Ben Lester: “My six favourite artists are The Beach Boys, Yes, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Prefab Sprout and The Flaming Lips. It’s been that way since I was 15, and will surely remain so until I die”
Ben Lester: “My six favourite artists are The Beach Boys, Yes, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Prefab Sprout and The Flaming Lips. It’s been that way since I was 15, and will surely remain so until I die”
Mark Cee: “I don't chase polish for polish's sake…I record until a take feels true, not until it's technically perfect”
Mark Cee: “I don't chase polish for polish's sake…I record until a take feels true, not until it's technically perfect”
AJ Gilmore and Steve Simms of Rumour Den: “The music industry as we knew it and tried very hard to break into when we were younger is gone, and it won’t be coming back”
AJ Gilmore and Steve Simms of Rumour Den: “The music industry as we knew it and tried very hard to break into when we were younger is gone, and it won’t be coming back”
Rusty Reid: “Maybe my music combined with my essays (and books if I ever get off my ass on those projects) might bemuse somebody down the line”
Rusty Reid: “Maybe my music combined with my essays (and books if I ever get off my ass on those projects) might bemuse somebody down the line”
Martin Maudal of Baldy Crawlers: “Refinement comes when I sit down and focus. But the inspiration nearly always comes when I'm not looking”
Martin Maudal of Baldy Crawlers: “Refinement comes when I sit down and focus. But the inspiration nearly always comes when I'm not looking”
Jason McKee of ReeToxA: “We are a modern version of Pearl Jam/Radiohead that covers every emotion you need for the current state of your life”
Jason McKee of ReeToxA: “We are a modern version of Pearl Jam/Radiohead that covers every emotion you need for the current state of your life”
Harry Kappen: “It’s hard to say to what extent my music has evolved. It has perhaps become a bit more mature. More personal”
Harry Kappen: “It’s hard to say to what extent my music has evolved. It has perhaps become a bit more mature. More personal”
Amanda Emblem of The Amanda Emblem Experiment: “I've been told my sound reflects my geography, so it's rural Australian-influenced...whatever that means”
Amanda Emblem of The Amanda Emblem Experiment: “I've been told my sound reflects my geography, so it's rural Australian-influenced...whatever that means”
The New Citizen Kane: “I don't think I ever decided to become a songwriter—it's simply how I've always processed the world”
The New Citizen Kane: “I don't think I ever decided to become a songwriter—it's simply how I've always processed the world”
C'batch: “What I'd like to see today is a music industry that's more willing to embrace originality instead of simply following established trends”
C'batch: “What I'd like to see today is a music industry that's more willing to embrace originality instead of simply following established trends”
Roy Souaid of John Lebanon: “I do not think you ever fully get used to the idea that something you make in a very personal space ends up reaching people you will probably never meet”
Roy Souaid of John Lebanon: “I do not think you ever fully get used to the idea that something you make in a very personal space ends up reaching people you will probably never meet”
Finlay Birch: “If someone tells me a song helped them through something or became part of their life in some way, that means far more to me than any statistic”
Finlay Birch: “If someone tells me a song helped them through something or became part of their life in some way, that means far more to me than any statistic”
Miss Ashley Jean: “Being able to create with my own hands, record it, and collaborate with people I deeply respect and admire—yeah, what a treasure for me”
Miss Ashley Jean: “Being able to create with my own hands, record it, and collaborate with people I deeply respect and admire—yeah, what a treasure for me”
Lucian Fhor of The Whispering: “We have no interest in the changing music trends. A wise sage once told me, “If you don’t feel it, nobody will”
Lucian Fhor of The Whispering: “We have no interest in the changing music trends. A wise sage once told me, “If you don’t feel it, nobody will”
Makhyli: “My nugget of wisdom is to create every day. No water can come from a faucet that’s never turned on”
Makhyli: “My nugget of wisdom is to create every day. No water can come from a faucet that’s never turned on”
V.E.N!: “It doesn't make sense for me to create or produce against my own taste. Plus, I don't think I could pull it off”
V.E.N!: “It doesn't make sense for me to create or produce against my own taste. Plus, I don't think I could pull it off”
Haïfa Melliti: “Everything becomes music…when you are listening deeply”
Haïfa Melliti: “Everything becomes music…when you are listening deeply”
Garbage Garden: “The songs I’ve released so far aren't products of sudden inspiration; they are "dormant content" I’ve kept buried in my heart for a very long time, finally finding their way out”
Garbage Garden: “The songs I’ve released so far aren't products of sudden inspiration; they are "dormant content" I’ve kept buried in my heart for a very long time, finally finding their way out”
Indolore: “Beyond being a passion, music has become a language that allows me to say what I dare not express otherwise”
Indolore: “Beyond being a passion, music has become a language that allows me to say what I dare not express otherwise”
Lilia Asha: “I think David Bowie’s Hunky Dory is the best album of all time”
Lilia Asha: “I think David Bowie’s Hunky Dory is the best album of all time”