AF: How did you link up with Elliott Skinner for “Audience of One”?
GK: A great singer I’ve worked with, Grace Weber, said she thought Elliott had this beautiful and soulful style of singing. So I checked him out. Grace was right. The guy is unique in the way he approaches singing. [The] talented cat he is, he ended up singing on my first CD and I hit him up again to do this tune. He can always sing my stuff - makes me look better.
AF: You’re gearing up to release some new music. Will it be a full project or singles?
GK: Yeah, I have written a bunch of new stuff. I will probably release some singles. On the other hand, this paradigm of releasing singles sometimes feels empty to me, as there seems to be less of a premium placed on creating a full expression, a full album. Not sure what to do.
AF: With this video, we get to see an intimate live session of the song. What was recording it like?
GK: Just as you see it. The tune just flows. It’s not meant to be “in time” or perfect or anything. Just a passing declaration of some form of desperation.
AF: What else are you currently working on?
GK: Well, we are working harder and harder at becoming a unique live act, a differentiated kind of crossover music presentation. I’m certain what I just said means nothing. This is our problem - we lack meaning.
AF: You’ve created music with several acclaimed acts. What’s one thing you’ve learned from working with a variety of talented people?
GK: To listen to their suggestions and incorporate at the very least a touch of their bent into my bent.
