Emerging rapper Kirklandd has been kind enough to take us behind the scenes of his performance at Canberra’s Groovin the Moo.
Thanks to winning a triple j Unearthed competition in April, the hip-hop artist had the opportunity to open the Cattleyard/triple j stage.
“The whole experience of Groovin was pretty surreal. I’ve been working towards playing the festival for years now, and to be given the opportunity by triple j Unearthed to represent Canberra was an incredible feeling,” said the Canberran musician.
“I really wanted to have a heightened impact in our set – have more energy, some unreleased songs and make something of a statement for where Canberra’s at now. I’m stoked people got to see this on the day and I can’t wait for everyone to see what’s ahead for the city this year.”
“I curated a new live set just for the festival. My drummer Joshy B worked on a whole new routine, we brought out Genesis Owusu, and we had a mad time teasing some of the unreleased music we’ve got set to follow Impulse. I was blown away by the response on the day.”
“We had so many local Canberra acts performing at the festival this year. We all carried such a strong family vibe throughout the day. I felt that really shone through in my performance. We were all that excited to be there, showing everyone this super unique identity Canberra’s currently forming as a city.”
As part of Kirklandd’s Groovin The Moo performance, photographer Adam Siataga, and videographer Sean O’Reilly joined him to document the trip. Tone Deaf is exclusively premiering the behind the scenes video.
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Kirklandd is currently on his national Impulse tour. For more information, visit Kirklandd’s official website.
Watch the premiere of the behind the scenes video of Kirklandd at Groovin The Moo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTzZ1yjVX18
