Briggs has enjoyed some downtime, kicking back watching ‘South Park’ before his next performance at the Saltwater Freshwater Festival.
“I just finished a national tour. The places I regularly frequent are always really good. Darwin was really great, I’d never done a solo show in Darwin before.”
Often staying back after his shows for a chat, Briggs uses his music to connect with people. “I kind of like smaller venues because I like that interaction with the crowd, the intimacy. I really like that aspect of live performance, being able to talk to people.”
His sound draws from musical influences from his childhood. “My sound is very ingrained in what I grew up on as rap music goes. It borrows a lot from the west coast and the south, stuff that I really enjoyed. It also borrows a lot from the east-coast rappers, what I listened to growing up. I just like to focus on the best aspects of all.
“I have my own ideas about what my tracks mean, but once you put it out there it almost makes its own monster. When people listen to it, they’re going to adapt it to the way they feel and if they connect to it in a certain way, on a certain level then that’s what they’re going to understand and that’s what they’re going to respond to. I think everyone’s response is a little bit different. As long as they take some good feelings away from it I’m happy.”
As an independent music maker, Briggs likes to call his own shots but working with other artists keeps him motivated. “It’s great to be witness and be around people who are on a different wave of presence in the industry and who have just a different kind of talent.“
An indigenous kid from regional Australia, many young, indigenous people are attracted to his shows. “The kids love it, and I love doing it. I get a lot from them on social media. I mean, that is the kid I was so it’s going to strike a chord with a lot of them.”
Briggs joins Archie Roach, Emma Donovan and Radical Son, performing as part the Saltwater Freshwater Festival that takes place at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens on Australia Day, 26 January.
