Who are you listening to at the moment? I'm watching a few great livestream concerts where the artists are either getting paid directly or raising money for great charities. Glen Hansard did a gorgeous solo show from his home to celebrate his 50th birthday. Other than that, I'm really enjoying the new Laura Marling album, Thelma Plum, new Bon Iver and Calexico & Iron and Wine. Holy Holy, pretty much anything that Sarah Aarons has written, Grand Salvo, Darren Hanlon, Gillian Welch, Jason Isbell, Sufjan Stevens, Taylor, and the Teeny Tiny Stevies are all pretty much on high rotation in our house.    Your Bad Guy cover is out now, please tell us the story behind the track: We love covering songs in unexpected ways. Pennay came up with a version of Bad Guy in a major key and we rolled with it. We wanted to do something fun using a mix of the instruments we used on 'Hiatus' so it's a mix of folk and electro sounds. We call it folktronica. All instruments are by him, apart from my vocals. He has also made it into a game (on our website) where you can mix your own version and make it as folky or electro as you want.   How did the concept for the video come about and who did you work with during the filming/editing? It was really Pennay's idea. We just had to work with what we had available to us. We made the video at home on the first Saturday night we went into covid lock-down. We had one camera, a black background, a fan, a spinning chair and that was about it. I edited it (from the same room) the next day and we uploaded it that night. It's meant to be fun. We didn't want to overthink it.   What's planned for 2020? I guess we will see? If 2020 has taught me anything, it's that we need to expect the unexpected!   I will be promoting 'Hiatus' as much as possible. Connecting with friends and family online. Hopefully doing good work in my day job (raising money and sharing stories of those much less fortunate than us). Writing. Growing veggies. Spending time with my family.   Favourite food and place to hangout? Most weekends (in normal times) you can find us loitering around the West End or Northey Street Markets in Brisbane. At the moment, we are enjoying loitering outside our house in the afternoon and waiving at the neighbourhood going for their afternoon walk/ride.   Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | Spotify

Mardi Lumsden Interview

How did you first start playing music? I remember it like yesterday, we were sitting at 'the duca' (one of our fav spots to skateboard) in St.Catharines ON...we picked a name, and THEN we all picked which instruments we wanted to learn hahaha. Couple months later, after learning power chords and punk beats, we had a show at The Hideaway. I puked before and after and im pretty sure we got boo'd. I think we were like 17 How did the Joshua Wood Orchestra form? I was recommended to go see Felix Fung by a couple of friends of mine; R.d Cane and Bruce Wilson. I wanted to make a record and i knew it was a diff path for me so i was looking for the right people and place for it to happen. After we started talking it became pretty clear id be tracking there. The magic 8ball on the table said "it is decidedly so" and so we booked it and Felix provided the players. What influenced the sound and songwriting for your recent single 'Bad Way'? I wanted to make something that felt good to listen to while at the same time touching on the bad place i was in. I wanted people to dance and forget for a moment and holy hell i needed that too. The thing is my previous acoustic songs flow in a similar vein but the music is more of a 'sit back n smoke a cigarette after sex n maybe cry a little' kinda music. Apposed to this new path im on being more of a 'smoke a cigarette during sex in the middle of the dance floor' kinda music. But simply put, it was the band behind me that really crafted the sound. How did you go about writing Bad Way? This one came running into my arms like a sad child. I was going through a tough breakup and learning to cope with a new reality while really learning how to love myself for the first time and be open about my weaknesses. Where and when did you record and who with? Little Red Sounds Studio with Felix Fung, Max Sample, Kyle Schick, Jaydon Bunney, and Blake Greer sometime in August 2019. Suite Sound Labs did the Mastering.  What programs/instruments did you use? Pretty normal stuff like drums, bass, electric guitars, grand piano, djembe, harmonium, triangle, guiro. Please tell us about the making of your EP: Once the team was formed, we all met up at Little Red Sound Studio and just took it song for song by walking in blind. Bad Way was the first song we tracked and it really set the tone for the whole album. We'd sit in a room and id play the song through on acoustic, and like dough the band would knead it til it was ready. When that moment of 'this is it!' came, wed get behind our instruments and hit record til we were happy. Took us the weekend of all night recording to get the 5 songs live off the floor. Slept on the studio couch each night and probably stunk like shit but man i loved every moment of it. It was a really beautiful time for me and a whole new way of chasing a song. What did you find most challenging and rewarding throughout the process? Trying not to smoke too much and making it through without losing my voice even though i def did smoke too much hahaha.. Nahhh, Id say giving my songs over to others to help mould. So damn rewarding. What motivates you? Id say love, heartbreak and all those beautiful madnesses of the mind.  What is your impression of the current state of music in BC? A lot of fuckya. A bit of fuckno.  What do you have planned for 2020? This album getting out is a big part of it. Next single drops early May with a music video and then the rest of the album. After that I was hoping to get on the road with it but we'll see how the Covid19 situation pans out. At this point Im just super happy to be able to get it out there right now and have people get to hear some new music during this time. Who are you listening to at the moment? In my truck its usually Bacil Kill (an indonesian hip hop group) or this John Prine cd i got orrrr maybe some Rancid or Sound Garden.  At home ive really been into The Tesky Brothers and Monophonics. But then ill get these really odd moments where i just listen to The Killing Moon by Echo and The Bunnymen on repeat all night. What do you like to do away from music? I dig photography, scribbling in notebooks, building houses and things, good conversations and driving around in my truck forgetting where im going.  How are you holding up during the Covid-19 crisis? It's strange and a bit surreal but im grateful to be where i am during this. Hardest part id say is being so far away from my family and not having an option to fly home if they needed me there. Favourite food and place to hangout (when out of quarantine)? Fav food? Holy moly..Umm all things between bread and all things under cheese.  Fav place to hang? The Heatley, Lana Lous and this cute and weathered little breakfast joint in China Town I forget the name of.

