Formula Indie Sessions : Interview with Midnight Cove

What is your earliest memory connected to music?

Probably as a kid discovering metal

How did your passion for creating music begin?

I started playing guitar when I was 16. 

What’s the story behind your current music project?

Wanted to be in a band that made music that was laid back. Good grooves and a trippy top layer.

How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?

If reggae, Pink Floyd, and Portishead had a 3 way

What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?

Being in time is step one. Nothing sloppy 

What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?

I use Cakewalk for my DAW, music software has come a long ways. There is some amazing technology available to help with creativity.

Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?

Aurora is very talented. Heilung. Trolls Abramson, Tribal Seeds, slightly stooped is great. 

How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?

Spiritual visions and dreams. Connection to infinity 

What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?

Explore your own internal, eternal self.

 What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?

It is a direct connection to the unseen

What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?

Red Rocks!!!

If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?

Billy Corgan would be fun. Slightly Stoopid or Sublime would be amazing. Cypress Hill. I would be amazing to make music with an artist I have listened to for years.

Where can our listeners follow and support your music? https://open.spotify.com/album/6slfJqJn8ZqJeZK8umk1Nu?go=1

what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?

Playing Reggae festivals

What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?

That we make music that they want to hear.