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In the forty-second episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing mason infinity, an artist and producer from Florida! He's a member of the legendary digicore collective PlanetZero, and he's made a lot of music over the years that I hold very near and dear to my heart. We've been cool with each other for a while but this was our first time ever talking face to face, I hope you enjoy!MASON INFINITY'S SOCIALShttps://x.com/masoninfinity https://www.instagram.com/masoninfinity/ https://soundcloud.com/masoninfinity
HIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALS https://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_ https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/ Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1 Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586 Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-driveway
AAMU'S SOCIALS https://twitter.com/aamufr https://www.instagram.com/aamufr/ https://soundcloud.com/aamufr
SHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAIL https://x.com/restlessbag https://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/ https://soundcloud.com/therealentropyservice
Introduction - 0:00Arizona Mucho Mango and almost losing his wallet - 0:47How mason infinity got into making music - 1:47mason infinity’s influences - 2:58What draws him to the furry community and how it influences his work - 9:53His fursona - 13:01His thought process for the Lucky Lit Me On Fire cover art - 13:38The importance of the furry community to his life - 14:28Albums that have soundtracked mason infinity’s life - 15:13How what he listens to influences his music - 18:36Which 3 people would he have in his RPG party? - 20:14Tomodachi Life and Miis - 23:49Speaking on scrapped songs for Lucky Lit Me On Fire - 26:24How the album developed over time - 29:25The story for Lucky Lit Me On Fire - 32:10Having cyclical lyrics in his songs and using motifs - 34:30Working with a team on his albums - 37:55Putting more emphasis on moments - 40:47The meaning behind My Brother - 43:18How does he decide when an album is finished? - 46:06Small things that make mason infinity happy - 48:58mason infinity’s favorite Florida things - 52:33Intense game of rock paper scissors - 54:15Times where he’s struggled that he’s bounced back from - 56:48Favorite memories from the 2020/2021 era of PlanetZero - 59:48The unfortunate fate of the wydrn remix - 1:05:08What’s next for mason infinity? - 1:06:10 Prioritizing working with his friends - 1:09:24Shoutouts - 1:12:02Outro - 1:12:30 masons music is super important to me and its so awesome that we got to make it happen, if you arent tapped in with him already pls go do it his music is so magical !!!! #mason #infinity #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #aamu #music #flight #jacket #lucky #lit #me #on #fire #tropes #heartstopmiami #planetzero #planet #zero #tomodachilife #bandanabloom #digicore #florida #spaceage #radio #klovyn
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In the eighty-eighth episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interview $quib, an experimental pop "duo" based in New York! I've been a fan of Brock's work for a few years now, and it was awesome getting to talk to them about it. I hope you enjoy!$QUIB'S SOCIALShttps://x.com/laughrotrackhttps://www.instagram.com/_doubleprime/https://www.instagram.com/explosivetemper/https://soundcloud.com/double_primeHIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://www.instagram.com/jacqeturemagazine/https://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/https://soundcloud.com/prodrestlessIntroduction - 0:00Public Domain music - 0:46How aamu first learned about $quib - 3:29How Brock got into making music, and some of their biggest influences - 5:41Their approach to performing live - 13:24Brock’s favorite memories from performing - 19:34Things they found out weren’t true - 21:41Ice cream - 23:29The story behind Fish / Krotida Satyra - 25:45Things they’ve followed over the years - 29:18The process for working on Erring - 34:02Things Brock wishes they could find - 47:57Speaking on their visual art - 51:34Intense game of rock paper scissors - 52:25Brock’s favorite memories from being alone, and how isolation works its way into their music - 55:14Their approach for working with the members of Bux County - 58:18The meaning behind L’hôspital - 1:00:14Believing their recent success won’t change their approach to music - 1:02:29Brock apartment intermission - 1:05:48What’s next for $quib? - 1:06:32Shoutouts - 1:07:51Outro - 1:09:04i feel like the vibe of this one was pretty different bc brock was outside but i feel like it added a lot#squib #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #aamu #music #fish #brock #bierly #erring #bux #county #new #york #micros #shiny #mu #midiskirt
