Industry Wise May. 2014 | Seite 10

RISING Ivy & Gold’s EP Teaser Make up by Katrina O’Duffy, Styling by Sarah Tjoeng Photography by Hannah Couzens IVY AND GOLD New kids on the block ‘Ivy & Gold’ are an electro pop duo from London who are slowly making waves in the Music Industry. With the brand new release of the pairs EP ‘Eye of the Storm’, could 2014 spell big things for this new act? MAY 2 0 1 4 9 Fresh from their EP launch at the Sebright Arms in North London, the pair are buzzing with excitement. I take them to a quieter part of the venue to get them talking about how they have prepared for the release of their latest EP ‘Eye of the Storm’. ‘Firstly, it’s quite hard as an unsigned act, with no financial support to get the music sounding as good as what’s currently in the charts’ says Jamie, the bands keys player. ‘That has definitely been our biggest issue’ singer Rachel adds, ‘but it helps that we have a lot of talented friends who are willing to help out with the whole process. It’s really important as a new band, to be part of a creative hub of people who are v