How did the project come about?
I have worked with Orn since her first album Natural High with Bakery Music where I played a guitar solo in the song “Friend” and also joined her in concert. At the time I didn’t think of doing an official collaborative project like this as we have kind of different musical styles. But since I did a project with Prai (Independent singer and song writer) last year, I feel more open and that there are some other styles that are worth trying out. When Orn started doing her new album, I was thinking about her and talked to her about working together. Then a lot of melodies kept popping up in my head. That’s how we started.

What’s the concept of this album? Will it sound like Moderndog or Ornaree?
It’s a little bit hard to explain. I wanted to make it in Orn’s way, but I came up with a harder sound that’s more grungey. And since Orn also wanted to try something new, we kept pushing for another sound. Plus we have Ju, the drummer from Abuse the Youth, and Bird, guitarist from Desktop Error, joining in. So the sound of this album has the style of us all.

Was it similar to working with Prai?
The similarity of both projects is my musical style; and Bird also played guitar on the second album of Prai’s project. But the rest is different from the start: the music for Prai is more like a soundtrack, there’s a certain space between the music and the lyrics. The music is like a landscape, we leave some space to let the audience use their own imagination. But for Orn, the tracks are full of energy, with a hard sound, sophisticated melodies and just really fun live. Orn was there all along, since the music arrangements, so the music and lyrics go perfectly together.

What’s next for you?
I’d like to collaborate with a full orchestra, jazz style or even do a totally instrumental album. But at the moment I’m still busy with the band and the Orn and May-T project was just launched.

You also had a solo art exhibition last year.
Yes. Painting is another side-project of mine and my previous work was shown in Chiang Mai recently. Now I’m also working on a new exhibition.

What about Moderndog?
We haven’t come up with a proper plan for our next album yet. Plus we’re still busy touring. I think after our fifth album, Moderndog needs to change. So, it’s like we’re now searching for new inspiration and looking for new musical direction.