Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Edwin Fry. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Edwin, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

As a teenager I was pretty lost, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I knew what I liked, but I didn’t look far enough ahead to think about making it a career. When I was 18 I randomly started experimenting on Garageband using the loops that came with it. I realised I had a knack for it. From that point onwards I delved into music production and I saw that there was an avenue for me. My passion for creating music spawned from that moment and has continued to this day.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Right now music is a side hobby, my aim is to make it my full time career. What I do on the side is produce standalone tracks for other artists to use as soundtracks. I also chip away at producing and releasing EPs and LPs. I think people like my work because it is otherworldy, spacious and emotional. When I first started producing, I tied my own darkness, experiences and emotions to my work and it accelerated my output. When I create a track for someone else, I try and relate to their experiences so much so that I can create music from their perspective.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

When I was younger I was pretentious about the way I believed I should become successful. I believed It would happen accidentally, with some unique mystique about it, some cool back story. I was against doing anything that seemed contrived or deliberate. Now I am older I believe that to be a load of rubbish. I read more and more about people who became successful in the creative arts, there was always an intention there. Even bands who claimed to have a cool back story, I read into them and saw that they were just perpetuating untruths. Do whatever you can to become successful. Go for it and don’t worry about the mistakes a long the way.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

FUND THEM! If government does not invest tax dollars into youth schemes, art classes, extra curricular activities, the art industry will continue to be dominated by nepo babies. It will suffer as a result. We need a wide range of backgrounds and stories to keep the tapestry rich. I don’t hate on the rich kids by default, they are doing whatever they can to get somewhere, but the system in place that only allows them to be successful. It’s incredibly hard to get anywhere in a creative industry, honing your craft, putting yourself out there, requires time and energy. It therefore makes it vastly easier if you have a safety net. The rich kids have this by default – their parents. The less safety net for everyone else, the less diverse artists.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://soundcloud.com/edwinfry

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