You recently released your debut album Isolated Impression on the back of your own label InDream Records.  Have you been pleased with the response?
Definitely.  The feedback I've had has been really positive, which hopefully means that the majority of people who hear it are enjoying it and that is the most important thing.  I used to think if just one person enjoyed listening to it and took something from a song that they could identify with on an emotional level, then it would have been enough to affirm the reason the album was made but it's great that it's been getting reviewed nationally.  The coverage and response has all been extremely positive, which can only be good.
You are a solo acoustic-based singer-songwriter.  Do you prefer working alone?
Not really.  I see writing as a release but sometimes find it easier to think and reflect on my own.  I'm working with other people at the moment and writing lyrics for music that I wouldn't necessarily have worked on by myself, which is cool.  Writing and working with other people gives scope for change and a different perspective. 
You now live in Hull (originally from York).  How welcoming has the city and its surrounding area been to your style of sublime, emotive muse and music?
Quite so.  The local press has been frequent in featuring the album and all sorts of people have expressed support for what I'm doing, which is encouraging.
‘Prelude To The End’ is one of the bonafide highlights of your album.  Will it be released as a single?
There are plans to release 'Prelude To The End' as a single.  In fact, a video is being made for it so it's a case of completing that.  That will be interesting because I haven’t done a music video before!
You are a self-taught guitarist.  When and why did you start playing and which is the hardest chord to play in your opinion?
I started playing the guitar at 16.  I bought an electric guitar because I wanted to see if it would be something that I could learn.  About a year ago I decided that playing the guitar and writing material had become really important to me so I wanted to pursue it further.  The hardest chord is some fangled twiddly thing at the top but if everything was easy if would be pointless, wouldn't it?
Do you ‘trust’ the music industry?
It's not like it comes with any guarantees, does it?  If you stood in front of a bus, would you expect it to run over you? Maybe it's just a case of how you cross the road.  You can't trust the bus to run over you no matter where you cross.  You have to be aware when not to walk across the road and there are always better ways to cross the road but just make sure you don't get taken for a ride.  It's important to trust the people who do show interest in your music because if it's important to you, you will protect your own interests.
After your debut, where do you hope to go with your music? 
Wherever it takes me.  Things never turn out the way you expect so I can't say really.  I have no preconceptions of what to expect but I would like to do this for a really long time because I love writing.  Whichever it is, hopefully it will be in a direction that allows me to do my music for as long as possible.

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