Henry Reese, the human vessel for Lite Fails;  scrappy ambient music which "could fall apart at any moment". We have an enlightening talk about breaking rules in music and the often overlooked but strong experimental practices of musicians in Meanjin. It's a big deep dive into Henry's brain and some observations they've made from the past decade or so.

Henry Reese aka Lite Fails

Julia R Anderson, musician, engineer from Meanjin (Brisbane). Known for their self titled solo project. Beautiful art rock recorded on a portable 4 track with Julia's vocals soaring throughout. Their approach to production is a part of the ambient, lofi, acoustic world I often love finding myself in. She's now drumming with alt-country band Camping and working on more noise experimental music as well.  

We talk about the grey in everything when balancing life decisions from working part time to support your creative outlets, to choosing to walk away entirely from music to pursue a white collar career. There are sacrifices to be made in life especially when the creative field is your destination. Toward the end we hear Julia's suggestion to relight your creative fire when it starts to go out.

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Why Did You Make It with Julia R. Anderson

Timothy Fairless, multi-instrumentalist composer and producer. Much more prolific than myself, all the while incorporating enviable audio visual performance and exhibitions. Timothy and I talk about the importance of balancing music creation and socialising. Engaging with other musicians can be more than networking. It can be the single best part of making music. We also talk about working in bands in comparison to solo work and remote collaboration.

Why Did You Make It with Timothy Fairless

Lexe, multi-instrumentalist, and emerging pop-soul super star. She believes in musics ability to comfort others and wields the pop genre for heart-felt connection with a wide audience.

We talk about the transition between high school to full time work and balancing that with creating music. She told me about the heavy pressure she was putting herself under to get high grades so she could obtain a scholarship and the hindsight she had after she quit high school. We also talk about the inspiration behind her debut song Empathy, which has been a byproduct of having therapists as parents.

Why Did You Make It with LEXE

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