this New Zealand native blends old and new in her music and her style hi I’m
new in her music and her style hi I’m
new in her music and her style hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with something we always like to start
with something we always like to start
with something we always like to start with is kind of just the origin stories
with is kind of just the origin stories
with is kind of just the origin stories of the people that we interview so I’d
of the people that we interview so I’d
of the people that we interview so I’d like to know how you first came to
like to know how you first came to
like to know how you first came to follow music as your path music was kind
follow music as your path music was kind
follow music as your path music was kind of always a part of my life I think
of always a part of my life I think
of always a part of my life I think probably first started getting really
probably first started getting really
probably first started getting really serious about it when I was in high
serious about it when I was in high
serious about it when I was in high school joined a jazz choir that did all
school joined a jazz choir that did all
school joined a jazz choir that did all these Frank Sinatra George Gershwin
these Frank Sinatra George Gershwin
these Frank Sinatra George Gershwin medleys before that point I loved going
medleys before that point I loved going
medleys before that point I loved going to musicals with my parents and you know
to musicals with my parents and you know
to musicals with my parents and you know I Andrew Lloyd Webber and that world of
I Andrew Lloyd Webber and that world of
I Andrew Lloyd Webber and that world of musicals is really exciting to me
around the age of 1516 I just became
around the age of 1516 I just became obsessed with discovering new bands I
obsessed with discovering new bands I
obsessed with discovering new bands I got really into experimental music and
got really into experimental music and
got really into experimental music and Miles Davis and a lot of sort of prog
Miles Davis and a lot of sort of prog
Miles Davis and a lot of sort of prog rock bands and around that same time I
rock bands and around that same time I
rock bands and around that same time I was picking up guitar thing to pursue
was picking up guitar thing to pursue
was picking up guitar thing to pursue music as a Korean and then before I went
music as a Korean and then before I went
music as a Korean and then before I went to university I got offered my contract
to university I got offered my contract
to university I got offered my contract with my manager to move to Melbourne and
with my manager to move to Melbourne and
with my manager to move to Melbourne and start work on a debut record so yeah
start work on a debut record so yeah
start work on a debut record so yeah that was around the age of 17 since then
that was around the age of 17 since then
that was around the age of 17 since then you know I worked on it for three and a
you know I worked on it for three and a
you know I worked on it for three and a half years and I’m 22 now I took a while
how would you describe the music scene
how would you describe the music scene in New Zealand well I live in Melbourne
in New Zealand well I live in Melbourne
in New Zealand well I live in Melbourne now I’ve been there for four years but
now I’ve been there for four years but
now I’ve been there for four years but growing up in New Zealand obviously you
growing up in New Zealand obviously you
growing up in New Zealand obviously you know nature and landscape was a big part
know nature and landscape was a big part
know nature and landscape was a big part of my upbringing I look very close to a
of my upbringing I look very close to a
of my upbringing I look very close to a river would always go down there to
river would always go down there to
river would always go down there to write music and the scene itself was was
write music and the scene itself was was
write music and the scene itself was was actually really great because we’re so
actually really great because we’re so
actually really great because we’re so isolated from the rest of the world I
isolated from the rest of the world I
isolated from the rest of the world I think it pushes people to sometimes work
think it pushes people to sometimes work
think it pushes people to sometimes work harder to create something unique and
harder to create something unique and
harder to create something unique and original it’s been a lot of great bands
original it’s been a lot of great bands
original it’s been a lot of great bands to come out of New Zealand I think just
to come out of New Zealand I think just
to come out of New Zealand I think just the population size makes it a little
the population size makes it a little
the population size makes it a little difficult sometimes to progress so
difficult sometimes to progress so
difficult sometimes to progress so Melbourne was really fantastic as a city
Melbourne was really fantastic as a city
Melbourne was really fantastic as a city for me to grow in as a musician
