Fresh-faced synth wizard G-Flip goes under the Cahill Grill

FRESH-faced synth wizard G-Flip recounts an icky early memory and pays tribute to her drum teacher — Mikey Cahill gets the details.

SHE was nowhere, now she’s starting to be everywhere. She is G-Flip. The Melbourne synth-pop singer disseminated About You two months ago. In this metrics-based era, I must mention the clip has rack-a-dacked nearly 320,000 views. See her on tour in the next month, motherflippers.

Real name?

Georgia Flipo

Guilty pleasure?

I dig lava lamps. Kinda obsessed with them. I have 9.

Where is home?

Melbourne

Career Plan B?

When I was 14 years old, I told my mum I wanted to tour the world as a drummer and she told me I should go study to be a teacher as a back-up plan. I got really pissed off and didn’t talk to her for a day because I was so pissy she thought I should have a back-up plan.

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Biggest Bug Bear?

Being made to sit still.

Earliest Memory?

Pooing in the bath.

Your Best Quality?

That’s so hard to answer! I’d say I’m a very determined person and if I want something I’ll go all out 100 per cent and put in every effort I can.

And your Worst?

Very short attention span. Tap and fidget constantly.

5 Dream dinner party guests?

Michael Jackson, Keith Richards, Jenny Morrish (my drum teacher), Amy Winehouse, myself when I was 4.

5 Desert Island discs?

Changes week to week but..

Channel Orange — Frank Ocean

BAD — Michael Jackson

Confessions — Usher

Some Girls — The Rolling Stones

Bon Iver — Bon Iver

Advice to teenage self?

Go learn saxophone asap.

What did you have for breakfast today?

I’m a shocker with food, I can go a whole day and literally forget to eat. Which reminds me, I have totally forgotten to eat brekky today.

Top of your bucket list?

To go to Japan. It just seems like the sickest place. I’d love to go to Nabana No Sato which is a light show. I love lights.

Biggest inspiration?

My drum teacher Jenny Morrish, she taught me how to play drums for my whole youth and made me fall in love with music. I played the same sticks as her, bought the same kit as her and studied the same music course after high school as her. I basically just wanted to be her!

Secret crush?

Steph Claire Smith.

Secret skill?

Mouth Trumpet.

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

A chick that dresses like a little boy.

Starstruck moment?

I don’t believe I’ve ever been star struck actually!

Career highlight?

Playing my first ever shows in Austin, Texas at SxSW (South by Southwest) a couple months ago. I played 8 shows in 5 days. It was the most fun I’ve ever had in my life.

Melbourne singer and performer G-Flip aka Georgia Flipo.

Disclosure or Rudimental?

Rudimental.

Lorde or Flume?

Florde.

Laneway or Falls Festival?

Both are the tits. Let’s say whoever books me this year, fingers crossed!

Email interviews or phoners?

Phone interviews, I like talking.

Favourite tipple?

Beer.

The Workers Club, Brunswick. Sat, 8pm. Sold out.

Spin Off Festival, Adelaide, Jul 20, ticketmaster.com.au

170 Russell, Melbourne. (Supporting Superorganism). Jul 22. moshtix.com.au

The Metro Theatre, Sydney. Jul 24. moshtix.com.au

I flip you, I flip you fo’ real: @joeylightbulb