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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT THE ORANGTANGS November 8th 2024 Describe the orangtangs’ music for those who are unfamiliar. Sam - Lofi Indie garbage with some heart and love put into it Branden - For those who are unfamiliar I would say our music is more lofi indie. Our music sounds homemade I guess you can say, but I think that's a good thing because I think it adds to the feel of our songs. How were the orangtangs founded and how did you two meet? Sam - We met in elementary school a long long time ago, but didn't actually become friends till high school. Fortunately the stars aligned just right cause thats when we also heavily got into music. There was this girl at our school who wanted to start a band, branden and i were really into it, but everyone else dropped out of it before we even played together. Us two still wanted to write and play together and lived happily ever after. Branden - I've known Sam since first grade if not kindergarten, but we didn't really talk much until around 6th grade when I just got a phone for my birthday and I though I was supposed to ask everyone for their number and one day I sat next to Sam when we were waiting to get on the bus and I asked him for his number, I don't think we texted much, but we really started to become friends in 7th grade when we both joined band and chose to play saxophone. The Orangtangs was founded when a mutal friend decided her new years resolution was to make a band we all learn instruments together, I wanted to learn guitar and Sam wanted to learn keyboard. then she dropped out and we decided to keep going Describe your creative process. Sam - Writing usually starts with one of us writing lyrics and the other going "I LIKE IT!" After that, we try coming up with a chord progression we haven't used before and putting the words to a melody, and adding some more words after that to make it a full song. Most of the time it’s Branden on words, and me on chords, but we go back and forth a good bit. Recording wise, we record the song each section at a time, one instrument at a time. Recordin is also usually when the song changes completely and becomes somethin new. Branden - I wouldn't say I really have a creative process, but I write most of my lyrics on late night drive, usually from work or when I'm about to go to sleep, I'm usually not saying anything just thinking, I'll have the radio or TV on and I'll hear something that makes me think of some lyrics and I'll write em down, if I'm in the car I'll keep it going and probably send a voice text to Sam or wait til I get home to write em down, but usually I forget them by the time I get home. Where do you find inspiration? Sam - Hearing good music always puts us in a mood to create (ex. the beatles, tyler the creator, steve lacy, richard swift etc.) Bein interested in a girl is probably the main one for me, thats probably when some of the best stuff comes out for me. Branden - I think it's hard to answer a question like this without mentioning the Beatles. I'd say they were my inspiration when starting to write songs, which they still are, but right now I'd say Tv Girl, Jordana, Wallows, and Tyler, The Creator is my inspiration. Any new music soon? Anything you'd like to promote? Sam - We've been workin on the mega album for about a year now, but we'll probably release another single in-between it all. Check out our latest single, Hope, incredible sax playin and lyrics by branden. Great stuff. Branden - Yes, we are working on an album right now, if I was to promote something I'd like to promote our Songs Somethin Blue and Hope. What music have you been listening to most recently? Sam - Richard Swift, Chase Ceglie, The Sha La Da's, Dogboss558 and Quasimoto. Chase Ceglie needs way more attention than he has now. Branden - I've been listening to a bunch of different stuff, but what I have on repeat are songs from TV Girl like Lovers rock and Every Stupid actress. Jordana pretty much her whole summers over album. A couple songs from Wallows like Remember When, calling after me. Also a song called Tek It from Cafune

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SHOTY April 11th 2025 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is a mix of all my favorite things about different music genres. I love catchy pop melodies, cool electronic beats, and the confidence rap lyrics tend to give you! Describe your creative process If I’m by myself I’ll listen to tons of beats until a good melody and cool lyrics pop into my head. I’ll record whatever melody and small amount of lyrics I have initially then go back and write the full song, sing it a bunch of times then record! When I’m working with people I feel a little more pressure to work quickly so I’ll usually have the full song written before the producer finishes the beat then jump straight into recording. I prefer creating in home studios because it’s a lot more comfortable and easier to be vulnerable. Your newest single, “NYG” is my personal favorite song of yours, describe how you made that song Thank you! I’ve never made a song the way I have NYG, I was pretty much just laying in my bed after a long day of work feeling pissed off and the “I wouldn’t hold your breath” line came to me. I recorded it all the way through in one take twice then it sat on my computer for a few months. Everything on that song is pretty much from the first take except a couple lines. How’d you first get into making music? I wanted to be a DJ, I was obsessed with flume so I got the same program he was using and a midi keyboard. I quickly found out I wasn’t about to be flume and naturally gravitated toward song writing and just kept at it. I really just wrote for fun, it was never something I thought I could pursue. