Interview with:Dan Robinski [danrobinski]
MUSIC
 | What do you do? What is your musical specialty? I'm the singer in the band YAOAY. We are an indie post punk electro funk band. |
| Do you work alone or in a group? If in a group, who are the others you work with? The other members of YAOAY are:
Ed Ross and Layla Kim. |
| Is there a web address where one can listen, see, or read some of your work? http://youandothersaroundyou.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/youandothersaroundyou |
| Please list discography in which you have participated. YAOAY EP is our demo. It's available on bandcamp.com |
| How did you begin making music? Who introduced you? I began by writing songs that weren't very good and then slowly started writing ones that were. |
| What was your musical education? I had piano lessons when I was a kid and I've recently started having singing lessons with a voice coach. |
| When did you realise that making music could be a way of life for you? When people started liking what I was making. |
| What is your creative process? I like to have my heart broken and then write about that. |
| When do you have your most lucid moments, in the morning or night? Night. |
| Have you ever awoken with a melody created from your dreams? All the time. |
| How do you know when a song is finished or needs no more changes? When we all agree that it is finished. |
| What part of your job is your least favourite? Recording. I find it tedious. |
| How often do you practice? Every day. |
| How do you feel right before going out on stage? Very very very calm. |
| Which musicians or groups have been inspiring to your career? Talking Heads Talking Heads Talking Heads.
Prince
David Bowie
Nick Drake. |
| List three songs that are key to your life. Songs aren't important enough to me to be key to my life. |
| What should be done to stop piracy? Increase the Royal Navy's funding. Steal all of Somalia's boats? I don't know really. |
| What type of music do you detest? Most of it. |
| What time did you get up this morning? 8.30am. |
| What other things have you done to make a living? Nothing I'd care to mention. |
| Who would you play with, without a doubt? Anyone who's good at chess or Risk. Those are my two favourite games. |
| What advice would you give to someone starting out in the business? Make sure other people like your music. If they don't then change it until they do. |
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