Wednesday 17 August 2016

The Backseaters Q&A

Your name:
Jake Cook (Vocals/Guitar).

Where are you from?
Denver, Colorado.

Name of band:
The Backseaters.

Who else is in your band?
David Jerusik (Drums).

How would you describe yourselves and your music?
We are an indie/alt-rock duo devoted to playing honest, whole-hearted music!

Who are your main influences musically?
Our primary influences as a band are The Front Bottoms, The Gaslight Anthem, and bands like Tiny Moving Parts and Death Cab for Cutie.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Jake: Personally, I hope to achieve a steady career. I want to travel the world writing and performing my music and making just enough to get by! I don’t need to be playing arenas and what not; all I want to be able to say is that I play music for a living!
David: For me ultimately, I hope that with this band we can connect with our followers in a real personal way. Also I just really want to be be able to progress our collective sound and our skills as musicians! 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Jake: I would have to say that the highlight of my musical career was playing our album release show this past April! It was my first time not only releasing a full-length album, but it was also the first time The Backseaters had ever headlined the Marquis Theater (Denver, CO). We had so much support and it was just a mind-blowing experience to be able to do all that!
David: I think the ultimate highlight for us as a band has been playing a headlining, album release show at one of our favorite local venues in Denver, The Marquis Theatre. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Jake: This is a tough one because I always tell people that “I’m human… I will make mistakes,” but I don’t know that I would change anything thus far that has happened in my musical career. As cliché as it sounds, I truly believe that I have learned from each one of my short-comings.
David: Back when we first started playing as a band, we played a couple shows that were just kind of jumbled and didn't go smoothly, but as hard and difficult as those shows were, we learned so much about ourselves and what we as a band could really be capable of. 

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
Jake: I would definitely have to pick our song “Limbo” off of A Place To Rest Your Feet! It has the fast, driving beat, with the thick melodies, and also encompasses the way that we can drop our dynamic volumes down to a soft whole note strum with beautiful chords!
David: For me it would have to be The Lottery. I feel like the sound really defines our musical sound and our ability as musicians. 

Where can we listen to it? 



Where can we find out more about your music? 

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
Check us out, LIKE or follow our pages, and listen to the music! At the end of the day, that is all we want! We just want people to hear what we have to say and the music we love to make!

The Conniption Fits Q&A

Your name:
Stevens Blanchard.

Where are you from?
West Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.

Name of band:
The Conniption Fits.

Who else is in your band? 
Shawn Snyder (Drums) and Jamie Hosley (Bass).

How would you describe yourselves?
Upbeat modern rock with a pop edge.

Who are your main influences musically?
Anything from Dr Dre to Foo Fighters. I love alternative rock with massive pop hooks that manages to avoid the same old chord progressions you’ve heard 1000’s of times.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Worldwide domination. Seriously though, we are pretty happy doing what we are doing, making a living and having fun.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
We opened for the Goo Goo dolls in Idaho. We killed it and were so swamped with fans they missed the Goo Goo Dolls concert to talk with us and have us sign stuff.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
So many. Every time I can’t remember a lyric or badly mess up a part. Good thing is, I’m pretty good at forgetting the negative stuff.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
I’d pick “The Call”. It has the rock and pop elements that we love and is probably smack dab in the middle of what we do. But I also want you to listen to the single that is doing very well for us, “I Need You (Ay-O)”.

Where can we listen to it?



Where can we find out more about your music? 

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?
We are really a live act. We aim to entertain with tons of energy and a touch of humor. See us live if you can! Tour at conniptionfits.com 

Owleye Q&A

Your name:
David.

Where are you from? 
Denver, Colorado.

Name of band: 
Owleye.

Who else is in your band? Tim, Brad, Frank and Dave.

How would you describe yourselves? 
This question is always hard. I think, I am a very humble and honest person.

Who are your main influences musically? 
I would say Joe Pass. But honestly any musician that pays with a heart.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 
To make music a career. But most importantly share my story through my passion and hope it helps anyone as much as it helps me by playing it. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
I would say releasing new music then play a show a week later and have the crowd/fans sing along. That is still something I think will never not make me smile on stage. It is a very deep feeling having a room sing/scream along to our songs. Its kind of like showing your insecurities to someone and having them accept you for who you are. No words can describe it.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
None. Either its good or bad. Mistakes or not they are memories. We are all human and we all makes mistakes but they don't define who we are.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 
I would say our song Cycles, which is our last track on our EP No Wounds that came out in the beginning of April. Why? Because its about loosing someone that has made an impact on our lives that are no longer with us and reflecting on the lessons they taught us or memories we shared. To moving on to making it a positive outlook on it. The song has a lot of emotions in it and people can feel it, which makes me happy.

Where can we listen to it? 
https://youtu.be/gEsXQyfoHNQ

Where can we find out more about your music?
Any social media http://www.owleyeofficial.com/