FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music

Katie Melua is a Georgian-British singer-songwriter who's first two albums Call Off The Search (2003) and Piece By Piece (2005) topped the UK album charts. Ever since, Melua has expanded her sound and continued to release albums to great success. In yet another step to take her out her comfortzone and grow as an artist Melua enlisted producer Simon Goff, whose solo album 'Vale' she adored, to create and release and album together, which ultimately would be 'Aerial Objects' (2022). We spoke about how the started working together, what they learned from each other, architecture and space, Katie's lyric writing, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Jerry Cantrell is the founder, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for American rock band Alice in Chains, a band that was instrumental in developing the Seattle sound. Tyler Bates is a musician, composer and producer who has worked on numerous film scores including 300 and the John Wick franchise. Cantrell enlisted the help of Bates for his new solo album 'Brighten', after having worked together previously on the John Wick 2 soundtrack. We spoke with Jerry and Tyler about 'Brighten, dark cinematic vibes, lyric writing, looking back at the legacy of Alice In Chains, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Martin Kuiper

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JoyCut is an Italian electronic, post-rock band formed by Italian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Pasquale Pezzillo. The cinematic sonic landscapes that JoyCut creates has led them to open for bands like Arcade Fire, Editers and Modest Mouse. From the outset the band has also been active in promoting a sustainable and green future and our evironment plays a significant part in the music that they make. We had a fascinating conversation with Pasquale about their most recent album 'The BlueWave', field recordings, finding inspiration in Japan, understanding yourself through music, a crisis for humanity, realistic solutions, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Timothy Bruce Schmit is a singer, songwriter an bassist most know for his work with country rock band Poco, and as a member of Eagles.  He wrote the song "Keep on Tryin'" for Poco, which at the time was a huge hit, and after joining the Eagles in 1977 Schmit made an immediate contribution with the song "I Can't Tell You Why".  Schmit has also worked as a session musician with various musicians, and has released several solo albums, the latest being 'Day By Day' (2022). We spoke with Timothy about finding his stride as a songwriter, his time with the Eagles, creative freedom, songs inspired by his wife, how he deals with negative thoughts, his continuing passion for making music, and more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell  

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Wallis Bird is and Irish musician, singer and songwriter, these days based in Berlin, who has released 7 albums to date. We had a lovely conversation with Wallis about her latest record 'Hands', being creative during the lockdowns, musical exploration, doing things outside of music, getting sober, overcoming a traumatic moment, getitng better with age, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell 

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Mark Wystrach is the lead singer for Grammy nominated country band Midland, which he formed in Dripping Springs Texas alongside Jess Carson and Cameron Buddy. The band released their debut album 'On The Rocks' in 2017, accompanied by the well-received single 'Drinkin' Problem'. Having recently release their third album 'The Last Resort: Greetings From', we managed to catch Mark while they were on tour in Amsterdam to talk about the new album, reconnecting with European fans, their Tequila brand Insolito, forging your own path, the album title, taking things one day at a time, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Aaron Bruno is the frontman of American alternative rock band AWOLNATION. The band made huge waves with their debut album Megalithic Symphony (2011), accompanied by the huge crossover hit 'Sail'. The subsequent album Run (2015) was equally well received. During the pandemic Bruno started working on what would become 'My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me' (2022), a collaborative cover album. We spoke with Aaron about the album, covering well-known songs, music as an escape, learning from dissecting other people's songs, collaborations, his writing approach, writing new songs, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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P.J. Morton is a Grammy winning musician, singer, songwriter and producer who alongside his solo work also plays keyboard for pop band Maroon 5. Morton just released his new album Watch The Sun and we were lucky enough to sit down with him to pick his brain about the album, the music he grew up with, his sound, digging deep, how the pandemic influenced the album, working with NAS and Stevie Wonder, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Jonathan Higgs is a singer, songwriter and filmmaker, most known as the frontman for British art rock band Everything Everything. The band has released six albums to date, all to critical and public acclaim, with the latest being 'Raw Data Feel.' We spoke with Jonathan about the new album, A.I., creating an album during the pandemic, more positivity in the songs, creative freedom, the idea of "Kevin", and a lot more!

Interview by: Robin Hignell  

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Mxmtoon is an American singer-songwriter, YouTuber and TikToker. She first made a name for herself playing the ukulele on social media, acquiring millions of streams and followers in the process . Since then Maia has released her debut album The Masquerade (2019) and her most recent album 'Rising' (2022). We spoke with mxmtoon about the new album Rising, how she fell into songwriting, how her sound has changed over time, dealing with success and pressure, acknowledging your feelings, the notion of mortality, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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