Singer-songwriter
Kirsty Churchill is back, following her incredible 2016 single ‘Who You Gonna
Call’ with her debut EP ‘I Was Not Looking’, a collaboration between Mark Herbert
and F Block’s Mac & Phil, the latter hot from their success on the new
Emilie Sande album. We caught up with Kirsty to talk to her about the new EP
and the lead single that shares its name.
Can you start by telling us
a little about your EP?
It’s
a five-track EP that has got my first two singles on it – ‘Those Three Words’
and ‘Who You Gonna Call’ – and three new tracks. The head track and the EP is
called ‘I Was Not Looking’ and it was all recorded at F I Block, which is a
fantastic production company in Ealing, which has made it big with quite a few headline
names, so they’re going really well, a really good strong company, so I’m lucky
to work with them. I’m really happy with that. It’s out on Spotify now if you
want to preview it but the official release date is 19th May where
it’ll go out on more digital platforms [alongside] more interviews and gigs. It’s
very exciting!
How did the lead track ‘I
Was Not Looking’ come about?
This
track was a co-write between Mark Herbert, the owner of my record label Big Bed
Records, and Mac and Phil, who are the producers at F Block. I was really
excited about this track knowing that they’d taken their time to come and help
someone who is still working their way in the industry to co-write this track
and produce it. It was a dream really, and it was great fun to work with those
guys at F Block. It’s a really good, upbeat track [and] fun and it’s one of my
favourites that I’ve recorded.
Did you enjoy the recording
process? Did it go smoothly?
It
always does. I go in on a whim and start warming up. It doesn’t take me long to
record a track. I practice it before I go. Mark sits in the background and
[gives feedback]. I love the whole process. It’s fun, there’s always something
new to learn [and get] new skills, and it’s a laugh. To see the track come
together from just the backing track to putting the vocals in, and doing little
bits, and the harmonies, [is great] in the end.
You’re also doing videos for
each of the five songs. Was that a conscious decision?
I’ve
always been a performer, as a kid, recording myself. To be able to do music
videos was great fun. For the first two they were actually proper music videos
where I’m singing the whole way through, and the ‘Stop the Clock’ is similar. I
haven’t actually seen that video yet but I’ve heard it’s really good and I
should have that posted to me next week, which is very exciting, and that
should be online for everyone to see [soon]. It’s been great fun, and I had a
photoshoot at the studio last week which was great fun alongside the music
videos. That’s one of my favourite bits as you can actually show your
personality and let people see you.
Last year we were big fans
of ‘Who You Gonna Call’. Did you get good reactions to that song?
Yes,
and we still do. We’re talking about re-releasing it as a single because it got
so much good feedback. It was suggested that we put it forward for the
Eurovision Song Contest so that might be something in the future! It still gets
played on iTunes and the hits on the videos, on YouTube, are going up every
day. People are enjoying the music.
Away from your studio work
have you got any live gigs coming up?
I’ve
recently met up with a couple of guitarists to go through my songs. I’m
actually doing a charity gig at which I’ll do a couple of my songs, in July, which
is a local fundraiser for Cancer Research. It’s going to be a good day. We’re
in talks about when gigs are going to be, and all that information will be on
the Big Bed Records website and on my Twitter page. This will be the year where
I’m going out to get my voice heard!
How does your live sound
compare to your studio work?
At
the moment we’re doing acoustic as to try and get a full band is quite
difficult at the moment. I’m starting acoustically so it’ll have a different
sound to it. I love working on piano and acoustic guitar as you can change it
around and make it sound different, and it keeps things alive. People are more
intrigued to listen a bit more. It gets them more involved in my music and shows
them how versatile I can be. That’s the good thing about doing acoustic rather
than a full band.
Finally what are your big
ambitions for 2017?
My
ambitions for the year are to get as many gigs in as I can, to get more
followers as a lot of people don’t know who I am yet because I haven’t done a
lot of gigging, so that’s what I’m focussing on this summer through to October
time. So come next year I’ll hopefully have more followers and be in a better
position to do more gigs in different areas. I’d like to go to different places
in the UK and then spread further from there. I just really enjoy what I’m
doing and having fun and I just want other people to enjoy it with me!
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