TOMMY SAINT INTERVIEW: Tommy Saint, a North London artist and producer, is steadily carving a unique space in the UK’s alternative music scene with a sonic identity rooted in immersion, nocturnal aesthetics, and experimental influences. Raised on a mix of classical, noise music, and pop icons, Saint began rapping in his teens before studying music production to refine his sound. Get familiar…
What five words define your sound?
atmospheric, soulful, intimate, cinematic, moody.
Tell me something unique about your creative process
I produce most of my own music.
Which song of yours would you like people to hear first?
‘control’
What inspired you to make that song?
My love for the classic ‘Getz/Gilberto’ album
What’s the most vulnerable you’ve allowed yourself to be when writing/making music?
I think it’s less a specific occasion and more phases that I go through where I feel I can access a more vulnerable aspect of myself.
What’s the best/worst experience you’ve had on stage?
Best experience – playing an unreleased song for the audience and getting a crazier response than I got for the tracks they recognised
Worst experience – nobody in the audience [laughs].
What is your favourite song to perform?
‘billie jean’
Which artist/song/album made you want to make music?
Michael Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller.
What’s the meaning behind your name?
Tommy is my real name. And I, obviously, live the life of a Saint.
If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing instead?
If I wasn’t a music artist, I would probably be scoring/producing for visuals. But if I wasn’t to be doing anything within music, I genuinely have no idea what I’d be doing.
What’s success to you?
Being able to live a comfortable life by doing what I love as my job.
What moment in your life/career forced you to change direction?
The direction has always been the same.
Where can people keep in touch with you?
Instagram or TikTok – @tommysaint
