Multi Futurism Artist Focus: Amin Payne X Hari Sivanesan

Answered by: Amin Payne

Have you been involved with Multicultural Arts Victoria before? Yes, I was involved in the 2014 Remastered Myths. It was the collaboration between the Mehr Ensemble (traditional Persian trio) and myself.

How do you define Multi Futurism? To me, Multi Futurism is the fusion of different cultures and traditional sounds with modern sounds and technology, where the result is educating and entertaining to the audience.

When's the last time your particular sound was given a generic 'world music' label? Has it happened often? My solo release Saffron was given the world music/hip hop label due to its content of Arabic, Indian and Persian samples, which was infused with modern sounds and hip hop elements. Saffron was a one-off project.

Why do you think people shoehorn all these eclectic musical styles into one box? Because it's a lot easier to label it as world music than to get into its depth, details of its origin and the complexity of the compositions and to inform listeners that its non-Western music.

Where are you in the broad musical spectrum of Multi Futurism? Modern, traditional, electronic.

Who else are you excited to see on the bill? Cool Out Son and Temporary Autonomous Zone.