Feature Friday: Emily Alice
Emily Alice are a five-piece who rock the whole of Dunedin when they play. Photo credit: Emily Alice Band.
Dunedin-based Emily Alice absolutely adore having some funky jams and making good memories together. They are the perfect addition to Feature Friday! Have a read below to find out more about these lovely humans.
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What was the moment each of you decided that music was something you were going to pursue?
Jakira: When I played bass for our high school production of Grease, I realised I didn’t wanna do anything else.
Toby: My teachers in high school pushing me to give it a go.
Gus: When I sucked at everything else.
Josh: For me its seeing AJ Hickling the piano busker in Queenstown for the first time.
Emily: Doing BV’s for an arrangement of a local artists music with a choir and string quartet - it blew my mind.
If your music was a flavour, what would you describe it as?
EAB: Mixed-berry gelato in a waffle cone.
How do you cope with challenging moments or days?
EAB: Our current coping mechanism is spending far too much time and money at Beam Me Up Bagels.
Any funny memories to share from recording or gigs?
EAB: Our favourite core memory as a band was playing a gig on a snow day! We had a massive snowball fight with the other bands in between sets and it was super wholesome.
Dream festival line-up?
EAB: Olivia Dean, Yussef Daves, The Beth’s, Back Seat Lovers, Lizzy McAlpine, Norah Jones.
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