Joshua Wood Interview

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? Currently I'm Based in Toronto and the music scene here is absolutely awesome! There's a huge sense of community and people are so down to earth and friendly.  How did you first start playing music? My dad was a musician so it was kinda baked in to me as a kid. I remember when he bought me my first guitar when I was 10 and I never really put it down. What have you been working up to recently? Currently I'm putting out singles from my upcoming EP!  Your latest single 'Help Me' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting for this track?  The song comes from a very real place of when I was going through one of the hardest times in my life. It was a late addition to the album and really tells my story. The sound was something we focused on a lot; we wanted something dark, edgy, and powerful.  Where and when did you record/produce and who with? We recorded this back in may of 2019 and it was produced by the super talented Joel Stouffer How did you approach the songwriting for Help Me? Help me was the very first person. It was really easy to write actually it pretty much just says everything that was on my mind at that moment. How did the recording take place? We actually recorded the whole song in the basement of my house. I built a home studio a while back so everything besides mix and master was done here. What programs/instruments did you use? This song was produced on ableton with the help of Joel Stouffer. This song was mainly digital instruments as we wanted a very lo-fi sound to it. How did the concept for the Help Me video come about? The video concept came to me very easily. I really wanted this desolate desperate feel and for that me and my team agreed to head out to the dessert in LA. Where and when did you film and who did you work with? We filmed in one day at the El mirage desert in California, just outside of LA. I worked with my incredible video guys who came on the trip from Toronto called Red Tip Productions. The director's name is Dave Redman and he is an absolute genius.  What did you find most challenging and rewarding during the creation of the video? The most challenging was the fact that I was sick and it was about 100 degrees fahrenheit out there so that was super hard. But after powering through that, when we wrapped up, I felt so happy that I pushed myself through it. Other than that it all went down pretty smoothe. You have a new album coming out in a few months, what can we expect? In my opinion, You can expect a little bit of everything from mental health to heart break. This album is special to me and I hope that everyone can relate to at least one of the records. Where are you at in the creation of your new album? It's finished! Now we're just putting out music consistently, and putting the full album out early summer.  Who are you listening to at the moment? Currently on my most recent played is: The 1975 cause im a die hard.. The band camino cause they're perfect, and Bazzi! What do you like to do away from music? During the winter I snowboard quite a bit, I love cooking, hiking and spending time with my dog Mika! I also love working out and meditating. Favourite food and place to hangout? Easily North of Brooklyn Pizzeria in Toronto such a great spot for a pint and a pie!

