Interview with Artist Peter Lawson
COSMICK VIEW: Hello! Welcome to The Cosmick View and MBM Ten Pounder. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to chat with me, it's greatly appreciated.
CV: Every artist experiences highs and lows. Many struggle just to move from one level to the next, and some, unfortunately, never do. What would you consider to be a pivotal point in an artist's career which would take them from one level to the next that a struggling artist should be aware of? Is it an individual mindset or does it equate more to opportunity? Or is it something all together different in your opinion?
Peter Lawson: For me it was a couple of things; firstly, it was challenging myself to start solo recording and trying to learn how to use IT and software associated with that. As far as my music being heard and distributed, it was great to get signed to OOB Records.
CV: What do you feel an artist can do right now to stay relevant, especially in an environment, such as the present, where performing in front of a live audience is not an option?
PL: For me it was starting to record at home, following the cessation of gigging.
CV: What have you found to be the balancing point between relevance and over saturation when it comes to being an artist? Is there a fine line between the two or can it be looked at to some degree as the two essentially being one in the same?
PL: I think you can only stay relevant if each album you make is different. My solo albums are obviously by me, but the “Venus Loon” albums are a collaboration between Wolfgang Ostermann and myself, which brings a very different dynamic to the fore.
CV: Is there any level of consideration, or even concern, to deliver on expectations, whether it being your own or that of the fans, when working on new material?
PL: Oh yeah, I’m always concerned about repeating myself and therefore trying to come up with different sounding stuff.
CV: For you, what’s first when it comes to songwriting…is it a matter of lyrics melody, chords, beat, attitude? Or is it more organic than that where the moment dictates the process and outcome?
PL: Definitively the melodies and avoiding the “verse/chorus/verse” syndrome.
CV: What do you believe makes songwriting more honest and impactful...that something that both the artist and listener can share?
PL: That the songs are ABOUT something; my latest album, The Witchfinder, is mostly instrumental, but I hope it still tells a story.
CV: What do you feel has been the greatest contribution to your success as an artist?
PL: OOB Records, Bandcamp, an understanding wife and the wonderful Wolfgang Ostermann.
CV: Thank you again for spending some time talking and sharing with
our readers. I wish you all the best and continued success.
PL: Thank you for interviewing me!!
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