Once you write a song about a baby mermaid and condoms in the ocean, you’re probably going to be haunted by this for life. At least, I’m probably never going to not think of mermaids when I hear the name “Emily McVicker”. This delightful human is a beatbox machine and she spit some beats (and probably some spit) into my new Aston microphone inside the purple Halo vocal booth in my studio! I found a bunch of water and ocean sounds (it’s bizarre what sounds you find when you search for ‘mermaid’) and Emily and I talked about raves (why she doesn’t go), making Christmas songs (or not) based on our past religious experiences and current spirituality, how promoting other people really helps promote yourself and how building a community is the best thing you can do for your music career, and of course, Harry Potter…if we were teachers at Hogwarts…what would we teach? Emily McVicker: http://www.emilymcvicker.com/