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1. Whendidyou knowyouwantedtomake music?“Well I have beensingingsince Iwasyoung,I
enteredeverysingingcontestthatIcame across, not thatI everwon!It got to the pointwhere music
tookovereverythingIdid,Iwouldsingconstantly,inthe shower,makingacupof tea,I wouldeven
singinmy headwhilstinexamstohelpme concentrate.Itwasonlytowardsthe endof HighSchool
where Iusedmy annoyinghabitintosomethingIcaredabout.In Year 10 I tooka GCSE inMusic,
whichiswhenI learnttoplay the keyboard.Irememberapart of my courseworkwasto make an
original piece of music.Itwasextremelydifficulttomake lyrics,butIwas surprisedbyhow muchI
enjoyedit.ThisiswhenIknewthatI definitely wantedtomake music.”
“It was the complete opposite forme.Ihatedmusicgrowingup!Notthe signer,orthe lyrics,or the
band,justthe concept.Most of the musicout whenI wasyoungwas all the same,it didn’thave any
heart,it onlyseemedlike theyweresingingforthe money.I guessit’sstill the same now,butthere
are a lotmore bandsout thatactuallywantto sing,and wantto make it inthe musicbusiness.Those
are the bandsI actuallylistento.Ifeel thatI’mmakingthismusicas some sort of revenge tothose
big artists,to showthemhowto make real music,somethingwithheart.” Intercepted
So howdidyou twomeet?“We firstmetin college,where we instantlybecame friends;we bothhad
the same passion,music.We wouldgettogetherinthe eveningsandwrite songs,we helpedeach
otherout too.I taught Anaouskahowtoplaythe keyboard,andshe taughtme how to play guitar.
Well,she tried.”
What has beenyourbiggestchallenge sofar?Have youbeenable toovercome it?“As a groupthe
biggestchallengeiskeepingup todate.By the time we have written,recordedandeditedournew
tracks, andhave themout on shelves,we are alreadystartingonthe nextone.It’saconstantcycle
and itcan getextremelyhectic!Idon’tthinkwe wouldevergetusedtothat.Personally,Ifindthe
initial response afteranewrelease tobe the largestchallenge.
It’sthe pointwhere yourbiggestfansgive theirfeedback,whereyoufindoutwhetherornot you
succeededasan artist.I don’tcare about“proper”reviews,Icare about whatthe fanslike,andif
theydon’tlike it,thenIwouldn’tknowwhattodo.”
“I’d have toagree,that pointwhere youare searchingthroughInstagram, Facebook,andTwitterjust
to see whatpeople thought,it’sterrifying!Butthe outcome isamazing,I love scrollingthrough
hundredsof the fan’stweets,all sayingtheylovethe music.Itjustpushesontomake more music.
Withoutit,I thinkI wouldhave givenupbynow.”
Withsiteslike YouTube,andSoundcloudbecominganevenmore popularplace formusiclisteners
to hearmusic,are youmore worriedaboutpiracy?“I’mnot sure about this;I’ve neverunderstood
whypeople woulddoitinthe firstplace.Firstoff,isn’titillegal?If youfindanew artist online oron
the radio,and youwant to have theirmusiconyour phone orwhatever,whywouldyou‘steal’it?
Don’tyou wantto supportthe artist directly?How canyou expectthemtocontinue intheircareerif
theydon’tgettpaid?I thinkit’smore of a problemforIndie artists,like ourselves,becauseit’s that
moneythatkeepsusgoing,butI guessif someone were topirate one of Beyoncé’s new tracks,I
don’tthinkitwouldleave adentinher pocket.But,I’ve neverexperiencedthisfirsthand,maybe I’m
missingoutonsomething.”

2. “For me,I don’tmindit.I suppose,like Hollysaid,forlargerartists,itwouldbe lessof a problem, but
for us,it can be a majorproblem.Although,it’snotall badI guess,Imean,surelythese people must
love the artistso much,theyjust haveto have the artist’smusicon theirphonesonmatterthe
consequences.”