The Friendly Ducks

April 25th 2025

How were the friendly ducks founded? how did y’all meet?​​​

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Allen:The Friendly Ducks was Founded by Me during Covid. It was a solo endeavor for about 3 years until I met Josh in The Marching Southerners. David tagged along about 2 or 3 months after and it’s been great since then!

Josh:The friendly ducks started 3-4 years ago by Allen Hill as an attempt to write music and publish it for people to listen to. Then I joined with allen a few years later after hearing a small band comic mischief perform one night. With motivation, we got to work and eventually needed a drummer and stumbled upon David who is a good church friend of Allen’s. And the rest is history. 

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David: Allen started it..  then blamed it on the rest of us.

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What song/project should unfamiliar listeners listen to first? How was that song/project made?

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Allen:Fly Fly Little Bird & No Good Blues

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Josh: I feel like should really consider listing to Fly Fly Little Bird or Catch A Break. Since these songs really establish the vibe we initially go for and are the most grandios of the others. One of our recent projects Hyssop has been a really big hit without being published yet.

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David: They shouldn't. They should see a live show first.

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Describe your creative process.

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Allen: it’s probably the most inefficient process. I wait. Specifically for inspiration.

My creativity comes in about a 2 week burst and after that it goes away. So for about 2 weeks every month or so I get the creative juices and I will lock in on studio work and the songwriting. If I try to force myself into songwriting when I’m not in that burst, I am consistently dissatisfied… so I just don’t. I’m very grateful for Josh and David because we build off of each other so well! My whole goal with the Ducks is to make something new, and the best way to do that is to get other phenomenal musicians together and see what y’all cook up! Love you Josh and David ;)

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Josh: I find my inspiration from the struggles I go through personally. Being able to resonate on an emotional standpoint really makes you feel human and is important when writing songs. And it’s not all about the struggles but ALL moments are good points to writhe songs with. I also get my inspiration from many classical artists since they have set the foundation for music as a whole!

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David: That's an allen question.

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 Describe how you find inspiration to create music?

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Allen: I don’t find it. It comes to me.

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Josh: I find my inspiration from the struggles I go through personally. Being able to resonate on an emotional standpoint really makes you feel human and is important when writing songs. And it’s not all about the struggles but ALL moments are good points to writhe songs with. I also get my inspiration from many classical artists since they have set the foundation for music as a whole!

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David: Working with other creative musicians, building and feeding off of each other. I tend to look at music the same as arts like painting, or tattooing. The more you put into it, the more you'll enjoy the final product.

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Any new music coming soon? Anything you’d like to promote?

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Allen: Nothin soon, but I guarantee if you go see us live you will hear new projects and have a 100% chance of having a good time. 

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Josh: For new music, Hyssop, a theatrical piano and orchestral drumming song with overdriven bass, is a potential one coming soon as a single. And then there’s Tallman, an upbeat, laid back ukulele-based song with fun drum fills and groovy bass lines that go a long way. 

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David: Yet again.. another Allen question

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What music have yall been listening to lately?

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Allen: Cumbia, Spanish Worship Music, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Twenty One Pilots, Frank Sinatra.

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Josh: I don’t know what the others listen to. But music I’ve been listening to a lot recently are artists such as Muse, Queen, Def Leppard, Franz Schubert, Led Zeppelin and Highly Suspect.

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David: The Bouncing Souls, Chappell Roan, Foxy Shazam, Bilmuri, Stephen Wilson Jr, Blink 182

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