Hermitude ProfileAnswered by: Luke Dubs
How did you find out you were nominated for a Carlton Dry Independent Music Award? I was trying to sleep in but was awoken to a Twitter frenzy on my phone vibrating off my bedside table.
What was the last thing you won? Personally I think I won two bucks on a scratchy a few months back. The last thing Hermitude won was the 2013 Australian Music Prize.
What's been a highlight of your year artistically? Releasing our album. We spent a few years cooking this one up and to watch it fly out into the world with such praise is a massive honour.
What does being an independent artist mean to you? Writing whatever the hell we want to. Demented R&B, jazz rave, any combination of awesomeness we can think of.
How did you finance your last release? The AMP prize helped a lot. We also toured extensively off the back of HyperParadise and saved some coin which we put towards studio time.
Will you prepare a speech for the awards just in case or fly by the seat of your pants? I'll have the facts ready and then I'll see where my improvisation takes me!
