tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51610832206213369292024-02-19T01:47:32.651-08:00paper-deer : a music blog in melbournePaper Deer : excitators and agitators of the Melbourne music scene : featuring band profiles, venue spotlights and artist interviews.Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-1931491906616695662011-01-28T00:17:00.000-08:002011-01-28T00:17:24.642-08:00Hello, friends! We have moved...<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">www.paper-deer.com</span></b></div><br />
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EditorPaige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-52859764208448831882011-01-27T04:27:00.000-08:002011-03-21T04:42:06.678-07:00INTERVIEW: Over-Reactor<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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You learn something everyday. Like "death hop", for example, refers to a hybrid genre of music that blends together metal, hip hop, rock and hardcore into one fucking fierce package. And while at first you may be imagining some giant, fire-breathing Godzilla rabbit stomping on people, one listen to Melbourne death hop duo <b>Over-Reactor</b> will wipe your face clean (and that dopey smile normally reserved to Lolcats).<br />
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Founded just a year ago, Over-Reactor is the experimental music project of former Mammal frontman <b>Ezekial Ox</b> and ex-Dukes of Windsor drummer and beat master <b>Cory Blight</b>. And while there may just be two men onstage when they perform live, they make up for their lack of numbers with sheer, raw energy, furious beats and intense vocals. <br />
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Paige X. Cho met up with Cory to talk about the pair's insatiable need to create music, and where the term death hop came from.<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Over-Reactor are the first “death-hop” act that Paper-Deer has come across. Did you coin the term?</span></b> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">We actually didn't coin the term. I heard a fan at a show define us as death-hop and it stuck for us, and we’ve noticed other artists on last.fm tagged as death-hop. We don't intentionally create our sound - it just spills out of us whenever we're together. We're just the pigeons. It's up to others to find a suitable hole to cram us in. I think we're right next door to "heave-hop."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Metal/hardcore and rap aren’t genres that seem to traditionally mix together. Do you find Over-Reactor equally draws fans from both camps? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">We draw fans of metal, hardcore, heavy rock, hip-hop, and music in general who are open to experimentation but we're often despised by the more old-school traditional fans of heavy music. It's hard to pinpoint a stereotypical Over-Reactor fan – they seem to be a group of free thinking individuals who come together to watch something different.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">You’re both well known around the traps because of Mammal and Dukes of Windsor. What can fans of these two acts expect?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Our sound, attitude and vibe is different to both of those bands. We want to push ourselves to explore ground we haven't previously covered. I see more Mammal fans at the shows than Dukes fans though. Our sound is brutal and intense, so I guess it's just not for pop rock enthusiasts. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">The act only formed in January 2010, yet you’ve already released a second album on top of your debut double album! Was there a conscious decision from the beginning to release lots of material or was it organic?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Right from the beginning we set ourselves the goal of completing two albums in 2010. Our creative birth canals were fully dilated from day one, and songs have been gushing forth ever since. Zeke is the first vocalist I have worked with who has a similar work ethic to me. We both push ourselves hard.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Tell us all about your second album.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It's called <i>Lose Your Delusion Too.</i> The entire album was recorded, mixed and mastered in my house. Influences on our sound are artists such as Melvins, Pantera, Sepultura, Beastie Boys, Rage Against The Machine, Helmet, Fugazi, Black Flag and Slayer. Marijuana was an influence too - we were hell stoned during most of the writing process. I actually can't recall a second of it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">We use amp simulators on the guitars and bass, and blend them with big, roomy drums. The synth sounds and samples we use are more commonly heard in Tech House and Minimal Techno. They actually work really well with heavy guitars and drums. There are elements of metal, hardcore punk, industrial, rock, and hip-hop. I play drums, bass, guitar, and program synths and samples. Zeke sings, and then I'm left to mix the album while Zeke pops in and out with fresh mixing ears and ideas like an Aussie Rick Rubin.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">How is the second album different from your first?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It was done in about a third of the time as the first record. This time we added a couple of extra drum microphones we didn't use on the first album - snare bottom, and an ambient microphone in the kitchen. I swear by the kitchen mic. It sounds awesome blended in there. The album is more experimental. I think it takes longer to grow on listeners, as there are some more complex ideas, time signature and tempo changes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Over-Reactor record, mix and master everything by yourselves. Is it sometimes difficult to step back and look at your work objectively?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It's impossible. I enjoy listening to the demos before we record the final versions. I can imagine what they will become. I can't listen to the finished product. It gives me extreme anxiety. I just analyse the performance and production. Zeke loves putting it on in the car when we're on the road but I hyperventilate until either the album's over, or I crash into a tree.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Anything else you’d like to add?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">We have a tour in the pipeline, and some new material underway which is heading in a very different direction to the first two records. We're working on film clips for Point To Push from the first record, and Best of Worst from the second. They're close to being finished.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>UPCOMING GIGS:</b></div><ul><li><b>Friday January 28: </b>Revolver Upstairs.<b> </b></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">LINKS:</span></b></div><ul><li><a href="http://www.over-reactor.com/"><span lang="EN-AU">Official Over-Reactor website</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/overreactorband"><span lang="EN-AU">Over-Reactor on Myspace</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gstores.com.au/over-reactor"><span lang="EN-AU">Over-Reactor merchandise</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Over-Reactor"><span lang="EN-AU">Over-Reactor on Last.fm</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Over-reactor/302580137228"><span lang="EN-AU">Over-Reactor on Facebook</span></a></li>
</ul>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-46730606354880862392011-01-17T05:12:00.000-08:002011-03-21T04:43:13.489-07:00INTERVIEW: Keith! Party<div style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[if !mso]> <style>
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</div></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mention hip hop to most and the first things that come to mind are American rappers with too many exit wounds, diamond encrusted teeth and more swear words than you can point a shotgun at. The idea of a troupe of kids from the hipster-filled northern suburbs of Melbourne being labeled hip-hop seems a little odd at first, but one listen to <b>Keith! Party</b> proves otherwise. </span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">But don’t expect straight up rap – far from it. Sure there’s rapping and plenty of break-beats, but K!P are part of the new “rave-rap” music revolution. With their newest release, the <b>Victoria Rocks</b>-funded <b><i>Roof Raisers</i></b>, expect to hear dub reggae, grime bass, electro noises, triphop, old-school horror film melodies and vocals reminiscent of Destiny’s Child. Add in lyrics that would even make a sailor blush, and you have a winner. Paper-Deer’s favourite lines are “AIDS in a wheelchair on welfare” and the lyrics of <i>Best Fiesta </i>which imply girl-on-girl necrophilia. While <i>Roof Raisers</i> lacks the I’m-going-to-fucking-curb-you vibe of gansta rap, there’s still something darkly delicious about K!P’s messed-up brand of pop hip hop. File under “great music to have drugged-out sex to.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY_7lPRUeYpBrBbJ2aIyvEG5w3Y-eJJlhrV6mU6vGigXtV3on4FZ75vFrzlipC-5HXYYTXs512iiFdrP63rc_LX8LwT2rvWV4es6yzLkfuBkqc4Lm6Ko98OhFEEsRO4eOJQ0I2SA-0n4/s1600/Keith%2521+Party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY_7lPRUeYpBrBbJ2aIyvEG5w3Y-eJJlhrV6mU6vGigXtV3on4FZ75vFrzlipC-5HXYYTXs512iiFdrP63rc_LX8LwT2rvWV4es6yzLkfuBkqc4Lm6Ko98OhFEEsRO4eOJQ0I2SA-0n4/s320/Keith%2521+Party.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Paige X. Cho </b>got real with <b>Cathead LaQuack</b>, <b>Talkshow Boy</b> and <b>2SHEE</b>. (We are pretty sure those are their birth names.)</span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The K!P entourage is always changing shape and size. Who are the core members of the group?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CATHEAD:</b> Talkshow Boy, Cathead LaQuack, 2SHEE, Hotdog, Easy Lee, B. Jerky and our two dancers Amy Contortion and James Phantom. Also my brother DJ Wordlyfe. I was first introduced to Talkshow Boy by a wandering minstrel named Escobar Amsterdam. When I first saw him perform a live solo gig with his crazy asymmetrical haircut, I was blown away by his limitless energy and infectious enthusiasm. I met James and Amy when they were doing a dance show for the Fringe Festival and needed someone to write the music. James and Amy are two of the loveliest people I've ever met and their choreography made a brilliant new addition to our shambolic live show. </span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2SHEE:</b> The rest of the band members were lured to Cathead’s bungalow with rainbow-coloured glowsticks. </span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TALKSHOW BOY:</b> Every member of the crew has their own unique flow and style. Past members of K!P include Worm, Huge Euge, Treggers, MC Sleaze, Cheeks, Gezus, Conor G and many, many more party people. </span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Did you ever expect K!P to get this far in four years? Or ever?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CATHEAD:</b> Despite the accidental and amateurish nature of the project, we've always suffered from delusions of grandeur and believed that it would go very far indeed. We started making absurdly bold proclamations about taking over the world, and we were so intoxicated that we started to believe them. The only unexpected thing about what's happened since then is that we've managed to get our shit together and actually organised things like getting a grant, recording and releasing an album, putting on shows and arranging interviews like this one.</span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TALKSHOW BOY:</b> I’m still making bold proclamations. From the very first day the plan was to produce cutting-edge party music, create some classic and warped pop songs and party in an unorthodox, larger-than-life fashion when we perform. We’ve totally succeeded in every respect and we have no plans to let up. We are constantly producing stupid/experimental/fun dance jams and love making tracks with unconventional hooks. </span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Do you try to sketch out an idea of what will happen at each performance, or are they all sort of haphazard and spontaneous events depending on what and who you can grab?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TALKSHOW BOY:</b> Every performance space is its own party playground - what is important is that we always seize the entire available space. We have different party supplies at every show and rudimentary dance-moves that coincide with some songs, but the key to a good party is a combination of spontaneity, break beats, bass and incidental grinding. In the past we’ve had bubbles, a jumping castle, party poppers, champagne, condoms, firecrackers, nudity, spliffs, potatoes, costumes, banners, toys, dildos, flags and plenty of fun. In the future we will continue to party with all of the above and more.</span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Maybe it’s something in the name of your band, the crazy live shows or the loose attitudes, but everything about K!P spells out “a good time”. What’s the craziest thing that has happened at a K!P show?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TALKSHOW BOY:</b> We had a really uptight sound guy at one warehouse party who cracked the complete shits, getting in a fit of rage and swung a mic stand at us. He gave us this intense lecture on how we’re the worst non-band he’s seen in 20 years and if we were professionals we would have held the mics “correctly”. He was really shaken and red-in-the-face – it was quite unnerving but we laughed it off and proceeded to drink bottle after bottle of Sangria.</span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>K!P are about to release a second album, <i>Roof Raisers</i>. What can your fans and well-wishers expect?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CATHEAD:</b> <i>Roof Raisers</i> is our idea of the perfect party, with a lot of crazy guests, hilarious incidents, booty-shaking, playfulness, excessive behavior and colourful vibes. It's got some huge obnoxious beats, riffs and choruses but it may not be as dumb and obvious as you'd expect party music to be. After cranking it up loud with your friends, we hope you'll also enjoy it as a close private listen on your headphones, since there are a lot of hidden production nuances, funny backup vocals, witticisms and tongue-twisters.</span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TALKSHOW BOY:</b> It’s underground pop music. I have always been fascinated by the ‘pop charts’ and love it whenever anything subversive, innovative, experimental or absurd sneaks in there and manages to come across as unequivocally “normal”. I wanted <i>Roof Raisers</i> to be a streamlined, cohesive party album that approximates commercial pop music just enough to get away with it whilst remaining progressive and resolutely leftfield and fucked-up in lyrical content. </span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>While hip hop is probably the closest single genre to describe K!P, you still sound nothing like anything else in Australia. If you could create a new genre to describe K!P’s sound, what would it be called?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CATHEAD:</b> It's true that we don't have much of an affinity with the majority of Aussie hip-hop artists but a recent review of our album in <i>Rave Magazine</i> accurately noted there is a hidden “second strand” of Australian rap that’s more ravey, fun and goofy than the better-known Aussie bogan variety. Leftfield Aussie rappers like Quan, Purple Duck, Shane Skillz, Dirt Child and Curse Ov Dialect are our kindred spirits.</span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">We like to call our style "rave-rap", which basically means that apart from hip-hop, we're also heavily influenced by all kinds of electronic dance music and will rap over pretty much any kind of beat. The word "rave" refers to our musical style but also to our attitude: positive, hedonistic, juvenile, sincere, enthusiastic, loving, respectful, revolutionary.</span></div><div class="Body" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TALKSHOW BOY:</b> You can call us “rave-rap”, “party pop” or “sex beat”.</span></div><div class="Body" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Anything else you’d like to add?</b></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">We will be releasing free rave-rap remixes and downloadable acapellas for further production and remixing through <a href="http://www.raverap.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.raverap.com</span></a> - we are passionate about screwed-up good-time dance music and will be unleashing plenty of it over the coming months and years. There are so many underground producers releasing killer dance tracks over the internet - we love the global spectrum of innovators and love sharing our own home-made floor-fillers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5ztfs4CgrrFsT4EhbAsq05REVAc-n2U84rYxxuqWArk04_RJIA5mnmqA-bIt1zsKRgNhWUAWFvf-8hX77Sb3FqkCtb6J9R_EsQscWTxp9KIprIO3rL_q_ZR0HO6qGjbcUJXIzZEbtUY/s1600/keith%2521+party+poster.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5ztfs4CgrrFsT4EhbAsq05REVAc-n2U84rYxxuqWArk04_RJIA5mnmqA-bIt1zsKRgNhWUAWFvf-8hX77Sb3FqkCtb6J9R_EsQscWTxp9KIprIO3rL_q_ZR0HO6qGjbcUJXIzZEbtUY/s320/keith%2521+party+poster.JPG" width="226" /></a></div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>UPCOMING GIGS:</b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tuesday January 25:</b> Workers Club with JUNK!, Fabio Umberto, Rat Vs Possum DJs, Amy Contortion [<i>Roof Raisers</i> official album launch]</span></li>
</ul><div class="FreeForm" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>LINKS:</b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Keith-Party/21144836896">Keith! Party on Facebook</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://keithparty.com.au/blog/">Keith! Party official website</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/keithparty"><span style="font-size: small;">Keith! Party on Myspace</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.raverap.com/">Rave Rap</a> </span></li>
