More than you needed to know

Q. Explain yourself, young man.
A. I strum a guitar. I bash a keyboard. I sing a bit. I muck around with computer bleeps. I call the end product 'music'.

Q. Where do you live?
A. Melbourne, Australia.

Q. I'm deaf. How would you describe your music?
A. Generally I wouldn't. I listen to all kinds of music, and this tends to filter through. Folk, electronica, classical, jazz, toothless buskers with spoons... I muck about with different styles and genres, so if you don't enjoy a particular song, you might like another.

Q. Who do you sound like?
A. Hard to say. And it depends on what kind of music I'm doing. When I lean in the folky direction, I'm told I sound a bit like Nick Drake and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. I admire them both, but don't see any huge resemblance myself.

Q. If Nick Drake and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy got into a fight, who would win?
A. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, though neither strikes me as a natural fighter. Nick would just stare at Billy with sad resignation as the blows rained down. Plus being dead 30 years would slow him down.

Q. Would you like to collaborate on a project?
A. Maybe. I've been known to collaborate in the past. Send an email and we'll see.

Q. Any plans for a Barnadine album?
A. No, but I'm working towards an album under my real name. It looks like it'll be some bastard hybrid of folk and electronica. I'll post details in the news section if and when details emerge.

Q. I notice you sometimes do cover versions. Would you consider doing a cover of song x?
A. Very possibly. Tell me the song, and if it seems interesting, there's a good chance I'll cover it. Can't promise I'll be faithful and accurate, though.

Q. What did you use to make sound x in song y?
A. I use a combination of real instruments, virtual instruments, things that aren't meant to be instruments, and the occasional field recording. If you have questions about a particular sound, I'm happy to spill the beans in more detail.

Q. Are these questions frequently asked? I mean, honestly?
A. 'Rarely Asked Questions' lacks zing. And some of them are real actual questions from real actual people.

Q. Is Bernadine your real name?
A. Nah. It's Michael. Or Mike to you.

Q. Why Bernadine then?
A. Well, um, it's Barnadine, actually.

Q. Oh, sorry.
A. That's perfectly all right.

Q. So why Barnadine then?
A. It's a fairly boring and complex story. Are you sure you want to hear it?

Q. Not really.
A. Well, when I say boring, I don't mean... Maybe I could...

Q. No. The moment has passed.
A. Oh.

(Pause.)

Q. (Sigh) Go on then.
A. Well, dead English playwrights are involved. Google will probably clear things up. Years ago, I picked the name semi-randomly to sign onto a music forum, and being too lazy to change it, I'm now sort of stuck with it. It has no deep significance.

Q. Wow. Fascinating.
A. You asked.

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