Alex Hosking Fake Friends Interview

Alex Hosking, hails from Adelaide, South Australia, and has been a force to be reckoned with for the past two years. Travelling the globe, leaving a trail of songs and releases behind her, Alex wanders between electronic, indie, urban and pop and canvasses her life experiences with wit, charm and humour in her lyrics. Collaborating on many worldwide projects with the likes of Stmpd Rcrds the Dutch electronic label owned by Martin Garrix, Dim Mak, Spinnin' Records and more, Alex Hosking is nothing short of unstoppable.

 

'Fake Friends' is her latest collaboration with internationally recognised DJ, PS1.  A rousing piano house banger with an addictive vocal hook by the rising star. Kicking off with a euphoric piano melody, Alex begins her commentary on fake friends before the track erupts with a blazing bassline and infectious chorus..."Maybe we can feel like the others… they know how to have fun".

 

PS1 has enjoyed residencies at leading nightclubs Tao, Marquee and Lavo in NYC, as well as a residency at Hakkasan in Las Vegas, he has shared the stage with the likes of Tiesto and David Guetta and travelled the world playing shows for the past 15 years.

 

PS1's hard work ethic has no sign of abating and has allowed him to become one of the most in-demand DJs in the United States. In addition, he continues to produce a solid portfolio of tracks with his signature sound.

Fake Friends has been getting a great reaction in my sets and Alex's performance and writing on the song is amazing. She is a truly incredible artist" Says, PS1.

Globally Fake Friends has spent a staggering 21 weeks building in the UK chart and currently sits at #22, the single has garnered over 17M worldwide streams and was recently added to UK powerhouse radio stations Radio 1 and Capital FM whilst securing the coveted Most Played Record on KISS FM.  Airplay in the United States includes KIIS FM in Los Angeles.

The official and lyric music video has been viewed by 2.2M viewers on YouTube and the track continues to build momentum across major playlists including a #1 spot on the Summer Hits UK chart, #8 on UK Shazam and #11 on Massive Dance Hits in Australia.

 

Locally, Fake Friends has been released by Neon Records and is making significant waves in the dance community with numerous chart positions achieved across Apple Music Playlists including;  Friday Feeling #7, DanceXL #6, Pop Deluxe #14, Dance for Days #12 and Uplifting Workout #5.

Interview with Alex Hosking

Question: How would you describe your music?

Alex Hosking: I love to make music that makes people happy. I'm not exclusive to "happy songs" but ultimately, I love creating "fun" and making people dance. That's how I would describe it.


Question: Can you tell us about Fake Friends?

Alex Hosking: Fake Friends was written a while ago on a songwriting camp. If you can believe it, it was originally written as a slow tempo hip-hop/ pop track! It was written and forgotten about and later the producer Mark Alston who I wrote it with asked if he could send it to PS1 and now it's a dance tune!!


Question: How has COVID-19 influenced your music?

Alex Hosking: I travel a lot. Have been for the past 4 years, COVID slowed me down physically which I believe made me more conscious about how I spend my time, what I focus on and what elements I put into my music. That has been one of the positives of COVID for me.


Question: Can we expect an upcoming tour once restrictions are lifted?

Alex Hosking: HELL YES. I can't WAIT to perform live!

Question: Which is your favourite song to perform live and why?

Alex Hosking: It will be Fake Friends once I'm allowed to get out and start performing. Because in my bedroom, it ain't cutting it.


Question: What can you tell us about working with PS1?

Alex Hosking: He is such an awesome dude! I've only been in a studio with him once, but I was flown out to Los Angeles to work on a movie score during Grammys week (which was my last flight before COVID hit) and PS1 called me saying he needed to recut some vocals. The next day he had flown from NYC to LA with the exact same mic I had used to record the vocals with previously... all to recut 1 word. But it was cool we ended up hanging out and went to the famous Roscoes Chicken and Waffle House which was next door to the studio, where we got our dinner for free from the table next to us because we sung for them... literally sung for our meal!


Question: Which music/artists are you currently listening to?

Alex Hosking: Joel Corry, MNEK, Raye, Mabel, Anne Marie, Dua Lipa, Thandi Phoenix, Sleepwalkrs, Famba, Nicole Millar


Question: What or who was your inspiration to go into the music industry?

Alex Hosking: Mum and Dad use to sing at church I would go to their singing rehearsals I reckon that did it! My earliest memories of music are from age 5! My passion for music has been the same since then!


Question: Did you have any pre-conceived ideas about the music industry?

Alex Hosking: That it would be easy...


Question: What is the biggest challenge you have faced along the way to your musical success?

Alex Hosking: Trying to maintain a personal life while being 100% dedicated to my career.


Question: What's a typical day like?

Alex Hosking: 5:45am wake up Emails / exercise
7am - 11am – recording / song writing session number 1
1pm-7pm recording / song writing session number 2
7pm -late - emails/ eat /sleep/ repeat


Question: What has been your favourite part of becoming a music artist?

Alex Hosking: Hearing my song randomly on the radio! That's the best feeling in the world.


Question: What's next, for you?

Alex Hosking: Releasing more songs! The next release is a song called Playing Up which drops late September!


Question: Can you share your socials? (links please)

Alex Hosking: Instagram  
Facebook  
Presave  
Linktree  


Interview by Gwen van Montfort