Higher Plain Music

Susan talks to us about reworking a well loved song into a classic new form

Ahimsa talks to us about bedroom musicians, using the internet to build an audience and being a tech head

Alice speaks about “Box of Me” her début album

HPM has the opportunity to chat to Penka Kouneva, the genius behind A Warriors Odyssey which is a wonderful CD taking all the trimmings from a game or film soundtrack and making it a standalone story. Let’s see what tasty titbits we got! Congratulations on your latest work. It’s beautiful. How do you feel now its out […]

Lauren Edman’s debut solo CD “It’s Always the Quiet One” is quite fantastic – as we’ve said below. We got the chance to chat to Lauren about her first solo album and the processes and thoughts behind it… Firstly, congratulations on the fantastic album “It’s Always the Quiet One”! How do you feel now your […]

Justin Levinson has recently released his latest album with the Valcours. Here Justin talks to HPM about the new album, working with other artists and whom he’d take on a desert island: Having already had some solo work behind you – what brought you to The Valcours and whom are they? Well in all honesty […]

With their début album God of Love about to hit the stores in the next few days, we grabbed Stereo Alchemy’s Christopher Tin for ten minutes to go over what is undoubtedly a smashing album in waiting and all the juicy bits behind it: Stereo Alchemy is a collaborative effort. Tell us how you came into being […]

  With new downloadable title I Am Alive about to burst onto our consoles, composer of the game Jeff Broadbent took a few minutes to chat to HPM about exactly what to aim for when creating a rich atmosphere for a game where tension is key. I Am Alive has been a game that has […]

Having released his first full album Metrocrity Vol.1, we speak to 12 Followers / Meteo Xavier about putting out his new baby. So tell the readers little about 12 Followers/Meteo Xavier and how you came into being? Well, the real origin here is so ridiculous I almost feel like it should be something I’m ashamed […]

Higher Plain Music has been lucky enough to snag a few minutes with the insightful Brian Grainger, composer for Eufloria the new indie PSN game (previously on Steam too). Here Brian talks about the project itself, how he composes, the problems, the rewards and how he feels on the end result itself. So now Eufloria […]

Marcus Singletary released the excellent “Smokin’” earlier in the summer which we loved here at HPM. We were able to get to chat with Marcus about the album and the processes behind it. Congrats on the new album Smokin’. it has a really distinctive sound and vibe.  Now it’s done, how do you feel looking […]

  Congratulations on recently completing the soundtrack to the game Kung Fu Panda. Thanks! Now the projects finished, how do you feel about it as a body of work? Is there anything that stands out as a particular piece you’re proud of? I am really pleased with the score – I love a lot of […]

The Wonderful Heavy Melody, recently showcased in the latest Shift 2 soundtrack for their excellent remixes of various artists. They kindly agreed to answer a few of my questions about their latest project. Here’s what the trio had to say: How did Heavy Melody come together as a trio? Dave: Neil and I met back […]

Higher Plain Music is delighted to publish our little interview with the fantastic Esselfortium regarding his new album “Seventeen More Times”. Read on for an insight into his new album, song writing processes and technologies involved in crafting an album. For those whom aren’t familiar with you, tell us a little bit about Esselfortium. I’m […]

Hotels and Highways released their debut album digitally this week. Entitled “Lost River”, the trio have captured whimsical folk in a glass bottle of dreams. Here we get to chat to the band about how it all came into being: All three of you are experienced performers in your own right. How did Hotels and […]

Penka Kouneva is a versatile composer whose credits include The Sims 3 and Prince of Persia. She’s a lady you may not immediately recognise but you’ll have heard her music somewhere in TV, Film or the gaming world. HPM got the chance to ask Penka some questions… Hello Penka! First of all I’d like to […]

Here at HPM, we make no bones about being fans of Winifred Phillips and so it was with great delight that we were able to ask a few questions about her latest project and gain some juicy nuggets of insight into the creative process of writing a score. Here’s what Winifred had to say on […]

A while ago we introduced you to rocking Kelly Greene, now we’ve had the chance to talk to her. Here’s what the lovely lady had to say on second albums, musical identity and getting ill in music video shoots! What was it that first bought you into the world of music and what has kept […]

Last week we introduced you to Adam Fielding, this week we got to talk to the excellent musician. Hold tight, it’s one of the best in-depth interviews we’ve had the chance to do! What initially brought you to music production and what influences your music? I originally started writing music using computers back in 1995, […]

A few weeks ago we introduced you all to Mushu, a fantastic band from Australia who combine a multitude of sounds together for a wonderful swirl of rock. We had the chance to talk to Marco from the band to ask him a few questions. Here’s what he had to say! So how did Mushu […]