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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Peyton speaks to us about living in Ibiza, Beach House Sessions and his fine body in this Exclusive Interview </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Like so many American soul singers, Peyton got his musical start in the church. Raised in the south of the US, Peyton was brought up in a family of Pentecostal preachers and was working as the minister of music for his father’s church by the time he was seventeen. After moving to the UK to study, Peyton went on to live in Colombia, South America and New York City, before finally settling in London.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">In 2003 Peyton signed his first single to the Hed Kandi label, A Higher Place. Legendary House music producer Eric Kupper (Degrees of Motion) produced the first official mix which topped dance charts around the world and went on to become a House classic. Peyton soon began working on his debut album with Eric Kupper, as well as travelling around the globe performing to tens of thousands, turning the world into his touring playground one country at a time. It was also during this time that Peyton was invited to be one of the five presenters on the UK version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which was a big hit in the UK on LIVING TV and was subsequently syndicated to networks all over the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">While his music continues to spread, many of his songs are being dubbed as anthems, others are recognised as club classics, and Peyton’s worldwide reputation as a performer and writer has secured him the title of one of House music’s most soulful superstars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Hello Peyton and a very warm welcome to
Think IN Electronic. It’s an honor to be doing this interview with you. Thank
you for taking time out to answer a few of our questions or as we like to say
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     doing and where is your favorite place to spend summer and you can’t
     answer anywhere, where there is a beach perhaps?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As if I would answer ‘anywhere’  . . . 
come on!  I’d like to think you’d
expect me to be  more interesting that
that!   I used to always come to Ibiza
for five or six weeks in the summer, because it was my favourite place.   Now I live here, and I have to say it’s
still my favourite place to spend the summer. 
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     South Africa and we like hearing what people know about our beautiful
     country. So what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear South
     Africa?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Nelson Mandela.  Good wine. 
The Lion King.  (I’m quite sure
the last one has more to do with Orlando than it does SA, but it still springs to
mind for some reason!) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     at the beginning the story goes you got your musical start in church. Tell
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My dad is a Pentecostal preacher in the
south of the US.  I was raised in the
church, and music was a big part of our church life.  I was singing gospel music from the time I
was a small boy, and directing the church choir by the time I was a
teenager.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     to clubs now isn’t that something that </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> happen very often. How did
     you find yourself in dance music and not gospel or soul?</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I emancipated myself from the shackles of
religion around the time I was 21.  I
held on to the good stuff, but threw out all the bad.   (For instance, Christianity as a philosophy
is all about LOVE, but as a religion it has been used repeatedly to justify
hatred and violence.   And I’m all about
the LOVE!)  It was almost a decade later
that I wrote my first-ever dance hit, A Higher Place, which kick-started my
career as a House music artist.   I write
songs that are spiritual and uplifting and sound like gospel, but they are not
religious!  The DJ booth has become my
pulpit and the dance floor has become my sanctuary! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     your dream was to be a writer and you have two degrees in literature and
     for three years worked as a literature professor, have you given up on
     that dream or is it something you still want to achieve? If you were a
     writer what would you write about?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s definitely something I still think
about and lately I’ve been starting to write down some of the stories behind
the tracks on my latest release . . . Beach House Sessions . . . for a running
blog called Behind The Music.  It’s been
getting a really great response, so I’m gonna keep it up and see where it
leads!  If nothing else, it’s been fun
excavating the adventures of my crazy life for literary purposes.  It makes a nice change from songwriting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     receptive were your parents about your chosen choice of career?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px; text-align: left;">They've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> been incredibly supportive over
the years, although I think somehow even after all these years they are still
wondering if I will ever get a ‘real’ job.  
Running around the world singing in dance clubs has never quite seemed
like a credible way to make a living, but after eleven years of doing it full
time I think </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">they've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> stopped worrying about me and accepted that I really do
have a job.  <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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     insane voice. How did you realize you actually had a real talent to sing?
     What was your favorite track to sing as a child and especially in the
     shower?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you.  Actually I was never much a shower singer,
but I was singing in church from the time I was a small boy.  One of my favourite gospel classics to sing
was always His Eye Is On The Sparrow, and it still is today.  Such a beautiful, powerful song and no matter
what your faith is, we all want to believe that someone or something is
watching over us.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     any musical/vocal training?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a degree in music as well as
literature, so yes.   However, most of my
training has really come from experience rather than lessons.    By the time I had my first voice lesson, I
had already been singing in public for many years.  The classes were more about learning how to
breathe, and how to sing correctly to avoid damaging my vocal chords.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     the US, live in London and currently live in IBIZA! Do you ever miss the
     US or the fast food? </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fast food is everywhere, and I’m not a
big fan, so that’s definitely not a problem. 
I do miss other things about the US however.  I miss the general optimism and friendliness
of the people.  I miss the cheap
shopping.  And I miss my family!  But otherwise, I’m really happy to be in
Europe and I can’t really imagine living anywhere else now that I’ve been here
for 17 years.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     Town and it comes very close to Ibiza with regard setting and scenery.
     What makes living in such a spectacular place so special?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Even as I type these replies to your
questions on my computer, I can hear the wind blowing across the Mediterranean
Sea and hear the waves crashing over the rocks at my local beach and it’s a
sound that I never get tired of.  Every
day I see new cloud formations in the sky at sunset which blow my mind, and
every night I look up at a star-filled sky and wonder how I got so lucky to
live here.   A lot of people ask me how I
can stay in Ibiza even in the winter when it’s so quiet, but honestly after
living in big cities my entire adult life, I am so happy to be in a place where
I feel connected to nature, and where I can come home from my travels and
actually just hear myself think and dream. 
