Starfinder Q&A

Your name:

Ian Galloway.

Where are you from?

Chicago, IL right now.

Name of band:

Starfinder.

Who else is in your band?

For now Starfinder is a project where I write, perform, and record all the music. Although in the future I may have some other members for live performance.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?

I'm a punk rock guy at heart who has also loved new wave and synthpop since I was a young teen. I've been a member of several past and present punk, garage, and indie rock bands including Porno Mags, whose self-released debut album peaked at #47 on CMJ in 2014. I also a member of Chicago bands Witchfeet and Joy Shooters. I started messing around with synthesizers and samplers about five months ago and decided to start writing 80s influenced new wave tunes in my spare time. It's been a blast so far and I'm just completely out of this world happy how well received my first two singles have been by both fans and the media.

Who are your main influences musically?

They are all over the place. I love 70s punk like Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Jam and stuff like that. I'm also a huge fan of old power pop and garage rock like The Real Kids. 90s indie rock is something I'm way into as well, stuff like Guided by Voices, Dinosaur Jr, etc. For Starfinder I take a lot influence from bands that used a lot of electronic elements like New Order, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Human League, and stuff like that. Blend all of this together and that's where Starfinder comes from.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

Ideally I'd love to find a label interested in pressing some vinyl for Starfinder. I'd also like to do some short tours with Starfinder in the future, possibly with a couple other people to help pull it off live. Mainly I just want to keep writing songs and sharing them with anyone who's into it. It's really rewarding just working on music on my own and releasing songs when I can.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

I've had lots of great things happen over the years. Touring in some of my bands, meeting great people all over the US, getting played on college radio all over the US and charting on CMJ, playing street festivals here in Chicago, hearing Starfinder on the Synth City radio show in the UK, playing really fun house shows, recently having Starfinder reviewed on the Indie Rock Cafe blog, the list goes on...

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Definitely had lots of van break downs in the past when touring. One time it was the middle of winter in Wyoming in a huge snow storm. We had to wait for a couple hours for tow truck in no heat. As we were sitting there on the side of the road, we saw a flatbed tow truck coming in our rear view mirror. We were happy to see our tow truck coming, when all of a sudden the truck started sliding sideways. The truck slid off the road at like 50 miles an hour and missed hitting our van by inches. It was really scary. Luckily that wasn't the truck coming for us! Another time our van flew off the road, again in the snow and did a 180 spin at like 70 mph all the way across to the other side of the highway. That was probably the single scariest moment of my life.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

Well, I only have two singles out right now so either one is pretty representational of the band at this point but I'll go ahead and pick "If I Were You", it seems to be the fan favorite right now.

Where can we listen to it?

https://soundcloud.com/starfinderchicago/if-i-were-you-single-mix

Where can we find out more about your music?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starfinderband/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarfinderSynth

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/starfinderchicago

Bandcamp: https://starfinder.bandcamp.com/

Tumblr / Website: http://starfinderband.com/

The Psykodelik Vampyres Q&A

Your name: 

Gethin Lewis.

Where are you from? 

Philadelphia PA, USA.

Name of band: 

The Psykodelik Vampyres.

Who else is in your band? 

Scott Murray (drums) and Dave Murray (bass).

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 

A group of trans-dimensional beings from the farthest regions of inner space. Having escaped the confines of the prismatic void, The PVamps venture forth across the desolate wastelands of their adopted planet Earth, consuming any dark energy that they encounter and radiating positive vibrations by means of the ancient art of neurosynthesis. 

The Earth creatures call it "music".

Blending of many diverse elements of sounds and visions, psychedelic, goth, jazz, blues, punk, reggae, waltz(!), steampunk, classic horror, funk, glam, electronica...we like to call it Heavy Mental.

Who are your main influences musically? 

Way too many to mention, but since I write the majority of the music, I'll say Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Syd Barrett, Yes, and thousands more.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

Being able to make a living at bringing good vibes and hope to people as well as having a good time all the time. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

Still awaiting some highlights, especially with the grey hairs coming in...