</ul>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-45765227572954787942011-01-16T03:09:00.000-08:002011-03-21T04:43:55.792-07:00WELCOME: Charles D. Roper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqtcgfx8EL5-LI4VqezXDQdXqKxnfDBo_e2pVAViWUjaTb6P_XnUB7mD6pAZ_u2VNm4xAI9KIfPmFQ5UqGIfTp86MsLT0Ep1W1L5UN-H2jzCQxbYZx9kiUUyUX5AXPKe6Fey2OOOc-s/s1600/deer+only.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqtcgfx8EL5-LI4VqezXDQdXqKxnfDBo_e2pVAViWUjaTb6P_XnUB7mD6pAZ_u2VNm4xAI9KIfPmFQ5UqGIfTp86MsLT0Ep1W1L5UN-H2jzCQxbYZx9kiUUyUX5AXPKe6Fey2OOOc-s/s1600/deer+only.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqtcgfx8EL5-LI4VqezXDQdXqKxnfDBo_e2pVAViWUjaTb6P_XnUB7mD6pAZ_u2VNm4xAI9KIfPmFQ5UqGIfTp86MsLT0Ep1W1L5UN-H2jzCQxbYZx9kiUUyUX5AXPKe6Fey2OOOc-s/s320/deer+only.JPG" width="132" /></a></div><!--[if !mso]> <style>
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Paper-Deer would like to say "hi" to our newest addition to the blog's editorial team: <b>Charles D. Roper</b>. There's not much we can say about Charles apart from the fact that he's involved with the music scene in multiple facets, he's a little shy and that Charles may not actually be his name...<br />
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We can tell you that he is talented (if he even is male) and loves the local music scene in Melbourne. Keep reading his pieces on Paper-Deer and see if you can spot any clues that give away his identity.Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-32605107762811037922011-01-13T06:18:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:12:25.006-07:00INTEVIEW: Wet Wings<div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Folk music coming out of New Zealand is not an uncommon thing, but Christchurch duo (occasional quartet) <b>Wet Wings </b>offers all this with a beautifully haunting tone. Their debut EP, <b><i>Soil To Skin</i></b>, which the duo chose to release on cassette for reasons more obvious than most would think, is full of tales and ambient sounds from their town of residence. Key members <b>Darian </b>and <b>Lucy </b>have dried off their wings to make the journey to Melbourne for a series of shows in January supporting <i>Soil To Skin</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paper-Deer's <b>Charles D. Roper</b> talks to both Darian and Lucy about the importance of song writing, earthquakes in Christchurch and counterfeit Luna Park vouchers.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How would you describe your sound?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Darian: </b>Lucy says 'folk' but then gets Peter, Paul and Mary comparisons from her family. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Where did the name Wet Wings come from?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Darian:</b> I sent Lucy a bunch of bird-related potential band names for her to choose from. Other options included Slimy Nest and Eternal Beak. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>You perform as both a two-piece and a four-piece. Are there particular songs that require a larger band or do you adapt the songs depending on how many members are performing?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Darian:</b> Loops and subtle samples are easier with a two-piece. To stay in time it's best to not be too distracted by many other instruments. Other songs are just straight pop hits which seem better with a band.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What made you decide to release Soil To Skin on cassette?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Darian:</b> I heard it's smaller and more portable than records. Also, they don't get scratched. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The recording of <i>Soil To Skin</i> took place while the city of Christchurch was experiencing 7.1-magnitude earthquakes. What part did this play in the overall recording of the EP?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lucy:</b> We had time off university because the library was messy and Darian was evacuated from his house temporarily because a three-tonne chimney fell down, so he stayed at my flat. He brought his computer and mixed for a week straight. The library is still shut.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>You’re playing around Melbourne during January. Were there any things you were hoping to do around town besides playing shows?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lucy:</b> Luna Park is the number one priority. Darian made me a voucher for Christmas that said, "ONE FREE PASS TO LUNA PARK", and my brother thought it was real. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://wetwings.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Wet Wings home page</span></a></span></li>
</ul>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-59267402040757984952011-01-13T05:37:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:12:38.106-07:00INTERVIEW: THE BOOK CLUB BOUTIQUE<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<i>"<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"></span></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">I don’t know any writers, poets or musicians that don’t love a decent martini at the end of a long day! Following the muse, reading rejection letters, editing and cutting, hustling, seeking funding, fighting the good fight – it’s all very thirsty work, don’t you think?"</span></span></i><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Those are the words of <b>Salena Godden</b>, aka General Godden, and the sentiments that came up with the idea of London's <b>The Book Club Boutique</b>. Salena, along with her troupe of creatives with a strong love of the bottle, put together literary events combining live music, poetry, writers, costumes, themes, alcohol and just general craziness. <b>The Book Club Boutique Band </b>are the resident musicians who play the soundtrack to these delightfully intelligent, alluring and debaucherous affairs. If there were any leftover doubts that literary events were stuffy, one second at these sex-up gigs will change your mind.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">And, all the way from London, the BCB Band has come down to Australia to play with the local BCB Band. Lock up your book worm daughters, Melbourne...</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">The Book Club Boutique is such a fresh and unique idea. Can you explain it in a nutshell?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Sal: </b>The Book Club Boutique was founded in 2009 at the suggestion of the legendary cocktail extraordinaire Dick Bradsell at Dick’s Bar. The BCB began life there, with a weekly gathering of writers and musicians, trying out new work, fuelled on espresso martini in a tiny but cosy basement bar. The BCB motto is books, booze and boogie-woogie. We're all about great writing, good drinking and brilliant music.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">How do the poets, writers and bands tie together the literature and music worlds?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Sal: </b>Alcohol helps! But seriously, instead of separating spoken word gigs, live music, book launches and book clubs, we throw them all in together. Poetry, short stories, music, classical orchestra, singer-songwriters, magician, comedy, burlesque... It’s all about the themes really. We’ve just created something that people want to be members of! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black;">Paper-Deer has heard that every BCB event is themed, and we’re just a little bit fond of themes. What kinds of themes have your run in the past? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Sal: </b>Back in London, there are different themes for each event, for example: <i>Thinkers and Drinkers</i>, which was philosophy vs. literature. It was a very “thinky” start to the evening which turned into a very “drinky” night. Bukowski and the use of absinthe was key at this event! Our three erotica parties were also very popular. <i>Lush! </i>was an all-women erotic lit event, <i>Rush! </i>an all-male erotic lit party and </span><i>Blush!</i>, an erotic literary event for Valentine’s Day where people had to read and divulge secret and embarrassing encounters. Authors, songwriters and poets not only have to invent costumes but also write something brand new for each gig, so it keeps us on our toes! <span lang="EN-AU"></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText2" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoBodyText2" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black;"><b>Max:</b> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">We also had a Guy Fawkes night celebration that was attending by many anarchists in masks and black cloaks, and a Sweeny Todd night with Salena as Mrs Lovett and me, sporting my favourite moustache, as Sweeny Todd. We also had the Burlesque night to raise money for breast cancer awareness featured people wearing not much at all.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Sal:</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"> We have found some wicked people along the way, and we’ve been telling people back home to check our website to meet our new friends. So far we have loved meeting</span> Jane Treasure, David Hallett, Christine Strellen, Rhys Rogers, Stefanie Petrik, Rosie Sherwood and Daevid Allen (from Gong fame). I loved the stunning music and poetry of Ilona Harker. And of course the tremendous Hussy Hicks blew our minds. Last week The Book Club Boutique Band were in ULive Studios<b> </b>(near Byron Bay) collaborating and working on tracks with Hussy Hicks.<b> </b>We are really look forward to sharing and releasing these recordings with everyone soon! </span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">BCB’s ringmaster, leader, producer and host Salena Godden works for literary charity The First Story Charity. Does BCB itself do anything for charity?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Max:</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"> Our latest residency is at QSoho, based at the House of St Barnabas (<a href="http://www.hosb.org.uk/">http://www.hosb.org.uk/</a>), which is a charity that helps homeless people develop life skills. We donate a portion of the proceeds from each event to the charity. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/bookcboutique">BCB on Twitter</a></span></li>
</ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>By Paige X. Cho</b> </span>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-20614316393096693182011-01-11T04:27:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:12:53.456-07:00INTERVIEW: Shaun Tenni<div style="color: black;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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What happens when you're a dude with a tendency to express himself through music, a lot? And being in a band becomes restrictive to your expression? Well, as Melbourne musician <b>Shaun Tenni</b> can tell you, you just go solo as well so you can make twice as much music! Problem solved. The thing with being in a rock/grunge band is that they don't really do much softer stuff, but sometimes guys who play grunge need a little bit of quiet reflection too. Shaun’s introspective and often intoxicating solo work exemplifies this; with their intimate sounds and lyrics that read like poetic journal entries or faded photographs, Shaun's songs are truly a glimpse into his mind.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><b>You’ve been writing and performing music since you were young. Do you remember if there was a particular moment where you thought you might want to pursue music as a career?</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;">I remember when I first started making music and teaching myself guitar; I was playing all these three-chord pop/punk songs and thought, "This is so simple." So I started writing my own songs and because I didn’t have a band at the time, but really wanted to play in one, I did all the other instruments in a midi program called Guitar Pro. It took me a while at the time, but I did it anyway. It was about that point where I thought, "Hell, I can actually do this!" and writing music took over my life.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><b>You wrote your first song at the age of 14. Can you remember how it goes? What does your current self think of it?</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;">I had been going out with this girl but I didn’t really like her; she was beautiful, but very selfish and stupid. So I broke it off and wrote this song called <i>Hot Body, Bad Mind</i> and my friends loved it. That was the first real together pop song I had written, I still remember it and have it notated in guitar pro. I like it because it was the start of expressing myself through music, however embarrassing some of the lyrics may be, and I still appreciate it.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><b>Well, we can't all be amazing lyricists straight away! But to change the subject to a more recent achievement, your debut single <i>Nag Champa</i> reached number 12 on the Triple J Unearthed Indie Charts, so congrats! How did it feel?</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;">Thank you! I had just put <i>Nag Champa</i> up and was letting everyone know through the Facebook page that they could rate/review it. I would wake up every morning for uni and, in a daze, refresh the stats to see the listens and chart spot jump up more every day. At one point it reached number 12, which lead to more people contacting me about shows or just to tell me how much they enjoy my music, so I was absolutely stoked.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><b>For our readers who don’t know, Nag Champa is an Indian fragrance commonly used in incense. You must like it a lot to write a song about it! Does it symbolise anything or do you just find it very comforting?</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;">Well, I like how something very odd or obscure can take on a profound meaning when applied to song. So I was wondering what would a song about Nag Champa sound like... Then the opening line and melody came in my head and I ran into my room and wrote it. I do find the incense very comforting but I also enjoy the fact that some people don’t know the incense and interpret the lyrics to something present in their own life. I love that kind of ambiguity.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><b>You also play in a grunge band. How different is the writing process for band songs compared to when you write your solo stuff?</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;">The solo stuff came about because from writing band songs all these years I have so much material that would work better as quieter music and was unsuitable for what I wanted to do with the band. So it all piled up and I decided to use a heap of it with some new stuff and do a solo album. I suppose music is a musician’s own special way of expressing him or herself, so both the band and solo stuff are just different means of doing that for me; the band is prone to (but not always) louder, angrier and more upbeat music while the solo stuff is open to being more mellow.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><b>Also, is it a completely different experience playing as part of a band and performing solo, and why?</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;">It’s definitely something you have to adjust yourself to. When I'm playing my solo stuff, I’m sitting in a chair with my friend on lead guitar and it’s a chilled out, mellow, intimate performance. You can’t really break that and shout at the crowd or anything like that; you’ve got to find different ways of entertaining. The band is more of an electric adrenaline-fuelled performance where everyone just lets loose. They are definitely two different performances that I don’t want to get confused, otherwise I am quite sure things would get very awkward!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><br />
