Unearthing ‘Diamonds’ with Triple C and Mythic

Unearthing ‘Diamonds’ with Triple C and Mythic:

The Australian Music Scene Q&A

‘Diamonds’  digs deep into the themes of yearning and confusion in a complicated relationship that both of you have experienced in the past. How did you translate those emotions and experiences into a song? Please tell us more about how ‘Diamonds’ came to be and the creative process behind it.

Triple C: Unlike what many people think, I didn’t write this song with a singular girl in mind. With multiple past experiences under my belt around failed relationships and love that was born at the wrong time, Diamonds represents all my conflicted feelings of women in my past I still care for. After writing the catchy hook expressing the desire and yearning for love, I reached out to Mythic for his thoughts and opinions on the track itself, and after a lengthy discussion turned creative writing session, we decided to collaborate and use this song as a way for both Mythic and I to express our buried emotions. We couldn’t have made the song without the help of our legendary producer and engineer SB90, his production and mixing on Diamonds is everything it needed to be to finish the picture that myself and Mythic were painting. 

Mythic: C birthed the idea for this song by choosing the right melody and writing the chorus to capture what we both wanted to speak about. He then reached out to me to continue building the song together. The way I translated my emotions into Diamonds was by digging deep into the memories of my experiences with the girl I speak about in the song, I did my best to relive the emotions I felt during those times. The added perspective of hindsight gave me the freedom to express myself without the barrier of conflicting feelings. 

What’s your favorite line in the song and why?

Triple C: “Our similarities, Turns into our enemies, We were making memories, Now it’s all in our history”

This line is my personal favourite due to the meaning behind the lyrics. To me these bars represent the feeling of a real relationship, crumbling because of our own personal indifferences. Loving a girl, knowing you can’t be with her is the hardest pain you will experience in your life, and the beauty of this line is that it can reflect a personal memory to anyone who has had similar experiences.

Mythic:  “More than once you moved my pen, you that diamond you that gem In a world of poison you that breath”

This line is my personal favourite because it captures everything I felt about the girl while also referencing the title of the song and the lasting impact she was having on my life.

For Triple C: We have read the Press Release and came to know about your background as a refugee. We commend you for your resilience throughout those years. How much of your past struggles has shaped your music?

Being thrust into a toxic environment from an early age has not only matured me and brought me great wisdom, but I have also gained a new perspective and appreciation for life. Struggling from youth to survive in the world I was born into has given me a new found motivation to pursue music. I have learnt to never let anything stand in the way of my goals and to achieve success through any adversary.

For Mythic: You’re one of Melbourne’s most dynamic emerging stage performers. What do you miss most about performing live, now that we don’t have much of them because of the pandemic? How are you connecting with your fans and supporters, in lieu of live performances?

The thing i miss most about performing live is feeling the raw energy in the room, the looks on peoples faces when i deliver a line perfectly and the lasting sense of euphoria after the show is finished. I’ve definitely been using my social media a lot more this year, regularly posting and speaking to people but also customising the posts to include a live element. Doing things such as freestyle acoustic jams and sharing live footage of past performances. 

How did the two of you meet and ended up collaborating on this project?

Mythic had been regularly recording and running workshops at a local recording studio where he met Triple C who had come to record his first single. They quickly discovered artistic chemistry with each other and how easily they could share a musical vibe, this then led to C inviting Mythic to join him for the making of Diamonds.

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would you want to work with? 

Triple C: With Justin Bieber being a massive influence over not only my music, but my life, I would love to collaborate with him. The Weeknd is another artist I would love to work with in the future due to the talent and creative flair he adds to his music creating a unique sound with everything he does.

Mythic: I would absolutely love to make a song with J.Cole, the thing i enjoy most about Hip Hop is the culture and to me Cole represents a big part of that.

What does the rest of 2021 have in store for you?

Triple C: Having loved working with Mythic on Diamonds, we decided to collaborate on another project dropping in the very near future. I will also focus on enhancing my performance skills through live shows and sprinkling several project releases throughout the back end of the year.

Mythic: We’re following up Diamonds with another collaboration and after that I'll be working on getting back into the live circuit and the release of some very special projects that I’ve been making.