One of Australia’s greatest music stars has revealed the rationale he felt “lucky” because the pandemic compelled the nation’s leisure trade to nearly shut down solely.
Matt Corby will launch his first new album in 5 years on Friday, with a sneak preview observe to be launched on Wednesday.
Speaking to NCA NewsWire, the Byron-based singer mentioned the Covid-19 lockdowns got here simply as he had completed a whirlwind tour, and he spent the time plucking away on private tasks whereas he was unable to work as standard.
“For me, I was at the end of the cycle – I was quite lucky because I’d come off a lot of touring,” he mentioned.
“I was probably one of the lucky ones – I needed a break – so for me, it was good.
“It gave me a chance to build (the studio). It used to be the garage of the house, and that was a great project to undertake during that period.”
Corby, who based RVR – Rainbow Valley Records – mentioned he spent a number of his prolonged hiatus producing numerous new music for different artists.
“Last year I made maybe five records, covers, EPs and a few singles for people while I was hard at work as a producer,” he mentioned.
However, not everybody loved the down time as a lot, with Corby explaining his buddies within the trade have been hit arduous by the turbulence.
“The only thing that was hard was seeing a lot of my friends in the industry quite down, not being able to make money,” he mentioned.
“Most of my friends exist in roles in the music industry – they’re audio engineers, they’re stage techs, they run festivals. Most of them have taken up a second trade, definitely not having a good time. I was on the phone a lot to everyone.”
The former Australian Idol runner-up’s feedback come as new analysis reveals simply how arduous the pandemic rocked the leisure trade throughout Australia, with the vast majority of performers nonetheless attempting to regulate to post-Covid performing.
Research carried out by Wild Turkey discovered 85 per cent of aspiring musicians across the nation are struggling to get well from the disruption of the previous few years, with 9 in 10 agreeing it’s now tougher to catch a break within the trade.
The survey additionally discovered 17 per cent of artists are struggling to seek out help to construct their careers, with Corby now teaming up with Wild Turkey to assist one artist obtain their dream.
Up-and-comers have been inspired to use for Music 101, a bespoke mentoring program that may present one artist with a recording studio on wheels, and personal mentorship from the Brother hitmaker.
“It means a lot to me actually,” Corby mentioned.
“It’s the sort of a role I’m already taking on somewhat through the little label that I run and through the production work that I do.”
The program will permit the chosen artist to journey round on a nationwide tour with Corby, in addition to different well-known artists.
“I love the idea of the mentorship program,” Corby mentioned. “I love the idea of kicking around Australia and providing another platform for aspiring musicians to get a go.”
Anyone who wish to apply for the spot can achieve this right here.
Corby, who was runner up on Australian Idol in 2007, received the hearts of thousands and thousands together with his high hits “Brother” and “Resolution” in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
His new album “Everything’s Fine” is out on Friday, however Corby mentioned there’s no actual theme to his latest launch.
“It’s just an interesting collection of songs,” he mentioned.
“I think there’s no real strong theme through the whole thing. Every time I stumbled across a vibe in the studio that felt good, we just put it down and it’s kind of nice just to make a record like that.
“I think each song does just stand alone as its own little piece, and it was very tricky putting it in sequential order.
“Apparently there’s over a million combinations.”
One music specifically, set to be launched a day earlier than the complete album drops, is “very emotional” for Corby, even making him shed a tear.
“It‘s a bit of a slow jam, very emotional,” he mentioned.
“We shot a very good live clip, which even made me shed a tear, which is rare for me. I’m not a big crier. I watched it back and I was like, ‘This is amazing.’”
Source: www.news.com.au