Aiden Myers Interview

What is your name and role with TAN COLOGNE? I'm Lauren Green and I play guitar and sing for live shows and play guitar/vocals/bass/drums/percussion/some keys for Tan Cologne recordings. I'm Marissa Macias and I play guitar/synth/vocals/percussion in performance and guitar/vocals/keys/synth/some percussion for recording.  Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like? We are based in Taos, New Mexico. For such a small population, there is definitely a wide appreciation for music with a few spaces to perform. How did TAN COLOGNE form? Tan Cologne began by writing experimental soundscapes to echo our landscape and then morphed into song structures with vocals.  What's been happening recently? A LOT has been happening in the world. Currently in the US and New Mexico, we're ordered to stay home as much as possible due to the "pandemic", so we've been creating our own dimension and writing a new EP and sending care packages to friends and family. Who programs/instruments do you use? Lauren plays a Fender Mustang and Marissa plays a Fender Jaguar and Strat. For pedals and accessories, Lauren uses a MXR Analog Chorus, Japanese Boss RV-2 Digital Reverb, volume pedal and at times a Sound Stone guitar sustainer made by Merkaba Electronics out of Austin, TX. Marissa uses an EarthQuaker Organizer pedal, along with a MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay and TC Electronic HOF Reverb and plays a Roland GAIA Synth. For recordings, we use a TAMA drum set and various percussive elements. Your debut album recently came out on Labrador Recs, where and when did you record and who with? Yes! We recorded the album ourselves in Northern New Mexico in a very old adobe structure. We mixed the album ourselves in New Mexico and had some additional mixing and mastering done by our good friend Gory Smelley who owns Marfa Recording Co. in Marfa, TX.  Who or what influenced the sound and songwriting? Living in New Mexico, we constantly explore the vast landscape and mirrored responses. We feel like we were influenced mostly by the Earth's elements and vibrations. How did you go about writing the music? At times, we would each separately have a segment of a song we individually wrote and then come together and see if they would fit together like puzzle pieces. Often they would! Otherwise, we sit down together and start with guitar parts and then mess around with vocals melody ideas and sift through percussive options. We would also write through layering ideas while simultaneously recording. What did you find most challenging and rewarding during the creation of the record? The challenging parts of recording happened while recording in such an old adobe structure with faulty outlets. We would have to shift a whole setup around because we would hear ghosts crackling through the amps if they were plugged into unsettled electricity. Hearing the album as a whole and hearing our unique sound that came of it was very rewarding! What do you like to do away from music? Soaking in hot springs, long walks, looking at rocks, rearranging spaces, cooking, swimming, researching and getting obsessed with different topics, esp having to do with UFOs. Who are you listening to at the moment? Lauren - Bo Hansson, The Durutti Column, Grouper, Popol Vuh, Natural Information Society, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete Marissa - Khan Jamal, Jefferson Airplane, Johnny Hawaii. Favourite food and place to hangout? Lauren - Thai food and home cooked meals. Favorite place to hang out is anywhere with sun and water. Marissa - Anything with Arugula and Tamari and favorite place to hang out is anywhere in water. www.tancologne.com www.instagram.com/tancologne www.twitter.com/tan_cologne tan-cologne.bandcamp.com riotactmedia.com/roster/tan-cologne/

