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Exclusive Interview with Endless –Lily Fox, James Smith, Amelia Goodwin

“Music is a world within itself; it’s a language we all understand”

At this year’s St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Singapore we spoke to Endless about their latest music success in the indie/alternative industry, and the opportunities which they have explored from day one. Hot on the topic ASY discuss their new album ‘X-R Moon’ and how they were influenced by their songwriter Julie Walters when producing it.

Interview from individuals -

So are you excited about tonight’s festival right here in the beautiful Singapore?

James:  We couldn’t be any more ecstatic with the turnout of people and the fantastic mood which they were all for tonight’s performance. Opportunities like this are rare for a band like us who are from a small part of Cornwall called St.Ives.

Here at ASY we heard you haven’t been in one place for too long, why don’t you tell us about your recent visits?

Amelia: Everyday has been something new; we’ve been living up the high life in Los Angeles at times, and have met many incredible people throughout our journey so far. Being a music artist is truly the most surreal experience, and every day we wake up I expect it to be a dream.

You mentioned you ‘have met many incredible people’, explain some of the highlights?

Lily:  Where to begin…first of there is my band mates who are all like my best friends; they always support me when we are in practicing and we have such a laugh together.

James: Then there is the unpredictable quirky Sam Richie our all-time favourite artist who has been our inspiration even since we are together in secondary school.

Lily: Only last week we met our new backing instrumental crew who were absolutely phenomenal, the way they combined their talents and experience together was break taking. I feel so lucky to be able to work with such an incredible group of individuals.

Enough about other people, we heard you recently signed a new record label with Universal Music Group (UMG)

Amelia: Wow, yes we were contacted by the company last Tuesday by Amy Sanders who mentioned that ‘Ross Smith’ the owner of UMG was delighted to offer us a signed record label deal with them, after a previous interview two weeks before. We have many new exciting things coming our way in the next few months, like festivals all over the USA and in the romantic city of Paris, France.

James: We were told that our previous music which we had created was really something special and that the way we collaborated as a group made Ross feel excited about getting in touch and making that opportunity become reality.

Your new album ‘X-R Moon’ is out on the 18^th of February, what’s it all about?

Lily:  Well we decided to focus on the individual emotions behind each song and create an album which conveyed music at its best.

James:  X-R Moon brings you the best of all worlds, combining upbeat inspiring songs, alongside a selection of songs which we stripped back to the roots, re-introducing the best of my original UK tour.

How has your songwriter Julie Walters been a part of this?

Lily:  Julie has been a huge part of our life for the past year, allowing us to produce some amazing very professional sounds which she co-ordinated and enhanced for us.

Amelia: Julie has always been there for me especially when I was struggling to find motivation in the studio and successfully cheered me up when we were faced with a tough crowd.

Will you catch up with us soon and discuss how your new album goes down?

James: Of course, I can’t wait to see if all that hard work has paid off and how our fans react to it. December is going to be blast when we hit the lights of New York and meet Bastille and The Foals.

Thank you for your time, and here from ASY we wish you the best of luck tonight and in the future of your music career.

Test Shots (2)

During my second shoot I focused on taking shots with showed a clear variation in distance, using a range of mise en scene which effectively worked in the images shot and were relevant to the indie/alternative genre. From the constructive feedback which I received from my peers I decided to use two more female models who would represent a duo band, this would then resemble the range of artists who display on my magazine. I decided to do some of the photos in the white room with ideal lighting equipment whilst I shot others outside in front of trees, brick walls and windows. I took inspiration on some of the images from previous band staged photos like the poses on the 1, 4 and 9th image.

Draft (2) Flat Plan

Reflection on my Draft Magazine

After completing my draft magazine I feel I have made progress with the design structure and layout of which I wanted my magazine to follow. I also think that from my previous experience with Photoshop I have improved a lot and gained some more skills when editing photos and positioning items. I think that my cover has turned out the most successful as it looks the most professional and how I originally wanted it to look however I feel for the second draft I need to improve it by using even more technical skills and enhancing the images with more interesting ideas which make it stand out. The contents I think was okay for a first draft but needs a lot more detail, including more detail and better conventional layout, which I have been told through feedback from my peers in class. My double page spread I think is a good design however I think I am going to completely change it and design it in a more unique way so that it fits in with my targeted indie audience. Overall I also think more photos are need to be taken to improve the quality of the magazine and so that my pages look more informative, appealing and fit the criteria.

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