34. David Quested (Local the Neighbour): Jazz Drums, Indie Rock and Creative Freedom
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This week’s conversation is with multi-instrumentalist, David Quested, a.k.a. Local the Neighbour.
With Scout sitting in his lap, David shares about how he started on the drums, shares about the shock of moving to Melbourne, moving to the US to study at UCLA, and the freedom and creativity of his indie-rock solo project.
David has played drums with many notable artists, including 3-time ARIA winner Andrea Keller, Jimalxndr, Fletcher Gull, Garage Sale, Floozy, Angus Legg, and is part of Theo Carbo’s band Dragonfruit. We have a great chat, sharing about learning to like the music of our parents, lots of drummer talk, jazz school, teachers, - and have quite a few laughs along the way.
David Quested, known artistically as Local the Neighbour is a Melbourne-based musician of both Taiwanese and Australian heritage. Originally from Darwin, NT, David relocated to Melbourne to study jazz drumming, where he became infatuated with the limitless creativity and self-expression found in the art form.
David completed a music degree at the Victorian College of the Arts, supplemented by further study in New York and LA, which led to both local and international performances.
His extensive experience as an artist and sideman have shaped his persona, Local the Neighbour, allowing him to express his outlooks through his ultimate musical passion—indie rock; written in bedrooms, lounges, or backyards, often inspired by the emotional confusion familiar to us all.
Join us as we delve into his journey through music, from studying jazz to embracing the indie rock scene, and discuss how he achieved, what in my opinion, is the best snare drum sound I’ve ever heard at the Northcote Social Club.
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