HALLIE
HAILS FROM MEANJIN/BRISBANE, QLD
PLAYS SOLO (WITH A BACKING BAND)
SOUNDS LIKE EARLY ’00s POP-ROCK WITH A MODERN SHEEN
LATEST DROP THIS IS LOVE (EP OUT FEBRUARY 3 INDEPENDENTLY)
What’s your current go-to guitar?
My current go-to is my sunburst Stratocaster. It’s been my favourite for years now and I’m just in love with it. It sounds so beautiful, and it was the first guitar I bought for myself so it holds a lot of sentimental value for me!
How did you initially fall in love with the instrument?
Growing up, I had my dad’s Maton acoustic around the house. I remember my parents bought me one of those pink K-Mart nylon-string guitars, which was also really cool, but I also wanted to play dad’s Maton. We used to play folk music together, and our go-to was ‘Fire And Rain’ by James Taylor. That was one of the first songs I learned to play.
What inspires you as a player?
Growing up, a lot of Taylor Swift - I started my songwriting before I learned to play, so I loved using guitar as an accompanying tool moreso than a feature. At the moment, I love channeling my love of playing with textures and sounds; it’s been really exciting
