Define your genre in five words or less:
Alt folk rock fancy folk.
How long have you been gigging and writing?
I’ve been in bands since I was about 15 but I only started the Mcrobin solo project 18 months ago.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
The music and movies that I’m exposed to influence my own music a lot. Most of my own songs are written somewhere in the euphoric period immediately following a great gig, the first listen of a new album or after watching an outstanding film.
What’s you proudest moment of doing what you do?
Getting to play gigs in incredible places around the countryside.
And your least proud?
Being that annoying musician playing in the corner of a pub while a bunch of blokes are trying to watch either the footy, a fight or a car race.
When, and why did you start writing music?
I started writing when I was about 15. My mates had a singer-less band so I started writing lyrics to their music and they eventually welcomed me to the group.
Where would you like to be in five years?
Bunkered down in my studio (yet to exist), located somewhere in the Alpine Valleys of northeast Victoria, writing what I hope will be my second or third album.
Do you have any record releases to date? What? Where can I get it?
I released my debut EP Fault Lines earlier this year. It’s on all the things: Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music et cetera.
On Thursday October 29, MCROBIN and some very special guests are doing a tribute to Crowded House’s Woodface at Northcote Town Hall for Darebin Music Feast. You can also see them at The Workers Club on Tuesday November 10 with support from JP Klipspringer and Imogen Pemberton.
