“I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process.” WritingTryingSelfProcessConsciousWriting ProcessSelf Conscious Author:St. Lucia
“I went to this boy's choir school when I was growing up, and I think that the first time that I consciously started making music was when this one kid joined our class. He was an amazing pianist and would come up with all these ideas. I've always had a really competitive side, so I saw him doing that, and was like, "I have to try writing songs as well."” ThinkingWritingTryingFirstsWellsIdeasKidsSchoolSongSidesClassBoysGrowing UpSawsGrowingFirst TimeCome UpWriting SongsChoirPianist Author:St. Lucia
“I'm a huge Hayao Miyazaki fan. He might be my favorite director of all time - the beauty that he sees in the world and the attention to detail. I try and focus on that while making music: trying to use as many real instruments as possible, have it feel as tactile and tangible as possible.” WorldFeelsTryingRealUseMightAttentionFocusFansHugeDirectorsInstrumentsMy FavoriteDetailsAll TimeTangibleAttention To DetailTactile Author:St. Lucia
“Trying to be really dark and alienating just felt exhausting to me, so I started going back to the music that I grew up with, whether it was African music or pop music. It took me away from being overly self-conscious about what I was doing.” TryingSelfFeltDarkGrewGrew UpConsciousPopsSelf ConsciousPop MusicExhaustingAfrican Music Author:St. Lucia
“I was extremely frustrated, almost at the point of giving up on coming up with a name for the project (because I'm awful at it), when I decided to play the 'put a pen somewhere on a map with your eyes closed' game with South Africa. About the 5th try was St. Lucia in South Africa, which coincidentally also happens to be an idyllic sub-tropical seaside resort town. The name seemed to fit with the mood of the music, and so after a while it just stuck.” GivingTryingPlayHappensEyeGamesNamesFitGiving UpProjectsDecidedTownsSouthStuckMoodAwfulMapsPensSouth AfricaFrustratedResortsTropicalIdyllic Author:St. Lucia
“I wrote, in total, about 50 or so songs (finished and unfinished) in the 2 and a half years leading up until this moment, and trying to decide what songs to include on the Mini-Album was super difficult, because there were so many different sound/mood roads I could have gone down. But, after going through everything, these tracks seemed to fit together and communicate a similar sentiment and mood the best.” TryingYearsDifferentMomentsTogetherSongDifficultSoundHalfGoneFitTrackAlbumsCommunicateFinishedMoodSentimentsUnfinishedHalf A Year Author:St. Lucia
“I tend to keep my mind open to the different forms of art out there and I am always willing to try new stuff.” TryingMindArtDifferentFormStuffWillingNew StuffWilling To Try Author:St. Lucia
“I am trying my best to stay above the water. Right now ACID does not only offer animation. I offer real life productions as well and also compositing (animation composited into real life video)” TryingWellsDoeRealWaterRight NowOffersProductionsReal LifeVideoAnimationAcid Author:St. Lucia
