The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint.

I'm the anti indie-rocker. My stuff isn't ironic.

I compose with bells a lot. Bells and breath. Both things you react to without thinking about it. Bells traditionally give us orders: come to the desk, the truck is backing up, the ice cream is here, it's time to go to church. They're sounds our brains are already associated with.

The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint. I was obsessed with the Beatles as a kid.