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<li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/shaun_tenni" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Shaun Tenni on Myspace</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> <b>By Stephanie-Bowie Liew</b></span></span>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-44411647734610945712011-01-10T04:16:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:13:17.065-07:00INTERVIEW: Canos<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">No matter how you want to pronounce their name, there's one thing about Melbourne pop-folk act <b>Canos</b></span> that everyone agrees one: they are a troupe of bloody talented musicians. <span style="font-size: small;">With seven different accomplished musicians making music at the same time, the end result is beautifully layered pop-rock music created with folk instruments. This music is the kind of music that should be the soundtrack to the daydreams. Gorgeous, lush and deliriously delightful, and best served with cloud-watching, picnics with lovers and a glass of wine. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paper-Deer had a group discussion with<b> Cameron Lee</b>, <b>Sarah-Rose McIvor</b>, <b>Johnny Moretti</b> and <b>Luke McIvor</b> about the logistics of being in a large band and their upcoming special edition EP.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">The name “Canos” is unusual. We’re guessing that you might get called “Canoes” by accident a lot. What’s the worst mispronunciation or misspelling that you’ve experienced so far?</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">Well, “Canoes” is pretty bad to be honest. We have also been called “Kay-noss” and “Cano” because someone just assumed that the “s” was silent. When in actual fact the “c” may be silent… but it’s not.</span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">There’s a lot of you in the band! Does that make band prac really difficult?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">There are seven people and we all seem to live miles from each other! We have people in the group who come from Boronia, Essendon and even as far as Yarra Junction. So organising rehearsals is usually a logistical nightmare but we always seem to manage.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">There are some impressive instruments that make up your sound, like the cello and violin. Were any members of the band classically trained? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">Yeah, our strings players were both classically trained which helps because the rest of us are classically untrained. But it has been the cause of a few debates about song structures and arrangements but ultimately I think we have found a balance that we are all happy and comfortable with.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Canos’ bio states that you are part of the “new folk movement sweeping its way across Melbourne”. What exactly is the new folk movement, and how is it different from just plain old folk?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">Some of our songs are little more traditional I guess, but we definitely incorporate some pop hooks and pop themes. The new folk movement does resemble traditional folk in the sense that they use acoustic style instruments but really that’s where the similarities end. We are essentially a folk-pop/folk-rock band.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">You released your debut EP at the beginning of last year, and since then have recorded more tracks with producer Steven Schram (The Cat Empire, Little Birdy). What else did the band get up to in 2010?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">We have been working furiously on our live sound and are bracing ourselves for a big 2011. We did a residency at the Wesley Anne in Northcote as well as a few shows at the Northcote Social Club (including our very first EP launch that we managed to sell out). We also recently won a competition where we won a distribution deal with <a href="http://www.valleyarm.com/">Valleyarm</a> which we’re making use of for our latest release, a special edition release of our debut EP with 2 new tracks recorded by Steven Schram.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What was it like working with Schram, who is such an amazing producer?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">He was great to work with! His philosophy is to record a great performance from the band. So he listens to you and gives feedback on the performance as you go until we’ve got the performance perfect and on tape. Plus he’s great fun to work with!</span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Where can people pick up copies of your EP?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-style: normal;">We will have a physical copy with one new song with a song from <i>The Buegs </i>available at the EP launch. The whole special edition EP is available to download from iTunes and other popular music stores.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canos/366802310865">Canos on Facebook</a></span></li>
</ul>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-39295177758038872962011-01-08T04:50:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:13:13.411-07:00INTERVIEW: Geoff Mison of Melband and Pony Music<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Chances are that if you're a musician in Melbourne, you have at some point or another trawled through the advertisements on <b>Melband</b> to sell that unused distortion pedal or to find a band to fill a support slot after a last minute pull-out.<br />
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Paper-Deer met up with Geoff Mison to talk about the successful Melbourne community site and his other business, <b>Pony Music</b>.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Tell us about how you got into the music industry.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I played my first gig at the age of 16 in Canada while on student exchange. We used to skip music class at the end of the day and jam in a friend’s basement instead. I did a week’s work experience at Mackin’s Drumshop and ended up getting a weekend job there during school and when I studied audio engineering. While I played in bands, I hung out at gigs loading in, doing lights, and learning from the audio guys. I did a few weeks of work experience at Metropolis Studios before landing a job at Regency Recordings as a mastering engineer. After six years at Regency, I opened Pony Music in 1997 with a bunch of ideas and no money. Melband came about soon after when I couldn’t find any information on Melbourne music anywhere on the internet. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What job title do you go by, and what exactly do you do at Melband?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">The Boss… Only because I couldn’t think of another title and a few members were calling me that at the time so it stuck. I suppose I basically facilitate the site these days and try and keep the peace. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What exactly is Melband, and why do you think it is so successful in the Melbourne music scene?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It was essentially designed as a directory listing of all things music in Melbourne and has since grown into a more forum based site with musicians networking with other musicians, sharing tips and knowledge and posting adverts. Many similar sites have come and gone over the years but for some reason Melband has stuck it out and continues to grow.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Lots of local bands have sold old equipment, found bands to play with or joined bands through Melband. How does it feel to know that your website has had such an impact on the local scene?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s always a good feeling to speak to someone who has joined a band or got a gig or whatever through the site. I have even employed people through the site myself. It’s nice to open the gig guide of a local street press magazine and see how many bands are out there playing and are involved with the site in some way or another.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Any big Melband plans for 2011?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">2011 will see a new site being launched (<b><a href="http://www.ausband.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal;">www.ausband.com.au</span></a></b>) incorporating all the good stuff from Melband while adding sections for users Australia-wide. It will incorporate a searchable database with a modern look plus all the trimmings: profile pages, audio and video sharing capabilities and a bigger focus on music tips and information along with artist interviews, gear reviews, news and more. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Apart from Melband, you also run Pony Music. How did Pony get started?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I started Pony Music on a shoestring budget in 1997 and have since moved three times to larger buildings before settling into our current complex in 2007. What started out with just me and two rehearsal rooms has grown into a killer recording studio, six rehearsal studios, production and lighting hire, repairs, tuition and a music store in Hallam, as well as a second location in Rowville which has five rehearsal studios. Pony Music was incorporated in 2005 with the addition of a business partner (Damien Young) and we now employ 10 staff and numerous production casuals.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Any hints for young bands on how to make the most of their time in the studio?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Practice, but make sure you’re practicing right. Playing to a click track with a band years ago really opened my eyes to how out of time we all were. Demo your songs at home or in the rehearsal studio and get them to a point you are ready to record them properly before laying out your cash for a studio. Record the least amount of songs for your budget. It’s no use recording an album-worth of songs in two days and having them sound sub-par due to poor performances or not enough time to setup or mix properly. A kickass sounding single will get you more attention than a mediocre sounding EP or album. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ponymusic.com.au%20/">Pony Music website</a></li>
</ul>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-53849826141227622092010-12-28T03:59:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:13:53.681-07:00Industry Interview: Dave Stevens of Pure Pop Records<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Mention to any Melburnian that you're going to a chilled out Sunday afternoon gig to watch a great music act, chances are they'll turn around and ask, "Pure Pop?"<br />
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</div>Tucked away in the iconic suburb of St Kilda, Pure Pop has carved itself out a niche as being quite possibly the only combined record store, record label, cafe and live music venue in the world. And despite being in one of the city's trendiest, celebrity-filled areas, you will find no pretension here at all. You can pick out a quality vinyl at the front, or head to the back and enjoy a good toastie and beer while watching an intimate unplugged set on the venue's tiny stage (which we imagine is battling out with The Birmy for first place in the small-stage-stakes).<br />
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Paper-Deer had a beer with owner Dave Stevens about his pride and joy.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">As one of the owners of Pure Pop, one of Melbourne's iconic record stores, what do you do?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It’s more of a question of what don’t I do. Pure Pop is a pretty small operation and between myself and our three staff members we manage to get most things done. We manage to run the record store, café, bar and venue pretty smoothly although it can have its moments of chaos.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">It's been said that Pure Pop is the only record store/cafe/live music venue/record label in the world. How did the idea to combine four amazing concepts together?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I think it was when I realised that I had achieved my dream of owning my own record store about twenty years too late. Downloading, CD burning and other things had conspired to make my CD store as popular as a penny farthing shop. I was trying to sell something that was pretty much available free elsewhere, albeit illegally but with very little chance of prosecution. After a few months of no sales, banks and creditors screaming, debt collectors knocking my door I was sitting in the empty backyard of Pure Pop, head in hands wondering what I was going to do.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The idea of the bar and live venue came to me and with the help of a few tradie friends we transformed the place bit by bit over a few months to make the venue and start putting on bands. The liquor license took longer (two years) but somehow we survived, I really don’t know how, but now we have a place that we can truly be proud of. Alcohol sales allow us to keep our CD and vinyl stocks healthy and the increased traffic through the store has led to increased sales of music.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It is often mentioned to us that we should get rid of the music and open up the whole place as a bar and live venue. We would make more money but to be honest the soul of the place is that we are first and foremost a record store and always will be.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Does the cat in Pure Pop's logo belong to someone? (Weird question, but I've always wondered.)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The cat is a tattoo that I have. Pretty fierce, hey?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Paper-Deer has heard about the Pop Goes the Curfew gig around the traps, and particularly that Swedish group The Men are flying down for the gig. What else can you tell us about the gig?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It started out as our fifth anniversary gig but unfortunately we opened our doors in July – not the best time to put things on in St Kilda. We spoke to the Prince and they were keen to do something in January. From there it snowballed and now it’s become an all singing, all dancing entertainment one night only spectacular!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Men were the first band we put out on the Pure Pop label way back in the deep dark days. They are a fantastic sixties style mod band from Lund in Sweden. We’ve stayed in touch over the years and in November I wrote to Sven Kohler (The Men’s frontman) to catch up, and mentioned the Pure Pop gig in passing and he said he’d ask the guys if they were keen to come down. The rest is history.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The other bands on the bill are all Pure Pop faves who have graced the courtyard stage over the years. Gun Street Girls and Pony Face will be able to turn up the volume a bit higher than our council restrictions allow so that will be great. Mates of ours like Tim Rogers, Charles Jenkins, Ryan Coffey, Jeff May, Heath & Alex (from Dirt River Radio) and Hugh Gurney (from The Skybombers) are dropping by to do a song or two each and the fantastic comedy duo Anyone For Tennis will be hosting the night.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Pure Pop is known for amazingly intimate gigs from prominent musical artists in your cosy venue. Why the decision to host Pop Goes the Curfew at the Prince of Wales Bandroom?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our courtyard is very small and of course outside. Therefore all our shows are limited to 50 people and we have strict sound restrictions. We wanted to a have a party, we have more than 50 friends and we wanted to make a lot of noise. The Prince have been great friends of ours – as have all the St Kilda venues – and offered us their place to hold the party.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Pure Pop's incredibly unassuming stage has seen the likes of Charles Jenkins, Tim Rogers, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Swell Season, Barry Adamson and more. Which act was your absolute favourite and why?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It would be too easy to say The Swell Season because their performance was spine-tinglingly great as were the others you’ve mentioned but what really excited us was when a 17-year-old school kid named Alex Lashlie dropped in after school to ask if he could play. We gave him a Friday night spot and he absolutely blew the place away. He ended up doing Fridays for over 12 months and his sets became legendary. He’s now 20 and is touring Europe.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Owning your own indie record store always seems like the ultimate job. Any advice for budding music lovers who are desperate to get into the business?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Don’t open in St Kilda. This spot’s taken. Seriously it makes me sad to say but I wouldn’t recommend anyone opening a record store unless they are able to supplement the turnover with something else. We’ve gone down the route of bar, café, venue but there are other options.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>UPCOMING EVENTS:</b></span></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-US"><b>January 1: </b>Conway Savage at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sunday January 2:</b> The Adventure Spirit and Pure Pop Ha/Ha at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Saturday January 8:</b> Brillig, Ben Revi, Chris Assaad, Conway Savage at Pure Pop<br />
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<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sunday January 9:</b> Cambodian Space Project, Coby Grant, The Scholars and The Skybombers at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Friday January 14: </b>Large Number 12s at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Saturday January 15: </b>Jules Sheldon, Dan Webb, Conway Savage at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>January 16: </b>Pop Goes the Curfew at the Prince Bandroom [with The Men, Gun Street Girls, Pony Face, Tim Rogers and others]</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sunday March 27: </b>Paul Collins at Pure Pop<br />
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<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Friday January 21: </b>Large Number 12s at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Saturday January 22: </b>Cloudmouth, Lord Bishop Rocks, Conway Savage at Pure Pop<br />
