Tag: Interview

  • Daniel Mullen

    Daniel Mullen

    From Glasgow (Scotland), Daniel Mullen studied art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. As a child he was fascinated by constructed space. His studies reignited this passion for architecture that now forms the basis of his representational paintings. 1. What would you say is…

  • James Bullough

    James Bullough

    American painter, illustrator, muralist and street-artist James Bullough currently resides in Berlin (Germany). His work leans towards photorealism and 3D working with a combination of materials including oil, acrylic, latex and spray paints! 1. What would you say is the most important theme in your…

  • Springtime Carnivore

    Springtime Carnivore

    Greta Morgan (Salpeter) is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles (California, USA). Flying solo for the first time, having previously been fully fledged band member in such outfits like The Hush Sound and Gold Motel, her début album was released in autumn last year…

  • Michelle Armas

    Michelle Armas

    Living in Atlanta (Georgia, USA), Michelle Armas is an artist working in acrylics and oils. She started out her career transcribing learnings from a post graduate degree in Graphic Design and Branding into the fast-paced world of corporate branding in New York, but soon decided…

  • Captain Planet

    Captain Planet

    Chuck Wilder is the man behind the mask, behind the moniker! Living in Brooklyn (NYC), he’s got a refreshing blend of sounds and rhythms which borrow vibes from his hometown – Brooklyn – all the way through Brazil, Cuba, New Orleans and the Congo. 1.…

  • Cassorla

    Cassorla

    Ben Cassorla is a Los Angeles resident singer-songwriter and bona-fide (probably!) hipster with a phone book of “amazing talent”… 1. How did you get started? Cassorla started because I got jaded being a sideman for other (amazingly talented) acts. What I wanted to do was write songs all…

  • Sye Elaine Spence

    Sye Elaine Spence

    Hailing from New York City, Sye Elaine Spence is a singer/songwriter currently residing in Atlanta (Georgia, USA). Delving first into poetry as a child, Spence married her fascination with words and melodies at the age of eight after receiving her first piano, a gift from…

  • Boris ‘Delta’ Tellegen

    Boris ‘Delta’ Tellegen

    Currently living and working in Amsterdam, Boris Tellegen, street alias ‘Delta’, originated as a graffiti artist in the 1980’s. He studied Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft in the early 1990s and is known for creating mixed-media sculptures, collages and installations. Architecture and design is…

  • Astronauts

    Astronauts

    Dan Carney, formerly of critically acclaimed East London alt-folkers Dark Captain, started Astronauts as a new solo endeavour – enlisting help from friends and on occasion former band-mate Michael Cranny. His debut single ‘Skydive’ was released in June 2014 and enjoyed instant viral success; spending a week…

  • Josephine Cardin

    Josephine Cardin

    Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Josephine Cardin is a fine arts photographer who grew up in South Florida, and is now living and working in Rochester, NY. Presently, Cardin is developing her contemporary figurative work, inspired by music, dance and the human themes of loneliness,…

  • Secret Sun

    Secret Sun

    Based out of Montreal, Canada Secret Sun is the collective effort of Simon Landry and Anne-Marie Campbell. After almost a year of writing together they teamed up with producers François Lafontaine and Sebastien Blais-Montpetit to release a debut EP. This was followed up with the album,…

  • Telemetry Orchestra

    Telemetry Orchestra

    Out of Sydney, Australia, Telemetry Orchestra formed in the early ’90s as an electronic 3-piece. Part of the original Clan Analogue Collective, they have evolved into their current form through the exploration of organic and electronic sounds, fusing them with influences of psychedelia, folk and pop sensibilities.…

  • Island Boy

    Island Boy

    Island Boy is the ongoing project of San Diego-based, Puerto Rican musician/producer Richard Hunter-Rivera. Incorporating elements of French house, reggaeton, latin freestyle, and new wave with crooning vocals, his music pays clear homage to pop and the art of modern songwriting. In late 2012 Island…

  • Martijn Hesseling

    Martijn Hesseling

    Martijn Hesseling was born in Ede, Holland in 1971. He studied at the Academy of Art in Enschede and graduated at the Dutch Art Institute. His work – varnish treated newspaper or book sheets which he applies on transparent plexiglass plates – produces a visually…

  • Sail

    Sail

    Artist and illustrator Sail hails from Oslo, Norway. Born in 1980 he states he “currently lives and works on the top of a hill near the sea”. 1. What would you say is the most important theme in your work? Identity, damage, isolation, loss and…

