Until Home are ready to release their 'Optimistic' EP.
Working together as disability support workers, these young men have been playing shows (including a support show for Gang Of Youths) while refining their craft for years. Taking time off near the end of 2015 to record meant that the band could look back to reflect on what they want to achieve.
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But the trio are still dreaming big, particularly if they can pick the correct lotto numbers. If they did win the lottery, here are 5 things they would buy.
1. Record Our Full Length Album
Anyone in the music industry knows music is expensive, especially if you're an independent band like us. We finance everything ourselves and so we would most definitely use the money for the chance to record our first, full-length album.
In fact, Violent Soho recently ran out of money in the process of making their latest album and were kicked out of the recording studio, so they had to finish the record in their producer’s basement. We don't want that. A dream of ours has always been to travel to Nashville to record in one of the big studios there.
2. Pay Off Our Parent’s Mortgages
We’ve always said that if we ever made enough money we would love to pay back the people who have done the most for us, our parents. Our parents have always worked so hard to be able to give us the best opportunities in life, including supporting us to follow our passion for music over the years. Paying off our parent’s debts would be special.3. Epic Holiday
Everyone needs a holiday. Michael’s choice of destination would be Bora Bora. There's something about being on a beautiful, remote island, sipping on a nice, cold drink and relaxing while getting a tan because we know he needs one.On the other hand Matthew’s a fan of different cuisines and considers to be a bit of a foodie. Matty’s ideal holiday would be travelling Asia, trying different food. Matt recently travelled to Thailand and China where he found his love for Asian food.
Ever since Clayton went on a high school ski trip to Perisher he’s always loved the thought of a holiday travelling to the greatest snowboarding slopes in the world. His wife hates the cold, so they would have to follow that up by going somewhere warm.
4. Donate To Charity
Helping others is rewarding. The three of us are passionate about what we do and want to see others be able to live the best life possible. The three of us currently work as disability support workers, mostly working with people who are autistic.If we won the lottery we would donate towards foundations such as Autism Spectrum Australia (ASPECT) who help make a world of difference for children, adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum and their families. ASPECT is a great service.
5. Build A World Class Recording Studio
Another dream of ours would be to build and open a world class, state of the art recording studio in our community, west of Brisbane. There aren't many things like that where we live, so it would be great to have a facility like that for one of the fastest growing regions in South-East Queensland. We’re all coffee snobs (we’re just passionate), so building a coffee shop there too would be ideal.Until Home's 'Optimistic' EP launch shows take place at The Bearded Lady (Brisbane) 11 June and Push Play Festival (Gold Coast) 25 June.
