Welcome to the feature where we talk to musicians about some of their favourite things about the industry. Today we speak to musician Drew Thomas, who has released the track All My Friends recently. I wanted to find out more so we played a game of finding out all about Drew’s favourite things…

What is your Favourite:

Song you have written

Trying to Be You

Lyric

“We’ll stay in disarray, it’s the perfect holiday.”

Musician/band

Fleetwood Mac

Film or television show

Forrest Gump or Modern Family

Venue to perform at

A venue called Bodega in Nottingham

Item to take with you on tour

A fresh pair of mustard yellow socks (my live staple)

Instrument

Piano

Song to play live

Smoke

Album by another musician

The Maine – Pioneer

Memory of tour

Driving through the night during halloween from Scotland to play a gig in South England. I had 7 cups of coffee and thought I was going to fall asleep. Not sure its my favourite memory but it’s definitely most memorable!

Era for music

Late 90’s/early 00’s. That stuff hit differently!

Part of making a record

I love hearing that first mix back and the energy and excitement from the first chorus hitting. The writing process is so special to me so hearing a song in it’s full studio glory is priceless.

Thing about performing at festivals

I love festivals SO much. My favourite part is playing a fun set and then grabbing a pint and checking out other artists. It’s amazing what artists you can fall in love with thanks to festival sets.

Quote

‘Nothing worth having comes easy.’

Thing about the music industry at the moment

How much music is being released. Although it’s hard to keep up sometimes – it feels like artists are having to really up their game about how much music they need to make and release!

Thing about last year?

Live shows! I’ve played so many last year and I plan on making sure this year is even busier.

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