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- 1. I’m nervous. Maybe too nervous. I am waiting patiently and anxiously in West London for the upcoming Indie band, Luminites. I’m so excited. Why? Because they are a girl band with a slight edge; they are girls who actually create their own sound, which is rare in today’s industry. Teamed with an urban look and of course a Starbucks, there is no doubt that this is the Luminites. Candice: Haha, it came from the idea behind our band. We want to ‘shine’ a new light on music and show people the joys of a new and urban combination of music (pop and rock). Kirsty: Plus we are obviously all bright and bubbly! Jennifer: With one word? I don’t even know where to begin. It is kind of an unanswerable question. Our aim isn’t to make music just for selling; we want to create a sound that we would want to hear on the radio. Candice: I think it is hard to describe it with just one word and in today’s industry it is hard to determine one specific genre. Everything is just a mix of everything else. Kirsty: But I think pop/indie rock sums it up pretty well. Kirsty: We’ve been great friends for such a long time, I wouldn’t even class them as just friends anymore – they’re my family. So with family you know what annoys them and what doesn’t. Jennifer: It’s like any relationship; you just know when someone is feeling down. Candice: I wouldn’t exactly say we dress to portray some sort of meaning, we just want to show that being successful in music is being who you are. Kirsty: Our style is one of the many reasons we get along so well. We share a similar look and love for fashion – it’s great. And the music is pretty good too haha… Jennifer: We’ve all always had a love for music. My older brother plays the guitar and when I was young I wasn’t interested in the usual childhood toys like dolls; I wanted to be like my brother and play the guitar. Kirsty: Yeah, music is a big part of our lives and so we want to make the most of it by creating it ourselves. Candice: I think it’s because recently not many girls are known for playing their own music, which is pretty sad, as it used to be the norm and so it wasn’t a big deal. Candice: Definitely! Years and years ago there the music industry would have just been boys. But when we won the BBC’s Sound of 2014 award, the top three were all female or female fronted acts. It’s time that girls show that we can bring it.
- 2. Jennifer: It can be daunting at first, but at the end of the day we’re not just about the look we are about the music and creating a new and urban sound. Who cares if we look bad once in a while? Who doesn’t? Kirsty: Exactly haha! We really just want to be ourselves and have fun by making music. Candice: We really do just want to do what we love! Make a sound that we would want to hear, that’s the motive really. Kirsty: If we didn’t love it, how can we expect others to like it? Candice: Exactly! Obviously there are artists who make us appreciate music and sound, like the girls from Haim are a massive inspiration, especially for a female music industry. Jennifer: Without the fans we wouldn’t be sitting here. We are so grateful for their support. It really means a lot to know that they could love sound as much as we do. Kirsty: It’s what music is all about – making something that the fans love as much as the artist. Kirsty: Haha, we have some. But we really wanted to make a sound for girls to listen and relate to. Candice: Yeah, it is so typical for rock and indie music to be associated with boys, so it’s nice to know that we can create a sound for girls to appreciate too. But we love all our fans equally. Kirsty: Haha, I kind of feel sorry for any guy that likes us, as they have to be accepted by all three of us, not just ourselves. Jennifer: I don’t think it’s our approval you have to worry about, it’s our Dad’s. Candice: We are friends with some really cool UK Bands, so it’s great to see them at a gig and chill with them backstage. Jennifer: The local pubs, especially in London, are great for a chilled music hangout, it is where we met Alex Turner. Kirsty: LA for definite! Jennifer: Female musicians there have really nailed urban sound, I mean look at Haim, they just have a presence. Luminites by Luminites is on sale now. Tickets for their 2015 Tour are available from luminitestheband.com
- 3. We really just want to be ourselves and have fun by making music.