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<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sunday January 23: </b>Citrus Jam [EP launch], Yeo, The Skybombers at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Friday January 28: </b>Large Number 12s at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Saturday January 29: </b>Delsinki Jane, Conway Savage at Pure Pop</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sunday January 30: </b>Lisa Wood, Nick Batterham, The Skybombers at Pure Pop</span></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pure-Pop-Records/291279351637%20">Pure Pop Records on Facebook</a></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/purepoprecords">Pure Pop Records on Twitter</a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">There sure are quite a lot of managers out there in the Melbourne music scene, but nothing quite says "awesome" like a veteran who's been in the industry since 1995 (when most of the musicians on this blog were probably infants or toddlers), has rubbed shoulders with some pretty illustrious shoulders and has two businesses to her name.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What job title do you go by?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Slave to the grindstone.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Sounds violent. And what exactly do you do?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Solve problems, find answers and make sure I have an educated, well-rounded and informed opinion.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What are your plans for 2011 for paranoidbydesign and missmanagement? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">missmanagement is working on releases and tours for its artists for 2011 and paranoidbydesign has a heap of events coming up that we’re working hard on. We’re also establishing our record label so we’ll be sourcing good upcoming artists to release. Plus we’re expanding the team and welcoming some great girls into the crew which is exciting. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What artists do you currently work with?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">I currently manage Fare Evader (VIC)and i, said the sparrow (WA). </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What do you love about them?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">I love both bands because they fulfill the checklist of everything you want in a band – they work hard, they’re creative and innovative, they’re young, fresh and unjaded by the industry, they write great songs that I love and will happily play over and over, they have huge potential ahead of them, they respect advice, and they are both a pleasure to work with. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Fare Evader I love because they just make me happy. Working with them is a joy plus it’s always great when the sound guy in every venue gets into your band and gives you his card at the end of the gig asking if you ever need him again. Sparrow is a new challenge and also has a lot of potential. I’m dying to see them live again as I’ve only seen them once (the difficulty of managing an interstate band).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Fare Evader’s new EP is out next year. Has it been exciting and rewarding watching this Melbourne three-piece go from strength to strength? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Fare Evader are always going to be a pride and joy because I’ve known them from the early stages of their career when they were a fledgling band. They are one of those bands that make the hard-yards-and-no-sleep part of management worthwhile. With them, being a manager became a positive experience again and I’m like a happy parent every time they achieve a new milestone. I can’t wait to see where they go from here.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">You’ve travelled the world and worked with bands from other Australian cities and other countries. What do you think about the Melbourne music scene and our bands? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">I’ve been working in the scene since 1995 and have always thought it was amazing and always appreciated its health and vitality. No matter where I’ve been I always say hi to my baby again. But over the years we’ve fallen afoul to things like errant ill-informed legislation and the residentalisation of entertainment precincts. Venues have struggled against dwindling numbers and increasing costs. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">On the band side I think the scene had a tendency to take itself for granted and other cities have recently overtaken us in successful bands coming out of their towns. Plus interstate there is greater organisational and government support for the industry in terms of export and education. I think with things like SLAM and Music Victoria that will start to change hopefully but with the change in local government it will be interesting to see what pans out in the near future. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">I’d strongly disagree that violence was as prevalent as the media and government wanted to make out but I think there is an increasing lack of respect for your fellow patrons when people are out these days. I’d encourage young bands and people entering into the industry to work on not just their individual careers but the Melbourne music community as a whole. Join in with things like Music Victoria so you can work on supporting your industry on a day-to-day basis before it comes to a head like with The Tote. All that being said I think we’ve been lucky and haven’t had as low lows as other states had in the past. Melbourne will always be my favourite just because it’s where I came of age into the industry.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What advice would you give to bands looking for managers?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Just do the job yourself. Too many bands want a manager simply to do the jobs they don’t want to do. If you want to have a mate manage you then just grab a mate who’s good with numbers and on the phone. If you want a proper manager then you have to establish your band as a viable business that a good manager will be interested in. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">A lot of bands say they have a manager when really what that person does is book the band gigs – that’s a booking agent and there’s a shortage of those too. A manager manages the business of the band and works on the long term career of the band. A band shouldn’t be too fast to hand over their management as they should be invested in their futures from the ground up and the better job the band does of that the more ready they are to have a proper manager who can take them to the next level. There are different kinds of managers too so you have to work out what kind of support you need and what direction you want to take the band in before you can decide appropriately what kind of manager you need.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">On the other side of the coin, any advice for budding artist managers? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Reverse of the previous question – if a band can’t manage themselves you’re not going to be able to manage them and if they’re not prepared to work hard on their careers you’re going to be the only one doing any work and that is just well… stupid. Trust me. It’s okay to say no. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Avoid rockstars. If they’re acting like rockstars when they’re on the way up imagine how they will act when they get to the top, and then when they’re on the way down. The more experience you get in the industry the faster you will spot the fledgling rockstar and the quicker you will walk the other way. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Aim to be the kind of manager that progresses a band’s career not one that fetches water. At the end of the day the band’s career rests in your hands and it’s a great responsibility. Management often doesn’t receive the overt credit it is due but without a great team that performance never gets onto the stage. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Find good mentors and managers to network with. I am incredibly lucky in that I have a great set of people I can reach out to and ask advice from and who encourage me. Find every avenue you can to expand your knowledge base and make new contacts – music conferences (Fuse, Big Sound, One Movement) and industry training (JB Seed Management Workshop, Austrade Masterclasses). Diplomas and degrees in the industry can be great but make sure you are doing internships and work experience while you are studying. All of the best managers in the country learnt through actually doing it. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Work out what skill sets you have and which ones you’re missing. Make a list of what you have to learn and what you can get someone else to do. These days a manager has to be everything from business manager to personal manager to record label manager. Some things you can just oversee rather than micromanage if you have another person you can trust – like an amazing FOH guy or a great booking agent. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">In the early days of a band’s career spend money wisely. Don’t rush to outsource everything; do what you can yourself in terms of publicity, releasing, branding and marketing. There are great avenues like Amrap/AirIt for sending your songs to radio so save money on a publicist until all elements of the band are ready for the next stage and the money is worth spending. Plus the more you and the band do to develop your personal connections to press/radio, they will do to help you as the band grows the more. It is always about the authenticity of your business and connection for long terms careers versus one hit wonders.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">The most difficult advice is that if things just aren’t working out it’s okay to walk away. Even though you’ve invested your heart and soul and sleepless hours into something it just isn’t working right. You can’t trade your happiness for the “what if next week it breaks out into something big” because it really just isn’t worth it. It’s the hardest lesson to learn.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>UPCOMING SHOWS:</b></span></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Thursday December 23:</b> Melbourne Fresh Presents Xmas Gig, Revolver Upstairs<b> </b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Friday December 24: </b>Fare Evader supports Goldfields, Karova Lounge, Ballarat</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Friday January 21: </b>Summertime Goo, The Palace</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>February - March: </b>Fare Evader east coast tour and EP release</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>March: </b>i, said the sparrow east coast tour and single release</span></span></li>
<li><b>Saturday March 12: </b>i, said the sparrow, Rock The Bay, The Espy</li>
<li><b>February 7 & 15: </b>Melbourne Fresh Grand Finals 2011</li>
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<ul><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><a href="http://www.paranoidbydesign.com/"><span lang="EN-AU">paranoidbydesign official website</span></a></div><span lang="EN-AU"></span><span lang="EN-AU"></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/paranoidbydesign">paranoidbydesign on Myspace</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/paranoidbydsign">paranoidbydesign on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.fareevader.com.au/">Fare Evader official website</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/isaidthesparrow"><span lang="EN-AU">i, said the sparrow on Myspace</span></a><b><span lang="EN-AU"></span></b> </li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b> </b> </span></span></div>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-13547808054961196882010-12-12T01:55:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:14:26.709-07:00INTERVIEW: The Olivettes<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Being a solo artist certainly has its perks. P<span lang="EN-AU">ractice is whenever you roll out of bed. The set list is completely up to you. You don't have to frantically call up your band mates to check they're available when you get offered a last minute gig. And if you don't like a song, you can scrap it without having to diplomatically tell your band mate that what they've written is terrible.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">But nothing beats the fun of having a travelling troupe of musicians to keep you company, and that's exactly why Melbourne muso <b>Courtney Barnett </b>has recently jumped on board the "band" wagon. While Courtney is no newbie when it comes to the live music scene in Melbourne, the singer songwriter recently curated a gang of musicians to give her own tunes an orchestrated sound and the gang was originally known as "Courtney Barnett and The Olivettes". The gang of six soon dropped the first part of the name as it was clear that these musicians have too much talent and ideas to add to simply be a backing band, so Melbourne should start to keep their eyes peeled for a collective simply known as <b>The Olivettes</b>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ix2RA50jkbqqSFn2tFGzZCOqb60C4w9FMR0LkRBy0xfuCFhkpB0ewQSeABmRoQguyV9N9jjZxeZF-jpnndw-pSSc04OTzYHg8Ehyphenhyphenq7SK4w2jtQWxR7venIVyCTLvhHw6N9Te9jRofp4/s1600/the+olivettes+sideways.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ix2RA50jkbqqSFn2tFGzZCOqb60C4w9FMR0LkRBy0xfuCFhkpB0ewQSeABmRoQguyV9N9jjZxeZF-jpnndw-pSSc04OTzYHg8Ehyphenhyphenq7SK4w2jtQWxR7venIVyCTLvhHw6N9Te9jRofp4/s320/the+olivettes+sideways.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></div><br />
Paper-Deer got together with Courtney to talk about the evolution of The Olivettes and how they came up with their moniker. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Describe your sound in one word. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Underwater.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Haha, I’m pretty sure that’s two words! Where does the name “The Olivettes” come from? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">A drunken guy said to me once, “I’ve never heard your music but based on the band name I envision five housewife-type females dressed in 1950s flowery dresses singing folk songs.” The Olivettes are three guys and two girls. On the front porch, of a house in Thornbury, next to the door bell, at about shoulder level, is a nice plaque that has the house name, Olivette, on it. I saw it at the first band practice and thought it was pretty. Pete suggested it as the band name, and that was that.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"> You’ve been on the music scene in Melbourne for a bit. What inspires you to start projects with others rather than just performing and writing solo?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I get stuck in a rut writing by myself. It gets boring and I catch myself using the same cheap phrases over and over again. Plus I’m neurotic and overly self-critical. When you’re writing with someone else they can say, “Hey, that’s shit. Let’s say ‘steady decline of hair’ instead of ‘bald’, and how about we go to this chord and then the leading note brings it up to the major and blah blah blah I know music theory.” It’s a clichéd thing to say, but I learn so much by writing and performing with other people. I’m pretty shy so it forces me to step outside my comfort zone and sometimes the best ideas happen when you’re just mucking around with band members. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I collaborated with a wonderful songwriter and friend Oliver Mestitz last year and we wrote a song called <i>Things to Consider Before RSVPing to a Party</i>. That was the first time I had sat down with someone else and said, “okay, let’s write a song.” And we literally sat around for a long, long time not doing much at all. Folding bits of paper and flicking them across the room. When we finally got on a roll I found it fascinating, it’s like peeking into someone else’s heart and brain seeing the process of how they carefully word lyrics, how they phrase melodies to suit the songs mood, what they share, what they omit.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">On your website, you describe The Olivettes as “a group of musicians sourced by Courtney to mellifluously orchestrate and aesthetically beautify her songs.” Are The Olivettes your “backing band” or does the rest of the band contribute to the songwriting and decision-making process?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It started off like that. Courtney Barnett & The Olivettes. I showed them my songs and we played them how I’d been playing them for the last three years. But it kind of felt like we were a high school band sight-reading out of a Best Of catalogue. Plus some of my slower girly songs don’t really fit with the summery upbeat pop-bop feel thing we’ve got going on. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">We have fun together and they inspire me to write, so without them I don’t know where I’d be heading. We’ve only been playing together for a month or so and we’ve just started writing songs together and sharing ideas. I was walking home from the Tote a few weeks ago, and I came up with these profound lyrics quickly typing them into my phone. I took a disjointed story and one riff to rehearsal the next day, showed the band and they made it awesome. We had a new song. Easy as that. So I think it’s okay to say we are just The Olivettes now.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I would never “audition” people to play with. I didn’t really know any of the boys from the olivettes that well before we started playing together. We drank at the same places, I saw them play in their other bands, and we made lewd jokes together. Once I’d sussed them out to be really cool people that I enjoyed hanging out with I said, “Do you wanna be in a band with me?” As for Charlie Plumb, she dressed up as David Bowie at a party one night and I knew we were supposed to be together. I like the old-fashioned punk-rock notion of friends getting together to make a band. Come up with the name, make the t-shirts, organise the gigs, write the songs…and then learn the instruments. In that order.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">The Olivettes have a residency at Edinburgh Castle this December. Why should Paper-Deer readers traipse along and watch you?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">1. Our friends The Merri Creek Pickers and Rob from Immigrant Union are coming along to play support spots. 2. We’re playing prime-time afternoon in the sunny beer garden, so you can smoke, drink, eat, bring your kids, bring your dog, get a sun tan and watch music all at the same time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</span></b><span lang="EN-AU">I find that the best songs are the ones I write in five minutes without thinking about them too much. I get really inspired by local bands a lot of the time. Yesterday I woke up and felt like something good was going to happen so I went and bought two Lucksmiths CDs for inspiration. There’s no magic mix for me. I normally struggle desperately with song writing and the only thing that works is patience and spontaneity. <br />
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<li><span lang="EN-AU"><b> Sunday December 19: </b>Edinburgh Castle residency, from 4pm to 6pm</span><span lang="EN-AU"><b> </b></span></li>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.courtneybarnett.com.au/">Courtney Barnett official website</a> </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/courtneybarnettmusic">Courtney Barnett on Myspace</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theolivettes"><span lang="EN-AU">The Olivettes on Myspace</span></a></li>
