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We’re told, among other things, that isolation instills an acute creative awareness. Then it should be of no surprise that out of the mythical isolation of North West Tasmania can emerge a band who creates musical sound and performs with an obvious demonstration of an acute sense of creativity. A band whose four comrades shared a modest musical upbringing in the mythical ambience, and remote wilderness, of North West Tasmania. A band who had the audacity to call themselves my+escapade.

The world is taking notice, as they scored the highly coveted iTunes single of the week position. Download ‘It’s Your Move’ for free this week here on

1.     Congrats on being chosen for iTunes Single of the Week! Did you at any point realize that this track was going to stand out as the single? Was there a magical moment in the studio?

During tracking this song I remember sitting back, listening to the track come to life, and realising that this song was something special, but had no idea it would go to the places it’s gone so far.

2.    You’ve had your music featured on television show, Rexona’s ‘Australia’s Greatest Athlete’. A lot of artists out there are interested in sync and similar opportunities. How did this come about? What advice would you give to young musos out there about getting their music placed on television or movies?

It came about because of a number of fortuitous events. Our manager Jonathan Tibbits from White Cub Management was able to get the track to the right person, they heard it and loved our music. It’s Your Move seemed to sync particularly well with the TV show, even though it was never written with that in mind. It was almost strange to see it on a sports TV show. I’d never encourage anyone to write songs with something like a TV show or product in mind, song writing has to be real and genuine for people to connect with it. If it happens to work with some form of product, great, but its always got to be about the art.

3.    You’ve moved from beautiful but isolated Tasmania to the Gold Coast – polar opposites in lots of ways. How has the transition been? How do the music scenes differ?

Stepping out of Tasmania has been an interesting journey for all of us. Tasmania was a great place for us to nurture and establish our sound as there’s basically no music industry there at all. We gigged around with a lot of other local bands, and supported a lot of the bigger mainland artists coming on tours to our home state, until we felt that it was time to bring what we had created to a broader audience. We’ve had a lot of fun since we arrived. We’ve quite enjoyed checking out the local scene in Brisbane and the on Gold Coast. Been enjoying some of the bands.

4.    Your music has been likened to the Temper Trap and Coldplay – two astounding acts. Have they influenced your sound? Which artists and bands out there do you find inspirational?

Thanks for the compliments. Two fine artists indeed. I think people tend to hear elements of artists they’re already familiar with, we often have people say we sound just like an artist I’ve never heard before. I’ve only actually just recently discovered The Temper Trap, so it’s interesting to be compared to a band that we weren’t drawing influence from at the time of recording Soul’s Reflection. We probably share similar influences, which give us those similar sounding elements. Vocally I’m a big fan of Jeff Buckley and Adele, throw in a lot of jazz stuff too. We all come from very different musical backgrounds - Chris knows a lot of jazz, Alan’s more classically influenced and Simon and myself grew up in punk bands - quite the mixed bag.

5.    Your website is a great introduction to you as a band. Did you play a part in it’s design?

From the start we’ve always had a strong idea about who we are and who we want to be. We worked closely with our manager, who primarily designed the site, in developing something we were happy with. We’ve got a lot of ideas for further creative expansion. I do a lot of photography work also so that side of things has always been a passion for me. From artwork to press stuff we always stay pretty heavily involved - we’re working with some acutely creative people and there is a lot of collaboration going on within the my+escapade lair.

6.    Finally, what’s in store for My Escapade over the next few months?

We’ll be continuing to promote the Soul’s Reflection EP. We’ve got a few shows lined up around Australia to coincide with Single of the Week, and we’ve also been lucky enough to be involved in a promotion with the new iTunes U program, so there’s things happening in all quarters. In the near future, we’ll also be releasing our next single, All That Confronts You, with the accompanying film clip - which was filmed in our practice room back in Emu Bay - an abandoned classroom that we’d been rehearsing in for the last year or two. We’re really looking forward to all that the next few months have in store. Be sure to watch this space closely. Thanks!

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