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okay so everybody knows this sound
okay so everybody knows this sound especially people from the West of
especially people from the West of
especially people from the West of Ireland and it’s around us all the time
Ireland and it’s around us all the time
Ireland and it’s around us all the time and it’s kind of funny when you take the
and it’s kind of funny when you take the
and it’s kind of funny when you take the image away from this sound it actually
image away from this sound it actually
image away from this sound it actually gets a little bit more power you know
gets a little bit more power you know
gets a little bit more power you know we’re here in a theater but right now
we’re here in a theater but right now
we’re here in a theater but right now you’re actually picturing somewhere
you’re actually picturing somewhere
you’re actually picturing somewhere different right
different right
different right this feels feels different you know and
this feels feels different you know and
this feels feels different you know and today I’m going to talk to you about
today I’m going to talk to you about
today I’m going to talk to you about kind of an aspect when creating Eric’s
kind of an aspect when creating Eric’s
kind of an aspect when creating Eric’s that’s very very simple very simple but
that’s very very simple very simple but
that’s very very simple very simple but it was also very very important and a
it was also very very important and a
it was also very very important and a couple of years ago I was about to quit
couple of years ago I was about to quit
couple of years ago I was about to quit music completely and get a real job and
music completely and get a real job and
music completely and get a real job and I had just finished a major record label
I had just finished a major record label
I had just finished a major record label album and it was about two years in the
album and it was about two years in the
album and it was about two years in the making
making
making and it was these kind of perfect pop
and it was these kind of perfect pop
and it was these kind of perfect pop songs these like three-minute long pop
songs these like three-minute long pop
songs these like three-minute long pop songs I had these really kind of catchy
songs I had these really kind of catchy
songs I had these really kind of catchy choruses and it was perfect for radio
choruses and it was perfect for radio
choruses and it was perfect for radio but it wasn’t really doing that well
but it wasn’t really doing that well
but it wasn’t really doing that well people were really picking up on it um
people were really picking up on it um
people were really picking up on it um they weren’t really connecting to it at
they weren’t really connecting to it at
they weren’t really connecting to it at all and me personally worst of all I
all and me personally worst of all I
all and me personally worst of all I didn’t really like it at all you know I
didn’t really like it at all you know I
didn’t really like it at all you know I was getting sick of playing it already
was getting sick of playing it already
was getting sick of playing it already and it only just come out and I was
and it only just come out and I was
and it only just come out and I was getting really frustrated by that and
getting really frustrated by that and
getting really frustrated by that and usually when you’re in an electronic
usually when you’re in an electronic
usually when you’re in an electronic music producer it kind of works like
music producer it kind of works like
music producer it kind of works like this let’s say you want to put a snare
this let’s say you want to put a snare
this let’s say you want to put a snare drum sound in a song okay you download
drum sound in a song okay you download
drum sound in a song okay you download 100 snare sounds from the internet and
100 snare sounds from the internet and
100 snare sounds from the internet and then you go through them and then you
then you go through them and then you
then you go through them and then you find one that you like and then you put
find one that you like and then you put
find one that you like and then you put it into the song now
it into the song now
it into the song now that doesn’t really mean anything you’re
that doesn’t really mean anything you’re
that doesn’t really mean anything you’re kind of taking a sound because you think
kind of taking a sound because you think
kind of taking a sound because you think it sounds right you think it sounds like
it sounds right you think it sounds like
it sounds right you think it sounds like what this music should say I’m what does
what this music should say I’m what does
what this music should say I’m what does genres sound like and I was getting
genres sound like and I was getting
genres sound like and I was getting really frustrated by this um and during
really frustrated by this um and during
really frustrated by this um and during that same time when I was feeling really
that same time when I was feeling really
that same time when I was feeling really frustrated I was helping my grandmother
frustrated I was helping my grandmother
frustrated I was helping my grandmother clean at her house um and on her dresser
clean at her house um and on her dresser
clean at her house um and on her dresser there was a CD and it was like a blank
there was a CD and it was like a blank
there was a CD and it was like a blank little CD and it just had her name Mary
little CD and it just had her name Mary
little CD and it just had her name Mary Keene just over it and I asked her what
Keene just over it and I asked her what
Keene just over it and I asked her what it was and she said oh this is an
it was and she said oh this is an
