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Artist Interviews
Q&A: Jonjo Feather
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 18 December 2009
Describing his sound as “other other pop”, Jonjo Feather has managed to create timeless pop songs infused with a sense of the unusual. While drawing inspiration from the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Beck and The Beatles and the atmospheric spookiness of David Lynch films, Jonjo also names pop artists like Lady Gaga and Girls Aloud as preferences to most indie bands. With his latest single ‘Little Spark’ out now on Dead Young Records, we caught up with Jonjo to find out more.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
My parents gave me a head start by giving me ‘Nevermind’ for my fifth birthday. I started playing drums but then changed to guitar, and I started writing my own stuff when I was about ten. It felt pretty natural, so I just carried on.
Q2 What inspired your latest single?
I was mowing my Nana’s lawn when I came up with the verse and bridge, and when I got to my guitar the chorus just came. You can come up with some good stuff when you hum to the drone of a machine. It works with motorboats too.
Q3 How do you got about creating a track?
In the writing sense, I couldn’t tell you exactly how it works, it just seems to come. You can tell if it’s a keeper instantly. In the studio, I usually have a rough idea of how I want the song to sound. I start with the rhythm guitar and then move on to tambourines and the rest.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
Lately I’ve been listening to DJ Shadow and Screaming Trees.
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
I’m not sure if this is the final mix.
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest single, and for the future?
A few like-minded people getting off on it is cool with me. I want to make records forever, and try to make a difference.
MORE>> www.myspace.com/jonjofeather
