Ten acts/artists everyone should know about:
Parliament Funkadellic
Prince
Bill Withers
Tom Waits
Michael Jackson
Daft Punk
NWA
Lyrics Born
David Bowie
Cat Stevens
Leonard Cohen
N.E.R.D.
Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:
Hot Sauce
Mangos
Goats cheese
Lamb cutlets
Walnuts
Rocket
Gelato
Heirloom tomatoes
Strawberries
A home delivery menu (in case it all effs up!)
Eight possessions that define you:
Is that a trick question? I never hold onto anything material long enough for it to define me…I will say, however, my portable BOSE bluetooth speakers are still the best money I EVER spent. Hands down, bar none. They’ve provided a soundtrack to my erratic life all over the world. That’s probably the only ‘possession’ that I keep close when I’m home and away.
Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape:
Coming to America
Suits
Scarface
Basquiat
Werid Science
The Fifth Element
Leon: The Professional
Six bad habits you can’t escape:
Sleeping in
Not sleeping at all
Saying ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’ really loud when people don’t say thank you
Lighting cigarettes off the stove
…wait, cigarettes are a bad habit themselves… so yeah, them.
To tell the truth, I can resist anything… but temptation.
Five people who inspire you:
Pharrell Williams (musically)
Terry Richardson (visually)
Steven Spielberg (conceptually)
Hugh Hefner (well…you know why)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (artistically)
Four things that turn you on:
Naughty eyes
A good vocabulary
Bi/tri-lingual speakers
Truth be told – interviews really do it for me. For reals…I need a moment
Three goals for your music:
Vent my soul
Vent my funk
Vent my quirk
Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why:
Singing live in front of 35,000 people on the front lawn of Parliament House with TV ROCK. It was also televised nationally and my parents got to see me do my thing on a big stage in a big way.. That was a surreal moment and one I will never forget.
Crowd surfing with Bombs Away & DJ Kronic in Darwin earlier this year. Probably one of my top ‘live’ moments ever. It’s a total trip hurling yourself towards the crowd – it’s at that moment you think, “Well, they either love you or hate you right now and you’ll find out in 1 second when you hit a bed of hands or the cold, hard floor.”
Happy to report it was all love. Amazing.
One day left before the apocalypse and you:
Find my family and hold them tight and tell them I love them. Then we all go loot a shopping mall together!! The family that loves together, loots together. Haha.
When’s the gig / release?
Performing at Noir 5, Level 3 at Crown on New Year’s Eve. Going to be a massive night, five rooms and lots of awesome talent – get down there! Keep Talking, my new tune with Jamie Vlahos, is out now through Onelove on iTunes & Beatport! Remixes dropping in January. Buy it! Play it! Smash it!
