At just 21 years of age, twins Kyle and Wayde Saxby cite ‘bouncy dance-pop’ to ‘hip-hop influenced sing-a-longs’ and even piano ballads as their inspiration.
Social media is the driving force behind the momentum. With relatable lyrics about the clumsy early days of falling in love, it speaks truth whilst remaining light enough to fire up the dance floor.
I caught up with the twins last week.
Currently completing our honours in strategy and innovations at Stellenbosch University.
Music is our passion.
Our music has to do with catchy, upbeat melodies with relatable lyrics. Ultimately our music needs to be played on a loud stereo system to which people can vibe. Our music consists of different emotions and stories.
Our motto is, “Do you, be you, and stay true.”
Fame is about people being able to relate to our lyrics. Fame is much more than just being a public figure.
Retirement will happen for us when we are financially happy and at a stage where we can settle down and even give back to the public.
We don’t do anything half-heartedly; we are always fully committed and passionate about whatever we do. We always give 100%.
We would love to co-write with Lloyiso, The Vamps or Ed Sheeran.
Inspiration to create often happens ‘out of the blue’ for us where, for example, we will be walking through a shopping centre and think of an idea. Then we take out our phones and write and record that idea down.
However, inspiration often comes from us sitting down together as a duo and becoming creative, brainstorming and identifying ways people will relate to our lyrics.
The most enjoyable aspect must be us doing what we love - creating music in a studio for the public to listen to.
Falling for You.
Probably our first ever performance where a random person dressed as a penguin came and joined us on the stage and danced to our music.
One Republic and Ed Sheeran, especially with his whole story behind his music.
Justin Bieber.
Kevin Hart, The Rock, Dwayne Johnson and Elon Musk.
Our golf clubs.
Nothing beats ice-cold beers.
Sold out headline show at O2 Arena in London.
We are identical twins who can sing.
Sax, Kykis, Bongo, Kylo, Waydo, Saxbys and ‘the twins’.
Professional cricket players.
Sporty, musical, adventurous, passionate and mavericks.
Hacksaw Ridge.
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Our family, close friends, fans and everyone who has had a positive impact on our lives.
'Let’s GOOO!' or 'vibes'.
Do a country tour and then eventually a worldwide tour.
Being signed to Universal Music Group, achieving our honours blazers in school and obtaining our degrees at university.
When people display poor commitment and lack of positivity.
Shark attack and drowning.
Achieving our goals.
Don’t rush things, rather trust the process, believe in yourself and persevere. Rome cannot be built in a day.
Definitely the journey of our music and looking back to how far we have come in such a short space of time.
We would love to get involved in charity work
To achieve all the goals we have written down on the walls in our rooms.
Ultimately, we don’t want to live with regret but rather want to look back at a later stage of our lives and be happy knowing that we have done everything that we have wanted to. Our biggest dream is to become the biggest pop artists in South Africa and then even on a worldwide level. Another dream is to become financially independent as a result of our music.