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? I find inspiration from whatever is going on in my life. Usually I have to be feeling a very strong emotion whether good or bad to end up with a good song. To me, creating is sort of like fishing so if an idea just isn’t there I won’t force it, I’ll go do something else and come back when life inspires me or I really need to get something off my chest. What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners? Call me I’m Lonely or Selfish seem to be most people’s favorite What’s next for SHOTY? What are some goals for the rest of the year? I have a song called “Flowers” dropping April 17th. My goal for the year is to just get all the sh!t off my computer! What music have you been listening to lately? I’m obsessed with Amyl and the Sniffers and recently discovered this artist Portraits of Tracy. You won’t be disappointed listening to either!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Jardin February 28th 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners my music goes all over the place, i like to do many different genres like indie rock in English and corridos tumbados in Spanish. i believe the versatility in my music represents me as a person and gives me no boundaries as an artist. “Lose Control” is my personal favorite song of yours, describe your creative process for that song. Lose Control was the first song i ever put vocals on, i had made the instrumental with my pawned guitar and midi keyboard on garageband and felt motivated to start singing. i loaded up bandlab with the regular apple headphones and just wrote what felt right for the song. it was really interesting trying to figure out how to do everything and i’m happy with how it came out. How’d you first get into making music? i started playing guitar when i was 15, but i never really thought about making music until my senior year of high school. Me and my friend Pablo, who helps me with my music a lot, started writing songs in the school parking lot. after i graduated, i started recording instrumentals and started writing songs from there. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? my influences and the music i listen to on the regular inspire me to keep creating. Steve Lacy is definitely one of my biggest influences, with his ‘bare maximum’ concept, seeing someone making such great music without using crazy expensive equipment was very inspirational and motivates me to get to that level of talent. What song/project should unfamiliar listeners start with? i would definitely recommend “FAST TRAK”, its my favorite song that i’ve released. hard hitting drums with chorus guitar and electric piano, very inspired by mac demarco’s style of music. i called it FAST TRAK because i made the instrumental and lyrics in one day. What’s next for Jardin? What are some goals for 2025? i want to improve the quality of my music and release more consistently this year. i also just want to have fun with what i’m doing and try new things like making music videos or collaborating with different artists. i would want to release an album in April with singles in March if everything goes well. What music have you been listening to recently? i’m always listening to artists like Steve Lacy, Mac Miller, Deftones and artists in spanish like Ivan Cornejo and DannyLux. i’ve also been listening to smaller artists doing really cool stuff like Sexto Sentimiento and Yrs Ant, hoping to collab with both of them in the future.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Harrison Beckwith February 7th 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is more of a timeline of my production so far. Like, it starts with vibey guitar instrumentals and now it has grown into this "rock rap" with some synth-pop too. Overall, I think my music is really defined by the synth I use in every song. How and when did you get into music?How has your music evolved from the satire music you were originally making to what it is today? When I first started making music, I did not see it as a future at all. I kinda just fooled around on some tracks with friends, and then I just resorted to guitar instrumentals. But, as of last year, I kinda had this turning point where I wanted to make music inspired by what I listened to. This new EP still has satire elements, but it also is a result of pure passion. Tell me a little about your new EP, why have you called it “a second thanksgiving, a story of sadness and isolation” The new EP "Green" has a storyline going on. I think one of my favorite ways to write lyrics is through made-up characters. So, this new record follows this one individual and his journey to find community when he's already at the top. Of course, this can all be interpreted differently by the listener, but each song on the record adds a new dimension to the story. Describe your creative process My creative process is very spontaneous. First off, I'm always writing lyrics even if I'm not planning on making a song. I always want to see which bar is catchy and that I could potentially use it. Then, I go on Logic and start messing around with sounds, while laying down a random chord progression. I work backwards: starting with the climax of the song and then developing the rest after. Then, I give the beat a few days and come back to it, because artists sometimes forget to realize how many NEW ideas you can get from taking a break. Where do you find inspiration? Dude, there are so many artists I take inspiration from. From back then, I am heavily inspired by Stevie Wonder, Elton John, the Roots, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Hall & Oates, Nas, and Radiohead. When we are talking current artists, I am inspired by Blood Orange, Travis Scott, JPEGMAFIA, N.E.R.D., Chance the Rapper, Pharrell Williams, Tyler the Creator, Daft Punk, Doechii, and Steve Lacy. What’s next for Harrison Beckwith? Any goals for 2025? Up next, I am working on a project with Leo Soloway. The record we produce won't be released on our own individual accounts; it's gonna be released on a separate collab profile. Besides that, I am looking at releasing some singles in the following months and I am interested in producing music for other artists. My goal for 2025 is to expand my reach with listeners; I want to increase my metrics. What music have you been listening to lately? Recently, my dad me got hooked on Black Star, the collab duo of Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Their 1998 album is gas. Also, I have started to listen to WILLOW, and she really has some incredible stuff out there. I saw her open for Childish Gambino last year, but I didn't really know her music at the time. And lastly, I discovered this rapper, named D2x, who is definitely going somewhere. His overall production and flow is just phenomenal.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Norah's World March 7th 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners I would say a mix of plenty different things. I love alternative R&B as a descriptor for it, but I use a lot of interesting drums like sexy trail and Jersey club and I love soulful singing. upbeat and very much baddie music that anyone can get down to Describe your creative process I would say my process looks a lot like writing as soon as the first loop for the beat is made and I’ll have the first verse and hook ready in like 20 lol “Hit The Curb” is my personal favorite song of yours, describe how you made that song hit the curb is about wanting someone more than they want you and feeling it even if it’s not being explicitly stated. I wrote that song when I felt that way about somebody with my friend kenji. he executive produced and I think that’s the first time he ever produced a storm that he wasn’t singing on, but you can hear him here and there as a background vocal lol How’d you first get into making music? i’ve always seen my whole life lol my mum has an album and creole. I grew up hearing people singing in church and on YouTube and I always knew that’s what I wanted to do. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? making the music is the part of all of it that feels the best. It’s like a release or just such a great feeling when you make something you actually like so the motivation comes from always chasing that feeling What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners? I would say my last project or any of the songs I’ve dropped recently would be a fire intro to norah’s world What’s next for Norah’s World? What are some goals for 2025? i’m definitely dropping a project soon like very soon and a few singles will come before it so I guess that’s what you can look forward to What music have you been listening to recently? lately I’m super obsessed with artist favorite artist type of people people like leon thomas or isaiah falls or people that I know personally that drop music I listen to all of it! more than I listen to main stream artists to be honest, like shout out to dali and cecilian dang!!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT JAY.WES March 7th 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners I would say my music is a representation of whatever I feel I am drawn to in that monet. And it can vary depending on what’s happening in my life or what time of the year it is. I think in that way, it makes me unpredictable and a bit hard to pin down to a certain style of rap music. Describe your creative process My process can vary quite a bit at times too. There are times when I catch that “spark”, and in those moments, songs like “JACK SPARROW” will just write themselves, and you end up having a song by the end of that session. However, there are also times where I will have a few lines written down here and there and it is not until a certain beat is played or I have a conversation that inspires the rest of a song. Your single, “JACK SPARROW” is my personal favorite song of yours, describe how you made that song JACK SPARROW was actually a spur of the moment song. My friend JEM* was producing a beat and it just kinda snowballed. We were originally just messing around with some keys and some different drums sounds. To be honest, it was truly just the perfect storm. How’d you first get into making music? I got into making music about three years ago. I had always loved hip-hop but I had never written anything for myself. JEM* and I had been in class together, and I just remembered him inviting me over to his apartment to try to make some music. I was really prepared for it to be like a dream killing moment but it was the exact opposite. Shortly after, I decided to take it seriously and the rest is history. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? I would say my inspiration comes from around. I really try to take in all my experiences and process them. With that mindset, it sometimes can take a while for a song to form, but I believe that whatever is supposed to come out will eventually happen, so I do my best to not force the inspiration. What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners? GOYARD or JACKSPARROW What’s next for JAY.WES? What are some goals for the rest of the year? I think this year I have a lot to prove. I have been really fortunate to have the resources and people around me to make what I have been doing possible, and on some level I want to live up to what they believe I can be. I definitely want to show that high level work is possible even without the backing of labels or major studios, and that it really takes having a dedication to the craft, a desire to take risk, and a whole lot of ingenuity. As far as what is next, I’ll see yall next Monday…

