Music is always a transitional thing. Be it mind, body, or sonically, there is always room for growth and expansion.
Gold Coast-based rock artist Ollie Twohill is discovering that now, almost two decades into his professional music journey. For the majority of his time performing, Twohill has been a solo artist, enjoying the freedom of creativity and the pressures of handling everything yourself. His most recent single, Crisis, accentuated that belief, with Twohill writing, composing and playing all instruments as well as singing. The song itself is a fine effort - made all the more special by the fact he was responsible for all facets - but after a recent flirtation with playing with a full band on stage, Twohill feels now is the right time to expand on his sound and music by assembling a band from which to launch his music.
HEAVY sat down for a chat recently with Twohill to discuss the new single and life moving forward. We start by asking how people are responding to Crisis.
"So far, reception has been insane," he smiled. "People are really getting behind the track, which is awesome to see, especially since the context of the song is quite an angry song. I feel like there's a lot of turmoil in the world, and I feel like a lot of people can get behind it. So yeah, it's great so far."
We ask him about playing and writing everything himself on Crisis.
"It has been a passion project of mine," he measured, "it's been a bit of a dream to have a song where I played every instrument, and it just felt like the most natural fit to step into that realm."
In the full interview, Ollie talked more about his latest single Crisis, which aims to inspire unity during global challenges. Ollie detailed his songwriting process, starting with guitar progressions, and described the difficulties he faced in composing and performing all instruments for the track, which he views as a passion project.
He shared his journey as a solo artist before forming a band after relocating to the Gold Coast, discussing the balance between solo and band performances, noting the creative freedom of solo work and the challenges of being overshadowed by full bands. He also introduced his upcoming EP, Calamity, with Crisis as a pivotal piece that reflects a new alt-rock direction for him and more.
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