[EXCLUSIVE] INTERVIEW: A Day in the Life, Version 3.0 with Gabby Onme
- Komal Gupta
- 6 days ago
- 5 min read
| Exploring the small routines, habits, and behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the project.
By the time 3.0 dropped, most of the talking had already been done. This felt like a better moment to slow down and ask about the stuff that doesn’t make it into announcements or track descriptions—the days, the habits, the small chaos, and the routines that actually shaped the project.
We talked with Gabby Onme (Adrian and KINDA) about what their days really looked like while making 3.0, how their working styles collide (and balance out), and what happens when you decide to do almost everything yourself.
Q: During the time you were working on 3.0, what did a “normal” studio day actually look like: start time, end time, breaks, food, silence, chaos?
Adrian’s day starts around 11am with a stretch and a big cup of water. After a bit of stretching and some morning silence, he drags himself to the gym. After a workout, he showers and then he’s off to the studio. He gets a couple hours of work done, whether it’s writing lyrics, making melodies, communicating with fans or outlets on new projects. Then around 6pm, he eats his one and only meal of the day. Then it’s back to the studio for the recording or brainstorming sessions with KINDA. Studio time usually ends around 12pm where he goes home to his home setup. There, he gets most of his inspiration in the loft home studio setup. At around 3-4AM, it’s time to wind down and relax, and get ready for bed. Adrian is quite introverted so his day consists of a lot of silence and time spent alone.
KINDA’s day is thinking every hour besides his sleep time. His entire day consists of contemplating which sounds and new instruments he can use for each different song and each different voice (Adrian and KINDA). Since this was a project done all in-house from A to Z, everything had to come with meticulous preparation. Each day was preparing, executing, and refining for the launch. With this constant repetition and effort, an upgraded product could come out.
Q: Between the two of you, who’s the early-bird, ready-to-create type, and who’s negotiating with their bed five minutes before starting?
Between Adrian and KINDA, KINDA is definitely the early bird with more external energy. KINDA wakes up earlier and has better stamina when it comes to getting work done in a carefully planned out schedule. Adrian is definitely more off-the-top with a more fluid and spontaneous rhythm to his work-flow. Adrian’s sleep schedule is also way later than KINDA’s.
Q: Texas vs. Seoul: what are some habits or routines that clash, and which ones surprisingly align when you’re working together?
The parts that are different consist of the general energy and pace when it comes to a project. KINDA is very detailed and meticulous when it comes to every project. Being a perfectionist, he focuses on every detail when it comes to sound, visuals, and performances. Adrian on the other hand, is more of a big direction thinker. As long as the mood is right, Adrian is more focused on the colors and overall themes and feelings of a project. At first, these differences caused a bit of frustration when it came down to personal preferences. However, as years added onto our teamwork, this became a great advantage in our opinion. Now we focus on using both of our perspectives in harmony to create projects with more depth while retaining the polished details.
Q: When building a track, do you stick to unspoken roles… or break them just to annoy each other?
Now that we know each other’s strengths and weaknesses after all this time, we are pretty set on our roles with each project. We know each other’s style and preference so well now that it is pretty much unspoken when it comes to our different roles for each song.
Q: Who says “this is done” way too early, and who would tweak one tiny detail forever if allowed? Bonus: Who has the better excuses for it?
Adrian definitely says this is done early lol. Pretty much every time. As long as the mood hits, Adrian’s brain is off dreaming of the next inspiration. However, KINDA always remains til the end to perfect the sound and visuals. It’s safe to say that KINDA has the better excuse when it comes to the finishing touches of the project.
Q: If listeners could peek at the most chaotic, ridiculous, or hilarious moments of making 3.0, what would they see?
For this EP, the music video and visual concept would probably be the most chaotic part of the process. We aimed to create everything in-house, and it was definitely not an easy task. From the location scouting, model and camera selection, directing, art directing, editing, color grading, and after effects, it was all a chaotic learning process from the beginning to end. To sum up in short, it would be KINDA and Adrian, running around Seoul panicking for a few weeks.
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Q: When 3.0 was finally done, what did you do immediately after?
This might sound cliche, but after it was done, we just went straight into our next project. We had some nice interviews and fan interactions on our livestream, then we started working right away on our next project. Since we had such a learning experience doing everything in-house for the first time, we were so excited to see what we could do next.
Q: What’s one tiny, ridiculous habit the other person does while working that you’ve secretly come to love?
KINDA is a workhorse, meaning he is always striving to be the master of his craft. Always trying to improve every little detail is something Adrian has come to love and respect.
Adrian is always emotionally centered. He has a positive mindset and a self assuredness that comes in handy within the times of chaos.
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Q: Going into the “WHEN YOU LIE” video shoot, what was the mood: dramatic, goofy, emotional, chaotic… or all at the same time? Any behind-the-scenes antics you can share?
There were many moments during the video shoot that come to mind. The actress was a friend of ours and the storyline of the video is her with two different lovers, KINDA and Adrian. There were some bloopers when we started laughing because it was hard to get into character. Also there were scenes in a busy and rowdy part of town. Because we were moving with a small crew, many people (some very drunk) formed a crowd around us as we were acting out our scenes. It was a bit awkward and hectic at the same time. Overall we had a good time though lol.
Q: Was there a “small disaster” during 3.0 that went wrong in real time but is now a favorite memory?
I think the whole music video making process seemed like a disaster at the moment because we were going in head-first by ourselves. But after all of the minor issues were all somehow solved, it was actually the most rewarding part of the process. It gave us more confidence to take risks and strive to be the most creative and original that we can be.
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