Interview: THE DEER REPUBLIC – uncharTED top 3 finalist
Author: Elize Strydom

Q: Sooo many bands and solo artists entered this competition. Why do you think your music stood out? Deer Republic: In order to catch fish you need hooks. Once you have the hooks you need fish, luckily enough for us our friends can swim.

Q: Are your friends and family sick of you hassling them for votes?

Deer Republic: No, our instructions were quite clear.
 
 
Q. What would life be like if you won?

Deer Republic: We’d never sleep.
 
 
Q. Reckon this is just a sneaky short-cut to fame or simply a development in modern music?

Deer Republic: In the company of other bands who compose their own material, we think of it as more of a meeting place for independent music.
 
 
Q. Are you feeling completely in awe of your success in the comp so far or quietly confident?

Deer Republic: The comp is out of our hands but we are very confident in our band’s ability and longevity, the chemistry feels right and time is right. We are a bit in awe of all the interview questions though.
 
 
Q. How important are competitions like uncharTED for emerging bands?

Deer Republic: There are myriad paths to the same summit, fortunately for us this opportunity presented itself.
 
 
Visit www.uncharted.com.au to vote for The Deer Republic, and check them out at www.myspace.com/thedeerrepublic. Tooheys Extra Dry uncharTED competition Grand Final is on Thursday 9th July at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney

Author: Elize Strydom