  • NO

    NO

    The band NO is made up of drummer Tim Jarzabek, Bass player Justin Corman, Piano/keyboard player Mike Jarzabek and guitar/vocals Nick Jarzabek answering questions here. They hail from Los Angeles, USA. 1. How did you get started? My mom always played Beatles and Doors records…

  • Caroline Selmes

    Caroline Selmes

    Caroline Selmes is an illustrator from Toulouse, France, currently residing in Barcelona, Spain. Her work focuses on press, publishing, advertising and personal projects. When not drawing she states “I’m traveling the world, dancing salsa, doing scuba-diving, making ceramics and drinking wine”. 1. What would you say…

  • Kyle Hughes-Odgers

    Kyle Hughes-Odgers

    Kyle Hughes-Odgers is an Australian painter and installation artist. He has exhibited artwork and created public art extensively throughout Australia and internationally: New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Berlin, Cambodia, Sydney, Paris and Melbourne. 1. What would you say is the most important theme in…

  • Monophona

    Monophona

    Monophona are a Luxembourg trio born from a one time request to “borrow some vocals”. The story goes as such – Chook, a reputable DJ and drum & bass producer, borrows some vocals from a reputable folk artist and musician known as Claudine, (that is…

  • Jaakko Mattila

    Jaakko Mattila

    Jaakko Mattila is a Finnish painter who graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College, in 2001. Since then his works have been displayed in Finland, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. Mattila’s abstract paintings are a reflection of his interest in…

  • Autumn Owls

    Autumn Owls

    This Dublin three-piece of Gary McFarlane (guitar, vocals), Adam Browne (bass) and Will Purtill (drums) were formed in 2007, having converted a shed into a recording space where they began writing and recording. Their debut album ‘Between Buildings, Toward The Sea’ was recorded in April 2012…

  • Michael C Hsiung

    Michael C Hsiung

    Born in Chinatown, Los Angeles, Michael C. Hsiung is known for his black-and-white pen and ink drawings. His work features a range of “strangely rotund characters from fantastical creatures, such as centaurs and mermen to somewhat contemporary and/or old fashion bearded males”. Currently living with…

  • Deams

    Deams

    Deams work reflects a “graphic tapestry” of graffiti art, graphic design and abstract impressionism. Inspiration for which is sourced by his observations of architecture, textiles and repetition in nature. Currently residing in Melbourne, Australia – he works as a graphic designer, art director and painter.…

  • Megan Tipps

    Megan Tipps

    Megan Tipps is a former model turned photographer from Houston, Texas. 1. What are your required components for creating the perfect shot? For me since I work mostly with models I really need good energy and personality. I think overall good styling, makeup, the whole…

  • Dana Oldfather

    Dana Oldfather

    Dana Oldfather is a self taught painter from and currently living in Cleveland, Ohio. Seeking emotive abstraction she examines the transitory nature of comfort, power and security. Her biggest art influences are found in artists; Willem DeKooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Jackie Tileston, Reed Danziger, and Kristine…

  • Sun Glitters

    Sun Glitters

    Sun Glitters is Luxembourg’s Victor Ferreira. Starting out in rock bands playing bass guitar, Victor was soon to become hooked on an electronic sound through the discovery of bands like Portishead, Third Eye Foundation and Boards of Canada. He’s now fine tuned his own electronic…

  • Jason Phillips

    Jason Phillips

    Jason Phillips grew up around the family business of furniture manufacturing and decorative accessories. This gave him the unique privilege of seeing and appreciating the world – globetrotting the continents of Asia, Europe and home United States and learning about foreign affairs, trade and commerce.…

  • Sea of Bees

    Sea of Bees

    Sea of Bees is the musical project of Julie Ann Bee (Baenziger). From Sacramento, California she’s a singer who writes her own songs and is also a instrumentalist, playing many different instruments. She was picked up by producer John Baccigaluppi after he’d heard her singing…

  • The Pattern Theory

    The Pattern Theory

    Forming in 2007 in Leeds (UK), having met at university,  The Pattern Theory are triplet; Carl Schilde, Lukas Creswell-Rost & James Yates. In 2008 the band relocated to Berlin and gigged across much of northern Europe. They played alongside bands such as Epic45, Russian Circles,…

