That was like from 12-18, and for a bit I was considering going all the way with that, but it turned out not for me *laughs* the performance element was just a bit too formal and terrifying for me to want to do that all the time, really.Ĭyclic Defrost: So, did you end up going and studying something other than music when you left school? I’ve been playing around on keyboards and things since I was quite young, like 5 or 6, and then got into the more serious classical world when I went to the Royal College of Music and did just one day a week of classical piano training, and got really into it. Jon Hopkins: I did some training as a classical pianist. You have a background in classical music? Hopkins plays at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of June, 2009 - more info here.Ĭyclic Defrost: I wanted to talk a little about your musical history to start with. His latest album, Insides, takes its cues from ambient electronica, but uses strings and piano, along with some very tasty beats and dubstep-influenced bass on some tracks. So it was with Jon Hopkins, who Brian Eno is bringing to Sydney for the Luminous festival. Every so often you discover an artist a few albums into their repertoire and it’s a revelation.
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