it was and she said oh this is an interview that I did with a lady who was
interview that I did with a lady who was
interview that I did with a lady who was making a radio show she came to the
making a radio show she came to the
making a radio show she came to the house and basically the radio show never
house and basically the radio show never
house and basically the radio show never got made and she just sent me two CD
got made and she just sent me two CD
got made and she just sent me two CD of the of the interview so I robbed the
of the of the interview so I robbed the
of the of the interview so I robbed the CD of course and I took it with me and I
CD of course and I took it with me and I
CD of course and I took it with me and I put it into my car and I started playing
put it into my car and I started playing
put it into my car and I started playing the interview and I kind of starts like
the interview and I kind of starts like
the interview and I kind of starts like this
this
this well my name is Mary Keane I live in
well my name is Mary Keane I live in
well my name is Mary Keane I live in Bell Ivana but I was real to kill
Bell Ivana but I was real to kill
Bell Ivana but I was real to kill Shannon sleeving a brightly shining
Shannon sleeving a brightly shining
Shannon sleeving a brightly shining about 1925 so now so this interview was
about 1925 so now so this interview was
about 1925 so now so this interview was about two hours long
about two hours long
about two hours long okay and in it she talks about growing
okay and in it she talks about growing
okay and in it she talks about growing up in clear what it was like what her
up in clear what it was like what her
up in clear what it was like what her family was like she goes off on some
family was like she goes off on some
family was like she goes off on some pretty weird tangents and for instance
pretty weird tangents and for instance
pretty weird tangents and for instance she does start talking about chickens
she does start talking about chickens
she does start talking about chickens and chickens that can’t lay eggs
and chickens that can’t lay eggs
and chickens that can’t lay eggs once the wouldn’t didn’t there’s two
once the wouldn’t didn’t there’s two
once the wouldn’t didn’t there’s two Karam juegos
you might even lock in blue girls and
you might even lock in blue girls and then have to get rid of that cop he was
then have to get rid of that cop he was
then have to get rid of that cop he was no next year eighteen is gonna do a talk
no next year eighteen is gonna do a talk
no next year eighteen is gonna do a talk chickens probably other things and so
chickens probably other things and so
chickens probably other things and so then that was going on and then she
then that was going on and then she
then that was going on and then she started talking about how she met her
started talking about how she met her
started talking about how she met her husband he was my grandfather um and as
husband he was my grandfather um and as
husband he was my grandfather um and as I was driving this came over on my
I was driving this came over on my
I was driving this came over on my stereo then all the time when you’d be
stereo then all the time when you’d be
stereo then all the time when you’d be at home and your father and Debbie are
at home and your father and Debbie are
at home and your father and Debbie are was looking for a good man field you
was looking for a good man field you
was looking for a good man field you know of course I didn’t ever expect to
know of course I didn’t ever expect to
know of course I didn’t ever expect to get somewhere only somewhere I fell in
get somewhere only somewhere I fell in
get somewhere only somewhere I fell in love and my father did come and my uncle
love and my father did come and my uncle
love and my father did come and my uncle and it said marry this man over and
and it said marry this man over and
and it said marry this man over and Karen has a brief affair of my land you
Karen has a brief affair of my land you
Karen has a brief affair of my land you have to go over and meet so no I didn’t
have to go over and meet so no I didn’t
have to go over and meet so no I didn’t I make my future husband down and killed
I make my future husband down and killed
I make my future husband down and killed for Nora and I feel in love oh
for Nora and I feel in love oh
for Nora and I feel in love oh so there’s a couple of reasons why this
so there’s a couple of reasons why this
so there’s a couple of reasons why this is an absolutely incredible sample okay
is an absolutely incredible sample okay
is an absolutely incredible sample okay number one okay it has an incredible
number one okay it has an incredible
number one okay it has an incredible sense of place it feels really Irish you
sense of place it feels really Irish you
sense of place it feels really Irish you know her accents the turn of phrase the
know her accents the turn of phrase the
know her accents the turn of phrase the subject matter it all feels really Irish
subject matter it all feels really Irish
subject matter it all feels really Irish number two it’s full of emotion okay you
number two it’s full of emotion okay you
number two it’s full of emotion okay you can hear this woman talking about the
can hear this woman talking about the
can hear this woman talking about the person she fell in love with you can
person she fell in love with you can
person she fell in love with you can hear the
hear the
hear the in her voice it’d be really hard to
in her voice it’d be really hard to
in her voice it’d be really hard to recreate this with an actor or something
recreate this with an actor or something
recreate this with an actor or something like that you know um and then third of
like that you know um and then third of
