ON THE MAP
The grand surroundings of Universal Music Group’s London offices with its porcelain-coloured walls and David Shrigley paintings, serve as a prescient reminder that despite reports to the contrary, the music industry is still very big business indeed. But if he’s impressed by these surroundings, Tom Misch isn’t showing it. If you’ve not heard of the Dulwich native just yet, he’s happy with that.
“I don’t want a big budget behind my music or to be on billboards everywhere,” he affirms. “I want people to discover my music because they like it, or it’s been recommended by a friend.”
Despite this, the humble, unassuming guitarist has already seen his self-released 2018 debut LP Geography land in the UK Top 10, has worked with De La Soul and sold out his recent European tour – all by the age of just 24. That’s not too bad for a bedroom guitar player who rose to fame as a SoundCloud producer while he was still at school.
Misch’s jazzy, intricate guitar