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

If one song could represent your music, that'd be pretty boring.

Where can we listen to your music?

https://www.reverbnation.com/psykodelikvampyres

Where can we find out more about your music?

https://www.facebook.com/PsykodelikVampyres/

https://www.reverbnation.com/psykodelikvampyres

https://twitter.com/PsykodelikV

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?

Thanks for the interest, and all good vibes/thoughts/wishes to you!

Caroline McLavy Q&A

Your name: 

Caroline McLavy.

Where are you from? 

Leicester, UK.

How would you describe yourselves? 

Electro/synth pop artist.

Who are your main influences musically?

I grew up on Pet Shop Boys. They’re great teachers in how to write a good pop song. I also admire their ability to write in so many styles and still remain consistently themselves.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

Fundamentally I think it’s about the ability to reach people. To communicate something in a song that someone else can identify with in their own way.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

As odd as it sounds, personally speaking it was the album production. As we (co-produced with Rich Henderson - AR One Studios) were approaching completion it dawned on me, as a small child my greatest ambition was to be a record producer, I had almost forgotten that feeling. To get to say ‘yes I did that’ was a great moment. It’s not about major labels and highly spec’d out studios, it’s the will to make things happen that counts and the ability to enjoy it for what it is.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Ooo filming the outdoor scene for my video for ‘Constant Pain’ at 10:30am on a Sunday morning. The film location was the old Norman Castle in Castle Gardens, Leicester. I wore my thigh-high electric blue boots. On the way back to the car after filming I had to pass the Church where the congregation were gathered outside. It felt like the walk of shame.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

This is a difficult question, I wrote the album to represent a whole, with each song being a part. I want to say ‘Where Did I Go Wrong?’ but really I think it would be ‘I’ll Take My Chances’ mainly because as the title suggests it’s about taking a chance on something because it’s in your heart despite the doubts in your head. Not so much the content of the song more the general vibe.

Where can we listen to it?

https://soundcloud.com/user1494498/ill-take-my-chances-1

Where can we find out more about your music?

www.carolinemclavy.co.uk

Twitter - @CarolineMcLavy

Facebook.com/carolinemclavy

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/642jg9ofKStm8fGw0ZaRgN

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/electrostatic/id985834304

Watch the Constant Pain video - https://youtu.be/wu1lOWqT_1Q

Watch the Signals video - https://youtu.be/sxPUtgbzcRM

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?

You can download a free song by signing up to my mailing list at www.caroline-mclavy.co.uk

The Sweetest Condition Q&A

Your names: 

Leslie Irene Benson (lyrics + vocals) and Jason Reed Milner (music + synths).

Where are you from? 

We’re fortunate to be part of a growing underground scene of electronic musicians in Nashville, Tennessee.

Name of band: 

The Sweetest Condition.

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 

We’re an independent synthpop duo with electro-industrial and darkwave undertones.

Who are your main influences musically? 

We're influenced by a variety of artists. Some of our favorites (current and classic) include: Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, The Birthday Massacre, Dear Strange, Vivien Glass, Ashbury Heights, Blutengel, Ego Likeness, I:Scintilla, The Azoic, Ladytron, Chvrches, Train to Spain, Ayria, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Razed in Black, Front 242, Ministry, Gary Numan, David Bowie, The Cure, Die Krupps, De/Vision, Imperative Reaction, Gravity Kills, KMFDM, The Sisters of Mercy, Peter Murphy, Tori Amos, Prince, The Cranberries, Garbage, INXS, Duran Duran, The Cult, etc.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

The same thing that every artist wants to achieve - creative acceptance and validation. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

The outpouring of support we’ve received from the international online music community of alternative DJs, bloggers and fans. Hearing fans say they’ve listened to our album nonstop and they absolutely love it makes us feel like we’ve created something special. It’s great to see that so many people around the world are connecting with our music. We'll be scheduling a tour soon and hope to meet all of our fans in person.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 

The necessary evil of working day jobs to make this possible.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

Control is a good representation of the overall feel of our debut full-length album, Edge of the World. One of our fans described the song as “the greatest madcap ’80s synthesizer throwback you never knew you absolutely had to have in your life". It's also featured as the theme song for a new '80s-themed sci-fi web series launching this summer called Doctor Beyond and the Agents of ABOVE. It’s narrated by Samantha Newark (the iconic voice of the original Jem from the original cartoon, Jem and the Holograms), who also lives here in Nashville. 