like that you know um and then third of all it meant something to me it was
all it meant something to me it was
all it meant something to me it was incredibly personal to me okay this is
incredibly personal to me okay this is
incredibly personal to me okay this is my grandmother talking about how she met
my grandmother talking about how she met
my grandmother talking about how she met my grandfather he can’t really get much
my grandfather he can’t really get much
my grandfather he can’t really get much more personal than that um I was just
more personal than that um I was just
more personal than that um I was just blown away by it and I brought it home
blown away by it and I brought it home
blown away by it and I brought it home and I started writing music with it and
and I started writing music with it and
and I started writing music with it and I started creating these really hopeful
I started creating these really hopeful
I started creating these really hopeful chords based on the kind of subject
chords based on the kind of subject
chords based on the kind of subject matter and it basically turned into this
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[Music] I didn’t ever expect to get some Maroney
I didn’t ever expect to get some Maroney
I didn’t ever expect to get some Maroney somewhere I feel acknowledged my father
somewhere I feel acknowledged my father
somewhere I feel acknowledged my father didn’t come and mile trip home
didn’t come and mile trip home
didn’t come and mile trip home and it said marry this man Orange
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[Music] I
I should get some minority somewhere i
I should get some minority somewhere i Freeland open and my father to come and
Freeland open and my father to come and
Freeland open and my father to come and my we live call and he said marry this
my we live call and he said marry this
my we live call and he said marry this man over in Chatham is a beach Maryland
so I remember so clearly the night that
so I remember so clearly the night that this all came together all came together
this all came together all came together
this all came together all came together in one row and it was only about like
in one row and it was only about like
in one row and it was only about like three or four hours and it was just
three or four hours and it was just
three or four hours and it was just suddenly there you know um it was
suddenly there you know um it was
suddenly there you know um it was incredible to me because I just focused
incredible to me because I just focused
incredible to me because I just focused on one single sample that meant
on one single sample that meant
on one single sample that meant something to me personally and was
something to me personally and was
something to me personally and was steeped in my culture and I had made
steeped in my culture and I had made
steeped in my culture and I had made something that I was more proud of than
something that I was more proud of than
something that I was more proud of than anything I’ve made in about four years
anything I’ve made in about four years
anything I’ve made in about four years of playing music it was just like a
of playing music it was just like a
of playing music it was just like a Eureka moment like a I got a switch
Eureka moment like a I got a switch
Eureka moment like a I got a switch going off and then three months later it
going off and then three months later it
going off and then three months later it came out and it immediately started
came out and it immediately started
came out and it immediately started getting a lot of traction online radio
getting a lot of traction online radio
getting a lot of traction online radio stations started playing it all the time
stations started playing it all the time
stations started playing it all the time and it went on Spotify and it shot up to
and it went on Spotify and it shot up to
and it went on Spotify and it shot up to the top of the Spotify viral charts and
the top of the Spotify viral charts and
the top of the Spotify viral charts and stayed there for six weeks
stayed there for six weeks
stayed there for six weeks people were just really really in love
people were just really really in love
people were just really really in love with it they could relate to it it was
with it they could relate to it it was
with it they could relate to it it was it was it spoke to them on a kind of a
it was it spoke to them on a kind of a
it was it spoke to them on a kind of a real Irish level and it was an
real Irish level and it was an
real Irish level and it was an incredible moment and and most
incredible moment and and most
incredible moment and and most importantly it was different okay so it
importantly it was different okay so it
importantly it was different okay so it was a completely different thing nobody
was a completely different thing nobody
was a completely different thing nobody else was creating this and no one else
else was creating this and no one else
else was creating this and no one else could create that because it’s so
could create that because it’s so
could create that because it’s so personal you know and that for me is
personal you know and that for me is
personal you know and that for me is like the Holy Grail when you’re creating
like the Holy Grail when you’re creating
like the Holy Grail when you’re creating art if you can create something that
art if you can create something that
art if you can create something that nobody else can create that’s how you
nobody else can create that’s how you
nobody else can create that’s how you make incredible art and it’s not a
make incredible art and it’s not a
make incredible art and it’s not a massively new idea you know this has
massively new idea you know this has
