LomoAmigo: Singer FEMME Goes Analogue with the Fisheye

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Electro-pop princess FEMME is a London-based singer who has recently finished her American tour. We gave her a Fisheye 2 and asked her to document some of her adventures in analogue. Read on for the full article.

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Hello FEMME, Tell us a bit about yourself.

I’m a music maker living in London. I produce pop music that’s just left of centre and I have just finished a long US tour opening for Charli XCX.

What inspires you to write music?

People. Other people’s drama and stories. I’ve never really tried to do anything else, writing music was a habit I slowly slipped into and it stuck. I write music for myself, to write out my make-believe Bonnie & Clyde, Thelma & Louise fantasies into music. I am constantly inspired by visual art and am influenced by a lot of photography and film, especially that from the 1960s and anything involving ’80s pop icons.

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What advice would you give to other budding musicians who want to make in in the music industry?

Stay focused. Don’t stop. Always take a moment to listen to yourself too because if it feels cringe you’re most likely right and it’s a bad idea. Make decisions. Work hard. Try not to get lost. Work with good people and be a good person.

How was it shooting with the Fisheye?

I LOVED IT! Truth be told it took me at least five photos to figure out I hadn’t put the battery in for the flash yet (whoops) but once I had that bad boy locked and loaded I was on my way. It’s a great feeling just shooting and not knowing what you got and not being able to review the photos instantly. There’s a feeling of carefree abandon which comes with analogue photography which I find quite addictive. A lot of people probably imagine life on the road as quite glamorous but I think my photos sum the whole thing up pretty well. Groundhog day. Junk food and occasionally something weird and random happens on your days off and then you go back to Groundhog day.

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If your photos could have a soundtrack, what would it be? (5 songs, title and artist please)

The Velvet Underground – I'm Waiting For The Man

NOFXHot Dog in A Hallway

Friendly Fires – Jump In The Pool

Duran Duran – Girls On Film

Rye Rye feat. MIASunshine

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What’s in store for you in the future?

For the rest of the year I’m in the studio writing and finishing off more tunes. We’re going to put another single out early next year so we’re just putting everything in place for that. I’ve done a couple of remixes which will be revealed soon and i’m also featuring on some other peoples albums too. I hope to get back out on tour again next year, UK and Europe first stops and then let’s see where the rest of 2015 takes me.

written by hannah_brown on 2014-12-04 #people #band #music #analogue-photography #uk #fisheye #lomoamigo #femme #eastlondon #35mm-films #londonsoho #soholondon

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    herbert-4 ·

    Give her a LC-a next...

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