With his humble beginnings in France, the Japan based artist brings influences to his music from both regions, through both his lyrics, and his artwork. We caught up with Vantage off the back of his highly anticipated release 50//50. Music the artist believes should do the talking through both unique elements which makes his sound […]
“First off, bullying really sucks. I experienced it quite a bit as a child, and there’s no justification for it. I’m not sure if it has directly shaped my musical ambitions, but experiencing it then definitely made me value empathy, kindness and understanding. And I think that shapes why I like to explore the complexity […]
Nia Ray is a singer-songwriter hailing from Miami, FL. The artist prides herself on not conforming to the norm as evident through her purple locks. We caught up with the artist prior to the release of her highly anticipated EP What’s Love Anyways; an artist who openly admits to wearing her heart on her sleeve […]
Saint Clair (aka Emma Topolski) grew up singing and playing instruments. However it was not until after university that she started singing jazz alongside a number of London-based musicians. She explains how her network expanded as she exposed herself to more gigs, with opportunities pre covid presenting themselves from playing and writing to touring and […]
We caught up with Ben Rooke, lead singer and songwriter for ‘Regent’. Having started out in music in 2007, Ben explains how he always wrote poetry as a young boy. This was followed with studying music at school and writing songs from the age of 14, “it just seemed like I had a natural talent […]
“Whenever we’ve found ourselves in a darker mental space, we take time to remind each other why we started and try to see the positive things that are around us.” – Distinct Minds All things considered, it’s been a remarkably prolific year for newly formed German outfit Distinct Minds. Launched back in April with the […]
Returning for the next chapter in a story of struggle, addiction, recovery and rebirth – Oslo-based alt-rock outfit Lazy Queen have never been the kind of band to shy away from addressing difficult issues in their music. Their new single ‘Gutted’ is the third chapter in their story battling a self-destructive path of addiction and […]
We had the pleasure of catching up with Andy Powell, one half of the drum & base duo Technimatic. The artist begins our conversation by explaining how it all started at the young age of 15. Still at school, he found himself surrounded by older students who started bringing in mixtapes of a rave scene […]
“Reach out to other artists without harassing/annoying them and try to build relationships..don’t be afraid of “no”!..If anything it makes us want to work even harder and motivates us to keep our heads down and grind.” – Niiko x SWAE Music has always been a big part of the 23-year-old dance music duo, Niiko x SWAE. […]
“…if you’re not moving forward and always writing and playing, you’re going to stagnate.” Speelburg has been playing music since he was 6. Having transitioned from bar-work to writing music for commercials and games and TV, this opportunity provided more time for the artist to work on his own material. We caught up with the […]