What do you do? I write lots of notes on paper in the hope of hearing them make sounds. I like exploring and improvising with different sounds and instruments and also play with Bukovsky/Buckett/Dorrian and local band, Kasha.
How did you get into your discipline? I played drums in a thrash metal band called Chronic in high school, but I wanted to write music with pitches so learnt the piano. Since then I’ve been just making it up, and trying to make songs.
Who or what influences your work? I’m influenced by sounds that I want to explore and music such as Varese, Meshuggah, James Brown, Morton Feldman, Fugazi and Miles Davis.
What’s your opinion of the local scene? I think it’s great. Shoeb Ahmad from Hellosquare has been keeping it alive for quite sometime - one of the great thing’s about that is there is no exclusive scene-based obligation to put out a certain ‘style’ of music. Dream Damage and Birds Love Fighting are all getting new and interesting things happening too.
What makes you laugh? People. People are crazy. For example I have a really mad Aunty who felt her backyard didn’t have enough birds so she shaved the next-door neighbour’s cat to make a nest.
What pisses you off? facebook and road rage.
What’s your biggest achievement/proudest moment so far?
I don’t know if I’m proud of this or it’s embarrassing, but the ANU Vice-Chancellor bought 200 of my CD’s after a Pollen Trio concert. He later came up to us at another gig and pointed out that there was a grammatical mistake on the inside of the disc.
What are your plans for the future? At the moment I am writing some sketches for 12 Tubas, and next year I have a commission with a Perth ensemble called Decibel. But anything could happen- I just met a violinist whose aspiration is to make nutritional snack bars after he finishes playing in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In terms of releases- Kasha have a 7” coming out in November, and Hellosquare is putting out some short pieces of mine at the end of the year.
What are your upcoming performances? I play with Kasha at Transit Bar on October 7th and again at Electric Lake Festival on October 16th. Then Bukovsky/Buckett/Dorrian is playing at Smiths Bookshop on the 22nd of October.
Describe you/your work in one word… euphony
Contact Info: austinbmusic@gmail.com or www.hellosquarerecordings.com
