Live at No Black Tie has been out a couple of months. With it being your debut album, can you briefly describe how it came about? Why ‘live’ compared to a studio album?
It was completely unplanned. Ev suggested that we take a listen to recordings of my Monday night gigs and see if we had anything decent. We came away with a dozen or so songs that we liked and decided to put out a Live at No Black Tie album. Within a week or so we had it mastered, printed and a date for the launch.
Your track Sashimi received airplay on the Sydney radio. Was that intended to be the first single or do people at Sydney love their Japanese food?
Sashimi was always the silliest song in my repertoire. I wouldn’t play it for the longest time at live shows because I thought it was the most ridiculous thing. In a way it has become the unofficial single off the album. Totally unintentional.
What’s the most memorable reaction you had to your music?
After doing the Chow C* B** song one night an elderly Australian woman and her daughter came up to me to ask what that term meant. I told them to go ask Zarul.
Any collaborations that you have your eye on?
There are a bunch of people I’d love to work with. Let’s see what happens.
What’s next for Isaac Entry?
I don’t really plan things. And the truth is I’m not the most ambitious guy in the world. I head back to Sydney shortly to spend Christmas and New Years with mum and dad. I’m looking forward to riding my motorcycle again and swimming with sting rays.