NO FIXED IDENTITY WHO ARE YOU?
We are ‘no fixed idENTITY’ a low brow surrealist Pop art band coming out of Leeds.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I am the songwriter, lyricist and creative brain. I take the songs and concepts to my beautifully talented band mates and Producer Liina Turtonen AKA LNA and they make them sound amazing and inspire me to keep bringing the songs of my journey to life. I am also a Reiki Practitioner and Mentor, I create safe and nurturing space for people to learn more about their own energy. Both in my Art and Healing I believe my role in society is to create a mirror of love. I have an amazing mentor Anju Handa founder of ‘Inspiring Women Changemakers.’
WHY DO YOU DO IT?
If I didn’t I’d be very unhappy and ignoring my own soul’s guidance. I have experienced a very interesting journey with my mental health and being expressive. Creating things valuable to me has a great effect on my well-being and self-esteem. If something scares me I push myself to do it. If I find something being judged I embody it. I become the thing that scares people to look at their own prejudices.
There are two sides to no fixed idENTITY. ‘No Fixed ID’ is the physical manifestation of my ego which is ever changing and adaptable and the ENTITY which is the stable core spiritual presence which comes through in my writing.
“PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE LOVES MUSIC SO WHY ARE MUSIC CREATORS NOT VALUED?” WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
After the wonderful experience of releasing the vinyl through CPWM and playing both Her Fest’s we are looking forward to rehearsing more, recreating the new sound as well as writing some new songs. Jemma Freese our enigma on Keys and Samantha Jade who adds an incredibly moreish dimension to the saxophone are both established and well respected musicians which I am very fortunate to have on board. LNA is the producer and multiinstrumentalist I have prayed to come into my life and I am excited to record an EP with all of these immense humans in 2019..
WHAT’S THE HOT TOPIC?
Sustainability; with the changes to the industry and streaming sites 15
sometimes its hard to see how there will be ever a sustainable route for songwriters and musicians. Organisations like Come Play With Me and Higher Rhythm where I am on artist development play an integral part but I don’t believe it should be like this. Pretty much everyone loves music so why are creators not valued? Why is the industry controlled in such a way that mainstream music is all the same artists and highly paid PR teams? There is an illusion that you can make it through social media but even now the algorithms are controlled to market to users and organic growth is harder than ever. The amount of time I put into social media compared to the gain is soul destroying, I find the more time I have to engage them the more my mental health suffers and the less creative I actually am. So I take this opportunity to present my email address entity@ nofixedidentity.com to anyone who would be interested in my Healing, Mentoring or Public Speaking work and I will not hold my breath that my passion will pay my bills or support my family. I do however appreciate its value in my personal growth so I won’t be giving it up anytime soon. Photography by Andrew Benge
