kmoe Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 13

this week i sat down with kmoe to talk failing music production class, being recognized in public and overhearing classmates discuss certain artists in school. you can find kmoe @kmoethekid or ‪@kmoethekid‬ on all platforms, or follow him directly here:   / kmoethekid     / kmoethekid     / kmoethekid   https://open.spotify.com/artist/48wt1... listen to kmoe's recent single "it gets lonely" here!   / it-gets-lonely   https://open.spotify.com/track/4iT0B5... join the GOOP HOUSE discord server and start creating today!   / discord   and while you're at it, you can follow shirin, the organizer behind GOOP HOUSE here:   / vampiric_shirin     / vampiric_shirin   and you can follow BACKLIGHT here: https://solo.to/backlight and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here: https://solo.to/noahsellers intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here: https://bryceterry.com/ additional graphics supplied by our lovely graphic designer rei, you can find her instagram here:   / reikonggg   listen to quannnic's album "kenopsia" here:   / kenopsia   https://open.spotify.com/album/7ETaTY... and here are each of the artists kmoe mentioned in the interview! bb:   / h45   elxnce:   / prodelxnce   dltzk:   / dltzk   quannnic:   / quannnic   scarlet:   / sc6rlet   carbine:   / saycarbine   oddysee:   / oddyssi   imogen heap:   / imogenheap   the sundays: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nlqD... twerknation28:   / twerknation28   heartstopmiami:   / heartstopmiami   tropes:   / tropes777   abstrekt:   / abstrektt   abstrektbeats:   / abstrektbeats   timestamps for each question: 0:00 intro 1:55 how did you make wide eyes? 3:31 do you have any secret talents other than music? 4:25 why didn't you release much music in 2021? 5:35 how do you break out of writers block/scope creep? 6:55 production techniques that should be left in 2021? 8:07 production techniques that deserve more love in 2022? 8:21 how tall are you? 9:14 what's it like having your vocals remixed by so many other artists? 11:19 funniest interactions you've had with fans? 12:35 advice for artists just starting out? 15:06 how do you look back on your earlier music? 16:45 do you ever rework songs from years ago? 17:43 do you like your m1 macbook? 18:51 tech purchases of yours that have been worth the money? 21:10 BONUS: kmoe's mastering chain 21:32 tech purchases of yours that HAVEN'T been worth the money? 22:25 biggest thing you learned from jane remover? 23:54 funniest interactions you've had with members of the hyperpop community? 26:26 you failed a music production class? 27:14 is learning music theory more helpful or hurtful? 30:19 is art/music school necessary? 33:01 biggest lesson you learned from performing live? 36:13 cultural divides between you and american friends? 36:50 any anxiety about recording in a studio? 38:30 most broken project file you've ever worked in? 41:53 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc) 44:13 artists you want to collaborate with? 45:00 things you want to accomplish this year? 45:58 outro