Rikus Strauss

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. I grew up in an extremely musical household. I've pretty much always been singing with my family and started playing guitar and drums from about 12 or 13. And in 2021 I got inspired my a documentary to start making my own music What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Almero, 'n Brein met ‘n Bloukol Spoegwolf, Koma Zaan Sonnekus, Zonneblom I love the honest writing in how these albums tell stories without making it just personal to the artist. It allows me as a listener to build my own world with their words and get lost in the soundscape they created Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Somer In Die Winter” It's the song that I wrote while I was struggling to find my voice and just encapsulated all the feelings that was going through my mind and during my life at that time. It's also the most fun song to play live with my band What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? The first time I had people singing my lyrics back to me from the audience was eye opening and showed me, my music connected enough with people for them to care about it Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? Always, I would love to play big festivals and collaborate with some of the artists I look up to. I would also like to take the band on an entire tour of the country and play in every location that has supported me thus far