Define your genre in five words or less:
Singer/songwriter jazz infused pop.
Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?
Well, people have told me I sound like Norah Jones, Fiona Apple and have a jazz twist and approach similar to that of Esperanza Spalding. I love all of these artists so I’m OK with this diagnosis.
Describe the best gig you have ever played:
The best gig I have ever played was on my recent trip to South Korea in August 2013. My six piece band and I were flown over for five days to perform on the main stage of the Chilpo International Jazz Festival in front of 5,000 people. Exhilarating as it was to play to that many people; the main highlight was just how enthusiastic and happy the audience were. 80% of them bopped along to my songs and smiled and waved and were just so happy to be watching live music! Korea is an amazing place!
Where would you like to be in five years?
My dream is to be touring Europe in five years with both my jazz/pop band and a multimedia project I am involved in called The Wires Project’.
Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it?
I usually have to sit on my own for a good half an hour to let my brain slow down, so that I can turn off my constant to do list mode and melt into the present moment with the audience.
If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why?
If my music were a chocolate bar it would be a Snickers bar! Because when you bite into a snickers, you suddenly get pleasantly surprised when you crunch through the randomly distributed little nuts. Just like my music! I write music with twists as turns and surprises the whole way through, not on purpose; it’s just the way it comes out! When you think you know what’s coming next, Crunch, there’s another random nut.
