1. Growing Up
I grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s so it was Ataris, Segas, sci-fi and Reagan-era action movies. Musically I grew up playing guitar and playing in bands, so synthesisers and electronic music is relatively new to me, but I love it.
2. Inspirations
The biggest influence on writing for me comes from the instruments themselves. For example I will build an entire song based around a cool sound I have made on a synth. The visual element of Gamer is largely influenced by old video games and movies with the art made by James Roswell.
3. Your Band
The Gamer band is made up of myself (Phil Shaw), Jimmy Joslin and Harry Rae. We all play a variety of analogue and digital synths, with Jimmy also manning the VJ software for live projections.
4. The Music You Make
It’s a combination of ambient soundscapes and driving beats. Our live shows are where it’s at. For the MMW show we will be setting the projector to 3D and handing out old school cardboard 3D glasses. The band will also be appearing in 3D.
5. Music, Right Here, Right Now
The music scene here is great, lots of great local and international acts playing all the time. One thing I love about Victoria is it has number of great little festivals, like Kennedy’s Creek and Bonnie Brae – the latter we are going to be playing at after MMW. I’ve found little festivals to have the coolest atmospheres and they seem to be gaining momentum.
GAMER 3D comes to The Croft Institute, with Beat Ratio and DJ Zerotonine, on Friday November 20 as part of Melbourne Music Week.