TAN COLOGNE Interview

Where are you currently based?  I’m based in Brooklyn, NY. How did you first start playing music? I started strumming a guitar at the age of 13, just learning all the tunes to covers that made an impression on me like Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Everclear and so on. You've started a new project 'Shacks & Palaces', how did this come about? OH, dang a hard question. So there’s many ways to look at it I guess, but one way it started is because of my love for lyrics. When I heard different lyrics dropped, like the song from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Wait, they don’t love you like I love you,” the hammer dropped. I think everyone is an artist and has something to say that is beautiful and can lift you up.  A lyric can dance with you, so in my belly I’ve always wanted to give that piece of myself that may make you feel something. How do you go about juggling the your commitments with The Temper Trap with this new project? Well, at the moment The Temper Trap has set ambitions to release more music, but the juggle lies with us all being in different parts of the world! We are all in each other’s corner with the different releases we have coming up and projects in the works. Who else is in Shacks & Palaces and what instruments do they play? Although this is released as solo record my lady Britni had an integral part in these songs.  She is singing on the whole record and has been able to be in the development of the songs and help me to turn on the wind screen wipers, so to speak, to see what is in front of me. Oscar Dawson, an up and coming Aussie and legend,  is an incredibly gifted multi-instrumentalist and we also hit this task together. Your debut single 'Once Upon A Hilltop' is out now, what influenced the sound and song writing to for this track? I’d say I dared myself to use a simple chord structure to write something imaginative. I’ve always been such a fan of the Flaming Lips and it feels like there’s a little bit of magic in everything they do, so with this song I used them as frame work and thought, what would they sound like if the wrote a folk song? How did you go about writing Once Upon A Hilltop? Well on the road touring you’re always riffing away and I don’t what country I was on when I came up with the riff but many years later I decided this was a song bed worth fighting for. Some songs come easy over years.  This was a song I’ve been writing for years trying to understand what it should be Where and when did you record/produce? I recorded in Melbourne and Brooklyn… I met up with Oscar Dawson, band member of Holy Holy and producer for a bunch of what you’re hearing on triple jjj, at the moment.  We started in Melbourne, I texted him and said do you want to work on this tune and he loved it, so we started there 6 months later he met up with me in Brooklyn to finish it. What programs/instruments did you use? Oh, this song is a marriage between organic foot stomping and to mellotron synths. Oscar records on Logic What do you like to do away from music? I’ve been keen on playing b-ball here in NYC, there’s always pick-up games here. I’m not that good, but I love it! I tell you what the games here go straight to people's hearts and they never forget so if you’re not that good aka me sometimes it's hard to get on the court again! Who are you listening to at the moment? Oh well with everything going on right now I’ve gone inwards and not listening to much except a nice a DJ playing all sorts of tunes to keep you comfy at home. How are you spending your days in this very unique time in history: Well, Britni and I have two kids, so I’ve become a total school teacher and it’s hands-on now.  Outside of that we just got Disney Plus and I’m watching Mandalorian which is pretty epic.   Any advice for aspiring professional musicians? I’d say in a band setting, you grow together and you develop together and your ability to stay connected in your personalities is as equally, if not more important to understand and resolve if possible then the music your making. I’ve seen some awesome bands never make the light of day and I’d dare say it’s because of this. Favourite food and place to hang out? Ha-ha coronavirus times so my home is my hot spot for now!

