Thursday June 9, 2022
Sydney producer, singer-songwriter, and creative all-arounder Driftwood. has released Hold Onto Your Light. The new track follows the success of his break-out track 3AM. Fresh from recently participating at The Great Escape Festival in the UK, as part of the official line-up of the Alternative Escape, to appearing at the highly revered Australian showcase in London for Sounds Australia’s The Aussie BBQ, Driftwood. continues to consolidate his position on the global music landscape as a dynamic artistic entity and genre-bending global artist. Currently recording and producing music in London with music producer Dan-Vinci, the Driftwood. future continues to expand in the UK and beyond. As Driftwood. says, ‘It has been an experience of a lifetime. The energy in London is second to none. But in the space of fifteen weeks, I have written and produced (with Danny & LVNDN) fifteen songs. I’ve written in Jersey, shot and edited Hold Onto Your Light in New York, toured London and participated in The Brighton Great Escape festival – and now I’m locked in the studio in London with another producer for the week producing more. I haven’t had a lot of time to process exactly what I’ve created, yet I feel extremely fluid and more inspired than ever. I’ve met some of the most incredible industry and creative people on this trip, and I am really excited for what the future holds.’ Hold Onto Your Light attempts the sonic equivalent of a spiritual awakening and very nearly attains it, a genre hybrid whose quixotic and soulful heart is matched by the pulse of contemporary dance coursing through its veins. When asked what inspires him, Driftwood. explains, ‘Life, Love, hate, pain, joy. All the cliches. I’m a full-time artist, I’m permanently inspired everywhere I look as I’m walking around with my artist’s hat on all the time looking for magic in the most mundane things.’ And there’s certainly a hefty dose of a re-imagined reality in Hold Onto Your Light.
