Interviews

Sotoyoto, a multi-instrumentalist, sonic explorer, DJ, and film/video game composer, wishes for you to be inspired by Deep Listening. Other Words For Dusk is a collection of pieces with dark ambient leanings that explores the relationship between listening and emotional response. It is a slow-burning affair comprised primarily of audio…

Divine&acajou delivers a second song, “You got me here,” which is entirely sung and written in English, nine months after releasing her first single, “Viens,” a hypnotic song that alternates between English and French as well as melody and slam. Divine & Acajou explores the themes of hope, unwavering faith,…

A soulful ballad called Ready exhorts you to give up. Have you ever wanted something or someone so badly that you couldn’t stop thinking about it, even though you had no idea how to get it? Now is the time to release control. Give up your desires, trust your instincts,…

Mathew deRiso, a singer-songwriter, has been creating, recording, and performing original music since 2006. Fans have dubbed him the “Hemingway of the Highway.” From 2006 to 2019, Mat served as the lead singer and primary songwriter for the roots rock group The Profane Saints. He is currently working on his…

Opera and musical theater performer Lee Miller Matsos is now a pop musician. U2, Coldplay, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, and other musicians have all influenced his ethereal and emotional musical style. His extensive theatrical training is evident in his expressive flair. Lee’s lyrics express the evolving, non-linear journey from grief,…

Michael Coleman, also known as “The Metropolitan Cowboy,” is the artistic director of See Your Shadow Songwriting, a creative organization. The Metropolitan Cowboy is in charge of writing and producing content across all genres, but his current area of focus for See Your Shadow Songwriting is modern country and western.He…

Virgin Orchestra is a Reykjavk-based experimental post-punk band. While their individual styles are very different from one another, they share the same vision. They first became friends while studying in the music department of the Icelandic University of the Arts. Their sound combines post-punk with electronic, noise, dreampop, and other…

Jackson Greatz, a singer-songwriter from Melbourne and Naarm, goes by the moniker “Jack.G.” His established DJ persona Greetings has been passionately redirected into this venture. His first EP as Jack.G explores dark, piercing emotion. His ecstatic stage presence and a live electronic synth pop/new wave band support the tracks, which…

Blue Work, a collaboration between the interdisciplinary artists Hortensia and Vee, is active between Paris and London. The two promote a distinct sound that blurs the lines between trip-hop, retrowave, and alt-pop by layering warm, entrancing vocals over kaleidoscopic electronica. The duo’s lyrics, which explore themes of struggle and personal…

BAAJ & BAAJ is a musician, singer-songwriter, and frequently more who have been heavily influenced by the brit pop and new wave music of the 1980s. Modern beats and new wave music are blended in creations and covers, where sweetness dances with in-depth reflections on our cruel and fleeting world.…