Blueless
I WAS FED MUSIC SINCE I WAS IN MY MUM'S BELLY, COMING FROM A FAMILY OF MAD IRISH MUSICIANS. DIFFERENTLY FROM MY BROTHERS I ALWAYS HATED THE SPOTLIGHT AND PREFERRED TO HIDE IN A DJ BOOTH, PLAYING DUBLIN, LONDON AND ITALIAN SCENES. AFTER A LONG BREAK, THOUGH, I REALISED THERE WAS MUCH MORE TO ME THAN PLAYING OTHER PEOPLE'S RECORDS. I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD WRITE AT ALL BUT I KNEW I HAD SO MUCH TO SAY. IT WAS A FEELING I COULD NOT PROJECT THROUGH MY DJING. SO I WENT TO COLLEGE TO LEARN THE BASICS OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND STARTED TO WRITE. I THEN SET UP MY STUDIO AND, AFTER A FEW DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER LABELS, I TOOK THE PLUNGE AND CREATED CAPTURE RECORDS.
I'M FASCINATED WITH SOUND AND PLAY AROUND WITH DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS. WHEN I TRANSLATE MY FEELINGS INTO INSTRUMENTAL SOUNDS, EVEN WITHOUT LYRICS, I ALWAYS HEAR A WOMAN'S VOICE. TO THIS DAY I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS A WOMAN OUT THERE SINGING TO ME OR ITS JUST THE WAY I HEAR MUSIC.
MUSIC FOR ME IT'S ABOUT MEMORIES. IT'S A STATE OF MIND, A FROZEN FEELING SOMETIMES SO OVERWHELMING THAT ITS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SEPARATE ME AS A PERSON FROM MY MUSIC AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. AT TIMES IT'S ANNOYING AND I HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH MUSIC. JUST WISHING I COULD HAVE A DAY NOT TO THINK OF IT OR BE TAKEN OVER BY MY SOUNDS AND MEMORIES.
I really truly believe in what I do and have no other way of living. its in my blood, my soul. I wrote a song recently: “as long as it matters inject me with youR groove, infect me ,direct me. When I put the needle on the records, I go to a place that feels like home. Sometimes my veins can tell you'rE there you can see through my skin and see it's been infectious, contagious. I know therE's no cure. and I'M still left wanting more...”