massively new idea you know this has been around for years as long as the art
been around for years as long as the art
been around for years as long as the art has been around you know and you can see
has been around you know and you can see
has been around you know and you can see it in certain kind of sections of art
it in certain kind of sections of art
it in certain kind of sections of art more than you can see it in other ones
more than you can see it in other ones
more than you can see it in other ones let’s take a singer-songwriter okay so
let’s take a singer-songwriter okay so
let’s take a singer-songwriter okay so singer signer it comes in and they have
singer signer it comes in and they have
singer signer it comes in and they have this guitar that they’ve had for years
this guitar that they’ve had for years
this guitar that they’ve had for years and they pick it up and it has a big
and they pick it up and it has a big
and they pick it up and it has a big story and then just before they start
story and then just before they start
story and then just before they start their song they go this is a song about
their song they go this is a song about
their song they go this is a song about and then they start talking about the
and then they start talking about the
and then they start talking about the song that they’re about to play and then
song that they’re about to play and then
song that they’re about to play and then when they started playing people just
when they started playing people just
when they started playing people just hang on every word you know they’re
hang on every word you know they’re
hang on every word you know they’re really really interested in the song and
really really interested in the song and
really really interested in the song and they can relate to it another example
they can relate to it another example
they can relate to it another example would be creative writing okay the first
would be creative writing okay the first
would be creative writing okay the first rule that you get when you start
rule that you get when you start
rule that you get when you start creative writing write about what you
creative writing write about what you
creative writing write about what you know and that’s exactly the exact same
know and that’s exactly the exact same
know and that’s exactly the exact same I’m kind of idea as the idea that I’m
I’m kind of idea as the idea that I’m
I’m kind of idea as the idea that I’m talking about here you’re using your
talking about here you’re using your
talking about here you’re using your culture your history who you are to
culture your history who you are to
culture your history who you are to write something that’s unique to you and
write something that’s unique to you and
write something that’s unique to you and then you can start spreading it out to a
then you can start spreading it out to a
then you can start spreading it out to a whole load of new avenues okay and let’s
whole load of new avenues okay and let’s
whole load of new avenues okay and let’s say you’re painting a picture okay are
say you’re painting a picture okay are
say you’re painting a picture okay are you painting a kind of a Vista or a
you painting a kind of a Vista or a
you painting a kind of a Vista or a scenery scene are you painting an object
scenery scene are you painting an object
scenery scene are you painting an object why are you painting it you know does
why are you painting it you know does
why are you painting it you know does this relate to you somehow are you just
this relate to you somehow are you just
this relate to you somehow are you just painting something because you think it
painting something because you think it
painting something because you think it looks pretty it has to relate back to
looks pretty it has to relate back to
looks pretty it has to relate back to you that’s super super important you can
you that’s super super important you can
you that’s super super important you can spread it back even further you know
spread it back even further you know
spread it back even further you know what are the materials
what are the materials
what are the materials you know even the canvas did you just
you know even the canvas did you just
you know even the canvas did you just buy a canvas in a shop or are you
buy a canvas in a shop or are you
buy a canvas in a shop or are you painting on something that relates to
painting on something that relates to
painting on something that relates to the thing that you’re creating I
the thing that you’re creating I
the thing that you’re creating I guarantee you that if you’re creating
guarantee you that if you’re creating
guarantee you that if you’re creating something and you just keep questioning
something and you just keep questioning
something and you just keep questioning why you’re putting in all the elements
why you’re putting in all the elements
why you’re putting in all the elements that you’re putting in and you just keep
that you’re putting in and you just keep
that you’re putting in and you just keep asking why am I doing this how does this
asking why am I doing this how does this
asking why am I doing this how does this relate to me I guarantee you you’ll
relate to me I guarantee you you’ll
relate to me I guarantee you you’ll create something that nobody else can
create something that nobody else can
create something that nobody else can create it’s a really big moment you know
create it’s a really big moment you know
create it’s a really big moment you know I’m gonna leave you one more track and
I’m gonna leave you one more track and
I’m gonna leave you one more track and this track is called falling for you is
this track is called falling for you is
this track is called falling for you is from my latest EP um and it basically
from my latest EP um and it basically
