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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, TONE AND I.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I started out singing in small pubs and bars in Mornington, I was singing along to a guitarist until I ended up branching out on my own to become a solo artist, it was then that I started to learn the keyboard and percussion and started looping it together.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
My biggest source of inspo when writing/making music is other music (no specific artist or genre each time maybe be different) and also my friends and the people I and writing about.
What can punters expect from a TONES AND I live show?
I hope all my live shows are full of energy and people absolutely just get wild with me.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
ADREAN EAGLE, ‘A.O.K’.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Meg Mag, ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Anything from Confidence Man because every track is f**king hilarious so I would have a good time.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The Beddy Rays, they are Ridiculously talented. Would go again!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Mornington Peninsula / Byron Bay music community that inspire you.
I am inspired by the musicians in Byron bay and the Mornington Peninsula. There are so many great musicians everywhere and everyone’s giving it a really good crack. The buskers in Byron live off music so that’s wicked in its own right. A lot of them live in their vans and play at night, build a fan base, the crowds get bigger and bigger. It’s an true life style that really works.
What are your plans for 2019?
My plans for 2019 is to keep busking, keep playing, keep writing, stay happy. I would love to play some overseas shows or ever busk overseas. Right now I am just really excited about the opportunities I have been giving over here and I want to try and experience as many new things as possible .
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, Jess Day!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
In terms of sentiment, a lot of the music I have written, including the couple of songs I’ve released were inspired by romantic relationships. It’s definitely the thing I find easiest to write about as it’s a very cathartic process of voicing the things I can’t express within my own relationships. This extends to subjects such as heartbreak, being in love, anger, suffocation or losing autonomy in a relationship and jealousy. However, whilst I have a lot of content I still need to express in that realm. I’m trying to explore and develop my music into broader themes outside of that such as loneliness, depression, the tumultuous relationship we have with ourselves and the human condition. There’s more of an element of exposing myself and my vices very openly in these topics but I’m learning how to be more honest and real with my writing. On the more sonic side, I taught myself basic bedroom production and how to record and program the musical parts that a band would play. This meant I had complete creative control and flexibility around what I could write as a solo artist. My sound has also been moulded by the fact that I’m not the best guitarist or singer in the world so I decided to focus more on the art of song writing as a whole. I have very limited theoretical knowledge about music so I just play and sing relatively simple things that stir strong emotions in me.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
It used to be Hayley Williams and Paramore. From the ages of about 11 to 16 I was so inspired by seeing such a powerful front-woman and it made me feel capable of doing something really cool in music. They were the first introduction I had to my own emotions that I previously felt I couldn’t label or express. Shortly after, this turned out to be emotions that fall under the umbrella term of “teen angst” and manifested into a love of pop punk and rock music. There’s also been other bands that I connected with in the same way after that at different points in my life such as Death Cab For Cutie, Balance and Composure and Brand New. They’ve definitely shaped my sound.
What can punters expect from a Jess Day live show?
You can expect a lot of angry love songs. If you’re going through a breakup, come along! It might be very therapeutic for us to all get angry-sad together.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
It’s a cliche but, “treat people the way you’d like to be treated”. That one’s from Mum and Dad.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
‘The Heart is a Muscle’ by Gang of Youths.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
‘I Hate That You’re Happy’ by Tiny Little Houses.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
‘Untouched’ by The Veronicas.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
It was a management label called “Planet Shh” launch party. It was with a few bands but the standouts for me were a band called Colourblind and Paradise Club. It was a really relaxed vibe at a cool, spacious but intimate venue called Chateau Apollo.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Adelaide music community that inspire you.
A folky sort of band called St Jacques. They have a very wholesome, happy energy and they’re doing something a little different. They’ll make you happy and nostalgic. Colourblind; I saw them a couple of weeks ago and felt pretty inspired. Their sound is kind of sad and angry and pretty emo which is probably why I liked it because that’s what I’d like to be writing more of myself. Alex Kay;she’s always organising really cool events and is responsible for a monthly Pop Punk music night called Taking Back Saturday, which gets me out of the house several times a year. Dan Crannitch; he looks after a lot of venues in Adelaide and is just generally very great to talk to about anything music related. He really cares a lot about artists.
