WeirdMusic.net Interview: PETE TEO
- Do you Like/Write Weird Music ?
I
think it is cool. That weird sounding track you got on the front
page got my attention straight away (who is it?).
- When and where did your experience in music start?
As
long as I can remember.
- What are you currently working on and what are your plans for the
rest of the year?
I've
just released my new album (entitled 'Television'). It's just
been featured on CBC and BBC World Service. So we're busy
promoting
the record in Malaysia. There's licensing interest from Japan, Korea
and Taiwan - so we're also pursuing those. We will look to get the
album licensed in Europe and the USA next year. I also plan to tour
Japan, Taiwan and Korea - and with luck, perhaps Europe at some stage.
- What do you consider your greatest inspirational sources in music?
Everyone
I've ever listened to. I listen very widely.
- What are your favorite readings?
Non-fiction
stuff mainly. When it is fiction, it tends to be either
Chinese or Russian authors.
- In your opinion, what role does the third sector, public and non-
profit entities; have for music on the Internet?
They
have a huge role. Popular music distributor and media is too
commercialised nowadays. It is good to have non-profit driven
entities involved in music. They bring a welcomed dose of sanity.
- Anything else ?
Thanks for your interest. Again. Let me know if u need anything else.Best,Pete
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WeirdMusic.net Interview: SETH NORMAN
- Do you Like/Write Weird Music ?
I'm interested, on a fundamental level, in the emotional impact of all art, especially music. Just because something falls outside the norm doesen't necessarily mean it will be good, but I do love being startled, suprised, and inspired by hearing things I've never heard before. I collect old records, and a lot of the appeal to me is how 'weird' they sound by contrast to modern standards of recording. As for whether or not I write weird music, that is for the listener to decide. I just make what I want to hear.
- When and where did your experience in music start?
When I was a little kid I took piano lessons, and I hated them and never practiced. I recorded myself making noises on an old keyboard and singing instead. I realized how much I liked playing music when I got a drumset in the 5th grade, and played in bands throughout middleschool and highschool. I began composing and producing on computers around the age of 14, and DJing when I was 16.
- What are you currently working on and what are your plans for the rest of the year?
I am fascinated with Drum and Bass production right now, so I'm currently finishing a remix and working on a lot of tracks and collaborations in that genre. I will be working with a fantastic songstress from Berklee, hopefully completing two tracks with her within the next year. I'm also doing some hip hop remixes, new downtempo tracks, and composing a wide variety of stuff for my next album.
- What do you consider your greatest inspirational sources in music?
Emotion. It doesen't really even have to come from music necessarily, although it is my obsession. I like to indulge in the abstraction of the human experience and all the different ways in which people react to it. As far as music specifically is concerned, I have a fascination with sonics, and an interest in a specific sound, chord, or beat is usually a point of departure for an entire musical idea. It's all about little chunks of energy coming from different places.
- What are your favorite readings?
H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Herbert. I don't read, though.
- In your opinion, what role does the third sector, public and non-profit entities; have for music on the Internet?
The entire music business paradigm is being totally reinvented right now, largely on account of the internet and the democratization of technology. I don't claim to have any well-researched predictions for the direction this will go in, but ideally it will create an environment where artists are rewarded for working hard to achieve their vision and music lovers will be rewarded for their interest in it. Coming from experience in largely 'underground' music culture, I'm really interested in constantly having my face rocked by awesome new music all the time, and I find that music often comes from people who are totally in control of what they're doing and are interested in the same thing. I do, however, have a deep seated appreciation for the commercial aspect of art and have never believed for a moment that I should just be able to do whatever I want and get paid for it (although that would be nice). This is another reason why emotional earnestness in music is so important to me; my favorite musicians are those who are obviously doing everything they can, pulling out all the stops, to give people something that they too can feel passionate about in return. Then, you deserve to eat.
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Anything else ?
Thanks WeirdMusic.net ! ;)
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