Today, we are speaking with New York City’s Maddy Ruff. How did you get into music? I don’t think I really “got into music”. Music has always been a part of my life. My mother was performing 8 shows a week on Broadway in Les Mis up until month 6 of her pregnancy with me! There was no choice to be made, it was something that was already a part…
Hello, Simon. What’s happening musically in Perth in July? It is cold and wet this time of year so things slow down a little bit. The weather in Perth is beautiful for most of the year and there is lots of outdoor gigs and festivals but the flip side is that people don’t tend to go out as much during winter.
Hello, Liliana. What’s happening musically and culturally in Portugal this time of the year? – Hello, in the summer we have many theme festivals about pop, rock, soul, jazz, and so on… but also we are starting to have a few festivals dedicated to Fado and traditional Portuguese music.
What’s your story? How’d you fall into rap? To pretty summarize everything, I was really was into poetry growing up as a kid. Growing up in my neighborhood you either were selling drugs, your body, or you were involved with church and community service. I was always the “inbetweener” because I would raised with one of the most religious woman in the area and one a well known drug dealer.…
Can you give us a little background information about yourself as a performer? Of course! I’ve been playing piano since the age of 4. Let me preface all of this with the following story: It all started when I would spend my afternoons at my neighbor’s house. She was a voice coach and I would watch every lesson as she would play the piano, do vocal exercises, and have…
We’re sitting down with Oziris. Let’s get right to it – What’s your story? Well, I’d like to think I’ve always been good with words, I was writing poetry and lyrics throughout high school, while learning to play a drum kit, I began expanding my music tastes to all sorts of genres and I still love to experiment with all sorts of sounds and words, I need music every day,…
Hello, Marc. You’re quite busy when it comes to your music. What is your creative process and what sources of inspiration (e.g. books, television, film) get your creative juices flowing?
Today, we are speaking with KFM beats. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? My name is Jordan Newman and i run a music production business working with artists all over the world. My music reaches many different countries but I but hail from Bristol, UK. I have been writing music for around 9 years but for the last 3 have been focusing on building the brand…
Today, we are speaking with Florida’s Russell Foisy. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? How has your style evolved and changed over the time since you first started playing? Hi James, thank you for the opportunity. I am a singer songwriter from Tarpon Springs, Florida, about 30 minutes from Tampa Florida. I had a dream and a goal to create my own cd of original lyrics…
Today, we are speaking with One of Us. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? Well, let’s introduce ourselves. Drew sings, most of the songs and plays guitar, Evan drums and sings, Austin plays lead guitar, and AJ plays bass. Drew, Austin, and Evan met at a small college in Decorah, IA, and started out by playing open mics and talent shows around town. We loved…
Today, we are speaking with Kitchener, Ontario’s Jin .B.. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? My name is DaNeng Vang, currently 23 years old and been rapping for three years now. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Living in many areas of Kitchener, Waterloo I was able to experience some hardships growing up. Most of the content that I write and rap are about my struggles in the…
Today, we are speaking with Ann Arbor’s Mike Masch. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? I’ve been playing the piano since I was about 5 years old. My dad also sings in a choir and music was always a part of my life growing up. Most of my best friends have all been musicians as well, which has exposed me to a wide variety of musical…
Today, we are speaking with Sydney’s Daniel Pye. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? Hey there! We’ll basically I’m a singer-songwriter from Sydney, Australia. My interest in music really picked up around the age of thirteen or fourteen when I was in high school. From there a strong passion and fascination for anything music related soon developed. My father was also a guitarist and I used…
Today, we are speaking with Mundo, a performer that deftly weaves together birthright and his current living arrangement. As a polyglot, would you agree that language is powerful? Music has a similar transformative ability. What does your mélange of the two say? (smiles) Well it’s my personal belief that it’s really very very difficult to understand a people if you don’t speak or at least know a little bit about…
We’ve been lucky enough to interview DownTown Mystic in April of last year. In the 18 (or so) months since then, what has changed for DownTown Mystic? There’s been a lot going on. We’ve recorded a new project called Rock’n’Roll Romantic and I decided to take on social media as a full time job to start promoting it. And when I say full time job, I’m not kidding. I can…
Today, we are speaking with Noisemate. Can you give us a little background information about yourself We are a 5-piece alternative rock band that formed in London in January 2015. We’ve all been in previous bands before but were looking for a more serious project with a real drive and passion for music.
We’ve been reviewing your releases for quite a few years, but do not know much of your backstory. Jethro Tull, especially 1972’s Thick as a Brick. I started playing bass in September 1971 and wasn’t very good by 1972.I played bass and double bass for junior high jazz band. Some kids made fun of me behind my back for lack of ability I really practiced and joined my first rock band…
We’re sitting down with WhiTeNoySe. Let’s get right to it – What’s your story? I’m Errol Egerson, I’m from Brisbane Australia. I just make music I like to listen to. Maybe its right, maybe it aint….
Today, we are speaking with Alchymie. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? Pretty basic beginning….started piano at the age of 6. I studied the piano through my school years under classical training and eventually realized that music had chosen me rather than the other way around. My mother played piano in the house when I was very little, the radio was always on in the house…
A number of the musicians we review on NeuFutur have worked in factories, fast food, or any one of a multitude of fairly banal occupations. Can you go into detail about what occupations you held before your music career began? I’ve held several different jobs before things started to happen for me on the music side of things. My first job was in a pizza place, making the…