Known for his soft and stunning vocals, Novo Amor has created quite a world with his music.

With his latest EP ‘Bathing Beach’ released he joined us for an interview to talk about music and culture.

Hi, how are you?

I’m great. How are you?

We are great, thank you! So, how did you get into music?

I think that I just naturally gravitated towards music from a young age due to my Dad being a keen musician and studio owner. It was through skateboarding that I really got into music though: I’d find new songs by hearing what the skaters would have on their sponsor videos. Following this I just found myself playing drums in bands and delving into the how music was made.

How did your song ‘Colourway’ come about?

Lyrically, Colourway loosely plays on the idea of using colour as mental or physical states. I think the idea came about after watching a Bowie documentary following his death. Melodically, it’s three unused songs absorbed into one.

Who/what influences your work?

The inspiration behind what a song sounds like – the lyrics or why i’m making the song in the first place – will change. A guitar tone from another artist might inspire me to want to achieve something similar, while lyrically I’m more likely to be inspired by people, places and memories.

Describe yourself in one word.

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Describe your music in one word.

Absorbed

What are your goals for rest of 2017?

I’ve just been setting up a new studio space for myself so my main goal is to produce some new songs, release more music and play more shows before hibernating for a few months.

We ask this many artists that we interview. If you could give any advice to an aspiring musician what would it be?

Learn how to produce your own music, even just to the standard where you can make your own demos. Persevere: there’s a lot in involved in being an artist, producer and musician that I don’t find easy. Just keep playing and making the music that you want to make. If you like it, the odds are that someone else will too, whatever the purpose of the music might be.

So, what is your definition of culture?

What I think culture is? my opinion on certain areas of culture? Culture as a whole? I’m not sure how I can define it. I live in the UK, so the culture here is vastly incomparable to that of China or Saudi Arabia. The culture that surrounds me, my culture, the people I know and interact with, the conversations I have, the knowledge I have and the interests I have… they’re are mainly rooted in the arts and in my case, music. I’m not interested in sport and I think religion is fairly ridiculous.

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Her career is going up and up, musician Dagny has not stopped making great music since she started and continues to do so with her latest single ‘Wearing Nothing’

With her new single out now, Dagny joined us to talk about her and her music.

Hi, how are you?

Hi, I’m very well thank you!

So, how did you get into music?

I’ve always been into music, and grew up with musician parents who play Jazz and Bossa Nova. I started writing my own songs during my teenage years, probably to get some “love frustration” out. Haha.

How did your song ‘Wearing Nothing’ come about?

It came about in a studio in Stockholm with Ludvig Söderberg and Alx Reuterskiöld. They had an idea going that I immediately fell in love with and connected with. We worked on it for a few days but then didn’t get together again for another six months to finish the lyrics. We took our time and it was a really good process in which we really considered every single line to make sure we got the message across.

What are the challenges of making a song like that?

We wished to write a song about being completely open and bare with someone. We wanted it to be intimate, and play on the idea of being naked with someone but without being too literal. That was a fine balance! I’m also used to doing big chorus with tons of energy and production, so it was new to me to make a song with a chorus that drops down.

What are your plans for the rest of 2017?

I’m doing 32 festivals this summer, so at the moment we’re flying between cities and performing lots, which is awesome. And I’m just finalizing all the songs I’m releasing this year. Lots of goodies to come!

Describe yourself in one word.

Kind. I think! I hope!

Describe your music in one word.

Energetic.

What is your definition of culture?

Exciting. And I want to experience as many different cultures as I can.

To find out more about Dagny follow her here on Facebook.

Wallaby are becoming a talked about name in the world of electronic dance music.

With their latest single ‘Messin’ Around’ released with Armada featuring Ke’nekt, the duo that forms Wallaby joined us for an interview to talk about music and culture.

Hi, how are you guys?

Great! Really happy about everything we’ve been putting out lately!

So, how did you guys form?

We met during college, we studied music production together and started working right away. We had a different name back then though, we formed Wallaby in January 2016!