The Temper Trap’s ‘Jonny Aherne of Shacks and Palaces’ Interview

Big League Interview

Big League Interview

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? Currently in Narrabeen in Sydney, the scene on the beaches isn’t too bad and Sydney overall is really pretty good, The last few years have seen a heap of really good rooms of all different sizes really flourish.  How did you first start playing music? I started learning guitar when I was about 12, I’d had piano lessons a few years before that, but I was never really that interested in the piano, wish I’d stuck with that now though. Started playing in bands around 13 or 14 at school, mainly cover bands, which I found a bit boring so started writing some of my own stuff.  What's been happening recently? We’ve just been flat out rehearsing for the upcoming Album tour in April / May, as well as starting to sort songs for the next album, can’t wait to start playing this tour though, Hoping the dreaded Covid19 doesn’t stop people heading out to local shows. Your new album 'World Keeps Turning' is out on the 27th of March, what influenced the sound and songwriting for this album? We really wanted to make an album that would be listened to as an album, not just a bunch of songs or a few singles and fillers, we worked pretty hard to pick the 10 tracks that we thought fit together best and also kept interest throughout the whole LP, Influences for this one have come from all over the place, we’re 90’s kids at heart, bands like Dinosaur Jr, Sugar, melodic pop punk had a big influence on a lot of the guitar sounds, I would like to think that we have found our own sound by now too and the album also sounds pretty unique to the Tshitaki sound.   How did you go about writing the music? I’ll usually get a riff or melody stuck in my head and we are pretty luck these days with things like iPhones that we can just put the idea straight down into a voice memo and then work it out later, I find lots of songs come along while travelling or walking, I guess it’s a repetitive rhythm sort of thing, once I have the riff and melody down it’s a matter of demoing at home then bringing the idea in to jam it after that, lyrics usually come after for me, I find it’s easier once the song has a feel to write about a particular subject or theme. Where and when did you record and who with? Early last year we built a studio in my factory where we rehearse, I have the control room there as well, the 2 rooms are separated by about 30 meters of multicore that runs across a driveway through a pvc pipe, we did all the tracking there between August and September, We had heaps of fun trying out different mics, different amps, different direction set ups, took us a couple of months to finish tracking, then we sent to Lachlan Mitchell to mix, I’ve worked with Lachlan before and really like the mixes he’s done, from there it went to Joe Carra’ at Crystal Mastering down in Melbourne for a fine polish in mastering. How did you approach the songwriting process? We took our time with this bunch, I’d bring a riff or an idea in and we’d jam it for a bit and see if it worked, if it did I’d start trying different melodies over the top of it and then we’d feel it out and structure it from there, there were a bunch of songs that didn’t make it on, not because they weren’t good songs, more because they didn’t feel right with the rest. How did the concept come about for the ‘Inside Out' film clip? We wanted it to be create a raw, pretty live feeling clip, the original idea was to have ½ the clip inside and then the other half outside, unfortunately our Aussie summer served us up about 2 weeks of straight rain in the window we had to shoot the clip, so change of plans and location, we ended up at an amazing property in North Western Sydney that Mullo’s (bass) had been working on throughout the summer installing a bushfire sprinkler system, It kind of turned out really well because if it wasn’t for the rain, we probably wouldn’t have gotten to use this awesome space. The song is about the internal battle we go through of what we want and what we really need, We’re pretty stoked to get this one out there! Where and when did you film and who with? North West Sydney in an amazing recycled timber barn, this place was really quite amazing in the middle of the bush with no houses for miles,  We pulled our old mate ‘Fox’ Damien Foxton up to direct and edit the clip and Ash Brennan was behind the camera, these guys are awesome, Shelly, who’s Ash’s partner was assisting for the shoot as well, Heaps of fun! How was the filming/editing experience? It was heaps of fun; we left most of that to Fox. You have an Australian tour kicking off In April, how do you prepare for live shows and what do you have planned for this tour? It’ll be loud, full of melodic fuzz and the drums will literally beat whatever is left of this Corona Virus within 100km to a pulp, we’ve had a pretty hectic rehearsal schedule leading up to these shows, I think we’ve been in the rehearsal room for about 15hours a week for the last month, Going hard. Any show that you are really looking forward to playing? All of them really, It’s our first time in Melbourne and QLD so we’re really looking forward to those legs, And we always love playing in our hometown Sydney, We’re just really keen to play these songs into of a whole bunch of new ears and hope to make a bunch of new friends along the way. What do you like to do away from music? Surfing, love just being in the water, Camping and going on adventures with my dogs, I have a cattle x and a dingo, we love tracking into the bush and getting in touch with nature, besides that, work, but we all gotta eat ;-), works not so bad, I run a screen printing company, so it’s a lot of fun too. Who are you listening to at the moment? Tropical Fuck Storm, Amyl and the Sniffers, Plants from Wollongong, Don’t Praise the Machine, Major Arcana have all been getting a regular spin lately, but during the recording, especially while I was writing the lyrics, I was going back to old favorites like Paul Kelly, Gareth Liddiard, the Drones and Steve Poltz gave me a lot of a good kick in the pants to write better songs lyrically. What's planned for 2020? Cure for COVID-19 hopefully!!, then we can get back on the road, we’ll start working on the new album around August, until then we are on the road around Australia, (virus permitting), we had plans to head to Japan and Indonesia in June/July but it looks like the world may be in a total shutdown now ;-((  Favorite food and place to hangout? The Beach and the Mountains, I did a 2 week road trip in February and found some awesome spots on the mid north coast of NSW, such a magical part of the world, favorite food, how can I pick, Chocolate, Humus and Mexican, Love a Taco salad with a nice Pale Ale! Yes!