  • Joe Fenton

    Joe Fenton

    After studying at the Wimbledon School of Art in the UK, Jo Fenton went on to work several years in the film industry. He worked as a film concept designer and sculptor with companies such as Disney and Miramax and worked with directors such as…

  • Jhameel

    Jhameel

    At one point Jhameel was on a career path with the United States Army. Armed with linguistic skills in Arabic, Spanish, Korean and Russian he would have had a promising future. But, he quit the program before signing the irrevocable contract, pulling out due to…

  • Alberto Cerriteño

    Alberto Cerriteño

    Mexican illustrator & designer Alberto Cerriteño currently resides in Seattle, America. Inspired by vinyl toys, alternative cartoons and pop surrealism Alberto also likes to introduce little hints from his traditional Mexican roots. He takes the rich textures and decorative patterns and makes contrasts by blending…

  • Norman Palm

    Norman Palm

    Originally from northern Germany, Norman Palm currently spends most his time between Berlin and Mexico City. He had an early talent in the arts alongside singing and playing instruments so Norman was encouraged by his family to go to art school – despite a desire…

  • Dan Stiles

    Dan Stiles

    Based in Portland, Oregon, Dan Stiles is an iconic designer/illustrator. He’s probably best known for his poster work. Collaborations have included music artists from the likes of Hot Chip, St Vincent, Arcade Fire and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs – to name just a few! He…

  • K.Flay

    K.Flay

    Kristine Flaherty grew up just outside of Chicago. Early inspiration came from delving into her father’s classic rock records and staying up late dancing to Parliament-Funkadelic in the living room. She found her musical voice in college, fusing the eclectic power of the Bay Area…

  • Munk One

    Munk One

    Contemporary illustrator and fine artist Munk One is based in California, US. He’s particularly well known for work produced with major label music acts and has also worked with a number of the world’s best recognised brands. Formally trained his expressive visual dialogue may at first…

  • Marthas & Arthurs

    Marthas & Arthurs

    Brought together by a mutual love of singing harmonies, the voices of Marthas & Arthurs (Mary Douglas, Esther Ball, Tom Ball & Matt Hart) were forged around a campfire in the Herefordshire woods. Their first few months were tucked away singing and playing just to…

  • Kevin Tong

    Kevin Tong

    Kevin Tong is an LA based artist working in comics, designing toys and creating some of the most sought after screen prints on the net. Anyone who’s been to my gaff will know that ‘A Linch Pin Droid’ is one of my pride and joys.…

  • Banco de Gaia

    Banco de Gaia

    Formed by Toby Marks in 1989, Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from the UK. The band swelled in 1997 to 5 members with Ted Duggan (drums), Ashley Hopkins (bass), Larry Whelan (Wind Synth, Sax and Ethnic Flutes), and Gary Spacey-Foot (Percussion and…

  • Mr Beam – Mo Assem & Ruben van Esterik

    Mr Beam – Mo Assem & Ruben van Esterik

    Mr Beam are Mo Assem & Ruben van Esterik a light mapping projection duo based in the Netherlands. INDIGITS invited them to respond to the D7 after being wowed by the work done for the H&M Flagship store in Amsterdam… The work is technically astounding…

  • Phlegm

    Phlegm

    Phlegm currently claims Sheffield, UK as home. A lot of his work can be found in and around the city, especially in the abandoned factories and warehouses. His dominating figures tend to originate from his self published comics, simply called ‘Phlegm Comic’. He sees his…

  • Exit Man vs Alesko

    Exit Man vs Alesko

    Exit Man vs Alesko is originally from Maisons Laffitte, Yvelines. A classical education and a love for the graphic arts lead him to some formal learning at the l’Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Dupperet in Paris. This lead to work in the advertising industry producing packaging, logos…

  • Nick Morris

    Nick Morris

    Australian Nick Morris decided early on for a career in art – at around the age of 6 to be exact. Somewhat deterred by the possibility of not making it into the 2% of artists who make a living off ‘it’, he opted for a…

  • Frightened Rabbit

    Frightened Rabbit

    Glasgow based Frightened Rabbit, originally from Selkirk, formed in 2003 under the lead of Scott Hutchison the bands lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and lyricist. Other members include brother Grant Hutchison on drums, guitarist and bassist Billy Kennedy, guitarist Andy Monaghan and keyboardist Gordon Skene. Originally…

