Nuno Moreiras

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Why Monkey is a garage band from Macau SAR. We dabble in music and jam in our free time, indie-folk, indie-rock and some alternative influences.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is water for the soul. Don't let it wither.

What is your music dream?

To make good music.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

By reading Peter Joseph's "The New Human Rights Movement', followed by Thomas Piketty "Capital in the Twenty-First Century". Only by Education and Knowledge can the world be changed. Everything else is a band-aid.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

My mom used to play Queen and Bee Gees in Vinyl. That's probably it.

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Radiohead, Bob Marley, Bright Eyes, Placebo, Kings of Leon, Eddie Vedder, Queen, Jack Johnson, definitely Muse... I could be here all day...

What inspires you to make music?

It's a deep need, like a thirst that needs to be quenched.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

In the end love is all that matters.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Nervous, excited, the strings seem to deceive the fingers for some reason.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Music business is dirty. Very dirty. That's what I hear from the professionals.

What do you think of Drooble?

Just got here, give me a couple of months.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Monitors. Audio monitors. Different Audio Monitors. It was the devil who thought every monitor would play a mix differently.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Show up for concerts as much as possible. Also, my daughter loves to dance.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

DO. NOT. CRUNCH. DYNAMICS. WITH. LOUDNESS. Believe this. (Also check out Bob Katz take on the loudness wars.)

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Great bands from Macau: Turtle Giant, Why Oceans (not related to us... weird I know...), The Bridge, Concrete Lotus.