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     be having crazy party habits.  How
     do you like to spend your nights and what makes a party special for you?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Honestly, after years of coming to Ibiza
and partying like crazy, it’s kind of strange but when I moved here all that
changed.   I started seeing this island in
a completely different way, and for me now being in a nightclub with thousands
of strangers off their heads really </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">isn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> very appealing.   Of course I still have my moments to party
as that is just part of my spirit, but it tends to be with good friends in more
intimate settings.   Besides, the
clubbing scene has changed so much in Ibiza and if you go to one of these big
clubs you’re more likely to find a dance floor full of people just standing
with their mobile phones in the air, filming the dumb spectacle of a show, or
the DJ, rather than actually dancing.  
Personally I find this rather boring.                                  <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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     and your press shots, and well, your body is insane! Do you think living
     in Ibiza has contributed to your beach body? What’s your workout routine?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Wow, that’s
really nice of you to say!  I was just
thinking about skipping the gym today, but </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">you've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> given me motivation to get my
ass there!  Actually, </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">I've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> been working
on my body in some way or another for many years.  I did Bikram yoga for ten years, and I’m
still doing different types of yoga and working out and trying to eat
well.  It’s been a hard long uphill
battle which never gets any easier the older you get, but vanity and professional
necessity keep me going!  Nobody wants to
see a fat slob on stage singing House music anthems! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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     biggest tracks put into one album titled Beach House Sessions. Listening
     to the album we are immediately transported to the beach. What were you
     trying to achieve with the album and why did you give it away as a free
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve made a lot of dance music over the
years, in a lot of different styles.  I’m
probably best known for Funky or Gospel House, but a genre of House music that
I personally love and have made a lot of is Beach House.   This is House music for pool parties, and
cocktail sipping, and long drives with the windows down.  Since I had my residence at Blue Marlin in
Ibiza this summer, I wanted to create a souvenir of music that I could give
away at my gigs so people would go home and remember what a great time they had
in Ibiza.  So I went through my music and
personally selected all the records that I thought fitted this genre, and sent
them to DJ Alex Taylor in Sydney for him to select the final tracklisting and
mix the CD!   I gave it away because
people are gonna take it for free anyway, and I wanted to beat them to it.   You can’t steal it if it’s a gift! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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     lyrics and songs is pretty much the same as writing a story. Except with
     songs it’s a story that’s untold, where do you draw your inspiration?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve always drawn
my inspiration from personal experiences, love affairs, love disasters, hopes
and fears and everything in between. 
Sometimes I write songs with a message because I like to preach.   Music is powerful and can be an effective
tool for delivering a message of hope. 
There’s a bit of my father in me. 
I feel a responsibility to use my gifts to help others if I can, and
writing songs that lift people up and encourage them to keep going when they
feel down is one way I can do this! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"> Beautiful is your collab with the late
     legend Frankie Knuckles. Tell us more about the collab and the track. What
     was it like working with Frankie?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Working with Frankie was a dream come
true.  I never imagined I would have such
an amazing opportunity but I finally got the nerve up to approach him, and then
it turned out he already knew of me and was very keen to work with me too.   It was a lesson in overcoming fear!  We limit ourselves so much by assuming things
are not possible, before we’ve even given them a try.   The song I sent him was a track I had
started many years before with producer ATFC, but we never finished it.  It’s a song about friendship, and taking
stock of all this beauty that is around us everyday.  Frankie was a beautiful soulful man with a
big heart, and he loved the song.   I was
very blessed to have this chance to work with him, especially as he passed away
only a year later.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"> This interview would not be complete with
     out asking you something about the energy and passion you out. Watching
     your performances on youtube and your zest for life shines through.  We need some tips on how to be positive
     so share your secrets.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Being positive is a daily
meditation.  And by meditation, I mean
exercise.  It’s not always easy.  I’m lucky that I had a spiritual foundation
for my life, which I got through my family, and that has served me well.   Not everyone has that, and they have to try
and find it for themselves later in life.  
One of the ways I stay positive is through harnessing gratitude.  When I start to feel overcome with fear, or
negativity, or panic . . . I immediately look around me and start saying out
loud THANK YOU.  I begin to give thanks
for all the small and big things in my life, even as I’m feeling terrified, or
pissed off, or disappointed.   This
gratitude helps to shift the tide, and keeps me on the positive side.  Well, most of the time.   Like I said, it’s a daily challenge.   It also helps to surround yourself with
love.  There is a lot of love in the
world, but often we choose to focus our energy on those things which are not
love.   Love is the most powerful force
in the world, and when you get in the habit of looking for it everywhere, it
has the power to transform everything!  
Nobody understood this better than Nelson Mandela.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Quickfire!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">McDonalds Sausage McMuffin  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Walking outside to feed my rabbit and
discover that she had given birth to seven bunnies in the night.   I </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> even know that she was
pregnant.  <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Math<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Is it really boring if I just admit that I
have absolutely no ****ing idea?  That
was a long time ago, and I’ve burned up a few memory cells along the way.   But it was most likely  a gospel album, as I didn’t really start
listening to secular music until my teens. 
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Thanks so much for doing this interview
with us. Do you have any last messages for your fans? </span> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m actually coming to South Africa for
the first time in my life this coming New Year’s.  I will be singing at two events for Ibiza
World, one in Cape Town on the 29<sup>th</sup> of December  and then at Umhlaga Rocks near Durban on the
31<sup>st</sup>.    Come say hi !!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For more info, stay in touch via
<a href="http://www.peytonmusic.com/">www.peytonmusic.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Interview || Beach House Sessions With Peyton

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