The Non has been causing quite a stir lately with all the hype for their new album Tadaima. I’m really diggin’ the new album art and the general direction these guys are going. Their mathy instrumentals are a welcomed sound in the local scene. Plus, it’s always nice to see something good come out of Edmond. You can download their debut album Paper City for free on their website for a limited time, and don’t forget to check out their two night album release party this weekend.

Where are you from?
Wil – I’m from Edmond, Oklahoma.
Tom – Oklahoma City, born and raised.

What do you do?
Wil – I’m a student at Oklahoma Christian but spend my time daydreaming about music.
Tom – Lots of music things and lots of airplane things. I love playing in the band and working on everything that entails, I love everything about it. I listen to huge amounts of music all the time, always finding new tunes from the past and present. I really can’t get away from it and would never want to. A life entails more then music, though. I’m a student at the University of Oklahoma and spend a good amount of my weeks flying airplanes out of Norman as a professional pilot major.

Who or what do you use for inspiration?
Wil – I guess I read a lot of literature, which always makes me question all of my convictions on everything. I think being unsettled as a person keeps me moving, and as long as I don’t get stuck in my thoughts, I think I’ll always be able to find inspiration.
Tom – Every day I wake up is one for inspiration—everything influences us, musically or otherwise. From the coffee in the morning to texture of your mattress at night, it can make you think or feel a certain way and that can have an impact on whatever it is you do. My biggest sources of inspiration are my mood and thoughts at any given moment. They can make you play a certain way and think about the music you’re making from completely different angles within a matter of minutes. It’s amazing. Of course I have to mention music as an inspiration; something is constantly spinning wherever I am and I am hugely impacted as a musician by what I listen to and think is cool.

What artists do you respect right now?
Wil – In Norman/Oklahoma City, I am obviously a huge fan of Evangelicals and Sethy McCarroll, both in Gentle Ghost and as a visual artist. I will always love Kunek/Other Lives/whatever the band featuring Jesse Tabish and his talented band mates.
Tom – My big time all stars are John Frusciante, Weather Report, Modest Mouse, Jethro Tull, Yes, The Mars Volta, Led Zeppelin, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, and Charles Mingus, among others.

What are you sick of?
Wil – Christmas music. It’s… Read the full story

Hannah’s gorgeous prints and paintings have been used by bands like The Panda Resistance and Dead Sea Choir. She’s a bit of a recluse, but if you manage to get your hands on some of her work, don’t let go.

Where are you from?
I grew up in Tulsa, Ok.

What do you do?
I’m a painter.. I manipulate mediums, experiment with material, this is just the beginning of the process. Lately I’ve been making creatures, photographing them, and using them as references for my new pieces.

Who or what do you use for inspiration?
Anthropology is a huge inspiration, bone and carcass collecting, the process of decomposition.

What artists do you respect right now?
I never get tired of Egon Schiele. Lately I’ve been really into Allison Schulnik and Kiki Smith.

What are you sick of?
I’m longing for a break, other than that I can’t complain.

What music are you listening to recently?
Recently Air.. The Cure/The Smiths always.

What is your first creative memory?
Obsessively drawing flamingos.

What is your favorite food/drank spot in Norman?
For drinks mainly the library, and Blu on occasion.

Anything else?
Nothing witty or informative is coming to mind.

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