What was the initial spark or idea that led to the creation of "Lockdown Song?"

As the name suggests it was Lockdown. I found myself stuck in a 2 bedroom apartment and the world had turned upside down.
I, like everyone else I knew, found that I needed so much that I had previously taken for granted; the contact of people, a beer with friends, the hug of family members. To begin with, at least, there was also a genuine but weird communal fear. We were in hiding hoping that an unseeable untouchable killer wouldn’t catch us. It’s interesting also how over time this fear gave way to frustration and even anger but that progression is not the focus of this song.

Can you describe the emotions or feelings you hope "Lockdown Song" evokes in listeners?

The song is rooted in the repetitiveness of endless, seemingly meaningless days and the yearning for different times. Lockdown touched a very primal nerve, something of the essence of our lives was exposed. Without it, we were lost. We hid in our caves hoping that it would all go away, or at least pass us by without harming us.

I find solace in my music and so one day, in the middle of Lockdown, I tried to capture all that and sat down at my Piano…

Were there any memorable or standout moments during the recording sessions for "Lockdown Song?"

Not really, it’s a fairly simple song and went down quickly. I remember particularly taking the decision to close mike the vocals and not clean up imperfections- I wanted the intimacy, I wanted it to feel like the singer was right there in the room with the listener.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got started in music?

I have always loved music. I come from a family of very strong, loud characters and as a child found it hard to be heard in the clamour of egos. Music was the way I found to express myself best. I find all types of music interesting, from Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz, and Classical. I don’t like the current classification of artists into genres. I feel that music as an art form touches our emotional centre directly. Emotionally we are all complex and therefore narrow genre classification restricts the palette that artists and composers have available to express this complexity.

I don’t restrict myself in this way and I am therefore sometimes difficult to categorise. But in the end, I make music for the music’s sake and then hope that it finds its audience. Obviously, I do want an audience and I am definitely trying to reach out and touch people. I therefore want my music to be both accessible and expressive. I spend a long time writing and recording each song, paying particular attention to small details and subtleties in the music. I guess it’s a bit obsessive but It’s just what I do.

How do you continuously grow and evolve as an artist?

As an artist I need to keep pushing my boundaries: Experiment, try different things, and work in areas and styles I’m not familiar with. All in order to get to the core of whatever It is I am trying to express.
That means keeping myself open to the new whilst building on established skills and techniques.

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