Tshitaki Interview

A Choir Of Ghosts Interview

What is your name and role within Supernova? Emiliano is a Dj,  producer and A&R, Giacomo is a Dj, Musician and producer. Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? We live in Florence, we have our studios and our families here in Italy. Music scene here is pretty hot, we love to play in Italy! How did you first start playing music? We both starts at 15 years old playing vinyls, drum machines and samplers at some hot parties in our cities at the end of 80s. What's been happening recently? We had a great end of 2019 / beginning of 2020 djing between Europe, Usa and Asia and releasing music on Defected, Downtown Underground and 8Bit. What influenced the sound and songwriting for your new EP? We love to mix House and Techno sometimes and we are always influenced by the old school scenes creating a new Supernova sound. That’s what we like mostly. How did you go about writing the music? Sometimes we start from a groove that we like, sometimes we work around an acappella or a sample and sometimes we have an idea in mind, like a direction or a mod we want to go. Where and when did you record/produce and who with? How did you approach the recording/production process? What programs/equipment did you use? We produced this in our recording studio in Florence. We brought here the vocalist Fay aka Medusa from London and we did a couple of days of recording vocal sessions. We recorded the vocals on some reference beats, not the track as it’s now. After a few days we did start working on this raw house beat with a techno feeling and we created the string pattern with an old school feeling. We were loving how the track was building up but we felt it was missing something. We went through the vocals recorded with Fay and felt that that the spoken one was perfect for the track. We re arranged the vocal over the track and at the end we were very happy. We produced on Ableton Live as daw, Kontakt to write the strings pattern and OB-6 for synths. What did you find most challenging and rewarding during the creation on the EP? Any upcoming gigs/tours? We wanted to create a raw beat with a techno attitude but keeping the house feeling and merge them with a classical string pattern. Unfortunately in this moment after the COVID-19 crisis all the gigs we had planned have been cancelled.. If so, where are you headed and when? What can we expect from your live show? We hope to reschedule soon gigs we had planned in London, Italy and South America for Aprile and May. Our live shows are always a surprise, we love to drive around the music and to see what the crowd need from us. It’s like a mix between a dj set and a live set. Who are you listening to at the moment? Funk, Jazz and Trap music. What do you like to do away from music? Reading, sports and to stay with our families. What's planned for 2020? We will be really focus on new Supernova music this year, we are preparing a lot of stuff for some hot labels we love and of course for Lapsus Music, Downtown Underground and Blackboard which are our labels. We are also planning to release a new album on 2020 or maybe 2021, will see. Favourite food and place to hangout? We love to have special dinner with our crew, it’s a perfect place to hangout before the party. We love our Tuscan traditional food and to try food from other countries when we travel.                                                                        Purchase: https://8bit.lnk.to/MyVision Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/supernovaitaly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernovaitaly/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/supernova  