The story follows four remarkable women and their allies in 1987, working to understand new strands of superscience and fight off those who would abuse it. Please check out the YouTube trailer by project founder, and our dear friend, Paul F.P. Pogue, at https://t.co/H0LAeVMTOY. And support the indie film project on GoFundMe at https://t.co/Amsa3klD5C. Thanks so much!

Where can we listen to it? 

https://soundcloud.com/thesweetestcondition/control

Get the free download for "Control" here: https://www.reverbnation.com/thesweetestcondition/song/24336972-control

  

Where can we find out more about your music? 

Official Website: http://www.thesweetestcondition.com

Mailing List (get FREE music): http://thesweetestcondition.fanbridge.com

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thesweetestcondition

Instagram: http://instagram.com/thesweetestcon

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/thesweetestcondition

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GjpHmwVKqcyEbTbZd78rz

Tumblr: http://thesweetestcon.tumblr.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thesweetestcon

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thesweetestcon

BUY MUSIC BY THE SWEETEST CONDITION:

Truth & Light (EP, 2013) and Edge of the World (Album, 2015)

Bandcamp: http://thesweetestcondition.bandcamp.com

Physical CDs: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheSweetestCondition 

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-sweetest-condition/id638465304

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B012JAC7Y0?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=The%20Sweetest%20Condition&index=digital-music&search-type=ss 

Anything else you’d like to say about your music? 

Follow us on Facebook, Spotify and your other favorite social sites, and share our music with your friends. Some exciting news: We just got our new album back from our producer, Joel Lauver. The album, We Defy Oblivion, will be released on Bandcamp later this year. Stay tuned!

Strobegirl Q&A

Your name:
My name is Heather-Jane.

Where are you from?

I am from Croydon, South of London.

Name of band: 

I work under the name of Strobegirl.

Who else is in your band?

It's just me :-) I play all the instrument parts myself, but sometimes I collaborate with other artists and producers.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?

I would describe myself as eclectic and kooky! The music I am currently producing I describe as folktronica as I blend folky and electro elements together in my work. I like to take elements from different genres and mix them up.

Who are your main influences musically?

My musical influences are hugely varied and there are so many of them. I was influenced early on by folk artists then later by punk, rock and electronica. Vocal wise I have been influenced a lot by Joni Mitchell, Julianne Regan, Hope Sandoval, Siouxsie Sioux, Suzanne Vega, Tori Amos and Deborah Harry.  

Music wise I have been influenced by those people too but also Kraftwerk, Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode, Queens of The Stone Age, Massive Attack, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Alt J, Little Boots, Imogen Heap, Froux Froux, The Japanese House, Foals, 1975 a big mixture.  

I am very very taken with the work Grimes has been producing lately as well as Alt J. They are two current artists that I admire a lot. Again I think I am attracted to the way they build up such emotive layers in their music. Fantastic musical soundscaping, I like that. I could talk music and musical influences all day!

What do you hope to achieve in music?

I have achieved what I set out to do which was to produce music and find an audience for it. I am happy with where I am at, I have no desire for fame or fortune etc, that's not why I do it although I wouldn't say no to a wider audience and a regular income.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

The highlight of my career was the year 2015 because so much amazing stuff came together! A track that I had written with one of my collaborators Illustrial was picked up and used on TV and on the back of that many good things have happened.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

There's been nothing that I want to forget yet, so maybe that's still to come! I'm a big believer in taking positive from a not so great situation and learning and moving forward from that point so maybe that's why nothing seems like a negative. 

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
I think it would be my current track Alice as it is the culmination of a huge musical journey and I am really happy with how I have blended the folk and electro influences in to it as well as the other diverse musical sounds I had wanted to try and blend. 

