kmoe Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 13

this week i sat down with kmoe to talk failing music production class, being recognized in public and overhearing classmates discuss certain artists in school.

you can find kmoe @kmoethekid or ‪@kmoethekid‬ on all platforms, or follow him directly here:
  / kmoethekid  
  / kmoethekid  
  / kmoethekid  
https://open.spotify.com/artist/48wt1...

listen to kmoe's recent single "it gets lonely" here!
  / it-gets-lonely  
https://open.spotify.com/track/4iT0B5...

join the GOOP HOUSE discord server and start creating today!
  / discord  

and while you're at it, you can follow shirin, the organizer behind GOOP HOUSE here:
  / vampiric_shirin  
  / vampiric_shirin  

and you can follow BACKLIGHT here:
https://solo.to/backlight

and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here:
https://solo.to/noahsellers

intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here:
https://bryceterry.com/

additional graphics supplied by our lovely graphic designer rei, you can find her instagram here:
  / reikonggg  

listen to quannnic's album "kenopsia" here:
  / kenopsia  
https://open.spotify.com/album/7ETaTY...

and here are each of the artists kmoe mentioned in the interview!
bb:   / h45  
elxnce:   / prodelxnce  
dltzk:   / dltzk  
quannnic:   / quannnic  
scarlet:   / sc6rlet  
carbine:   / saycarbine  
oddysee:   / oddyssi  
imogen heap:   / imogenheap  
the sundays: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nlqD...
twerknation28:   / twerknation28  
heartstopmiami:   / heartstopmiami  
tropes:   / tropes777  
abstrekt:   / abstrektt  
abstrektbeats:   / abstrektbeats  

timestamps for each question:
0:00 intro
1:55 how did you make wide eyes?
3:31 do you have any secret talents other than music?
4:25 why didn't you release much music in 2021?
5:35 how do you break out of writers block/scope creep?
6:55 production techniques that should be left in 2021?
8:07 production techniques that deserve more love in 2022?
8:21 how tall are you?
9:14 what's it like having your vocals remixed by so many other artists?
11:19 funniest interactions you've had with fans?
12:35 advice for artists just starting out?
15:06 how do you look back on your earlier music?
16:45 do you ever rework songs from years ago?
17:43 do you like your m1 macbook?
18:51 tech purchases of yours that have been worth the money?
21:10 BONUS: kmoe's mastering chain
21:32 tech purchases of yours that HAVEN'T been worth the money?
22:25 biggest thing you learned from jane remover?
23:54 funniest interactions you've had with members of the hyperpop community?
26:26 you failed a music production class?
27:14 is learning music theory more helpful or hurtful?
30:19 is art/music school necessary?
33:01 biggest lesson you learned from performing live?
36:13 cultural divides between you and american friends?
36:50 any anxiety about recording in a studio?
38:30 most broken project file you've ever worked in?
41:53 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc)
44:13 artists you want to collaborate with?
45:00 things you want to accomplish this year?
45:58 outro