In the Chair is a regular feature on Eventalaide, highlighting artists from across Australia and occasionally overseas. Everyone gets the same questions. It is just meant to be a bit of fun so please treat it as such.
Questions by Geoff Jenke
In 2020, Australia was introduced to the spectacular voice of Budjerah: a new, homegrown kind of R&B star. Possessing songwriting ingenuity and old-soul wisdom, it quickly became abundantly clear that, for a lot of us, Budjerah was the kind of figure we’d been missing. “When will the moment come? I’m tired of wasting time,” the then-18-year-old Coodjinburra musician sang in the opening strains of his debut single, the earthy R&B jam “Missing You”. Now 20, and with a debut EP under his belt—as well as an ARIA Breakthrough Artist award from 5x nominations, previous support slots with Thelma Plum, The Avalanches, and Lime Cordiale, a collaboration with PNAU, and an upcoming world tour lined up with Vance Joy—Budjerah is ready to charge forward.
Name: Budjerah
Alias: Budjerah
In less than 50 words
describe your music, your band (if applicable) and yourself.
I
make indie/r’n’b/pop music and I really like singing. I come from a family of
musicians and surfers, who played in church heaps when I was growing up. My
favorite thing to do is to perform live.
What was the first record
you bought with your own money and where from?
The
first record I bought was Lemonade by Beyoncé. It came out when I was in year 8
at school and I remember hearing everyone talk about how incredible it was, so
I got an iTunes gift card with my saved birthday money and downloaded it onto
my iPod. Still one of my favourite albums ever
80’s or 90’s Music:
I’m
gonna go with 80s music. 90s is cool but I find myself listening to more 80s
music for some reason.
What music are currently
listening to?
I’ve
been listening to a lot of D’Angelo lately. My favourite record of his is
VooDoo
The Best live artist/band
you’ve seen:
Would
have to be Matt Corby at Splendour in the Grass 2019. His band were so on point
and then he did a duet with Tina Arena. It was a historical moment
Your “In the mood for
love” song:
Misty
by Sarah Vaughan
Your favourite Sunday
morning chill out record?
At
Last by Etta James. It’s just a good record to wake up and clean to I think
Which song do you wish you
had written?
I
wish I wrote 1+1 by Beyonce, just because I sing it all the time
Vinyl, CD or Streaming?
I’m
really into CDs. My car is really old and only plays CDs, cassettes and the
radio. No AUX or bluetooth connection. I always get a CD of a record, if can,
for my car.
If you could record or
play live with any artist (dead or alive), who would it be?
I would
want do a duet with Mariah Carey. She’s done a lot of really nice duets over
the years and I think it would be really fun and amazing if I ever got the
opportunity
Your finest recorded
moment?
My
finest recorded moment in my opinion is the Live record of my song “Shoulda Coulda”
which I sang with Ainslie Wills. I was sick when we recorded it but I think I
nailed it
Who is your musical hero
and what one question would you ask them?
My
musical hero is Beyonce. I take a lot of inspirations from her vocally, and I
would ask her about how she does vocal growls. The way she does them is very
unique I think, and I can’t figure out how she does them the way she does.
Stuck on a desert island
for a year and can only take three albums. What would they be?
1.
Lemonade – Beyonce
2. Songs In The Key of Life – Stevie Wonder
3. Voodoo – D’Angelo
Favourite all time movie?
The Lion
King.
Best show you have ever
played in your career?
My
favourite so far has to be Party at the Apocalypse Festival in Hobart. The
crowd were amazing, I love them. My band and I were having a really good day
that day as well, so we were very relaxed on stage and we just played great.
What do you hope the next 12 months hold for you?
My hope is that I can keep doing heaps of live shows. I love performing, traveling and seeing and meeting all the different people that I come across. It’s an adventure.
Budjerah has a new single out, What Should I Do? and a new EP Conservations on April 8th 2022. To celebrate the release, Budjerah announces a world tour, starting in Australia this April and touring Ireland, England, Germany, The Netherlands and France before travelling to the United States in May/June.
Budjerah is ready to charge forward.
AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR
Tickets
on sale via www.budjerah.com
Presented
by Lemon Tree Music + Lonely Lands Agency
Saturday 9 April | Jive Bar, Adelaide SA
Friday 15 April | The Night Cat, Melbourne VIC
Friday 22 April | The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Saturday 30 April | Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
NSW
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