Where can we listen to it?

You can listen to it and download it from my bandcamp page and also listen to it from my soundcloud page the direct links are here :- 

https://strobegirl.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/i-am-strobe/alice

Where can we find out more about your music?

You can find me on most of the social networking sites and my downloads are available from my bandcamp page. There is currently a 15% reduction if you buy my full discography!

https://strobegirl.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/i-am-strobe

https://twitter.com/I_am_strobe

https://www.facebook.com/StrobegirlUK

https://www.reverbnation.com/strobegirl

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?

Just please take a listen to it. I have a large back catalogue of tracks through my collaborations with other people as well as my own material. l  do like to think there is something a little refreshing and different about the music I produce and I would love to share it with as many people as possible.  

Canal Pop Q&A

Your name:

Emiliano Canal.

Where are you from?

Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.

Name of band:

Canal Pop.

Who else is in your band?

Canal Pop is a solo project but I collaborate with cool, talented singers. I'm currently working with Josefina Aufranc who's also a part-time model.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?

Catchy electropop with elaborated vocals and somehow ironic lyrics. The sound is a mix of classic electropop and modern sounds. A critic once said Canal Pop was Daft Punk meeting ABBA, and I liked that.

Who are your main influences musically?

Lots of things, but mainly classic 80's synthpop/ electropop (Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, New Order, Human League) combined with modern electronic music, a bit of the current top 40 sound, and a bit of classic rock and pop (Beatles, Bee Gees, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, ABBA, Montown, disco, whatever). I'm also very interested in what was called Hi NRG/ Italo disco, late 70s/ early 80s disco/ dance music made with synthesizers in home studios. This was considered cheap, second class music and nobody took it very seriously, but they pretty much layered the foundations for electronic dance music. Giorgio Moroder was the pioneer of this style and he's one of my heroes. Canal Pop covered Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" in his honour.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

I'm from Argentina and for several reasons no Argentinean act has been successful in the international pop music scene (singing in English), which is a shame because Argentina has a great musical tradition (we created tango). I would like to help change this.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

I've won the Gardel award (the Argentinean equivalent of the Grammy/ Brit Award) for the best electronic music album in 2012, but not as Canal Pop but because of a compilation album I've released (I also own and direct a label, Eternal Sunday). As Canal Pop, in 2005 I remixed a track by electropop pioneers Heaven 17 for the legendary indie label Ninthwave records (USA). They made a good promotion campaign among DJs and the single reached #24 on the Billboard dance charts, which is the only way I've charted in a major market as far as I know.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

I've made hundreds of mistakes, but that's how you learn this job and this business. You find the right door by opening the wrong ones and realizing that's not the way.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

Maybe Canal Pop's last single featuring Josefina Aufranc, Come To My World.

Where can we listen to it? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G363q-AoW_I

Where can we find out more about your music? 

Website: www.canalpop.com.ar

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Canal-Pop-22237411264

Twitter: www.twitter.com/canalpopar

Bandcamp: www.canalpop.bandcamp.com

Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/canalpop

YouTube: www.youtube.com/canalpop

iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/canal-pop/id256527905

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6EVS0N3W1mfGgL79S6z1Se

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?

Some random facts:

* I also direct the Eternal Sunday label, check it! www.eternalsunday.com.ar

* I wear leather trousers on stage.

* Josefina Aufranc is currently in Mexico doing some singing and working as a model.

* I rarely add guitars to my arrangements.

* Canal Pop recorded an album called An Electro Tribute To Oasis with singer Lara Sambert, featuring versions of the Gallagher Brothers' hits. People either loved it or hated it.

* Our version of Stand By Me was chosen in 2010 as "song of the day" at Popjustice.com, UK's most influential pop music blog, among songs by artists like Kesha and Lady Gaga.  That was nice.

* Songs by Canal Pop have been featured in compilations by labels like Section44 (USA) and Alfa Matrix (Belgium) and by music blogs like Side-Line (Belgium) and Electrozombie (Germany).