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</span></div>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-91525826721921974032010-12-08T03:55:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:14:32.477-07:00INTERVIEW: Scott Thurling of Popboomerang<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"I'm going to start a record label!" Sure, lots of people say that phrase and it's usually met with lots of eye-rolling. One man did that and succeeded massively, and now has big acts like <b>Frente!</b>, <b>Skipping Girl Vinegar </b>and <b>Celadore </b>under his roster. Meet <b>Scott Thurling</b>, the man who started, runs and makes all the decisions for Melbourne indie label <b>Popboomerang</b>. That may be a lot of hats to wear, but the Melbourne-based label manager must have a huge coat rack as the only brain behind the thriving label.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What do you do at Popboomerang?</b></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am Label Manager at Popboomerang Records. Being a one man operation this obviously means I am sole decision maker in regard to the bands that are signed and the overall direction of the label. I do a level of artist management & development & publicity as well as booking shows and all other admin involved in running the label. </span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How did Popboomerang come about?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Popboomerang was established in 2000 & released the first recordings in 2002. I’ve always been a MASSIVE music consumer, and perhaps because I don’t play music, was always interested in music business as well. Popboomerang started as a “swap shop” website around 1997 trading Australian Pop & Rock titles to overseas fans in return for CD’s unavailable in Oz. I would make CD samplers of the Aussie bands for the overseas fans and enjoyed this so much the idea started to form of legitimising things to form a proper label. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What do you think boutique, indie labels have going that major labels can’t touch?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Indie labels enjoy faster decision making, are more personal and timely communication wise and ideally, can carve out a niche in the music scene and to produce intense consumer loyalty as well as a real “community feel” and support amongst the bands. They can spot trends in the industry & react to them faster. Of course there are disadvantages in to working with a small label and bands need to weigh up their options if they are in a position of having some labels courting.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>There are some really rad bands on Popboomerang’s roster, including Skipping Girl Vinegar, Frente, Georgia Fields and Young Werther. Is there a common thread among all the bands on your label?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">The most common trend about the bands that have done well on the label is a high level of ambition and passion about their music and overall career. That intensity and hunger is something I look for when considering adding a band to the label. Not every band is in a position to tour as extensively as bands like Skipping Girl Vinegar, Celadore or The Bon Scotts but it is a dream if they can!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Which young band on the Popboomerang label are you most excited about for 2011?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think Celadore qualify for this one as they are truly one of the youngest & most hard working bands on the label. The guys head into the studio this week to start recording the follow up to <i>Distance Is A Gun</i> .The Solomons made a splash with their debut EP this year and are about to record a bunch of songs for release in 2011.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If you could get us to listen to one album/release from a Popboomerang artist, which would it be and why?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">That is tough, like asking a parent to name a favourite child!!! The releases which have made the biggest impact with fans and the media include Skipping Girl Vinegar’s <i>Sift The Noise</i>, The Aerial Maps’s <i>In The Blinding Sunlight</i> and Georgia Fields’ new self-titled album. Releases by Tim Reid, Tamas Wells, Underminers, Bon Scotts and Splendid are among others have also been very well received.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Is there a difference between a good band and an excellent band that will be successful?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">If there was a secret I would not be telling. But seriously an “excellent band” has to have a point of difference in some way in their recorded music & hopefully also in their live performance. I have seen bands I thought were “excellent” waste their talent and implode & bands who I felt were “good” get every ounce of success possible by working really hard. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Any tips for bands interested in getting signed by Popboomerang? Any hints or anything they should definitely avoid doing (e.g. stalking you)?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do your research on the roster! Don’t send in recordings for consideration that are devoid of melody! Don’t waste my time with styles of music Popboomerang does not release don’t work with (rap, hard rock, dance or reggae etc.) Be polite in following up for feedback, persistence is fine up to a point (over email is best). Be imaginative and eye catching with your promo packs but don’t go over the top. Don’t sulk or burn your bridges if you don’t get a release as labels often “talk” and recommend bands to each other (or not).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Do you do anything else in the music industry?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have done some mentoring for Freezer/The Push. But the sad news is I head off to the dreaded day job each day. Rock n’ roll has not made me rich yet! Ever hopeful.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Any tips for young industry kids who are keen on starting labels or working for record labels?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would hope they have rich generous parents or partners!! But seriously, they need to be aware that the industry is changing and the old models of recouping your investment from CD sales alone are gone. I would encourage them to do some work experience in established labels or seek out some mentoring before starting out alone. I would say learn from your mistakes and don’t repeat them (in saying that successful decisions you make along the way are not always replicated).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/popboomerangrecords">Popboomerang Records on Myspace</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.facebook/popboomerangrecords">Popboomerang Records on Facebook</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://twitter.com/popboomerang">Popboomerang Records on Twitter</a></span></span></li>
</ul><b>BY PAIGE X. CHO</b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-54018193671627668392010-12-01T04:03:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:14:41.092-07:00INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: Quincy McLean of Bakehouse Studios and SLAM Rally<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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If the Melbourne music industry was a town, <b>Quincy McLean </b>would surely be mayor. As the founder, owner and head honcho of <b>Bakehouse Studios</b>, the industry veteran has helped everyone from the world's biggest rock stars to Melbourne's youngest bands within his rehearsal and recording complex's walls. More recently, Quincy's moniker may be one to make politicians quake in their boots, as one of the primary organisers behind Melbourne's groundbreaking <b>SLAM Rally </b>to protect the Victorian music scene from downright ridiculous claims from the government and over-the-top liquor licensing practices.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Paper-Deer managed to have a chat to the busy man about how his Bakehouse, his tips for young industry kids and his work with SLAM.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>What do you do at Bakehouse Studios?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">I set up Bakehouse as a small, single-room rehearsal studio in 1991 and it gradually evolved into a recording/rehearsal complex. The staff call me Quincy but you can call me the boss. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>How did Bakehouse become to be?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">I started it when I was in a band that needed somewhere to rehearse and record. Then we had a son, Angus. I had to feed a family so I had to find a way to make a buck and it had to grow. The birth of our daughter Lola seven years later ramped up the pressure so I've had to keep improving the place and expanding it to keep the bands coming and happy.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>Weirdest shit to go down at Bakehouse?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">This is the entertainment business, you could write a <a href="http://sit.com/" target="_blank">sit.com</a> about the stupid stuff that happens here but I don't know whether you have the space for the character development to do it justice. Names would have to be changed to protect the innocent, ignorant or down right thick headed. You'll have to wait for my biography.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>Bakehouse has seen some pretty awesome musicians within its walls, like Nick Cave, The Drones, Beasts of Bourbon and Beth Orton. Do you ever get star struck, and by who?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i>I'm Stranded</i> was the first Australian album I ever bought. It was punk. Its genesis was independent and totally self-funded although the album ended up coming out on EMI. It was the major turning point for my preferred styles and mind sets in music and it changed my life. So when the original Saints were gearing up for their first gigs outside of Brisbane in over 30 years, it was a massive few days for me. Q: Star struck? A: With not a hint of shame.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>What else have you done in the music industry? You were obviously a musician, but have you filled the roles of band manager, venue booker and other assorted titles?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Yes, have dabbled in all of the above. 95% of my staff are very creative people on their own missions. All of them are passionate, connected and very much involved in Melbourne’s musical soup with many of them taking breaks to tour the world with their bands or to undertake solo expeditions.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Another aspect of the “music industry” that we have tackled was the SLAM Rally, which my wife Helen and I organized in February this year. It blew out to require lobbying of liquor licensing and the government for the last 8 months and a resulted in some very positive changes to the LLC's procedures. Most importantly, live music will never be deemed to be a contributing factor in violent behavior in Victoria again.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bakehouse-Studios/123958777615535">Bakehouse Studios on Facebook</a></div></li>
<li><a href="http://www.slamrally.org/" target="_blank">SLAM Rally official website</a> </li>
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<span style="color: black;">The Madness Method describe their music as “spock”; that is, ska with hints of pop and rock. Two of the band’s most popular tracks, <i>You Were Right </i>and <i>Better Without You,</i> seemed to represent the “spock” genre well. Both<i> </i>had signature ska elements such as walking bass lines (provided by absolutely spot-on bassist Jon Meller), guitar rhythms that accented the upstrokes, drummer Paul Frangos’ driving beats, and bright, harmonising brass lines courtesy of Shelly Ryan on saxophone and Matt Story on trumpet (trombonist Tom McKenzie was absent). The fast-paced tempos and catchy melodies of both songs, the distinctly pop-tinged chorus in <i>You Were Right </i>and the rockier chorus in <i>Better Without You </i>fit in nicely with these ska elements to create a fresh sound; a “spocky” sound. Both of these songs also had videos made for them, which were launched at The Toff during this particular show.<br />
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While many of The Madness Method’s songs sounded quite similar to each other, the repetitiveness was broken up by a few songs that had quite a different feel to most of the others. For example, <i>Concrete Heart </i>was slower and more sensual. It still had its standard block-upstroke strumming on guitar and a catchy bass line that walks up and down the frets, but things such as guitarist Luke Forward’s commanding solo using a wah pedal, a sultry saxophone line and long, held notes on brass set it apart and made it a clear stand-out from the set. Vocalist and front-woman Mandy Meadows was allowed more freedom — compared to the somewhat restrictive melodies of other songs — to really show off her vocal control, and she sang the lyrics with a punchy attitude that made you believe she really meant what she was singing. Towards the end of the song, the band dropped out and Mandy held a note for what seemed like minutes, and then followed it up with an impressive display of almost-jazzy vocal gymnastics before the band came back in for the final two choruses.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">An honourable mention also goes out to <i>Wikipedia</i>, which was a lot more funk-inspired than most other songs in the set and also featured a very rock-n-roll breakdown that got the audience raising their fists and whipping their hair.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The members of The Madness Method are no doubt talented and work extremely well as a single entity. The enthusiasm of the drummer, the lightning-fast fingers of the laidback bassist, the choreographed head-tilts of the brass players, the tasteful solos by the guitarist and Mandy’s sass and pipes made for an entertaining show. This band does not make easy-listening music; it’s not for everyone. As the band themselves state, their music is “not grungy, earthy, wailing or hauntingly beautiful”. It’s not deep, it won’t move you to tears, and it probably won’t cause any epiphanies or arouse profound emotions within you. But that’s not really what The Madness Method were aiming for anyway. They’re all about upbeat, fun, in-your-face songs; light-hearted lyrics that mock and tease; energetic performance and the raucousness that is the fusion-genre of “spock.”</span></span></div><br />
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<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.themadnessmethodmusic.com/">The Madness Method official website</a></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Madness-Method">The Madness Method Facebook</a></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ta-dahphoto/sets/72157625523427546/">Flickr set for the gig by Ta-DAH! Photo</a> </span></li>
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If there's one thing that is noticeable about the blues and roots crowd, it's that tight-knit sense of community and those oddly stronger-than-blood ties between musicians. Maybe it's something in the music, maybe it's something about the lifestyle, but there's no denying it.<br />
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Australian roots and blues musician <b>Rosie Burgess </b>is no different. Rising in the Australian music scene, Rosie's close bond between her and her backing band have led to the common misconception that they're actually biologically related. Even with the band's latest addition in bass player <b>Tim Bennett</b>, you can probably hedge your bets that these musical comrades are already more like an adopted family that just a few talented musicians on tour.<br />
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Paper-Deer had a chat to the woman herself, Rosie, about her adopted family, her latest release <i>Leap</i> and the music scene.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">The trio are often mistaken for sisters. Do you feel the bond between the three of you is stronger than blood?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I have really felt like that. I’m not really the kind of musician that wants to change band members every week, and having found these girls, my aim has been to hang on to them for as long as possible! That said, our violinist Sophie is actually about to embark on a European travel adventure, and we’re going to be joined by a new member, Tim Bennett, on electric and upright bass. I think the really important thing for me is that the people I play with <i>feel</i> like family. We can razz around together and have lots of fun and we also know when to give each other some space. We get each other.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Is the Rosie Burgess Trio more a showcase for you as a songwriter with two backing musicians, or more like a collaborative band?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Yeah it’s definitely more like a collaborative band. I do write all the songs, but the others pretty much design their own parts, as well as giving me feedback on my parts and arrangements, which is great. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">From an outsider’s perspective, it seems that there is a lot of bonding and a strong community in the blues/roots/folk scene in Australia. Is it really like that?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I think so, and not just in Australia, but across the U.S. and Canada too. I think these kind of scenes lend themselves to a community vibe – there’s lots of grassroots music going on, from jams to gigs to festivals, and most of the performers I’ve met seem really open and keen to share their experience. We regularly team up with other bands and share our resources and help each other out with stuff – where’s the best place to play here, can you help me find a PA over there, etc etc. I guess in every area of life you’ll find people who’d like to remain apart, but mostly I’ve just met really excellent people, writing totally excellent, honest music and it’s been so great.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Paper-Deer read somewhere that you run an independent record label… What is that like?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Well, I don’t wear suits n ties but I do get to say “present” when we have meetings... Nah, it’s really low key. It’s been a little avenue for me to release my own music and help out a few other artists along the way – again, that sharing resources thing. Sometimes I’ve had a little extra cash (not very often!) and I’ve used it to invest in some other music that I love that I wish the world was hearing. It’s been really fun but it’s not something I focus on a lot.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">You’ve played at some impressive festivals and have shared stages with some great musicians. Any particular artists that you’re dying to play with?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I cross my fingers I’ll get to play with Melissa Ferrick (USA) one day, and I’d love to play with Mia Dyson again – she’s so awesome. I love playing with other musicians who you feel like you could watch every night for months, cos sometimes that’s exactly what happens when you tour together!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Was <i>Leap</i> about jumping? Or something more clever than that?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Leap is really about a personal leap for me. It’s a collection of songs that cross the boundaries between folk and roots and blues and I guess, even pop, but the primary focus is on the songs themselves, those little glimpses of truth that required me to leap. It’s a really personal album. It sounds funny to say that, because you’d think that all albums are really personal, and I’m sure they are, but this particular album saw me through some really big times and I tried really hard not to make it too cryptic or to edit too much – I didn’t want the real feeling behind the songs to be hidden, I wanted to really say it as it was.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">How can we pick up a copy for ourselves?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Well, gosh. Picking one up is easy – they’re just light little packages you can slip in your pocket... You order it online at www.rosieburgess.com or pick it up at one of our shows, or ask for it at your favourite local record shop. I think they’re about $25.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<ul><li><b>Friday December 3: </b>Folk Rhythm and Life Festival, El Dorado</li>