  • James ‘JIMBOT’ Demski

    James ‘JIMBOT’ Demski

    Living in Milwaukee (USA) with his wife, daughter, 2 dogs, and rumours of a captive robot in his basement, James ‘JIMBOT’ Demski has ambitions to build a robot army. A freelance artist who graduated from art school James claims a reprogramming took place after education…

  • Nick Gentry

    Nick Gentry

    British artist Nick Gentry is a graduate of Central St Martins in London. Growing up as part of a generation surrounded by floppy disks, VHS tapes, Polaroid’s and cassettes he is inspired by the sociological impact of the new internet culture. In his work you…

  • Aram Bartholl

    Aram Bartholl

    “The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.” (Dave Barry writer and humorist) Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! It’s a ‘buzz’ word for the moment – ‘social networking’. Millions of us are currently, yes right now, cosied up in front of a computer screen…

  • Greg Gossel

    Greg Gossel

    Greg Gossel was born in 1982 in western Wisconsin, he currently resides in Minneapolis. He studied Graphic Design at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has since exhibited in; Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Copenhagen, Milan and London. In 2009 he was invited to…

  • Owen Pallett

    Owen Pallett

    Composer, violinist, keyboardist and vocalist Michael James Owen Pallett is from Toronto, Canada. Best known as a solo performer under the name Owen Pallett he previously worked under the alias ‘Final Fantasy’, which he retired in 2009. Pallett, who’s noted for his inventive live performances,…

  • Brian Despain

    Brian Despain

    Born in Upper Michigan State, Brian Despain was drawing as soon as he could hold a pencil. Having held a number of creative jobs from graphic designer to 3D modeller, photo-retoucher to illustrator he now concentrates predominately on his fine art career. An all round…

  • Faithless

    Faithless

    You gotta have faith a faith a faith…. Principal members Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo have been concocting a combination of politically infused electronica/trip-hop for more then a decade.  6 albums and more then a few compilations later and despite previous speculations of a…

  • Allison Sommers

    Allison Sommers

    Allison Sommers’ art draws on her interest in renaissance and baroque art. She studied early modern history at the University of Virginia where she was able to explore her love of historical narratives and themes of the old world. Currently residing in Brooklyn, New York, her…

  • Dj Spooky

    Dj Spooky

    Plugged in…All the time…and surfing the wave of cultural diffusion A little background information… Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky was born in 1970 in Washington DC, to academic parents. Following his college years spent amidst the ‘whispering pines’ of Bowdoin College, Main, and having…

  • Jon Burgerman

    Jon Burgerman

    Jon Burgerman resides currently in New York but he’s originally an export from Nottingham, England. Highly respected he has exhibited internationally and has had work shown alongside contemporary artists from the likes of Banksy through to satirical illustrator Gerald Scarfe and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. He…

  • Daedelus

    Daedelus

    Alfred Darlington isn’t your average cookie-cutter musician. From how he looks (early Victorian Dandism), to how he makes music, to how he expresses himself and views the world, his is a very individual, a ‘bespoke’ outlook. Alfred was born in Santa Monica in 1977 to…

  • Graphic Surgery

    Graphic Surgery

    Artists Erris Huigens and Gysbert Zijlstra make up the Amsterdam based Graphic Surgery. During their educative years at an art academy, they discovered a mutual source of inspiration in contemporary cities. They were utilising photographs to capture abstract compositions: construction sites, details of eroded rusty surfaces…

  • Otto Björnik

    Otto Björnik

    Otto Björnik sees himself a storyteller, producing a rich mixture of precious childhood memories and fairy tales. An architect by training he creates works in pen and ink with intricate detail. The elements he uses often hold symbolic meaning and he takes care in their…

  • Hugh D’Andrade

    Hugh D’Andrade

    Hugh D’Andrade is famously indiscriminate about the uses of his art. It has appeared on book covers, magazine spreads, rock posters, Burning Man paraphernalia, board games, as well as the occasional t-shirt and skateboard. He says his greatest ambition in life is to project his…

  • Max Tundra

    Max Tundra

    “Time signatures, musical genres and instrumentation have been given the thorough shake-up they have long needed!” Thanks to Max Tundra A.K.A Ben Jacobs who turned his hand to musical invention on discovering a piano and a penchant for replaying the theme songs and music from…

