We recently connected with RESORT and have shared our conversation below.
RESORT, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?
We are happy as artists. But to be honest, just like any other endeavour – we’ve had our fair share of hard times. If not, more hard times than good times. Some of us in the band work multiple jobs on top of doing RESORT full-time, it’s tough to juggle but it’s manageable for the time being.
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?
We are RESORT, an indie-pop / alt-pop band from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formed in 2019, we released our first single, “Fix Everything” in July of the same year and then after two EPs in the span of 2 years. We braced through the pandemic with the release of our second EP and amassed a total of 5,000,000 digital streams from all various platforms, having been supported by Spotify and our distributor, PlainPacks.
Coming out of the pandemic, we grew our fanbase with local shows and landed our biggest show yet in our careers as recording artists. We played our very first festival at Good Vibes Festival 2023 where we got the chance to open the festival, and shared the stage with some of our heroes – Daniel Caesar, Sabrina Carpenter, The 1975, Anderson Paak. as well as multiple local acts such as Airliftz, Lunadira and more.
We rebranded our sound and our image during the pandemic and are currently in the preparation to release our next EP entitled “TRANSPARENT”.
RESORT is currently Sek Hao Ho, Kyle Emmanuel, and Victor Yee.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
Connecting with our listeners/fans.
We treasure every hello, dm and message sent over to us either after every show or release. These messages mean the world to us because it lets us know that we got to be a part of your day. Another aspect of this is playing our shows and, being able to witness the awe and wonder in the eyes of our listeners.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
To be full-time international touring recording artists. That and getting to eat food and see all sorta things all around the world!!
Contact Info:
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/weareresort
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/weareresort
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareRESORT_
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RESORTarewe
Image Credits
Samuel Bydlon Bryan Ong Eu Jin Jack Tee Chris Yap