‘The Eighth Note’ is 8 quick Questions with Wellington Musicians.
A chance for us to catch up with people & see what they’re up to, or introduce you to a new musician/band and their music.
Today’s guest is Sam, the guitarist from Sky Canvas, who have just released their debut EP.
Who are you? Tell us a bit about your music:
Hello I’m Sam Nakamura and I play guitar in Sky Canvas.
What have you been working on lately? Any new tracks or albums on
the way?
We’ve just released our debut EP! We’ve been recording and mixing at Surgery Studios in Newtown and mastering at Park Road Post over the last month or so. We’re feeling pretty elated to be able to have our music floating around now.
Where is the best place people can follow you & find your music?
On Facebook. And you can find a whole bunch of links through the Website.
What were the 3 most influential albums to you growing up?
Toughie! For me I’ll go with:
The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Tool – Lateralus
Ah is 4 okay?
Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie, too hard to leave that beauty out.
Which other Wellington musician(s) would you most like to work with?
So many beautiful musical minds around town that I’d love to make sounds with. In terms of who Sky Canvas collabs, our friend Kirim sometimes features on our gigs and lays down some massive raps over some of our instrumental originals. Check him out, his energy is striking.
What is your favourite Wellington venue to play in?
The Rogue & Vagabond, San Fran, Moon are some of our favourites that we’ve played so far.
In your songwriting or composing (or the band ís songwriting) how do the compositions and songs take shape?
So far the process has usually been someone bringing in an musical idea or some beats they’ve made, which then would be put into a full band arrangement when we’re all together. The lyrics mainly come from myself and the lead vocalist, Katelin Little.
Where/when is your next gig?
Well we’ve just had our EP release party at Rogue & Vagabond and will be out of gigging action for the rest of the year, but we’ll be fluttering around playing local festivals early next year, so follow us online to keep in the know!