  • R Nicholas Kuszyk

    R Nicholas Kuszyk

    Normally I take it upon myself to write the introduction but on this occassion the words are best put by the artist himself… As R Nicholas Kuszyk says “Born and raised in complete isolation in southern west North Dakota. R Nicholas Kuszyk didn’t see a…

  • Mugison

    Mugison

    Örn Elías Guðmundsson is Mugison a ‘much easier for me to pronounce’ name for Icelandic born musician and singer. The name in itself has an interesting story. According to Wikipedia, ‘Mugison got his nickname Mugison while on holiday visiting his father Muggi (Muggur) in Malaysia.…

  • Sigur Rós

    Sigur Rós

    Where I come from, Iceland is a place where mothers shop for frozen foods, ice cream and economy boxes of Mr Kipling cakes. Years of yawning through geography classes taught me that Iceland was also a place often described as the most lunar experience on…

  • Great Lake Swimmers

    Great Lake Swimmers

    Great Lake Swimmers led by singer-songwriter Tony Dekker are based in Toronto, Canada. Steeped in the whimsical sounds of ‘melodic folk rock’ the band released their debut self titled album back in 2003. They have over the years seen a few changes in the line-up, but are…

  • Ghostpatrol

    Ghostpatrol

    Ghostpatrol professes to being a self taught artist. Starting out with stencils and street art his current fancies focus on ambitious installations and painting projects. He states his work often references childhood nostalgia alongside pop culture with sometimes sinister, sometimes playful undertones. He’s explored a…

  • Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins

    Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins

    Greg Simkins, or ‘Craola’ from his early graffiti days, confesses to having an over active imagination. As he states, “it has always made sense to me that any artwork I develop should be composed of these vivid thoughts”. Inspirationally driven by childhood obsessions, nestled in…

  • Port O’Brien

    Port O’Brien

    Port O’Brien comprise of folk-ish duo Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. Collaborating on songs since 2005 they were later joined by a “rhythm section”; featuring Caleb Nichols, Zebedee Zaitz and Joshua Barnhart. Since receiving a thumbs up from the Pitchfork crowd all they could do…

  • Artaban

    Artaban

    They were firstly nourished by their parent’s vinyl records and then fascinated from an early age by the atmosphere of movies and shows such as Fantômas, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or The Persuaders. Brothers Charles and Max Nilles created Luxembourg electronic outfit…

  • Eat Static

    Eat Static

    Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton formed Eat Static in 1989 as a creative outlet for the diverse range of electronic music they were producing. Having met in ‘space rock outfit’ Ozric Tentacles both Merv and Joie were drawn to the electronic sounds of the then…

  • Fieldhead

    Fieldhead

    Tape hiss, geography, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops are the ingredients that make up Fieldhead’s ambient/electronic music. Fieldhead is the project of current Vancouver resident Paul Elam who is often accompanied by violinists Sarah Kemp & Elaine Reynolds [esker]. Paul is also a full-time…

  • The Wedding Present

    The Wedding Present

    The Wedding Present have at times been accused of nearly slipping into a parody of themselves. Sensitive indie’ites from circa. 1990 will no doubt take great grievance to such a statement and staunchly defend the Presents corner. David Gedge and the ever changing ensemble do…

  • Modeselektor

    Modeselektor

    Modeselektor are a “wildly diverse, infused with exuberance and inspired by a slap of the absurd” music duo from Berlin. They’re considered a band that gets music journalists grammatically salivating and waxing ‘choice word’ lyrical. In addition, they’ve got Thom Yorke’s vocal admission as a…

  • FUJIYA & MIYAGI

    FUJIYA & MIYAGI

    Would you believe me if I told you that FUJIYA & MIYAGI are closet R Kelly fans? If nothing else we ‘outed’ them during our interview with the trio who continue to fill dance floors around the globe either in person or by means of…

  • Brandi Milne

    Brandi Milne

    Artist Brandi Milne, from Southern California says she grew up surrounded by a wealth of inspiration – classic cartoons, crayons and colouring books, Sid and Marty Kroft creations, toys, candies and the kitschy fabrics and notions of the times. Her work speaks predominately of love,…

  • Rue Royale

    Rue Royale

    Rue Royale (US/UK) have been on the road, quite literally! It’s a timeless quest from the acoustic duo, who’s melodic tunes induce pure auditory pleasure with seemly little effort! Seems like they’re always on an extensive tour schedule which, they are well advised to bring…