In the eighty-seventh episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing h3artch3rades, a pop vocalist and producer! While his vocals may be heavily inspired by pop and r&b, and his production often takes influence from the SoundCloud ambient plugg scene, giving his vocals space to shine. I hope you enjoy! H3ARTCH3RADES' SOCIALShttps://x.com/h3artch3radeshttps://www.instagram.com/h3artch3rades/https://soundcloud.com/h3artch3radesHIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://x.com/restlessbaghttps://www.instagram.com/jacqeturemagazine/https://soundcloud.com/prodrestlessIntroduction - 0:00How he feels now that the RAINY season is out - 1:01The background behind his duality collab project with ch2rms - 4:54How aamu initially learned about h3artch3rades - 6:27h3artch3rades insane feature run in 2025 - 8:00h3artch3rades influences - 13:17His background (or lack there of) for his vocals - 15:33h3artch3rades production influences - 24:58Why all of his single covers are the same - 29:02How his approach for h3artch3rades has been different from his previous aliases - 32:59Times he’s stepped out of his comfort zone - 40:34Wanting to remain anonymous for the time being - 43:02Worrying about inauthenticity in his music - 51:31The process for working on the RAINY season - 1:04:21Speaking on the importance of staying true to yourself as an artist - 1:16:57Things h3artch3rades has changed his mind on - 1:21:48Intense game of rock paper scissors - 1:34:06How h3artch3rades came up with his name - 1:36:08His collaborations with ch2rms - 1:39:10Things he’s slowed down on - 1:43:15h3artch3rades’ favorite era of the scene - 1:51:51Appreciating the current era of the scene - 1:57:24What’s next for h3artch3rades? - 2:09:24Shoutouts - 2:10:51Outro - 2:11:37this has been one that ive been wanting to do for a good while now and im so glad we did, i want to try asking bigger questions in these and i really enjoyed what we talked about regarding artist personas and coming to terms with inauthenticity in art ! definitely one of my fav interviews ive done :D#h3artch3rades #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #aamu #music #ch2rms #lexycat #skins #zayok #in #elsewhere #heartstrings #elxnce #sydney #runner #soma #golden #bbyazul #yamamaya #princess #diaries #rainy #season #experience #ambient #plugg #gunk
In the eighty-fifth episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing tropes, a rapper and producer from California! He's also a member of PlanetZero, which features several other members I've interviewed in the past like mason infinity, heartstopmiami, and bbyazul. While he initially started off making digicore during quarantine, over the years he's come into his own, finding his sound with his more abstract lyrics and experimental production. This ones a very special one for me as is this has been one I've wanted to do since I first started Hidden Driveway, I hope you enjoy!TROPES' SOCIALShttps://x.com/tropeshttps://www.instagram.com/tropes777/https://soundcloud.com/tropes777HIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://x.com/restlessbaghttps://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/https://soundcloud.com/prodrestlessIntroduction - 0:00Preparing for the back2zero tour - 0:15How his style has shifted over time - 4:05How tropes got into making music, and some of his influences for it - 6:26tropes’ production influences - 11:18Being inspired by Fargo and other shows he’s a fan of - 15:07Starting off as an animator on Scratch when he was 11 - 20:12Some of his favorite memories from Scratch - 22:34His old YouTube videos - 30:17tropes’ old habits - 34:02Speaking on the production shift in the scene to weirder sounds - 38:08Distancing himself from his digicore era in a tasteful way - 41:03Having less time to record vocals now - 45:40Things that have creeped tropes out - 48:25The process for working on Whatevermind - 52:02Things that have been formative for him - 1:05:05Intense game of rock paper scissors - 1:12:38Things tropes has done that were spontaneous - 1:15:33His experience on the Creation Story tour in 2025 - 1:19:03What’s next for tropes? - 1:25:47Shoutouts - 1:29:47Outro - 1:30:54this ones always been a dream interview of mine given my past history with tropes' work, really glad we got to do this and it was awesome getting to see him again on tour :D#tropes #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #aamu #music #rapper #whatevermind #book #of #tr #aeromanic #which #end #heartstopmiami #feardorian #bank #method #back2zero #creation #story #tour #dep4rted #bbyazul #orchead420 #bp #iv #hyperpop #digicore #elxnce #scratch #awesomegamestv #planetzero