Supernova Interview

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? Sydney. I think the scene here is really interesting. Although the lockout laws hit us pretty hard, the quality of music is astounding. There are some killer jazz and funk bands, but it’s a shame those genres don’t get as much exposure as they do in other cities and countries. How did you first start playing music? I picked up the guitar at around 14 to be part of a high school rock band. From there it was just a process of exploring my own curiosity while trying to understand how the guitar worked. I was obsessed with metal for a few years, then moved on to blues which led me to jazz, funk and R&B. What's been happening recently? I’ve been in writing mode for a bit. It comes in waves but this last batch sounds really promising. It’s always super interesting when you stumble across new ideas or different sounds. Your new single 'Crazy' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting for this track? Tame Impala definitely turned me on to more synth based sounds, but after spending time in London I was drawn back to the guitar, so I wanted to blend the two. I tried put in a lot of R&B influences in there too, but still maintain a rock feel. In terms of songwriting, I was reflecting on the state of the world and how we seem to be headed for further isolation and disconnection. Although it was written before the coronavirus broke globally, it has some eerie parallels. It touches on mental health because I felt it was important to talk about a subject matter that often feels uncomfortable to discuss. Music has an incredible way of opening you up to things you could never express normally. Ultimately the song carries a positive message - you’re never alone when dealing with mental health issues because they’re universal. How did you go about writing Crazy? I was staying with some friends in London for a few months in 2019. I played some shows in Europe and by the end of the trip I had run out of money. I couldn’t afford to do anything but stay in the apartment and write songs all day. I ended up with about 40 songs and Crazy seemed to be a stand out. It started out as a simple demo with just the chorus and a verse. Once I got back to Sydney I rewrote a lot of parts and recorded everything again, but the core of the song is still the same. The lyrics were written in Sydney once the instrumental was finalised. I kept rewritting them up until the last minute before I had to send it off to be mixed. Where and when did you record and who with? My friends Nick Twiney and Siebe Pogson from the band Funk Engine play keys and bass. I did all the guitars, vocals, synths and drums. We recorded most of the track in my bedroom studio at the end of 2019/start of 2020. Then I sent them to be mixed by Jackon Barclay who is a wizard at making things sounds great. What programs/instruments did you use? Logic as the DAW, Diva for the synths and samples for some of the drums. The guitars, keys and acoustic drums were either straight DI instruments or recorded live. How did you approach the recording and production? I wanted to blend rock with R&B, so I’ve got those huge synths and fuzzed out guitars in the chorus mixed with 808s in the verse. I usually record everything just as demos first in my room then eventually reach out to other people when necessary. The recording itself is pretty straight forward. I use basic Logic plug-ins and a focusrite audio interface for instruments. At the end of the day the song is the most important thing for me. If it’s a great song it should stand on its own. Who are you listening to at the moment? Theophilus London, SZA, Stormzy, Brian Eno and a 60s Argentinian band Sandhy and Mandhy. What do you like to do away from music? It’s all music for me at the moment. I teach guitar and do a lot of cover gigs on the side for regular income. What's planned for 2020? I had a few releases planned but with everything in lockdown who knows. Maybe just songwriting quarantine. Favourite food and place to hangout? Fruit smoothies in the studio. https://www.facebook.com/slinkysounds/

Slinky Interview

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? We live in italy,here the scene is around italian trapper e and house music. How did you first start playing music? I start playing at 14, for school birthday parties.   What's been happening recently? We signed with Sony Music.   Your debut single 'How To Fly' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting for this track? Sound is always influenced from market, same for all, but have origins from personal style, we born with house music, and this sound is from there….   How did you go about writing How To Fly? I sent demo to Jo3l,who involved Nathan C and they wrote lyrics.   Where and when did you record/produce and who with? We produce track with Jo3L and Nathan C end of last year. How did you approach the recording/production process? I start work in radio many years ago, after I decided to produce my own stuff. What programs/instruments did you use? I work old school, cubase.   What do you like to do away from music? Fishing, and doing sport.   Who are you listening to at the moment? All kinds of music, important is quality, not style.   What's planned for 2020? We want make many collaboration with different artists.   Favourite food and place to hangout? Of course Spaghetti, as Italian :-) https://www.instagram.com/lazyguysofficial

