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Peter Rabbit Music Analysis

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If I was to describe Peter Rabbit Music, I’d say that the tones of Peter Hume’s voice and the mix of the synth and acoustic guitar are reminiscent of a warm hug from a long lost friend. The Melbourne local (by way of New Zealand and Sydney) is quick to agree.

“About five or six years ago, I went through a reconnect with childhood phase where I really got into just looking at things fresh was the idea, and being excited about things because I'd been down a lot and been through a lot. It's very easy to get blasé about it.”

As a member of Evermore, the 29 year old is all too familiar with the ins and outs of the music industry. “I used to just love going to see small bands, playing in clubs, and see them excited to be on stage and just like, …show more content…

Seeing him perform myself as he cohesively engages with the audience at any given moment, I was able to observe his devotion to his craft. “I like the intimacy of it and the immediacy. I'm a fast moving sort of guy. Even in the studio, I like to have everything with me. I want to do everything really fast….At every moment, every time I play the songs, they're different. It's really nice to be able to present that to people.”

At this stage of Peter Rabbit, he is focusing on the live performance aspect of his career. “At the moment, the song's are the most important thing. I find that with a recording people often listen to the recording. Whereas, with a performance, you listen to the song.”

The future really is full of possibilities for Peter Rabbit. Hume’s willingness to experiment and try new things means his sound will only become deeper and more moving as time goes on.

“I'd love to put a band together, a jam band and try that tribal thing. I've got this vision, a rotating chaotic jam band and call them The Sonic Temple Builders…I love gospel, blues, and soul, things like that, where you give people an experience and almost reach out somehow. It's more difficult to do that solo but it's

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