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT YXNG MOE June 20th 2025 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is a fun uptempo feel of a young & hype teen rapping about lifestyle & having fun for everyone to enjoy Describe your creative process My creative process is really just me getting together with my friends & making music that people could feel also while creating the music & the art we try to figure out how we could make it longevity instead of short time Your latest song, “How you cuffin that” is super cool! What went into making it? How you cuffin that really came from just me feeling how I feel in real life “how you cuffin that b*tch” so I decided to add to my song I’m deeply heavy into nostalgia music the old atl like Roscoe dash , Rick kids , young thug , Gucci mane & more so I wanted to give them a throw back feeling to my song How’d you first get into making music? I first got into music when I was 11 I , when I performed for my first church choir group on Christmas I always felt like yeah I love performing and crowd attention so ever since then I was always just singing to myself or rapping then I just got in that mode & started talking about my lifestyle & everything people do or I see around me Where do you find the inspiration to create music? My inspiration comes from young thug & speaker knockers always been a big fan since I was young when I was in Richmond Virginia & my cousin had house parties they used tell me don’t come out the room and I’ll always here thug all the time so it’s like a replaying memory stuck in my head so I always was inspired my him What have you been working on lately? Any new music soon? Lately I been working on more summer & trendy music before I get back on the heavy mainstream side to kind of get my fans/supporters ready for the wave so I’m kind of building my army before we take it to the next level Other than music, what else have you been up to? Lately I been up to just making this bigger than music I’m trying to make this a brand ! Just like how young money or any big successful artist was back then I want this to be bigger then music , I’m the future , the next generation so is a must a give it my all it’s not easy but I’m here for whatever it takes ! What music have you been listening to lately? Lately I been listening to Melodic wavy music & throwbacks like vontee the singer , Chris brown , Zeddy will , lil baby & people that just have that good energy uptempo vibe you know

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Bundy Santana January 3rd 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners the best way i’ve heard someone describe my music is “mystic street poetry” which feels pretty fitting, but i simply like to call it “warlock rap”. alternative and traditional hip hop elements blended with lyrical themes of spirituality and brujeria How and when did you get into music? i started writing songs when i was 7 because my parents used to manage a close family friend that made music. i never really planned to do anything with the songs i was writing until one day i was about 13 and i downloaded rapchat to see what recording a song was like. from there, i got immediately hooked and i eventually moved on to garageband, and then going to an actual studio Your latest single, "Steamy Windows", was a song that I was really excited about being released, how was that song created it’s a song about a girl i was involved with two years ago. i was working at a Pet Supplies Plus and a girl i recognized from back in high school came in and we caught up. we continued talking for a few more weeks after that and i can vividly remember her being the only thing i thought about all day long. when we finally got the chance to spend some time together, my stomach full of butterflies. i wanted to make a song that described exactly what i was feeling during those times Where do you find inspiration? for me, inspiration can comes from from anything. i’ve got a list of song titles/concepts in my notes that i add to periodically so that’s where i go whenever i quickly wanna start working on a song Describe your creative process. i go through my list and see if any of the concepts jump out at me while i go through beats. depending on the subject of the song and the specific emotion i’m trying to convey, the writing process can take anywhere from an hour to six. admittedly, sometimes i don’t even wanna stop writing What song/project do you recommend for unfamiliar listeners? i feel like heddhunnerz and duppymon* are staple tracks in understanding exactly what “warlock rap” really means and how diverse i can be with it. some clever wordplay, spiritual reflection, and of course brujeria and ghost imagery making their way in too Any new music soon? Anything you'd like to promote? i’ve got two new singles dropping this month (pardon my slime & island) i’m also working on a project that’ll be dropping before the end of the year called BRUJO. it’s a deeply reflective piece about my spiritual journey and how my upbringing and environment influenced said jorurney. to summarize it as simply as possible, this album is all about growth and development not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. one of the biggest questions i asked myself when i first started writing for the album was “is growth something that i truly desire for myself? and if so, what would i be willing to do to achieve it?”

