GAVIN DUNNE

Selected Discography

Exclusive Interview

Justin St. Vincent from Xtreme Music received responses to an e-mail interview with Gavin Dunne on November 9, 2004.

Xtreme Music: How would you describe your music?

Gavin Dunne: My music comes straight out of me, I try not to base it around any structures or formats, just whatever comes through and feels right. So i would say sound based on emotion.

Xtreme Music: Who are your main influences & how have they shaped your musical direction?

Gavin Dunne: As I’ve got older my influences have developed a lot. Morricone, Goldsmith, Poledouris and some others in the film score arena are big influences on the music I want to write. Guys like Patton and Zorn have made me look outside the box and improvise. And then Beethoven and Rachmaninov remind me you need to write stuff of quality and substance.

Xtreme Music: How has the music of Mike Patton & John Zorn helped to develop your own compositional style?

Gavin Dunne: Listening to Patton i realised that the voice is just another instrument, and the better your voice the more you can do with it. Zorn was a big influence in that sound is sound and you don’t need to put a label on it. For me there is no sound to crazy anymore as its only sound, it doesn’t have to fit into any particular format.

Xtreme Music: What innovative production techniques do you incorporate into your music?

Gavin Dunne: I suppose using my voice as an instrument. I can’t sing in traditional ways but I can manipulate my voice into sounds that will complement the other instruments, so a lot of the time you would actually think its an instrument. Whatever is around the room can be used for effect also whether it be a glass of water or a set of keys.

Xtreme Music: Tell us about the latest music you’ve been working on.

Gavin Dunne: I’ve been working on a symphony but have come to a point where I can’t go any further without reducing the quality. I’m hoping I’ll get over that hurdle pretty soon.

Xtreme Music: What’s happening in the near future with your music?

Gavin Dunne: I have a lot of spare time on my hands at the moment so I intend to tighten up my production techniques and focus on film/game music for a while, personally I feel I need to tighten up a lot and make less music with more quality.