60 Seconds With… Oscar O’Bryan (Speed Painters / DJ-O / Two Bright Lakes DJs)
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60 Seconds With… Oscar O’Bryan (Speed Painters / DJ-O / Two Bright Lakes DJs)

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Define your genre in five words or less:

Love dancing.

 

What do you love about making music?

It’s a joyous thing. I never smile more than when I’m playing in a band of friends or DJing to a great crowd.

What can a punter expect from your live show?

A very good friend of mine recently described Speed Painters as “emotional house music.”

When’s the gig and with who?

I’m DJing the Where?House this Saturday in support of two amazing bros Naysayer & Gilsun. If their sets at Golden Plains and the Hi-Fi earlier this year are anything to go by, it’s going to be a pretty amazing night. 

How long have you been gigging?

I started gigging on trumpet in a funk and fusion band called King Armadillo straight out of high school, about 10 years ago. We played every weekend at venues like the Purple Emerald and Kitten Club for years, busting out Herbie Hancock and James Brown covers. Then about 6 years ago I got into DJing, eventually crossed paths with Tig and Blake of Two Bright Lakes, and started playing with Speed Painters a couple of years back. It’s been a pretty organic progression.  

Describe the best gig you have ever played.

After 10 years gigging it’s pretty hard single one out, but Speed Painters recently did a great gig at Schoolhouse Studios for the opening of Place of Assembly – Wednesday night shed rave pretty much sums it up.

What’s your favourite song, and why?

I’m going through another Ignition (Remix) phase at the moment – it’s an amazing pop song, and you cannot deny that shit on the dancefloor.

 

What makes a good musician?

Someone who listens, thinks, and reacts.