* One of the singers I worked with, Polette, is an amazing session singer who sung hundreds of commercial jingles and shared stages with Shakira and Deep Purple among many others.

* I'm very interesting in pop culture in general, some of my influences are Andy Warhol and the whole pop art movement (especially the experimental film stuff), cartoonish bubblegum music from the '70s and Japanese and Asian young culture and aesthetics. I'm also a huge fan of vintage technology, like old computers, reel-to-reel tape decks, old video formats, that kind of things.

Sodacon Q&A

Your name: 

Jesse Crawford.

Where are you from? 

Magna, Utah. I grew up and was raised in Magna on the west side of Salt Lake. I could easily say I'm from Salt Lake yet I tell everyone I'm from Magna because it's a small town that rocks has a lot of great music. 

Name of band:  

Sodacon

Who else is in your band? 

Currently I'm a solo artist and 95 per cent of the Sodacon project has been solo. We have performed live with Sodacon back in 2007 and toured solo too. Other than the second Sodacon album, all successive albums have been solo. 

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 

I would just say a lot of hard work and elbow grease over the years to create this sound. Currently I perform using Logic Mainstage and sometimes stream online using Stageit playing acoustic guitar. These days I try to live stream if possible, regardless of the venue if there's online access. Playing solo has helped to develop a unique style. Sodacon is like a space ship of electronic space rock journeying into progressive themes. I sing about a about broad range of things, it could be current events, space satellites, portals to other galaxies. Generally I stick to space rock sci-fi themes and create characters I can perform on stage with story albums. I wrote and recorded an album Electro-Magnet, never got the chance to play it live yet planning to this year. I continually discover new themes to sing about and look to explore topics that aren't mainstream. I've loved making music all these years and found my own niche. 

Who are your main influences musically?

I grew up with vinyl and cassettes and early cable days with MTV rock bands and the alternative wave. I'd play my guitar and riff out to many different bands. I was fortunate enough to have great teachers growing up for piano, clarinet, and guitar playing jazz band in high school. I was always inspired by my musical peers and the same is true today. I was able to perform with and hang out with different groups around Salt Lake and also see large concerts that came to town. As time went on I got into vinyl, listened to jazz, folk, class rock. A broad range of guitar music, to drop some names James Brown to Michael Hedges to Kaiser Chiefs to the Temples. I also love riding my exercise bike and listening to Iron Maiden Book of Souls. Sometimes I'll throw on something like Bill Withers or ELO. I know I'm leaving a lot out that I listen to and my playlist varies yet I dig finding new bands. 

What do you hope to achieve in music?

I'm hoping to make music that brings joy to people, and inspires new ideas that are remembered for a long time. In the short term focused on another album possibly live shows this summer hopefully some festivals. More so than ever trying to professionalize everything that I do. I hope we can keep the momentum going as we're currently #1 locally and regionally on Reverbnation for Alternative Rock. This morning we made it into the top 10 and hit #8 nationally for alternative and #9 global. I always hope to be collaborating to. I just finished a new song and released it last weekend featuring David Namerow on percussion. The song is called Lightning Maze and is available on reverbnation.com/sodacon. I've been marveling at how the last few years not too many projects with other artists due to time constraints. Yet things have opened up and now in the span of a week have worked on two new collaboration tracks. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

Biggest highlight so far was being able to finish the last album SpaceArtRock and the positive response after everything that happened the last few years. For a long time I didn't think I was going to finish the project. I had just became a dad and had finished school in looking for work. Over time I was able to resolve these things, find work again and got right back at my tunes and then it got better. Somehow we found a way through lately I enjoy making tracks and my son chills with me in studio sometimes while I mix. It's been a blast being a dad and for sure the best of year of my life. There is always a lot of work to be done. I'd say a moment that comes close to this yet doesn't exceed it that was when won battle of bands performing Sodacon solo in November 2011. We also raised 1300 cans of food for the homeless that night so all in all a great memory. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

I'd like to forget last year in May when our dog of 12 years AnnaBelle passed away from cancer. I try not to repeat it in my mind and remember when we'd go on hikes and play frisbee. It was tough having to get so many operations for her and that was financially difficult. Our efforts were ultimately fruitless yet she was brave and fought through it all. Even on her last day she was running I will miss that dog yet now that a little time has passed it makes me have hope for the future and maybe a new pet. I know it's just a dog yet was a big part of the family. Despite all the trouble we had in our lives economically because of the recession and everything else horrible that happened, all of it was a drop in the bucket compared to losing Belle. It also brought up memories of losing my grandpa in 2009 when he passed although ultimately I'm glad we got to spend time together. 

