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There are some things that you should know about Jimmy Mac aka Scuba Diva. He is from Wellington and is a Taurus. He's played drums in Popstrangers and the DHDFHD’s, and has toured the world as Lorde’s keys player. He/Scuba Diva is also playing this years ripping New Zealand Laneway festival alongside Beach House, METZ, Flume, Shamir, DIIV, Vince Staples, Hudson Mohawke and loads more.

Listen to the debut Scuba Diva single “What’s The Point” and read the world-first interview with him below. How about check out the amazing New Zealand Laneway lineup too?!

Noisey: Is there a point?
Jimmy Mac: There isn't. But I'm trying to be a more positive person.

What's it like playing the Grammy's with Lorde while wearing a silver suit?
When I put on the silver suit it's a very similar experience to Jim Carrey in The Mask.

Where'd you get it?
From Acne. I believe Robin Thicke and Pharrell were also trying to get it. But there was a Jimmy Mac embargo (mental). After a certain amount of touring I think there is a switch that goes, "Oh yes, I am a man that can wear silver suits now." The suit would never work in everyday life. 

The album photo is you of as a young kid. What year? What school?
Maybe 1996. That would make me 8. I'm not very good at knowing ages of children by looking at the face. Nor am I good at knowing how much a child knows at what age. It was at Kapiti School in Paraparaumu, 40-minutes north of Wellington, New Zealand where I grew up.

Have you done any gigs as Scuba Diva yet? 
Laneway will be the first Scuba Diva live show and the first time singing in front of anyone. I'm excited. 

New Zealand Laneway Festival Feb 1 – Silo Park, Auckland:
Baynk
Battles
Beach House
CHVRCHES
DIIV
East India Youth
FIDLAR
Flume
GoldLink
Grimes
Groeni
Health 
Hermitude
High Dependency Unit
Hudson Mohawke
Leisure
Lontailus
METZ
Nadia Reid
Oscar Key Sung
Purity Ring
QT 
Rein
Scuba Diva
Shamir
Silicon
Sophie
The All Seeing Hand
The Internet
Thundercat
Tobias Jesso Jr
Vince Staples
Violent Soho

Visa presale:
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Advance Laneway Festival tickets will be available from 9.00am (local time), Friday 25 September until 5.00pm (local time), Sunday 27 September or until tickets sell out at http://ift.tt/12O7iLz

Tickets on sale to the general public on Wednesday 30 September at 9.00am via www.ticketek.co.nz.

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