In the eighty-fifth episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing Seamstress, a band from New York! I've seen them live at the previous Communion and Camera Sonora shows that have been hosted by zzkillme, but this was my first time truly getting to talk to everyone, and what better time now that their brand new album is out? I really enjoyed it, and I hope you enjoy this interview too!SEAMSTRESS' SOCIALShttps://www.instagram.com/seamstressband/https://soundcloud.com/seamstress-399932230https://seamstressbandny.bandcamp.com/HIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://x.com/restlessbaghttps://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/https://soundcloud.com/prodrestlessIntroduction - 0:00Anticipating the release day of their new album - 1:03How Seamstress first met - 5:23How aamu first learned about Seamstress - 8:18Being very anti AI - 12:08How Seamstress got started, and their influences - 21:01Their favorite memories from their local scene - 35:12Seamstress’ favorite memories of each other - 54:36Fun adventures they’ve had in NYC - 1:06:15The process for working on their debut album No Breaks Afforded - 1:16:03The meaning behind “No Breaks Afforded” - 1:34:59Times Seamstress have realized they’ve needed a break - 1:40:07Intense game of rock paper scissors - 1:47:55Problems they’ve had to fix - 1:54:11How the members being apart in college has affected their workflow - 2:05:17What’s next for Seamstress? - 2:17:49Shoutouts - 2:25:42Outro - 2:29:37this is one that ive been wanting to do for a long time now, and im so glad we finally got to :D much love to carrie nico jacob and ben, very excited to see where they go from here !!#seamstress #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #aamu #music #shoegaze #carrie #red #nico #jacob #ben #no #breaks #afforded #faces #icarus #gwen #fivefingersnoah #bappy #chapters226 #heavensouls #new #york #trinity #camera #sonora #communion #band
In the eighty-fourth episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing Sacredeer, an emo artist / producer from Maryland! He's a member of Killstreak Certified, and has consistently proved over the year that he's capable of taking on whatever sound he sees fit, with songs in the styles of plugg, bitpop, and even nintendocore. I hope you enjoy!SACREDEER'S SOCIALShttps://www.instagram.com/xx_sacredeer_xx/https://soundcloud.com/sacredeer9000HIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://x.com/restlessbaghttps://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/https://soundcloud.com/prodrestlessIntroduction - 0:00GO TO TRINITY SHOW IN BROOKLYN NY ON JULY 11TH 2026 - 0:42Comics he enjoys - 1:41How Sacredeer got into making music, and some of his inspirations - 4:46Making DJ mixes in the woods - 14:49His favorite memories from the 2000s and early 2010s internet - 16:43Kids control internet culture - 31:16Things Sacredeer feels fortunate for - 40:05The story behind See Ya Later with 1end - 49:23Why he goes by Zane Skovron for some of his songs - 51:51Things that he’s returned to later on - 53:12The process for working on Origami Microchip - 59:21Small details that have made him like something more - 1:10:17Intense game of rock paper scissors - 1:16:36Times Sacredeer has felt foolish - 1:19:24How he feels about being a participant in a scene after having been a fan for so long - 1:25:03How he feels about his song with N2E TyroneTheRapper blowing up - 1:29:55What’s next for Sacredeer? - 1:34:55Shoutouts - 1:38:46Outro - 1:40:35as someone thats been aware of zane since 2024 its been really cool to see him come into his own over time, its awesome to see how comfortable he is in his own skin and i think that really reflects in both his music and this interview :D#sacredeer #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #producer #emo #maryland #deer #tankgrrrl #killstreak #certified #aamu #music #snares #origami #microchip #zyber #ticox #fivefingersnoah #swords2 #nintendocore #bitpop #n2e #tyronetherapper