Category: Q10
10 Interview Questions for Musicians
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Hydrogen Sea
PJ on guitar also triggers the wavy synths and drops the (gentle) beats whilst Birsen complements their distinctive sound with ethereal vocals and moony lyrics. In 2014 they released their first EP: Court the Dark. 1. How did you get started? Pj and I have been a couple…
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The Ballroom Thieves
A three piece band, utilising all three vocals – Devin Mauch, Calin Peters and Martin Earley make up the trio known as The Ballroom Thieves. Hailing from Boston they’ve recently released their début album ‘A Wolf in the Doorway’ an authentic expedition into folk, intertwined…
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Springtime Carnivore
Greta Morgan (Salpeter) is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles (California, USA). Flying solo for the first time, having previously been fully fledged band member in such outfits like The Hush Sound and Gold Motel, her début album was released in autumn last year…
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Captain Planet
Chuck Wilder is the man behind the mask, behind the moniker! Living in Brooklyn (NYC), he’s got a refreshing blend of sounds and rhythms which borrow vibes from his hometown – Brooklyn – all the way through Brazil, Cuba, New Orleans and the Congo. 1.…
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Cassorla
Ben Cassorla is a Los Angeles resident singer-songwriter and bona-fide (probably!) hipster with a phone book of “amazing talent”… 1. How did you get started? Cassorla started because I got jaded being a sideman for other (amazingly talented) acts. What I wanted to do was write songs all…
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Sye Elaine Spence
Hailing from New York City, Sye Elaine Spence is a singer/songwriter currently residing in Atlanta (Georgia, USA). Delving first into poetry as a child, Spence married her fascination with words and melodies at the age of eight after receiving her first piano, a gift from…
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Astronauts
Dan Carney, formerly of critically acclaimed East London alt-folkers Dark Captain, started Astronauts as a new solo endeavour – enlisting help from friends and on occasion former band-mate Michael Cranny. His debut single ‘Skydive’ was released in June 2014 and enjoyed instant viral success; spending a week…
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Secret Sun
Based out of Montreal, Canada Secret Sun is the collective effort of Simon Landry and Anne-Marie Campbell. After almost a year of writing together they teamed up with producers François Lafontaine and Sebastien Blais-Montpetit to release a debut EP. This was followed up with the album,…
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Telemetry Orchestra
Out of Sydney, Australia, Telemetry Orchestra formed in the early ’90s as an electronic 3-piece. Part of the original Clan Analogue Collective, they have evolved into their current form through the exploration of organic and electronic sounds, fusing them with influences of psychedelia, folk and pop sensibilities.…
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Island Boy
Island Boy is the ongoing project of San Diego-based, Puerto Rican musician/producer Richard Hunter-Rivera. Incorporating elements of French house, reggaeton, latin freestyle, and new wave with crooning vocals, his music pays clear homage to pop and the art of modern songwriting. In late 2012 Island…
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Autumn Owls
This Dublin three-piece of Gary McFarlane (guitar, vocals), Adam Browne (bass) and Will Purtill (drums) were formed in 2007, having converted a shed into a recording space where they began writing and recording. Their debut album ‘Between Buildings, Toward The Sea’ was recorded in April 2012…
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Sun Glitters
Sun Glitters is Luxembourg’s Victor Ferreira. Starting out in rock bands playing bass guitar, Victor was soon to become hooked on an electronic sound through the discovery of bands like Portishead, Third Eye Foundation and Boards of Canada. He’s now fine tuned his own electronic…
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Sophie Madeleine
Brighton based musician Sophie Madeline is ‘bringing the Ukulele back’! She’s got two albums under her belt and has a synonymous reputation on the internet as the ‘Queen of the Ukulele’, practically starting a movement that’s given the stunted guitar back its street cred! This…
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Sea of Bees
Sea of Bees is the musical project of Julie Ann Bee (Baenziger). From Sacramento, California she’s a singer who writes her own songs and is also a instrumentalist, playing many different instruments. She was picked up by producer John Baccigaluppi after he’d heard her singing…
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The Pattern Theory
Forming in 2007 in Leeds (UK), having met at university, The Pattern Theory are triplet; Carl Schilde, Lukas Creswell-Rost & James Yates. In 2008 the band relocated to Berlin and gigged across much of northern Europe. They played alongside bands such as Epic45, Russian Circles,…
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Norman Palm
Originally from northern Germany, Norman Palm currently spends most his time between Berlin and Mexico City. He had an early talent in the arts alongside singing and playing instruments so Norman was encouraged by his family to go to art school – despite a desire…