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Mei Semones January 31st 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners jazz-influenced indie j-pop Kabutomushi is a project I continuously return to, what was the process of making each of those songs? Thank you! Most of the songs were written summer '22-winter '22, and we recorded winter '22-spring '23. My process for songwriting starts with chords first, then melody, then lyrics last. Once the guitar/vocals are set, I bring the song to my band and we arrange all the parts together :) How’d you first get into making music? I started playing piano when I was 4, guitar when I was 11, and started writing songs shortly after that. But I didn't write a song I really liked until the first single I put out in 2022, called "Hfoas." Where do you find the inspiration to create such captivating music? I'm inspired by the music I love, like John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, and João Gilberto. I'm also inspired a lot by my friends & bandmates, who are also all incredible musicians. I also find a lot of inspiration in my everyday life living in Brooklyn, NY. What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners I would suggest the Kabutomushi EP. I think it's a nice mix of genres and it showcases various aspects of our music well. What’s next for Mei Semones? What are some goals for 2025? We are putting out our debut album in May of 2025. I hope to do lots of touring this year, and hopefully do some international touring with my band :) What music have you been listening to recently? I have been listening to a lot of Michael Brecker & Wayne Shorter.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Radicule September 6th 2025 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners I’ve been dubbing my music as “head massage music” for a minute now. My beat projects largely come from the school of [adult swim] bumps, while my most recent project has been a blend of anime raps with plugg & trap-inspired production. Describe your creative process Ooo, that’s a loaded question. I usually need some type of anime or cartoon on in the background, muted. Maybe a nice lil bev too and then I usually will start cooking up in FL. I always have a tendency of starting every beat with the hats, it’s the lil things that get me in a beat. Your new album, “Wannaknowthename1?” is so sick. What went into making it? Do you have a favorite song on it? Dawggg, I could talk for days about this one. It was a lot dark moments, but also a lot of light that went into it. I was going through love-life problems, lost my uncle, and just was trying to make sense of everything. I was bumping a lot of plugg music, messing with the Devil May Cry games, watching BLEACH, and the project just fully spawned from there. Fav track off my newest baby though? Definitely gotta be RADDYS WORLD. It’s my own spin on NY-Drill elements, but still rapping from my own lil nerd braggadocio bubble. How’d you first get into making music? It was mainly through my brother Bruce. We used to play Call of Duty 4 and talk smack over our lil Logitech headset. Realized I could probably record off it if I hooked it up to our computer, and then I started burning cds with me rapping over Lupe Fiasco , Gorillaz, and Nas instrumentals. He put me onto Nujabes too & through there I found Samurai Champloo, Dilla, Negrosaki, mad Youtube-notorious producers & ultimately started messing with beats as well. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? Honestly it comes from a lot of video games (JRPGs especially), anime/manga/ cartoons, cathartic reasons, and really my people. Living life with a lot more love and presence lately got me wanting to make music as a way of documenting the journey. What have you been working on lately? Any new music soon? Maneeee, we just got these t shirts orders out and gonna donate a portion of that to charity (pancreatic cancer research). I just shot a music video for RADDYS WORLD, directed by the homie King Z. The whole crew on that was amazing and we’re trying to get that out in October. New music? I’m working on the next project currently, which kinda focuses back on my [adult swim] bump roots and focusing on a more positive future. It’s gonna be titled “AFRMAYSHUNS” and the bulk of it is almost ready, there’s still a lot of finishing touches to be done though. Other than music, what else have you been up to? I’ve been chilling fam, for real. Big civilian hours just being outside with my people, coming home from work, watching Outlaw Star and looking for my next Lego set. What music have you been listening to lately? Man, y’all keep the loaded questions on deck. Right now I been bumping: Mexikodro, Tony Shhnow, Larry June, Sade, Kelela, TiaCorine, Anycia, Dazegxd, Teller Bank$, Kelly Moonstone, AJ Suede, the list goes on & on, but those are the main ones as of late!