How did your song ‘Messin’ Around’ come about?

We had a really simple beat, piano and drums, with kind of an hip-hop vibe. We sent it over to Ke’nekt and she sent back this really laid back, chill vocal, so we went with that. We used her voice to make the drop sound, and replaced some of the piano parts with synths and guitars, and added some male vocals as well. It was a lot of fun!

What are the challenges of making a song like ‘Messin’ Around’?

We think the real challenge is keeping the vision, channeling the ideas you have in the right direction, without loosing focus. Not overdoing things is not as easy as it seems!

What are your plans for the rest of 2017?

This summer we are working on a lot of new material that we’ll be releasing this fall, so we are really excited about that! We are also often co-producing other artist’s records, so we’ll definitely spend a lot of time in the studio in the upcoming months.

Describe yourselves in one word.

Is “Wallaby” a valid answer?

Describe your music in one word.

Definitely Wallaby on this one.

What is your definition of culture?

We think culture is the impact that trends and movements have on the people who follow them, and everybody around them. Growing up during the explosion of the Electronic Music culture felt like going into untapped territory with every new song you listened to, and keeping that excitement alive is what keeps things going and what makes this movement always bigger and stronger. Having a platform on which we can mix the influences of all the cultures that inspired us growing up is ultimately what excites us!

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Ten Tonnes, real name Ethan Barnett, delivers quality every time he puts out a release.

With his latest EP Born To Lose released Ten Tonnes joined us for an interview to talk about him and his promising career.

Hi, how are you?

Good thanks.

So, when did you decide to become a musician?

About 2 years ago.

How did you come up with the name Ten Tonnes?

I came up with it in the pub actually. It still sounded good after a couple pints so I stuck with it.

What is your source of inspiration when making music?

Everything and anything really. I keep notes in my phone whenever something comes to me.

Outside music do you have a hobby that you like to escape to?

I’m a massive film fan, I did film studies at school so I like pretending I know what I’m on about. I’m also growing chillis at the moment, I’m big on my cooking

If you could collaborate with any artist ever dead or alive who would it be and why?

Nancy Sinatra, I’d like to do a duet someday

If you could give any advice for any aspiring musicians out there what would it be?

Gig as much as you can, open mic nights are great

What is your definition of culture?

Yoghurt

Do you have a favourite piece of music you have made?

There are a lot of tunes yet to be released that I’m super proud of. Out of the released ones, my favourite is Born To Lose at the minute.

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Birds on Clouds is a band formed of 7 people, making dreamy indie pop music.

With their latest EP ‘Nothing changes if nothing changes’ released the band joined us for an interview to talk about music and culture.

Hi, how are you guys?

We are really good! It’s summertime.

So, how did Birds on Clouds form?

Lina gathered some friends together, and here we are. It started with a fun musical vision and ended up with our Birds on Clouds sound. We began combining different genres and now it feels like we found our expression. From a kind of indie folk, singer-songwriter sound to more of a playful dreamy and melancholy sound.

What are the band’s influences?

A hard question. We all come from and like different musical backgrounds so we basically have broad influences of indie pop, folk music, rock, and pop.

If you could collaborate with any artist who would it be?

Also a hard question, we’ve in a way just started our journey so we can’t really say a specific artist. Thinking about it, it would be interesting to do a collaboration with a philharmonic orchestra actually, that could create a nice dreamy sound combination.

Describe yourselves in one word.

Sprawling.

Describe your music in one word.

Dreamy.

What are your goals for the rest of 2017?

To have a release party and write new inspiring music.

What is your definition of culture?

Culture is something you share with at least two people. Everyone and everything is part of a culture. It includes social behaviour, music, art and much more. It can be in the walls of your job, from the city of the country you grew up in, in the group of your friends and family. It’s a part of life and being able to be open to learn other cultures is a part of being a human being. We are all different, we all come from different experiences, but we are still the same. You never know what’s behind a person’s actions. The important thing is to be curious and to have a will to learn.

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