from my latest EP um and it basically shows you exactly what I like now um
shows you exactly what I like now um
shows you exactly what I like now um let’s go back to the see sample that we
let’s go back to the see sample that we
let’s go back to the see sample that we had at the start okay so this see sample
had at the start okay so this see sample
had at the start okay so this see sample was recorded in Bishop’s quarters and
was recorded in Bishop’s quarters and
was recorded in Bishop’s quarters and painted Claire it’s where my parents
painted Claire it’s where my parents
painted Claire it’s where my parents used to bring me when I was younger um
used to bring me when I was younger um
used to bring me when I was younger um so it’s kind of my first foray into the
so it’s kind of my first foray into the
so it’s kind of my first foray into the West of Ireland I guess um and then I
West of Ireland I guess um and then I
West of Ireland I guess um and then I was in Akal with a couple of my mates
was in Akal with a couple of my mates
was in Akal with a couple of my mates last year and we were staying at a house
last year and we were staying at a house
last year and we were staying at a house and there was his beautiful wind chimes
and there was his beautiful wind chimes
and there was his beautiful wind chimes that were up on the side of the of the
that were up on the side of the of the
that were up on the side of the of the house and that would be
house and that would be
house and that would be I just lifted around and meaner than
I just lifted around and meaner than
I just lifted around and meaner than malady okay when I was recording this EP
malady okay when I was recording this EP
malady okay when I was recording this EP I really wanted to just soak myself in
I really wanted to just soak myself in
I really wanted to just soak myself in the West of Ireland which is possible
the West of Ireland which is possible
the West of Ireland which is possible didn’t want to go into studios or
didn’t want to go into studios or
didn’t want to go into studios or anything like that so I started renting
anything like that so I started renting
anything like that so I started renting out houses all along the west coast and
out houses all along the west coast and
out houses all along the west coast and building little media studios because I
building little media studios because I
building little media studios because I wanted to just be in the moment and be
wanted to just be in the moment and be
wanted to just be in the moment and be in the West of Ireland for me to get it
in the West of Ireland for me to get it
in the West of Ireland for me to get it and in one of those houses
and in one of those houses
and in one of those houses I was cooking and I managed to find a
I was cooking and I managed to find a
I was cooking and I managed to find a jar with some rice in it you guessed it
jar with some rice in it you guessed it
jar with some rice in it you guessed it that’s this here so that’s three
that’s this here so that’s three
that’s this here so that’s three elements okay
elements okay
elements okay of a song and already to me that really
of a song and already to me that really
of a song and already to me that really sounds like the West of Ireland you know
sounds like the West of Ireland you know
sounds like the West of Ireland you know to create the kind of an atmosphere and
to create the kind of an atmosphere and
to create the kind of an atmosphere and you feel like you’re in the West of
you feel like you’re in the West of
you feel like you’re in the West of Ireland and that’s three samples that I
Ireland and that’s three samples that I
Ireland and that’s three samples that I did explain and then I wanted to get a
did explain and then I wanted to get a
did explain and then I wanted to get a vocalist on this track so I I got my
vocalist on this track so I I got my
vocalist on this track so I I got my good friend egg white and instead of
good friend egg white and instead of
good friend egg white and instead of bringing her to a studio in Dublin like
bringing her to a studio in Dublin like
bringing her to a studio in Dublin like we usually would I brought her to the
we usually would I brought her to the
we usually would I brought her to the Zeleny Island and Carrie and we spent
Zeleny Island and Carrie and we spent
Zeleny Island and Carrie and we spent about a week recording the vocals and
about a week recording the vocals and
about a week recording the vocals and and Shea fell in love with the West of
and Shea fell in love with the West of
and Shea fell in love with the West of Ireland she saw my love for him and
Ireland she saw my love for him and
Ireland she saw my love for him and because the doc she wanted to make that
because the doc she wanted to make that
because the doc she wanted to make that the
I guess the vocal kind of ideas you know
I guess the vocal kind of ideas you know and fun denote sir because this was to
and fun denote sir because this was to
and fun denote sir because this was to continue a thing we were trying to sound
continue a thing we were trying to sound
continue a thing we were trying to sound like a West of Ireland she started
like a West of Ireland she started
like a West of Ireland she started getting this like Irish live in her
getting this like Irish live in her
getting this like Irish live in her voice which is really really unique and
voice which is really really unique and
voice which is really really unique and even though she was still singing the
even though she was still singing the
even though she was still singing the contemporary song
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and the trees whisper words of both let me know
me know
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