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 2Hats January 10th 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is all over the place, honestly. It’s always gonna be rap, but the style can vary from Detroit-inspired relentless punchlines to Griselda/New York aggressive boom bap to Atlanta autotune-infested trap melodies. I’m always trying something new; basically clicking on one my songs is like a slot machine. You never know exactly what you’ll get. How has your discography transcended from “satire rap?” I started out recording music on my phone with no knowledge of producing or engineering whatsoever. In my mind, the easiest thing to do at that time was to make songs that had a bit of novelty since I didn’t have the assets to make a so-called “serious” record (Hence my most popular song: “Fuck Chili’s”). As my equipment got better and my production skills got sharper, I was able to show more and more of what I can actually do while still keeping it light-hearted. I think nowadays I’ve found a nice balance between the serious and the unserious. When creating the songs for your latest album, “The Hat Trick”, did you know you were going to put those songs together in an album? Or did that come afterwards? Or did that come afterwards. The original plan was to make a bunch of EPs over the course of a year, and at the end of 2024 I would compile the best songs from those EPs into one big album. But that changed as the EPs I released developed into their own standalone bodies of work. By the end of the year around late November, I just wrote and recorded new songs non-stop until I had 15 records that I was confident in releasing as a full-length album. Some ideas had been in the works as early as April 2024, and other songs were started a week before the album came out. How’d you first get into making music? I started making my own beats and writing lyrics in high school. And to no one’s surprise, I was trash. I never thought I could be good enough to actually write and record my own original material. As years went by, I noticed how accessible and simple it was to record on your own by seeing people online do it. So I tried it myself in 2022, and I haven’t stopped since. Describe your creative process, how do you come up with such clever lines? Usually, I’ll browse YouTube beats for literal hours on end. Every so often I hear a beat that inspires a flow or a chorus, and I’ll either write it down or make a voice note to remember later on. In my Notes app, I also have one note that just has endless one-liners in it. Any time I randomly think of a funny line or a good idea, I’ll put it in there. Some of my most memorable bars come from that method. Then, when it’s time to record I just go line-by-line until I have a full song. What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners As previously mentioned, my album “The Hat Trick” was just released, and I do consider that to be my best overall project. But I got 2 EPs released last year, “Free Agency” and “Getting Faded at Smile Grocery,” that are full of essentials and some true 2hats classics. “Prada for Me” and “NTSB Jacket” are two songs off those EPs that people seem to really gravitate towards. What’s next for 2hats? What are some goals for 2025? This year I want to focus on music videos. That’s an area I haven’t explored yet, and I already have some crazy ideas in the works as we speak. Also I plan on releasing 3 full-length albums along with miscellaneous EPs throughout the year. Hopefully the albums will be a little more cohesive in terms of sounds and vibes, but that remains to be seen. What music have you been listening to lately? What music have you been listening to recently? Recently been listening to a lot of Pierre Bourne(TLOP5 is peak), Earl, Rio, Jane Remover, Rome Streetz, and Kendrick(new and old). Vince Staples and SahBabii are probably tied for my favorite album of 2024, both of them went crazy.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT The Friendly Ducks April 25th 2025 How were the friendly ducks founded? how did y’all meet? 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. David: Allen started it.. then blamed it on the rest of us. What song/project should unfamiliar listeners listen to first? How was that song/project made? Allen:Fly Fly Little Bird & No Good Blues 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. David: They shouldn't. They should see a live show first. Describe your creative process. 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 ;) 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! David: That's an allen question. Describe how you find inspiration to create music? Allen: I don’t find it. It comes to me. 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! 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. Any new music coming soon? Anything you’d like to promote? 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. 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. David: Yet again.. another Allen question What music have yall been listening to lately? Allen: Cumbia, Spanish Worship Music, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Twenty One Pilots, Frank Sinatra. 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. David: The Bouncing Souls, Chappell Roan, Foxy Shazam, Bilmuri, Stephen Wilson Jr, Blink 182