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The idea that the audience can literally invest in an artist’s work has been slowly gaining momentum over the last few years. Performers such as Eskimo Joe, Calling All Cars, Kate Miller-Heidke and Melbourne singer-songwriter Lior Attar have all used websites such as Pozible and PledgeMusic to raise the necessary funds to embark on their next musical project.

“I had heard about the crowd-sourcing model for a while but it wasn’t something that appealed to me right away,” admits Attar, whose latest soulful collection Scattered Reflections was a product of such funding.

“But it did more than just ask people to buy into [my] album, it also enabled [me] to communicate with [my] audience and offer them things that they wouldn’t normally be able to access. It just felt right to me.”

He contiues, “With the whole changing of technology I think it’s now more about community and engaging with your audience.”

Inherently optimistic and fascinated by fellow human beings, Attar took time out to experience the world for its true beauty – allowing himself to be inspired by the individuals and their insights.

“About half of the album I wrote here and then half of it I wrote overseas together with a guitarist called Cameron Deyell. He was living in India at the time and we just travelled around there and wrote music as we went. Then we did a trip through parts of Europe and wrote music there too,” he says.

“I really believe that being away from your comfort zone and travel in general is a really great stimulant to write.”

Writing music for his own personal outfit is just one of the many pots that Attar has dipped his metaphorical paintbrush in. Working with legendary composer Nigel Westlake as well as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has meant that this musical man is constantly creating. However, it’s his latest album that churns out personal anecdotes and enchanting melodies everyone can resonate with.

“It’s interesting, on this album I have a song called My Grandfather and it’s a very personal account of my own grandfather,” he details. “I was worried that people wouldn’t be interested in it, so I wasn’t actually going to put it out. But I had played it live a couple of times and I found people did manage to use it as a sort of window into their own memories of their grandparents. I’d actually struck upon a pretty universal theme and feeling.” (CD)

Mar 7, York Theatre, Seymour Centre, City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale, $45.80+bf, seymourcentre.com

‘Scattered Reflections’ released March 7th

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