What are your plans for 2019?
I’ve got some more music coming out throughout the year so I’m looking very forward to that. I’m just itching to get it all out there!
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Hip Hop, Indie, Pop, Rock, Roots ( Mac DeMarco, Moses Sumney, Childish Gambino, ...)
18-year-old producer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Wollongong
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Get to know Choomba! They are our Feature Artist all this week on triple j Unearthed.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Well we have always loved techno, house and tech house music to some extent, just never really felt the inspiration to jump in - our sound pulls a lot of inspiration from all those genres but brings in the production approach from the heavier side of Luude, using synths and drums that maybe don't get used as much in house and techno.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
The intial trigger is always being out on the rinse, and seeing how people react to a tune - there's nothing better than a crowd of people losing their shit - we try to take that energy and build something that's unique to us.
What can punters expect from a Choomba live show?
The longer term plan is for us to play a live show of all original music, with a really engaging production setup - but until then we want our shows to feel like insane house parties run by two idiots, even when we do build up to a bigger live show - we want to always be able to go back and DJ and just have mad fun. So yeah people can expect to see two different styles of show in the future hopefully.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Probably from my old footy coach Wazza, he told me "Tim you need to grow the f*ck up".
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
'Smoko' by The Chats. If that doesn't lift your mood you might possibly have no soul.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
I still call 'Australia Home' by Peter Alan.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
A hell cheeky edit of 'Home Among the Gum Trees' would get people fizzing like a bag of sherbert in a coke can. Can hear the big dusty open hi-hat on that already working a treat.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
We went and saw a local band on the gold coast called Ivy, they are sick.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Gold Coast / Tas (you decide) music community that inspire you?
M-phazes is originally from the Gold Coast, which is a pretty big inspiration. Seeing someone coming from here, going all the way up the chain to producing music for some of the best in the world and being a proper professional about it all.
What are your plans for 2019?
We're writing heaps of music and just seeing where that takes us right now. Having a good time playing shows and traveling.
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Queensland group Ivey are this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Honestly we’ve devolved our sound from being in a band for so long. It doesn’t seem like it because Millie has only just turned 18 but we’ve been a band for five years. A lot of trial and error and experiment has gone into crafting the sound we have now, and even then our new stuff is definitely moving in a different direction again!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
It’s a mixture of things, we love making music that people can dance and have fun too, so when we find that bass line or that groove or a sample that has something to it, we usually build our songs around it. Adding to this, the biggest inspiration when building these tracks is each other, it’s really nice to have five people who are all throwing around ideas all the time. Lyrically I think it’s hard to pin point, it’d be nice to say that we plan out out lyrics properly but most of the time it is kind of intuitive. You unknowing mumble out sentences that end up forming lyrics to a chorus or a verse. Life is absolutely mind boggling sometimes, in both good and bad ways, it kind of effortlessly provides that endless intuitive form of inspiration.
What can punters expect from an Ivey live show?
We really pride ourselves on our live show, you can expect a lot of energy, dancing, jumping and tight hi-hats.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
This will sound generic and boring, but it is honestly the best advice “stop comparing yourself to others”. I could tell you many people who have said this. But my dear friend Lachlan Jones from The Vanns used to reiterate this often. You can’t compare your music and your career to others, focus on your music and what you want to do and work hard.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Parcels - Tieduprightnow.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
#1 Dads Feat. Airling - God Can Promise.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
North East Party House - Youth Allowance.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Dante and I went to Donny Love at Shark Bar last night and it was heaps of fun! That band are true staple of the Gold Coast Music Scene.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Gold Coast music community that inspire you.
I guess most of the bands in the Gold Coast music scene inspire us, simply because it drives you to get better, perform better and write better. But special mentions to Lastlings who are absolutely killing it at the moment. Also shout to long time friends Peach Fur, our new friends The Oogars and Daste, all three are respectively amazing at what they do.
What are your plans for 2019?
We have been writing a lot of new music and have two new singles recorded already! The first one of these will be out sooner then you think....
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