There was also a moment a few years back when I was completely without any resource trying to work on songs, distribute records, tour, web design, social media and more.  I ended up burning out and had too much responsibility that I didn't need to take on my own. Yet it could have been worse and I learned to re-balance my life in recent years. Now I try to just keep things simple . I'll continue to surround myself with great people like my better half Alicia and my son. I've had great friends over the years help me out in a lot of areas. 'm grateful for that and I want to forget the times I tried to overdo every aspect of the process on my own. If I can continue to write songs well then the rest will take care of itself. 

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

Now You're On Track from the album Electro-Magnet. This particular song is one of my favorite compositions just for it's grit and intensity. It has more of an electronic rock feel and is currently one of the most played Sodacon tracks. It was the first Sodacon music video filmed a video for it back in 2009 riding around on the San Francisco Bart and walking around the city. If you'd like to check it out it's available at http://bit.ly/nowontrack. 

Where can we listen to it?

http://www.reverbnation.com/sodacon

Where can we find out more about your music? 

http://www.sodacon.com

http://sodacon.bandcamp.com

http://reverbnation.com/sodacon

twitter.com/spaceartrock

instagram.com/spaceartrock

bit.ly/sodaconmusic (Give us some love here if possible is our brand new YouTube)

bit.ly/spaceartrockitunes (latest album) 

bit.ly/spaceartrockspotify  (latest album) 

bit.ly/spaceartrockamazon (latest album) 

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 

We just created a brand new YouTube channel and have been uploading new music video there. Please subscribe if possible http://youtube.com/sodaconmusic

Booking and info sodacon@gmail.com 

Winters End Q&A

Your name: 

Marissa Pinto.

Where are you from? 

Sydney, Australia.

Name of band: 

Winters End.

Who else is in your band? 

My brother Christopher Pinto.

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 

We're an independent band, described as indie electronic. Our music is 'big' sounding, with dramatic dark chords, dynamic changes and it aims to take its listeners on a journey.

Who are your main influences musically? 

We draw upon a lot of influences. Being both 80s babies, we love the electronic sounds of The Divinyls, Stevie Nicks, Phil Collins, along with more modern influences of Tame Impala, The Jezabels, Radiohead and The Midnight Juggernauts

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

Our aim is to record music that moves people, that reaches out and signifies that people are not alone, that we're all connected. We hope to meet all the wonderful supporters we have worldwide through traveling the world and performing internationally. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

Big highlights for us were being invited to perform at two international music festivals in 2014. We performed at Indie Week in Toronto, Canada, and Youbloom Music Festival in LA. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 

In 2014 we were in our rehearsal studio when we were notified that our friend, who was for all intents and purposes our brother, had passed away. That is a moment we would definitely like to forget. 

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

Our current single Mayfair would be the song that best represents our music. It is anthemic, dynamic, and it builds up over the course of the song both in angst and sonic layering. 

Where can we listen to it? 

We just released our music video for Mayfair which aims to increase awareness about domestic violence, and to encourage reporting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOXJapOXRS0

Where can we find out more about your music?

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wintersendmusic 

Twitter http://www.twitter.com/mrwintersend 

Official Websitewww.wintersendmusic.com 

Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/pinto11/mayfair 

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 

We're currently touring in support of UK band Yossarian. Our next shows are 7th Feb Sydney, The Vanguard, 13th Feb Brisbane, Ric's Bar and 20th Feb Newcastle, The Lass O'Gowrie.