Where are you currently based?
I’m currently based in Sydney.
How did you first start playing music?
Music started as I thought myself how to play drums in Ghana and eventually fell in love with everything else about it.
How would you describe your sound/music?
It’s experimental, chilled and flowery. really instrumental because of my love for baselines and pretty chords but also introspective in my writing and message.
What’s been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far?
I’ve been working on being a better producer and that has led to me already working on my second album. Covid has been pretty hard since I love performing. It kinda feels like it took something away from me but we’re finding ways around it so I’m more hopeful.
Your new track Armadillo is out now, how did you come to collaborate with Maina Doe?
This happened during my first session with the Sumatra boys. I made some drums while Fin & Riley(members of Sumatra) played some chords and added baselines to it. When we put them together, we knew we had something so I put some old poetry together and rapped the verses on it. Was still tryna figure out a chorus but Maina had a session with the boys next so she jumped on it and sent me what she did the next day and I knew we had a banger. So yh it wasn’t face to face but we made it happen.
What influenced the sound and songwriting?
Tyler, the creator is one of my biggest influences when it comes to sound. Love the flowery aspects but so experimental that you don’t know what to expect. Poetry has also shaped the way I write but also the likes of J Cole and Bas that have influenced my song writing.
How did you go about writing Armadillo?
Armadillo was a poem I wrote to a past lover after a break up. With a lot of reminiscing and holding on in mind, it was a description of the complication that was going on at the time. Didn’t really think I was gonna make a song out of it.
Where and when did you record/produce and who did you work with?
I worked with Sumatra (includes Finbar Stuart, Riley hilder and additional guitar from James Baldwin) .
We made this in the boom child house where most of our projects are made.
What programs/instruments did you use?
I use Fl studio but the boys use Ableton.
How did you approach the recording process?
Demo was initially recorded with Sumatra but I then went back to my engineer to redo some Vox before we had to release it.
Please tell us about your photography and multimedia interests:
Photos was the side hobby/ work I did for people and a lot of artists that I know. It started from Church and eventually to blogs and now a part of my creativity.
I think I can do anything so learning all these mediums was quite easy for me as they all compliment each other.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
I’m currently listening to Big Sean’s album and an artist called Amber Mark. i highly recommend.
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020 going into 2021:
I perhaps wanna finish my second album ready for 2021 and also land some really cool festival gigs for next year.
Favourite food and place to hangout?
Favourite food is anything Thai so wherever has a good Thai, you can find me there.
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