Claudia Tripp

1. What is your role in the store?
Sales / Social Media

2. What styles of music are you into?
A bit of everything, but especially country, pop and rock.

3. Equipment you currently own?
Taylor 614CE, Shure Super 55 Deluxe Vocal Microphone, Warm Audio WA-14 Condensor Microphone, Boss VE-500, Fender CD140sce Acoustic, Luna Safari Starry Night, Kala KA-BE Baritone Ukulele, Akai MPK Pro Mini, Audient iD14 Audio Interface.

4. Piece of gear or instrument you have previously owned… and wish you never sold?
So far I’ve only bought things I love, so nothing yet!

5. Favourite guitar?
Everything Taylor makes I want to buy, but my Taylor 614CE is my favourite to use for writing, recording and performing.

6. Favourite effects pedal?
Boss CH-1 Super Chorus & Boss VE-500

7. Where do you play at the moment?
Most recently The Rosemount Hotel, The Charles Hotel, The Civic Hotel, The Indi Bar & Crown Casino.

8. Who have you played with?
I’ve supported some awesome acts including Proud Mary, Karise Eden, Don’t Change INXS Tribute, Andrew Winton, and a handful of local Perth artists / artists over east as part of Tamworth Country Music Festival.

9. When did you start playing?
I started writing songs at the age of 7, and took up piano and guitar at 15 to accompany my writing.

10. What is the best memory or gig you have played?
My first headline show in 2019 was the most surreal, rewarding experience I’ve ever had as an artist.

11.  Who do most look up to musically or who has influenced you the most so far?
John Mayer & Shania Twain.

12. Best piece of advice you could give to other musicians?
Make music that matters to you.