<li><b>Sunday December 19: </b>The Bendigo Hotel</li>
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<b>LINKS:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.rosieburgess.com/">Rosie Burgess official site</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/rosieburgesstrio">Rosie Burgess on Facebook</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/rosiesmusic">Rosie Burgess on MySpace</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/rosieburgessmusic">Rosie Burgess on YouTube</a></li>
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<span lang="EN-AU"> It's true that we leave footprints wherever we go, whether they be the outlines of your feet in the sand, your digital footprint or a trail of broken hearts and memories. Band-manager-and-everything-else <b>Lisa Ariganello</b> may have started out in America, but she's weaved in exotic locations across Asia and Australia into her life story and has ended up in the Melbourne live music scene, writing her way across continents. And just as she has left a trail of music reviews and blog posts as she's travelled, Lisa has cleverly named her business <b>Trail of Ink</b>, and now works with some of Melbourne's best know roots, gypsy and folk acts like <b>Rapskallion</b>, <b>Rosie Burgess </b>and <b>Jungal, </b>as well as many others.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Paper-Deer had a chat to the world traveller about being a manager and how the Melbourne music scene compares to the rest of the world. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">What job title do you go by?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Like most people in this industry, I tend to wear many hats. Job titles I use most often are artist manager, publicist, booking agent, tour planner, friend, roadie, therapist and sometimes merch bitch.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">If you have to explain what exactly it is you do in the music industry in a nutshell, what would you say?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Well, those job titles listed above pretty much sum it up. But the gist of it is: I manage bands, organise gigs, tours, and publicity campaigns, review gigs occasionally, and work for festivals, too! </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">You’re originally from California and have travelled all about the world. What do you think of the Melbourne music scene compared to other scenes in the world?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Yeah that’s right, I’m Canadian slash Californian. A mixed breed. I moved to Melbourne mainly for the music scene. To me, Melbourne has always been known as a cultural hub – a melting pot of musicians and artists. I think the music scene in Melbourne is very supportive in its own way. Musicians, managers, publicists, agents come together (for the most part) and support each other’s musical paths. It’s less competitive than trying to “make it big” in Canada or the US, where there’s so much competition and a fraction of the bands out there actually have their music heard. From my experience, independent musicians in Melbourne have a lot more opportunities, support and resources to get their music out there because the community is smaller and less competitive.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">How did you fall into management, publicity and journalism?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I pretty much just started off as a fanatical lover of music from a young age, which led to me running off as a teen following bands and festivals around the US much to my parents’ dismay! After studying journalism, I started reviewing gigs and interviewing artists for local music magazines – mostly to score free tickets and CDs – and that led into helping musician friends get gigs and planning tours in places like Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">I find a common problem that faces people who work on the business side of the industry is this inability to just do one thing – we all seem to have a dozen business ventures and projects. Why do you think we all fall into this trap?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Tell me about it! Multi-tasking has become my middle name. I think that there are so many different areas of the non-artist side of the music industry and they are all closely linked. Managing bands leads to booking gigs, which leads to publicity, and so on. It just seems natural to pick up other projects that are closely related. I don’t mind it, actually. I’ve learned so much by working with different musicians, bands, venues and festivals. It’s all about expanding your skill set now because it can be tough to “make a living” in this industry. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Where did the name Trail of Ink for your business come about?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Trail of Ink was actually the original name for my blog when I was living in Asia. I wanted to have a place to publish my random little thoughts and titbits on life. The meaning of the name just came to me. I wanted to use the concept of travelling and writing, and leaving a little meaningful path of words and thoughts behind me as I pass through countries and encounter different cultures and people. The ink trail seemed appropriate, and that became Trail of Ink.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Name some of the bands that you work with for Trail of Ink?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I am so grateful to work with some fabulous musicians, including: Rapskallion, Rosie Burgess, Jungal and El Moth & The Turbo Rads. Occasionally I work with Saritah, CC The Cat, Dub Dub Goose, and others.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The most rewarding thing is definitely being able to be a part of something that I really love. I am really passionate about all of the bands that I work with, and am a huge fan of their music. It’s great knowing that I can somewhat help these artists along their path and can be supportive of their musical dream. The most shit? Would most likely be the fact that I don’t even play a damn instrument so I’m forced to remain offstage. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I say just go for it. There are so many musicians in Melbourne who are looking for help from managers, publicists and booking agents. We could build an army of industry kids in this town. The first step is to find a band that you really care about and genuinely love their music, and then think of how your skills could be used to support their art. Music business networking meetings and industry-supported workshops are often good places to learn more about the business and offer great opportunities to schmooze with local musos and industry peeps. Networking is key!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Some of my most hilarious moments were when I travelled around Australia and New Zealand managing Canadian singer-songwriter, Faye Blais. We lived in little a red van called Ruby and slept in the back amongst all of her guitars and amps, and our clothes. During our trip to New Zealand with Melbourne band The April Maze, we rocked up to a venue, only to find out that the venue had been shut down in some sort of sketchy mafia scandal and there were mysterious spray painted messages on the front of the building. The owner apparently had a reputation for spontaneously shutting the doors and not telling anyone, and unfortunately our gig was supposed to start in an hour. So we wandered outside the venue trying to figure out what was going on because no one would let us in, yet we could see the staff members through the window. No explanation. We decided to go drink wine in a park instead and make up rap songs in various English dialects about the mysteries of the venue owner. It’s these random moments where you can only laugh at the fact that even though we had flown across the ocean to do an international tour, it wasn’t always going to be peachy and perfect. Weird shit exists everywhere in this industry!</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.trailofink.com/">Trail of Ink official website</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/trailofink">Trail of Ink on Facebook</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/trailofink">Trail of Ink on Myspace</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rapskallion.com.au/">Rapskallion official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rosieburgess.com%20%20/">Rosie Burgess official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jungalmusic.com/">Jungal official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/elmothandtheturborads">El Moth & The Turbo Rads MySpace</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lololovina.com/">Lolo Lovina official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dubdubgoose.com/">Dub Dub Goose official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ccthecat.com/">CC The Cat official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.saritah.com/">Saritah official website</a></li>
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Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-76675951104023916232010-11-21T03:04:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:15:33.809-07:00INTERVIEW: Sans Gras<div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Sans Gras </b>describe their music as "schizophrenic". It's quite fitting, really, considering the band itself is formed from disparate identities (that is, a one-time sax prodigy, an ethnomusicologist and a film student) who all come together to create music that could potentially cause listeners to withdraw from reality and go into a trance. By the sounds of it, that’s what they’re hoping to do at their upcoming launch for their debut EP, <i>Retrograde Motion</i>. These guys have definitely progressed since their humble DIY beginnings when they left home-recordings of original songs in cafés for people to find, and it seems like they have plenty of cool ideas for what to do next.</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Paper-Deer spoke to two-thirds of Sans Gras, <b>Tyler </b>and <b>Cayn, </b>about song-writing methods, creative playlist suggestions for the songs from their upcoming EP, and what to expect at their EP launch party.</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sans Gras, in a nutshell? </span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Uncontrollable.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="id.77d0de0c3e8d"></a></span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">"Sans Gras" means "fat free" in French. Why did you decide to use it as a band name? Are any of you health freaks?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Band names are tough. Ours stemmed from people yelling out “sans pants!” at our shows. We like its ambiguity, and how no-one can pronounce it, and when they do, it’s more like “sounds grouse,” or "sun and grass". There's also very little fat between the three of us, but that has nothing to do with health.</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">According to your bio on MySpace, Sans Gras consists of a “sax prodigy”, an ethnomusicologist and a film-student. How did the three of you cross paths?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Cayn and Tyler lived together, and became steadfast friends. Cayn then went on to live with Kent, and they jammed constantly. After that, Cayn convinced Tyler to pick up a bass to free up his own playing, and now we’re family.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Do you think your interesting backgrounds is reflected in your music?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Definitely. Although our tastes can be reasonably similar, our backgrounds heavily influence the way we approach making music. Kent is about the music and getting it perfect, Tyler is about raw energy and Cayn is somewhere in the middle. This led to some ideology clashes in the beginning, but over time everyone has begun to see the light in all ways of playing, and taking these things on board has improved each of us individually and as a band.</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Who are some of your biggest influences? What is one band or artist you are influenced by that most people wouldn’t expect you to list as an influence?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Nina Simone is less obvious, until you witness Cayn’s tendency to diva. We’re also influenced by Dandy Warhols, Dan Auerbach/The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Battles, My Disco, Health, TV on the Radio, and White Denim. Cayn likes film music. Kent likes Bata beats and weird African frenzy music. Tyler likes tastefully minimal outfits such as Spoon and The Kills.</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">A few of your songs sound like they could easily turn into pretty awesome jam sessions when playing them live. When writing songs, do you just jam on ideas and see what happens, or is your song-writing method more particular than that?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">The method to date has been like this: Cayn gets idea at odd or inappropriate moments, fleshes the song out at more appropriate moments and records an impossible version at home, and then passes this to the band who all attempt to interpret it as a three piece at the next jam. We're pretty keen to shake this up, though. We’re constantly carrying around recording devices and treating everything as a potential song.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Congratulations on the release of your first EP <i>Retrograde Motion</i>! Does the title have a story behind it?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">"Retrograde Motion" is a celestian term that describes the movement of one body (usually a planet or even a star) that moves opposite to everything else in the vicinity. It's also a line in the EPs' third track, <i>Counterfeit Tokens</i>, that has always stuck out to me: "the turning of the moon, the swaying of the ocean, beat time to our dance of retrograde motion". The lyrics were written by Matthew Runk. It's more of a poem, really.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> <b></b></span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Tell us more about Retrograde Motion. What playlist would we file it under on our iPods?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Retrograde Motion </i>consists of four songs we feel have that indefinable thing that is our sound. They’re wonderfully idiosyncratic and on the surface seem unrelated, but feel whole. You could find each on different playlists: File <i>Wild Wind</i> under ‘rumbling, jangly bar-room odes to time’; <i>Love Coat </i>under "bouncy party jam, equal parts wobbly dance and steady rock"; <i>Counterfeit Tokens</i> would sit with "dubby ballads" and "intense sonic journeys"; and <i>Drone in 5 </i>under “dreamy indie”.</span><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">What can people expect from you if they attend your EP launch at Grace Darling Hotel on November 25? </span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">We’ve got funk/jam band Sex Face opening; three guys who now how to make you dance and have the best “O” faces this side of the equator. Cuba Is Japan need no introduction and defy my ability to describe well. Let’s just say they’re three guys with violins, drums, piano, guitar, vocals and a bucket-load of intensity. We’ve got Ben Ferns doing live projection editing all evening.We’ve spent a lot of time this year refining our set. It’s a real journey with few stops and ample opportunities for dancing and getting lost for an hour. We’ll also be selling <i>Retrograde Motion </i>for $5 on the night.</span><span style="color: black;"> We aim to make punters lose themselves to both the jaw-dropping intensity of our music and senseless dance.</span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Do you have any exciting plans for next year?</span></b></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">We’re collecting sounds and ideas for an album, finishing the <i>Wild Wind</i> clip, and starting the <i>Drone In 5 </i>animation. We’ll also be doing a live on-site clip of one of our songs, involving as many bands as we can rope in, and working towards anything that’s inclusive of the people around us. </span></span></div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="Style-1" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>UPCOMING SHOWS:</b></div><ul><li><b>Thursday November 25: </b>Grace Darling Hotel [EP launch with<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> Cuba is Japan and Sex Face]</span></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Friday December 17:</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> Karova Lounge, Ballarat</span></span></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Sans-Gras/133448006674043"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Sans Gras Facebook</span></span></a></li>
