Mia Dyson
Location, Location, Location
Three years ago, Mia Dyson
upped stumps and headed to the Land of the Free. “I grew up listening to
American music and so I just wanted to come here and experience it for myself,”
she muses. “It’s been a really
tumultuous time, but… I don’t regret it and I love how I’ve grown.”
Back To Square One
Relocating to a new country
though, you’ve gotta start at the bottom again.
“Yeah, I did,” Dyson laughs. “But
I had the experience, and I had the three records… it was really humbling and
really scary, but I also really enjoyed performing [again] to people who’d not
heard me before.”
High Water Mark
Despite the fact Dyson had
some ‘downs’ whilst in the US, there have been plenty of ‘ups’ too. “I guess opening for Stevie Nicks,” Dyson
smiles. “I loved that, she was a
sweetheart. I got to hang out with her
and jump up on stage [with them] as part of the show as well.”
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
While Dyson’s manager, Dave
Stewart (Eurhythmics), wanted her to change her image to that of an androgynous
artist named Boy. “Yes [he did],” she
says. “I sat with it for a while, and
actually made myself sick… he had some big ideas, exciting things… but I’d
built my career grassroots style in Australia, and that’s what I wanted to do
here.”
The Moment
Dyson is just about to release
her fourth LP The Moment, a record
which sees her in career-best form. “I
think it’s my best work yet,” she affirms cautiously. “It’s influenced by the difficult time I had
moving over here, trying to find my feet… I’m really proud and confident about
this record.”
Samuel J. Fell
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