Gabrielle Aplin has rose from a YouTube sensation to a pop
star selling out gigs around the world. Her two albums English Rain and Light Up The
Dark have received raving reviews the latter one being released in last
September. Gabrielle is about head on a 17 date tour across the UK and Ireland
so check out what the artist is up to!
Hi
Gabrielle and congrats on the success of your second album Light Up The Dark!
How has the post second album life been? Thank
you! It's been really great to have had time in a great place to create with
great people and artists. Now the album has been released I'm in full tour mode
and can't wait to be playing the songs in as many places as possible!
What
is your music writing process like? How has it changed during the years?
For
me the process is different every time. I don't have a specific routine.
Sometimes I can be inspired by something that's happened to me, sometimes it's
a sound I like, sometimes it's a place, a colour and person I've met or a story
they've told me that sparks a lyrical concept or a sound. I don't think
creativity can have a set routine that works for everyone! I guess the
only way my process has changed over the years is by travelling more and having
more experiences.
You
have your own record company, Never Fade Records. How are you managing to keep
your own career going and at the same time run a record company?
I
get asked that a lot, but really, with the intentions I have it's not that much
work. In a nut shell, all I want to do is be involved in getting amazing music
heard. Whether it's funding a project like a single or an EP, or putting on a
gig, I basically just want to use the resources I have to help new artists. I
have no intentions of being the evil record label person telling artists what
they can and can't do, I just want to be involved in creativity.
Gabrielle Aplin - Sweet Nothing
You
have played shows around the world. How does the audiences vary? Do you perform
differently in front of different audiences?
I
have! Audiences do vary, especially when you're touring internationally and
there are language barriers and cultural differences! I try not to perform
different in front of different audiences. I don't think you can blame the
atmosphere or energy of a show on the crowds reaction. That always needs to
come from me as a performer. I shouldn't be asking the crowd for
anything!
What
are you most looking forward to on your UK tour?
I'm
mostly just looking forward to getting out on the road and travelling! I
haven't toured extensively for a while so just the experience or travelling and
playing in a different city every night excites me!
What
can we expect from your shows and would be the reason to see you live?
A
good mix of new and old. Lots of contrast. Big moments and more intimate
moments.