now you’ve mentioned quite a few
now you’ve mentioned quite a few influences already but I’d love to hear
influences already but I’d love to hear
influences already but I’d love to hear who
who
who if you could pick like your number one
if you could pick like your number one
if you could pick like your number one icon or Idol who would it be it’s really
icon or Idol who would it be it’s really
icon or Idol who would it be it’s really difficult because there’s so many
difficult because there’s so many
difficult because there’s so many different artists that have influenced
different artists that have influenced
different artists that have influenced different aspects of my music you know I
different aspects of my music you know I
different aspects of my music you know I think you know melodically someone like
think you know melodically someone like
think you know melodically someone like Rufus Wainwright actually would be a
Rufus Wainwright actually would be a
Rufus Wainwright actually would be a huge influence on me and and Prince and
huge influence on me and and Prince and
huge influence on me and and Prince and Michael Jackson but you know
Michael Jackson but you know
Michael Jackson but you know rhythmically I actually get a lot of
rhythmically I actually get a lot of
rhythmically I actually get a lot of influence from bands like battles up in
influence from bands like battles up in
influence from bands like battles up in New York or or more Latin kind of bands
New York or or more Latin kind of bands
New York or or more Latin kind of bands even you know I mentioned Miles Davis or
even you know I mentioned Miles Davis or
even you know I mentioned Miles Davis or some heavy metal you know I listen to it
some heavy metal you know I listen to it
some heavy metal you know I listen to it for the rhythms and actually get a lot
for the rhythms and actually get a lot
for the rhythms and actually get a lot of inspiration from that so it is hard
of inspiration from that so it is hard
of inspiration from that so it is hard to sum it up into just one person
people like to make comparisons
people like to make comparisons obviously how do you feel about being
obviously how do you feel about being
obviously how do you feel about being compared to people like Bjork or
compared to people like Bjork or
compared to people like Bjork or Florence and the Machine or something
Florence and the Machine or something
Florence and the Machine or something like that
like that
like that well first odd it’s super flattering
well first odd it’s super flattering
well first odd it’s super flattering that people would you know put me in the
that people would you know put me in the
that people would you know put me in the company of artists like that especially
company of artists like that especially
company of artists like that especially artists who have made a point of kind of
artists who have made a point of kind of
artists who have made a point of kind of keeping their artistic integrity and
keeping their artistic integrity and
keeping their artistic integrity and being kind of fearless and what they do
I mean I personally don’t think my music
I mean I personally don’t think my music sounds a lot like those artists but in
sounds a lot like those artists but in
sounds a lot like those artists but in some respects I have taken influence
some respects I have taken influence
some respects I have taken influence from what they represent and kind of
from what they represent and kind of
from what they represent and kind of their aesthetic so I mean I just think
their aesthetic so I mean I just think
their aesthetic so I mean I just think it’s it’s nice to be compared to artists
it’s it’s nice to be compared to artists
it’s it’s nice to be compared to artists that at least of my that’s yeah plus I
that at least of my that’s yeah plus I
that at least of my that’s yeah plus I mean they’re all pretty strong women as
mean they’re all pretty strong women as
mean they’re all pretty strong women as well
do you try to kind of blend the old and
do you try to kind of blend the old and the new in terms of your sound I think
the new in terms of your sound I think
the new in terms of your sound I think that’s just um inevitable because I
that’s just um inevitable because I
that’s just um inevitable because I listen to a lot of old and a lot of you
listen to a lot of old and a lot of you
listen to a lot of old and a lot of you you know I think whatever you’re feeding
you know I think whatever you’re feeding
you know I think whatever you’re feeding your musical brain with is going to sort
your musical brain with is going to sort
your musical brain with is going to sort of subconsciously permeate whatever you
of subconsciously permeate whatever you
of subconsciously permeate whatever you create it’s not an awfully conscious
create it’s not an awfully conscious
create it’s not an awfully conscious thing it’s just I think what comes
thing it’s just I think what comes
thing it’s just I think what comes through yeah
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