After listening to my article again, I have come up with a few ideas on how it could be improved.
- Some of the stars answers seem quite unrealistic and fake.
- The prediction doesn’t add much to the article, which makes it seem quite redundant.
- Focus slightly less on the stars, and more on the music and genre.
Here is my improved version:
Q&A on the hottest new album right now
Right in time for the release of the album ‘Too Much Groove’, we’ve managed to get an exclusive Q&A with the stars featured in it, K.C & Lush. We’ve asked them about their new album release, how they met up and both of their futures within the industry. You don’t want to miss this news whilst it’s hot!
Two of the biggest Jazz stars that have come onto the scene recently are K.C & Lush. After working as a small-time artist for 3 years, K.C hit the big time with his hit single, ‘Mellow’. Meanwhile, Lush made a splash on his debut, earning himself over 10,000 views on his first single, ‘Fallin’ Down’. Both have now been near the top for over 6 months, so when Lush teased a collaboration on his twitter in August, many were optimistic for what was to come.
How did you two meet?
Lush: So I had done a gig in London the night before so I had some free time to walk around. I found a small show nearby so I decided to watch it. Much of that night I’ve forgotten, however I distinctly remember hearing K.C start to perform. For a small show, his talent was too great, so I decided to go and meet him after the performance and that’s where we got to know each other.
What inspired you to work together?
K.C: I’d say it was that performance I had that night. I had also heard Lush the night prior as I was a big fan, so I was extremely happy to talk to him. We went our separate ways, however we did stay in contact and then, after hearing fan demand, we caved in and decided it was time.
What got you hooked on jazz as a genre?
Lush: For me, I was always interested in music, even from an early age. I would always be listening to whatever I could get my hands on, but then one day I found a poster for a jazz club and I begged my parents to let me go. Eventually they accepted and that’s when I learned I was a jazz guy.
K.C: I didn’t listen to lots of music when I was younger, but I remember I was having a long car ride with my parents and some jazz music started playing on the radio. Something about how the music was played and presented clicked with me and then I started to listen to more and more until I found myself at the local music store once a week looking for new jazz albums to buy.
Where did the title ‘Too much groove’ come from?
Lush: It was my idea, as I thought that if we’re known as two of the grooviest dudes in the industry at the moment, we gotta let the audience know that.
K.C: When we were spitballing ideas, that was the first one that clicked well. The rest were extremely cheesy or seemed off. The example I remember the most was ‘groove criminal’.
What was your favourite song to work on within the album?
K.C: I think that ‘All That’ was easily the best song recorded in the album as I think it sounds very smooth and that both me and Lush seamlessly play together in it.
Lush: Personally, I thought that ‘24/7 Funk’ was better as it was constantly riding highs of fun beats and good vibes.
Any news on doing a tour together?
K.C: Currently I have no plans to do a tour within the next few months.
Lush: For my tour in 2 months, I will be playing some of the songs featured in the album, however K.C won’t be making any appearances there.
Do you plan on making any other collaborations?
Lush: Currently we have no plans to collab again, however neither of us are really against doing it again.
K.C: Although me & Lush have no plans, I have had something in the works for a while with someone else, however we aren’t ready to release the full details just yet.
The stars have both firmly stated that this is mainly a one-off occasion and that they’ll be working solo, however they have also stated that they are willing to leave the door open to more collaborations in the future, not only with the two of them, but also with other unspecified stars. We, at Hustle magazine believe that this will be the start of some exciting times within the Jazz community, as we are now able to speculate on who will be working with these two stars in the upcoming months.
Even if we don’t see these top stars join forces again, we are sure that this collaborative album will be a sure fire hit within the community. Make sure you don’t miss this album when it releases on December 15th.