Artist of the Day | JEREMIAH MOON
ARTIST OF THE DAY
15.10.2021
JEREMIAH MOON
LOCATION
Seattle, WA, USA
GENRE
Indie / Art Pop
CURRENT MEMBERS
Jeremiah Moon
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
I remember performing at Hotel Albatross in Ballard the night before Seattle went into full-blown lockdown. At some point that night it became clear that this would be the last live music any of us would experience for a long time and there was a bittersweet feeling in the air. Of course we had no idea of the scope of the situation we were walking into.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
Luckily, in a way, I didn't have many concrete touring/performing plans at the time! I was working with my producer to wrap up mixes on a long-gestating EP and just starting to conceptualize how to translate those songs into a live setting.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
Well, like most people I had grand ambitions! I was going to finish an album, hone my recording and production skills, finish a few series of illustrations... and then ended up getting really good at jigsaw puzzles instead. Once I got that out of my system I did end up making some things I was really proud of, getting into risograph printmaking and writing some music! I was really lucky to have a couple good people who agreed to pod together early on, and it helped my mental health enormously to spend my time around them.
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
Yeah, booked and played a few here in Seattle already and it felt awesome to be back! Not too much in the works for the near future, at this point I'm feeling like I might wait and see what happens with the Delta variant before I make any big plans.
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Nothing really sums up the collective experience we're going through, so I'll just say: be as kind as you can to the people around you. Real kindness is the most valuable thing in the world, and it's free!
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