</ul><div class="Style-2" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU"><b>By Stephanie-Bowie Liew</b></span> </div>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-62865628813563296582010-11-19T06:53:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:16:01.454-07:00WELCOME: Johanna Goldsmith<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It may be all about the music, and we may say it with words, but now we have the visuals to match. <b>Paper-Deer</b> would like to welcome our latest addition to the team with <b>Johanna Goldsmith</b>, a very talented graphics designer with some<b> </b></span>serious skills. Here's what our newest image wizard had to say about herself:<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I’m another creative to add to the mix, however, writing isn't my forte like the other pro’s on the team. Think art, design, handmade creations, photography, creative visuals - that's me! I’m a graphic designer/artist with a degree in Fine Arts, as well as a Certificate III & IV in Visual Communication. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So after five years of study, you may wonder what I'm doing now. I’m a Freelance Designer for myself, my partner’s business <a href="http://www.zova.com/">ZOVA</a>, Paper-Deer and anyone else who wants me on board. I’m also a Creative Design Consultant for music distributor <a href="http://www.valleyarm.com/">Valleyarm</a> (liaising with the lovely Paige) three days a week and the other three is spent in hospitality. I'm always looking to expand my creative folio and get more experience which I can never have enough of! </i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I also enjoy the social scene, going to music festivals, gigs and concerts with a few bevvies in hand. I find it’s always good to balance out the computer nerd with the social butterfly in me. After all, I’m a Gemini so I have two minds to please. </span></i></span></div>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-86256239915452147202010-11-17T15:08:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:16:05.546-07:00INTERVIEW: Princess One Point Five<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Splashed across glossy-paged tabloid magazines (with their legs wide open, of course), trashy socialites like Paris Hilton have lent the word “princess” a bit of a dirty reputation in the past decade by adopting the label in a wild attempt to explain their arrogant behaviour.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">But rewind back to your childhood, and think of the captivating tales of wizards and dragons, and knights rescuing princesses and all sorts of vivid tales of bravery. Though Melbourne duo <b>Princess One Point Five</b>’s name may come from the meaning of front woman <b>SJ Wentzki</b>’s moniker (Sarah means a woman of high rank, or “princess” in Hebrew), but their music is so magical that the shoe fits either way.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Princess One Point Five – known on paper as P1.5 – is a delightful musical pairing between SJ and her partner-in-crime <b>Richard Andrew</b> (Underground Lovers, Crow, Registered Nurse), and the pair are often joined by equally talented musicians over various instruments like <b>Ben Grounds</b> (Bluebottle Kiss), <b>Libby Chow</b> (Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set) and <b>Jed Palmer</b> (Hope Diamond). The result of all this talent on one stage at the same time is pop music that gives out with a feisty punch and a cabaret snarl, swirled together with some heavy rock influences.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHeqYnF_FDFWyNrobrKrfoRMrei1OfyNTpliUqmgpKpxMbk4vnZ8YcYNOIt6aAy9aTnhsGQLuPObZFgpMdvmbvJLwRcmkwTTWhWWaPVKW0vAXlZ5x-3wfW5NBVrRhhqsYNaXqK9604E8/s1600/p1.5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHeqYnF_FDFWyNrobrKrfoRMrei1OfyNTpliUqmgpKpxMbk4vnZ8YcYNOIt6aAy9aTnhsGQLuPObZFgpMdvmbvJLwRcmkwTTWhWWaPVKW0vAXlZ5x-3wfW5NBVrRhhqsYNaXqK9604E8/s320/p1.5.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Paper-Deer had a date to chat to the lovely SJ Wentzki about collaborating, the irony of being featured on an anti-smoking campaign and choosing her musical family.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Paper-Deer has seen P1.5 been described as your sole brain-child and a solo project, whereas others have called it a marriage between you and Richard Andrew’s talents. For the record, which is it?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It started out solo, but when I started writing for a band, P1.5 just sort of expanded out. I’ve been working with Richard for some time, but he’s progressively taken over! Just kidding. For the record, he “produces” and I write. Somewhere in between, with a lot of stops along the way is the “band”. With this album we were a lot more collaborative with song writing and production, but our roles have pretty much stayed the same. The thing is that it’s always evolving, and really hard to pin down to one definition. It’s reflective of how indecisive I am, and who knows what it’ll be next. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">How do the two of you choose who will join you for a particular recording or live show?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">The short version is that it’s always been fairly organic. We’ve worked with many different people between us (Rich and I) and so it was pretty natural to just get those people in to record, when, for example, we need someone to play strings…since neither of us can. On a lot of our tours we’ve randomly sort of found people on the road to play shows (not literally “on” the road, but you know what I mean), which is bit European of us, really. Mostly that would be friends we’ve met or made along the way have some skill or other that we need (usually bass).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"> It’s part and parcel of being an independent musician. Most of the people you meet are other musicians, usually willing to jump up on stage and lend you a patch of the carpet to sleep on. It all depends on the show too – sometimes it’s a lot of fun to play as a two piece, and other times it’s much better to play as a “band”. P1.5 isn’t terribly prescriptive these days, and it’s more fun in a frightening kind of way to play it by ear and see what happens. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">The P1.5 biography almost seems like it should be spread out over 20 years. Impressive prizes and nominations like the Australian Music Prize and the Noise/Qantas Spirit of Youth Award, plus impressive support slots and Triple J rotation. What’s your next big goal?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Getting our asses the hell overseas to tour, writing a top 40 cheesy hit, retiring on the royalties. Not necessarily in that order… Some of that may or may not be true. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Your most recent album, <i>What Doesn’t Kill You,</i> has received all sorts of praise and more thumbs up than we can count. Does the title stem from the phrase “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?” </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Yes and no. It was an odd and sometimes difficult, time during the writing of this album – for so many reasons – but also liberating and quite inspiring. The title is really more along the lines of “what doesn’t kill you can fuck right off.” Success is relative and I think that writing this album was my way of figuring that out so that I could avoid being a <i>complete</i> sociopath… at least most of the time. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What’s your favourite track from <i>What Doesn’t Kill You</i>?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">What Do You Know</span></i><span lang="EN-AU">. It says a lot about my fascination with perception versus reality. You can never really see inside someone’s heart and so often, the face they’re showing is not their real one. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Reading reviews from the album, it seems that everyone has a different favourite song. How did you decide to give <i>Today</i> the honour of being a single?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Without being egotistical about this, I actually really love every song on the album for different reasons, and I think it’s the strongest suite of songs we’ve ever done as Princess One Point Five. It’s also really diverse stylistically, which is why different people take different things from each song. I initially thought that <i>Quote Me</i> should be the first single. Mostly because I was being a bit of an angry shit head… but when we’d finished recording <i>Today</i> it was a no brainer, and said more about how nonsensical everything is, ya know? <i>Today</i> was the best song to represent the feel of the album: catchy but bittersweet, sad but hopeful. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Princess-One-Point-Five/56956559232?v=wall">Princess One Point Five Facebook</a></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/princessonepointfive">Princess One Point Five MySpace</a><b> </b></span></li>
</ul><span lang="EN-AU"><b>By Paige X. Cho</b><b> </b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-AU"> </span>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-32318320558011679702010-11-16T02:58:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:16:28.691-07:00REVIEW: Georgia Fields @ Thornbury Theatre (12/11/10)<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Upon reading that the Thornbury Theatre’s art deco ballroom would be transformed into an “indoor picnic”, I could tell that Georgia Fields’ album launch was going to be a little different to most. The fact that Georgia’s<i> </i>backing band was actually more of a mini-orchestra kind of hinted towards that as well.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9IlmmM35yq1CkELOzsenK4lAXmbiCuQichcLClErdG01KLhXxcKO_HqjEKQoSataxZsNe0xozcK7xbMuOLAWa-Hl15gsLPLesAUF3gUeqIRPaWAGsKmWnzji1grm6G9bhWfrUw4zsyg/s1600/Georgia+Fields.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9IlmmM35yq1CkELOzsenK4lAXmbiCuQichcLClErdG01KLhXxcKO_HqjEKQoSataxZsNe0xozcK7xbMuOLAWa-Hl15gsLPLesAUF3gUeqIRPaWAGsKmWnzji1grm6G9bhWfrUw4zsyg/s320/Georgia+Fields.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-AU">The dance floor of the theatre was covered with numerous tartan rugs and picnic blankets, which were adorned by plastic flowers and lanterns to create a more authentic picnic environment. There were even picnic snacks such as meringues, slices and biscuits! Add candle-lit tables, mood-lighting provided by the glow of lamps, and a low stage edged with fairy-lights and the intimate setting was complete.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">As soon as Georgia bounced onto the stage, it was apparent that the setting suited her show perfectly; she exuded charm and greeted her audience as if we were old friends, telling us personal anecdotes in between songs. Her friendly, down-to-earth demeanour and amusing banter made her seem very approachable and the show even more enjoyable.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">And what a show it was. The ‘mini-orchestra’, used to replicate the arrangements on the album, did not disappoint; while Georgia herself switched between acoustic guitar, ukulele and synth, there were eight other instrumentalists on stage (and a few of them were <i>multi</i>-instrumentalists). We were treated to a wonderful combination of vibraphone, violins, viola, cello, drums, bass, xylophone, piano, trumpet, trombone, melodica, clarinet, flute, accordion, a cordless drill used as percussion and what sounded like a sample pad made up of animal sounds.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">The orchestra displayed the clever craft of Georgia’s songs, as instruments dropped in and out, seamlessly easing from a quiet lull into a tidal wave of sound washing over the entire room. Georgia’s voice, in turn, complemented the music; its timbre was smooth, soft, and slightly husky at times, while also being strong and more than capable of standing alone or accompanied only by a single instrument. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">One of the standout songs of the night was <i>This is Not a Drill</i>, which exemplifies the descriptions in the previous paragraph perfectly: from a simple, bare beginning, the song eventually builds up and up to an almost overwhelming whirlwind of sounds, before everything ceases except for the lone piano. As the sweet tones of the vibraphone and xylophone joined in, Georgia sang softly through a megaphone, while the audience sat—some on seats, some cross-legged on the picnic blankets—silent, mainly still, some swaying gently. Maybe it was the magic of seeing it performed live, combined with the romantic atmosphere, but this rendition surpassed the album recording by a mile.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Another special moment was when Georgia invited one of her support acts, Charles Jenkins, and special guest Angie Hart (of Frent</span><span lang="EN-AU">é) onstage to perform a cover of The Beach Boys’ <i>God Only Knows</i>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">“This is my favourite song of all time, so there’s not only that pressure, but there’s a lot of chords!” said Georgia. Angie interjects, “Hey, Georgia…” “Yeah?” “Don’t fuck it up!”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">With Angie on piano and Charles on guitar, the trio took it in turns to sing, coming together towards the song’s conclusion to sing harmonised rounds.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Georgia’s gracious and warm personality, her infectious brand of indie pop (made unique through the use of such a vast collection of instruments, with some being quite unusual indeed), the talent of her mini-orchestra and the carefully-constructed picnic-at-twilight setting captivated and enchanted the audience. All the elements of the show fitted together perfectly to create a wonderful evening that Georgia and her orchestra ought to be proud of. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>LINKS:</b></span></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/georgiafields">Georgia Fields MySpace</a><b> </b></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jenkinscharles">Charles Jenkins MySpace</a> </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/angiehart">Angie Hart MySpace</a> </span></li>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b>By Stephanie-Bowie Liew</b></span>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-50657376932303965192010-11-12T00:32:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:16:30.169-07:00WELCOME: Stephanie-Bowie Liew<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Paper-Deer</b> may have started out as a minuscule project of a single Melbourne music journalist who was drinking far much coffee, but it's become some little monster of a blog. Just half a year down the track, the blog has sent forth thousands of words to the world wide web, all of them completely dedicated to the glorious, marvellous and amazing Melbourne music scene, and something must've worked. This humble blog is getting crazy amounts of visitors not only from Melbourne, but from Seattle, London, Paris, San Jose, Nashville, Cairo, Stockholm, Athens, New York, Tokyo, Jakarta, Istanbul, Berlin and other exotic locations. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">It seems like the world is hungry for updates about Australia's cultural hub, so we're proud to introduce our first addition to the Paper-Deer editorial team - <b>Stephanie-Bowie Liew</b>, one seriously talented young writer based in Melbourne. Here she is, in a virtual nutshell:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NbvJa0iLY6tWpkAaUlmkc-CRPv5JXgjR5fsOLJAw_PGHX8KFbkke0rnwztuS3mmM762_0IF-vZz6N791ylExbeYMjcYdRZv0YclxJTSmZDJaHlW-wS8HDT3q-MJ5IIWs5uLlnHPhz74/s1600/deer+only.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NbvJa0iLY6tWpkAaUlmkc-CRPv5JXgjR5fsOLJAw_PGHX8KFbkke0rnwztuS3mmM762_0IF-vZz6N791ylExbeYMjcYdRZv0YclxJTSmZDJaHlW-wS8HDT3q-MJ5IIWs5uLlnHPhz74/s400/deer+only.JPG" width="165" /></a><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hey, Paper-Deers! My name is Stephanie-Bowie Liew, but that’s kind of a mouthful; mostly I just go by Bowie.</span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I’m currently studying a Bachelor of Journalism at Monash University. Next year is my final year! It’s too scary to think about. Ultimately, I’d love a career in music journalism. It combines two of the things I’m most passionate about into a convenient little package. I pretty much live and breathe music: playing it, listening to it, watching it being performed, writing about it and reading about it. </span><br style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course, I do have other interests, too. I like reading books, watching TV-on-DVD and films, lurking about on social networking sites, getting coffee or tea with friends, performing acoustic covers to audiences on YouTube, collecting teacups and teapots, and taking photos of my food before eating it (don’t judge me). I have a sneaking suspicion that I wear pyjamas more often than is considered socially acceptable. </span> </span></span></i></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"></blockquote><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Keep your eyes peeled for this name</span> - this wordsmith will be turning up in this blog many more times in the near future.Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-20430453906292654962010-11-11T02:59:00.000-08:002011-04-04T07:16:49.694-07:00INTERVIEW: Hammocks and Honey<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Ethereal, airy and bewilderingly good, there's something about dreamy two-piece <b>Hammocks and Honey</b> that makes you sink into a cloud of bliss. Classically trained cellist and synth addict <b>Prudence Rees-Lee </b>makes up one half of the duo, and is completed by the experimentally electronic inclined <b>Alex Nosek </b>of <b>ii</b>. This dazzling and unexpected equation results in music that's partly baroque-inspired (trying really hard to hold my tongue and not name a certain Yngwie Malmsteen song), orgasmically electronic and so dreamy that you'll be pinching yourself to check if you're awake.<br />