Lazy Guys 

Jordyn Elliott

Jordyn Elliott

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? I’m in Ottawa, Ontario. There’s always work to be done to improve the local scene, but I feel like it’s getting there. There’s never been a lack of talent in the region, and I’m pleased to see so many thoughtful artists trying to support one another.  How did you first start playing guitar/music? Initially, I started out on drums. I guess I wanted to be Peter Criss or something, so my parents enrolled me in drum lessons for a few years. Eventually I decided guitar was my true love, but those early lessons have proven valuable as a writer and an overall musician.  What's been happening recently? I have been working on the 5th music video in support of my new album, “Lifting the Curse”. I’m hoping for an early-May release date – keep an eye on my Youtube channel! I’m also working on a follow up album, with plans for a fall 2020 release.  What influenced the sound and songwriting for your new album? The album was a form of personal therapy and healing for me during the recovery of a car accident that profoundly complicated my life, to put it mildly. I spent a lot of time trying to connect with nature, and the entire summer of writing and recording was almost like a sort of spiritual awakening – not meaning to get all deep here or anything – but that is why I called it Lifting the Curse. By the time it was done, I realized I had a piece of work I was tremendously proud of, and in the process of creating it, I had left a lot of the negative energy in the past.  How did you go about writing the music? Most songs started out with guitar parts and expanded from there, although I will occasionally start with a drum groove to stimulate some creativity. I am always writing little notes and ideas on my phone, or using the voice memo feature to capture an inspiration before it disappears. I’ve been writing songs with lyrics and vocals for as long as I can remember, so my approach to writing this instrumental album was actually very similar. Most of the music follows similar arrangements that we are already familiar with – verse, chorus, etc., and I don’t think any of the songs even surpass four minutes in length. Obviously I took the liberty to spill over the structural edges a little because the confines of a vocal composition were absent, but I don’t see it as a progressive album at all.  Where and when did you record/produce and who did you work with? Other than the fantastic Emily Dolan Davies, who played drums on the track “was it something I said?”, no other musicians were harmed during the recording process. I recorded the bulk of the album over the summer of 2019, entirely from my home studio. I set a deadline for completion, and for certain goals to be met during the process. There’s certainly some self-discipline required when you’re producing it all yourself. It’s important to be realistic though, when setting those goals, otherwise you’ll get discouraged when life gets in the way. Allow yourself sick days, and days when you really aren’t into it, because that will happen.  What programs/equipment did you use to record? I actually recorded everything through Garageband. You can do a lot with programs like that if you spend enough time learning the details. I have a long way to go, but I’m still really pleased with the overall production! The cherry on top is always getting the music professionally mastered, which I did through H-Bomb Mastering. I used some of the stock instrument plug-ins with the program, and also my live guitar rig, to get a nice blend of guitar tones. The guitars were almost entirely tracked with my Fender Telecaster and Gibson Les Paul. The bass was all played on a Fender Precision.  What do you like to do away from music? I try to read as much as possible, and I love all kinds of movies (I lean toward the horror genre a lot). That keeps me occupied during the winter when I don’t enjoy the outdoors very much! In the warmer months, I try to get out in nature every chance I get, cycling, hiking, kayaking, and herping (Google it – it’s not what you think! Haha!)  Who are you listening to at the moment? I’ve been listening to The Darkness and The Muffs. I have also been alternating between Youtube videos by Skating Polly and Fleshgod Apocalypse.  What's planned for 2020? The release of my second instrumental solo album, along with plenty more troublesome music videos! I am really hoping to get this show on the road too, if time permits!  Favourite food and place to hangout? Well, I’m not sure if this will give me street cred or not.... But if I’m actually hanging out anywhere, it will probably be the library. I also work there, so I’m definitely not winning any wild rockstar points! I love lots of different food, spicy and sweet. I make a killer plate of nachos. I’m a huge fan of ice cream and have an incurable weakness for sweets.  http://www.darrenboyd.com https://www.youtube.com/user/thewhorrorcanada https://instagram.com/darren.michael.boyd https://www.facebook.com/darrenmichaelboydmusic

Darren Michael Boyd Interview

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Jordan F Interview

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