What does your songwriting process look like? And then I just kept exploring from there, but the drums were really my gateway, my gateway drug.
So I was like, ‘I definitely want to take drum lessons, as well.’ And then she kind of lost interest and I was hooked. But directly, my sister wanted to take drum lessons when she was nine and I thought she was the coolest thing since sliced bread. I think it’s always been in the blood a little bit. My grandparents were singers and actually I recently learned that my great grandfather got to America by running a circus.
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My mom tells me stories about me singing before I knew how to speak. What initially drew you to music as an art form?
So I felt like, don’t limit it, you know? I feel like Yoke Lore as a concept and as a technique and as a binder and as a conduit for connection can include and encompass so much more people and things and places and times and emotions that are bigger than me and more complete than I could ever be. But I think I want Yoke Lore to be something more expansive than that. I feel like Adrian Galvin is limited in time and space because of my physical boundaries and my limited ability to learn the things I want to learn, do the things I want to do, find the sounds and feelings I want to find and explore. Yoke Lore: I think I wanted to go with a moniker because art making and this industry can be very fraught. Is there a reason behind your choice to go by a moniker, rather than your name? Read on for our interview with Yoke Lore, where we discuss his most recent projects and take a deep dive into his career and songwriting process. Recently, he composed the score for the film Pink Skies Ahead. Since the release of Far Shore, Yoke Lore has released three more EPs - Goodpain, Absolutes and Meditations - and spent roughly three years on tour around the world. Notably, he spent several years as the drummer for the band Walk The Moon in college before pursuing other projects, eventually releasing his first EP as Yoke Lore - Far Shore - in 2016. Adrian Galvin, more commonly known as Yoke Lore, began his musical career as a drummer.