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When it comes to talent, these kids have the Midas touch, and it appears that have it when it comes to manufacturing as well with their debut EP <i>Spellbinder</i> also available amazingly as a solid gold "vinyl". <br />
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Paper-Deer daydreamed about clouds, synths and classical music while talking to Prudence, the female half of Hammocks and Honey.<br />
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<b>We have to say that Hammocks and Honey is a lovely band name. Is there a story or meaning behind it?</b><br />
It was a phrase in a book, Ada or Ardour by Nabokov, which is a story about two young cousins discovering their sexuality together, among other things. It doesn’t really have much of a baring on how the band sounds though, just a coincidence that I was reading that book when I started writing music. <br />
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<b>So how did the pair of you end up where you are now?</b><br />
Alex and I met quite a few years ago playing in another band, but only started playing together in Hammocks at the end of last year. Special Award Records got involved in February and since then we’ve just been really lucky. Blogs and community radio picked up the demos we’d made we’re releasing on EP which is available digitally already, and on vinyl which is coming out on the 22nd of November.<br />
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<b>As a classically trained cellist, is it sometimes hard to loosen up and turn to dreamy, electronic pop?</b><br />
Yes, it was initially hard initially to loosen up. Writing and playing something like this is very far from what I’d imagined I would be doing while I was studying. I value the classical education I’ve had very much, and it’s given me a great base knowledge about music theory and music history, but in a way I had to forget most of that when I was writing these songs. It’s such a different approach to making music. I think lots of electronic musicians have classical backgrounds though. Programming beats and samples on a computer is very similar to working on an orchestral score. <br />
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<b>Many writers use words like “dreamy”, “surreal” and “otherworldly” to describe Hammocks and Honey’s sound. What would you call it?</b><br />
I’d agree with those descriptions, I think they suit Spellbinder well, although they probably make us sound a bit wishy-washy or aimless, when the music definitely isn’t and the stuff we’re working on now is a bit darker.<br />
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<b>Tell us all about Spellbinder. What was it like working with Morgan McWaters (The Emergency) and Casey Rice (Tortoise, Pikelet, Dirty Three)?</b><br />
They were both really amazing to work with. We spent a lot of time with Morgan, first recording everything and then mixing together as well. It was really fun, but he was great because he’s so skilled at what he does and could quickly translate the kind of sounds we had in our heads into the tracks. <br />
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Casey was great too! I didn’t know much about mastering and what’s involved, but he explained everything he was doing and did it really well, he seems to really care about artists and music, and is actually very affordable! Everyone should ask him to master them! <br />
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<b>Spellbinder is really… spellbinding, for lack of a better word. How do you create such a timeless piece of work?</b><br />
Thank you! I take timelessness as a huge compliment. I guess we’re not interested in doing what’s particularly fashionable at a given time. I want to write good songs with interesting arrangements regardless of trends, although it is hard not to be influenced by them in some ways. I guess that makes it timeless, we have a very wide range of influences from all the classical stuff I grew up with to more experimental things, and also lots of pretty mega pop. <br />
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<b>Was recording at a beach house just an excuse to get sandy?</b><br />
We couldn’t afford to hire a proper studio, and none of us lived anywhere that would make a good home one. The beach house was a good place to go where we wouldn’t be disturbed and it would be quiet, it was kind of a last resort but it worked out to be the perfect place. <br />
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<b>We’ve heard that Spellbinder will also be available in solid gold vinyl. Where did this idea come from?</b><br />
It seems kind of crazy to me that people still make CDs, as a format it’s really unreliable and commercially not solid either. I think digital, vinyl and cassette releases are going to be much more relevant in the future of music distribution, so the decision to release on vinyl was kind of an obvious one. As for the gold… the option was there, why wouldn’t you?<br />
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<b>How much will the solid gold vinyls cost, and where can one pick them up? Will postage be a bitch since it is solid gold?</b><br />
They’ll be in independent record stores and available via mail order (probably the best way) from www.hammocksandhoney.com. In shops the price will vary slightly depending on where you go, but they should be retailing for around $19. We’ll be selling them at the launch for $15.<br />
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<b>UPCOMING SHOWS:</b><br />
<ul><li><b>Saturday November 27: </b><span id="search" style="visibility: visible;">Bouverie Studios, 1/81 Bouverie Street, Carlton [EP launch with AOI and Isle Adore]</span></li>
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<ul><li><span id="search" style="visibility: visible;"><a href="http://www.hammocksandhoney.com/">Hammocks and Honey official website</a> </span></li>
<li><span id="search" style="visibility: visible;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/hammocksandhoney/music">Hammocks and Honey MySpace</a><b> </b></span></li>
<li><span id="search" style="visibility: visible;"><a href="http://hammocksandhoney.bandcamp.com/">Hammocks and Honey on Bandcamp (purchase music here)</a> </span></li>
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</span>Paige X. Chohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170853340420449521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161083220621336929.post-72146477960302259112010-11-07T01:05:00.000-07:002011-04-04T07:16:54.747-07:00INTERVIEW: Saskia Sansom<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have moved! Our blog is now at <a href="http://www.paper-deer.com/">www.paper-deer.com</a>. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXUz0ASBEnFjAQt1wPuFINZPYtqDQmldhjkzqnQQQE7B92l1Pelcq0UpzslseknCEdK7I3QpPQ_w__Q8G_AfpnQutP84mD0BEgiqV7Oa5caBnz7NQFUTybv7kQVZ2j3iLjYZY9HXkCI/s1600/paper-deer+logo+small+pixel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Intoducing <b>Saskia Sansom</b>: one of Melbourne’s most hidden musical gems. <b>Tim Burton </b>is apparently a fan of this beautiful songstress, and <b>Jim White </b>of <b>Dirty Three </b>collaborated with her and it isn’t hard to imagine why, with her haunting voice, heart breaking songs and intense personality that exudes loneliness and loveliness all at once. Saskia is not a diva or celebrity – there’s no clever persona created by a marketing team or any bratty pop star behaviour. Everything about this songbird is sincere, genuine yet otherworldly.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RuWJkbLhCM3KzWpK_dpGfgAJtciY0DMVYPscTIfYgWKm3rPEC4f0UFK0mhfC-3IOMolZOeZ8dh-tGhb9dDxVRVmqX9sYATPCO9c1UXJrX9oTlTppOht4Jh6Ah4p_XKVQ5MQcBPsenzE/s1600/Saskia+Sansom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RuWJkbLhCM3KzWpK_dpGfgAJtciY0DMVYPscTIfYgWKm3rPEC4f0UFK0mhfC-3IOMolZOeZ8dh-tGhb9dDxVRVmqX9sYATPCO9c1UXJrX9oTlTppOht4Jh6Ah4p_XKVQ5MQcBPsenzE/s320/Saskia+Sansom.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Paper-Deer discussed muses, growing up in a creative household and being lonely onstage with Saskia.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">You have a beautiful voice. When did you realise you could sing?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I’m really shy about my voice. Up until recently, I found it nearly impossible to sing in front of people. I don’t have a big voice, and, it can be really nerve-racking playing after people who are naturally gifted singers. I guess the closest I’ve come to realizing I can sing, is realizing that I don’t have to have a big voice, that it doesn’t matter if I can’t sing like anyone else. That I can be different. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">In Melbourne especially, I’ve felt as if a lot of musicians have been trying to revive a particular time or channel somebody else. I’d see five Bob Dylan’s one night, three Gillian Welch’s the next, maybe a young Nick Cave, The Rolling Stones and a few Willy Nelsons around the corner. I’d get excited by some of these acts when I first saw them, sometimes I’d think I had to sound like that too, but soon enough the charm would wear off, and I’d be left yearning for something sincere. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Do you think having creative parents (painters) opened your eyes to the possibility of music? Did they encourage you to pursue music?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Not really, not to be a musician. I grew up with my mum, who had amazing taste in music that definitely influenced me. She encouraged me to learn piano when I was a child, though I don’t think she ever saw me as becoming a musician. I was playing the piano the other day, and it hit me that I’ve been writing these weird little instrumental pieces since I was a kid. So perhaps my mum did open my eyes to the possibility of music, in her way, by introducing me to the piano. I never saw it as a career though, and I don’t think mum did either. But it wasn’t like she didn’t encourage me, it was just that it was something that I did, that I’d always done, that I never saw as anything other than a place to escape to, when I needed to disappear from the world. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">On your MySpace, you list Jim White (Dirty Three) under band members “on the recordings”. Do you write all the music yourself or was it collaborative with Jim? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I write all my songs, though the record I made with Jim was nearly all written on the spot. I had some songs that I’d been working on, but when he asked me if I wanted to record something I got rid of most of those songs and made up thirteen new songs over a few days. I worked out the lyrics as we were recording. I had some basic ideas in my head, but they were really just ideas. The whole thing was recorded and arranged in less than two days unrehearsed. So I guess it is a collaboration of sorts. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I have mostly played solo, though I prefer to play with other musicians. I have a theremin player who plays with me when he’s not playing in his own band, and a violin player.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">When you perform solo, does it get lonely onstage?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">It depends. Yes, if I’m playing somewhere foreign to me where I don’t know a soul and I don’t have any friends in the audience. It can be incredibly lonely walking into a venue alone, setting up my instruments, playing to a crowd of strangers, then packing up, and still being on my own. It still scares the shit out of me. I have a lot of respect for anyone who does it. It’s a completely different experience having even one other person playing with you. Or someone just there in the crowd that you know. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What is it like working with a legendary musician like Jim White? Intimidating? Eye opening? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Jim is my friend and he was my friend before we worked together so he wasn’t intimidating. Though it was my first ever recording experience so I found the whole process intimidating. Jim was really inspiring though. I didn’t know what I wanted or what to expect, and everything was really new to me. Playing in front of someone was new to me, but he would ask, “How do you want the drums to sound?”, and I would try to explain, usually with some obscure metaphor that didn’t even make sense to me, and he would do something, and say “how’s this?” and it would be exactly what I’d been trying to describe.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">The whole experience was eye opening, scary, challenging, intimidating, and fun. I just wish we’d had more time. We only had a few days to try and make something before Jim had to go back to NY. So what we made was really spontaneous. But it would have been great to have more time, more time to really get a feel for something, and more time to arrange things more carefully. Though at the same time, it was a really fun time because there was no pressure. It was like we were just trying something on for size, mucking around, there was no pressure for it to turn out a particular way, because we were making it up as we went along. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Your muses include Nana, Debussy, Billie Holiday, Rowland S Howard and Sonic Youth – these are very diverse. Is there a common thread among these artists that inspires you? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I’m not sure why Nana is there. Nana is a very sad character from a Jean Luc-Godard film called <i>Vivre Sa Vie</i>, which translates as ‘My Life To Live’. Everything about that film – aesthetically, poetically – is inspiring. If you’ve ever been completely lost, and alone in the dark, it resonates. I think that’s why she’s there. I’m drawn to sad female heroines. I have so many muses, but as for the artists you’ve mentioned, they’re all completely different but at the same time sincere, brave enough to make and say what they want to make and say, and they own it. That’s inspiring. That moves me. If something is sincere, it will move you. And lyrically, they’re mind blowing. Rowland’s lyrics blow my mind. Billie Holiday’s voice… Debussy, Satie, Sakamoto…sigh… I could go on and on. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What about non-musical muses and inspirations?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">There are so many. And they change. </span><span lang="EN-AU">Though if I named them all, I guess in one way or another they would all relate back to one simple, though incredibly complicated entity: love. Love and madness, though they’re almost one and the same aren’t they? Love and madness, the fleeting moments in life when you feel completely free, completely present. Awake, alive. I had one of those moments earlier this year, it only lasted half an hour, in Tasmania. Time stopped. And I don’t know if it was love, or if it was the place, or the air. But that half an hour stayed with me, and inspired me for months. That influences me. I wonder how many times that happens to us? How many of those moments we get in a life time. How many forks in the road, and forks in the heart. That all influences me. And again, we arrive back at that complex word, that word that gives weight to everything. Everything. Love. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">What can you tell us about your upcoming album?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">Well, it was engineered by Matt Voigt, in Andrew & Kerry’s living room in Nagambie, Victoria. Andrew is the charismatic man behind Greville Records & Shock. I don’t know what genres it would fit into? I guess there are hints of classical, gothic, experimental, and folk if that helps. It’s currently being mixed by Casey Rice, and is due for release late December, with shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Tasmania. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Apparently Tim Burton is quite a fan of you. How does it make you feel that one of the world’s most influential gothic visionaries was taking photos of you at a gig? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU">I just hope he enjoyed what I played, because I am a huge admirer of <i>his</i> work. I found it pretty hard to believe that he was really there. I feel really lucky to have met him, not because he’s Tim Burton, but because he was so nice. I felt like there was a kind of kindred exchange of “I get you,” and “I get you too.” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>UPCOMING SHOWS:</b></span></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-AU">Sunday November 7: The Empress Hotel [Residency with Brendan Welch]</span><span lang="EN-AU"></span> </li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU">Sunday November 14: The Empress Hotel [Residency with Emma Russack]</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU">Sunday November 21: The Empress Hotel [Residency Ruben Montane & Cuba Is Japan]</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU">Sunday November 28: The Empress Hotel [Residency with Miles Brown (The Night Terrors) & Mystic Eyes]</span></li>
</ul><b>LINKS:</b><br />
<ul><li><b><span lang="EN-AU"></span></b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/oneyounglover">Saskia Sansom MySpace</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Young-Lover/101841729873380?ref=ts">Saskia Sansom Facebook</a></li>
</ul><b>By Paige X. Cho</b><br />
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