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Marthas & Arthurs
Brought together by a mutual love of singing harmonies, the voices of Marthas & Arthurs (Mary Douglas, Esther Ball, Tom Ball & Matt Hart) were forged around a campfire in the Herefordshire woods. Their first few months were tucked away singing and playing just to…
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Banco de Gaia
Formed by Toby Marks in 1989, Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from the UK. The band swelled in 1997 to 5 members with Ted Duggan (drums), Ashley Hopkins (bass), Larry Whelan (Wind Synth, Sax and Ethnic Flutes), and Gary Spacey-Foot (Percussion and…
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Keep Shelly in Athens
Despite having acquired a top ten spot on the Hype Machine’s most blogged artist information on Keep Shelly in Athens is surprisingly scarce at the moment. What we do know is there is nobody called Shelly, the name actually being a pun on a Greek suburb…
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Frightened Rabbit
Glasgow based Frightened Rabbit, originally from Selkirk, formed in 2003 under the lead of Scott Hutchison the bands lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and lyricist. Other members include brother Grant Hutchison on drums, guitarist and bassist Billy Kennedy, guitarist Andy Monaghan and keyboardist Gordon Skene. Originally…
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Claudine Muno & the Luna Boots
Multi talented Claudine Muno grew up in the southern Luxembourg town of Pétange. She completed her education with a diploma in languages, literature and Latin and followed up with a degree in History from the University of Strasbourg, France. Alongside music she’s a well respected…
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a band of brothers from south side Chicago. Born into a musical heritage which started with well known jazz musician, father Phil Cohran whose roots run back to 1920s Mississippi. Many of the family work in the industry with sisters, brothers…
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Max Tundra
“Time signatures, musical genres and instrumentation have been given the thorough shake-up they have long needed!” Thanks to Max Tundra A.K.A Ben Jacobs who turned his hand to musical invention on discovering a piano and a penchant for replaying the theme songs and music from…
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Mugison
Örn Elías Guðmundsson is Mugison a ‘much easier for me to pronounce’ name for Icelandic born musician and singer. The name in itself has an interesting story. According to Wikipedia, ‘Mugison got his nickname Mugison while on holiday visiting his father Muggi (Muggur) in Malaysia.…
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Eat Static
Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton formed Eat Static in 1989 as a creative outlet for the diverse range of electronic music they were producing. Having met in ‘space rock outfit’ Ozric Tentacles both Merv and Joie were drawn to the electronic sounds of the then…
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Fieldhead
Tape hiss, geography, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops are the ingredients that make up Fieldhead’s ambient/electronic music. Fieldhead is the project of current Vancouver resident Paul Elam who is often accompanied by violinists Sarah Kemp & Elaine Reynolds [esker]. Paul is also a full-time…
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The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present have at times been accused of nearly slipping into a parody of themselves. Sensitive indie’ites from circa. 1990 will no doubt take great grievance to such a statement and staunchly defend the Presents corner. David Gedge and the ever changing ensemble do…
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Modeselektor
Modeselektor are a “wildly diverse, infused with exuberance and inspired by a slap of the absurd” music duo from Berlin. They’re considered a band that gets music journalists grammatically salivating and waxing ‘choice word’ lyrical. In addition, they’ve got Thom Yorke’s vocal admission as a…
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The Wooden Birds
The Wooden Birds are a US outfit concocted of native Texan Andrew Kenny, best known as singer/songwriter with American Analog Set, David Wingo, songwriter with Olda Podrida, singer-guitarist Leslie Sisson and Michael Bell, Lymbyc Systym drummer. One part mellow folk and one part indie-pop and…
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Thieves Like Us
Thieves Like Us came together in Berlin in 2002. A concoction of a couple of a Swedes and a Yank who found solace with each other as they struggled with foreign languages and culture. Starting out dj’ing, playing old krautrock, italo disco, Bowie, Iggy and…
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Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom is from Florida and equipped with a laptop, self-made computer music programs, piano chops and a 5-string banjo she “sings from the heart”. Trained as a classical pianist and composer Kevin (originally named Kristin Erickson) always sought out new musical structures and patterns.…
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Rue Royale
Rue Royale (US/UK) have been on the road, quite literally! It’s a timeless quest from the acoustic duo, who’s melodic tunes induce pure auditory pleasure with seemly little effort! Seems like they’re always on an extensive tour schedule which, they are well advised to bring…
