Hey there. Who are we speaking to and what do you do in Big Creature?
I’m Michael and I sing, play guitar, write songs and produce.
At your core, the identity and music surrounds DIY ethics and personal themes. Why write this way?
Being almost entirely DIY started from financial necessity but it’s allowed me to spend the time I needed to experiment with different ideas without time pressure. There’s definitely a freedom that comes with working outside traditional studios.
Your single Talk, was written, produced and mixed almost entirely in your spare room. What steps did you take to bring it to the real world?
An important turning point in the process of working on these songs was when I first played them to Dan (our guitar player). I was lost in an endless loop of tweaking things and he convinced me the music was good and kick started the whole process of forming the new lineup.
Talk introduces three new members to Big Creature, Drummer Lachy Wyatt and multi-instrumentalists Ezekiel Fenn and Dan Whalan. How are you all meshing together?
We all have a similar sense of humour so we get along great and they’re excellent musicians, which is inspiring to me. I think our sound is evolving. We started working on a pretty wide ranging bunch of new songs as soon as the lineup was locked in and I’m excited to see where they go.
