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Hi I’m Jess and I’m Shea and we’re Toucan.
What does playing at The Big Day Out represent for you?
It’s amazing to be part of such a great line-up
How did you two connect?
We met studying at the Conservatorium. We both did composition so we just met and found
a lot of mutual interest in music and we got chatting. We have been like best buds for
five years now it has been, so
It was the culmination of friendship to actually decide to make a band together.
Toucan itself is only about a year and a half old but we went to uni together and we have
always been buds and it kind of grew from there.
What are the elements that make for a great friendship?
Communication. Being honest about what speaks to you, what’s true to you and then working
out how to communicate that to someone and respect what they believe and what they’re
about. It’s bout balance.
We were really fortunate that we work really well creatively together. That’s something
we appreciate and don’t take for granted.
Saying thank you make it work and realising you only ever see things from your perspective
because you’re always inside your own body but there’s always more at work and when
you’re working with someone in a relationship with someone trying to see things from their
side of the fence is very important and can help you understand more about yourself in
the long run.