[Photo by: John Bushell]
Nandi Bushell may be emanating the kind of energy and enthusiasm only a kid is capable of when she joins our Zoom call on a Sunday afternoon while she’s not in school, but she’s also a kid who could kick half of the alternative music community’s asses in a drum battle including, but not limited to,
At just 11 years old, Bushell can only appropriately be deemed a music prodigy. While she still enjoys spending time with her family, including her younger brother and blossoming musician Thomas Bushell, going to school and hanging with friends, she also injects an intense amount of energy and practice into her musical skills. Having gotten her start at the age of 5, her father, John Bushell, first introduced her to alternative music and began teaching her how to play drums before she exceeded his skill level.