Tommy Roumanas Interview
1) Hello, Tommy. Can you briefly introduce yourself? My name is Tommy Roumanas and I am a singer/songwriter and musician signed as a solo artist to Pacific Records in Canada.
Category: NeuFutur Interviews
Stephen Farrell Interview
How did your debut release, Stephen Farrell move from initial thought to finished effort? Initially, I was working on demoing some of my songs and I began thinking, “Wouldn’t it be great to really put this down on some tracks with some great musicians and play the tunes live for a change instead of just demoing the tunes with machines and synths.”
DownTown Mystic Interview
How has your time since the release of your last album changed your outlook toward life? When I released Standing Still in 2010 I had no expectations about anything. Little did I know what kind of adventure I was in for. lol From the start, it was the longest recording project I had ever tackled, recording 15 songs. Just prior to starting the project I had a bout of pneumonia…
Meliya Interview
What’s your story? “Well, I have been performing in covers and originals bands professionally since I was about 17 and have always loved singing, playing guitar and writing songs. But even though I knew it was my passion, the practical realist in me would tend to create self-sabotage. I would say to myself, I know you love this but you have to be practical, seriously, it’s competitive and these days…
The Conduit Interview
Six is your latest album. How did the release move from initial thought to finished effort? Initially, I wanted to develop a technical and progressive musical project that was still viable enough to resonate well with a large demographic of people. I love heavy metal music, and I want the public to understand this genres sophistication. With this in mind I am discovering formulas to make my original ideas more attainable…
Alex Von Z Interview
Q: Implicate Order is your latest album. How did the release move from initial thought to finished effort? Actually, it fragmented. When I first planned to release this music I thought one album. But as I was writing I had so much material and it was clearly in two different genres so I decided I needed to do two albums. Heavy task – right? I decided all the singer-song writer,…
Henrik Åstrom Interview
Can the music that you composed for Cowboys and Indians be enjoyed outside of the setting of the film? Does the context in which one listens to your music change based on how they experience the compositions? I always intend for the scores I write to stand on their own outside of the film. It is usually a challenge since most film scores need to be very subtle and can…
Dylan Connor Interview
Hello, Dylan. What should we know about you? Blood Like Fire (Songs for Syria) is my fourth official release as a solo artist. Previously, I released three albums as front man for San Francisco based power pop band M.Headphone. As it stands right now, I am the only American singer to release an album of original songs about the crisis in Syria. I have no Syrian background, but I am…
Les Fradkin Interview
Q: How would people know you? A: I starred on Broadway in the Original Cast Of “Beatlemania” in the late 1970’s. I was a Pioneer of MIDI Guitar and Tapeless Recording in the 1980’s. I worked for Score Productions from 1984 thru 1989 in New York City in Jingles and TV Music. I enjoyed 16 #1 singles on mp3.com in the early 2000’s. And I’m now innovating with the Starr…
Sharp Practise Interview
“Steal With Pride” is your latest album. How did the release move from initial thought to finished effort? The initial thought was very much in the mind of Nigel Clothier, our sole songwriter. Nigel wanted to mix sounds that were evocative of the classic albums of the 70s with lyrics about things that are happening right now and wrote about 14 songs which tried to achieve that. Four of those…
Jupiter in Velvet Interview
How did “Shut Off Your Mind” move from initial thought to finished effort? Well “Shut Off Your Mind” is not so much a concept CD as much as it is a group of songs that speaks to my emotional life in the past year, though there are threads of themes that tie certain songs on the CD together. I write songs continuously and as I rehearse and develop these songs…
Sammy Hakim Interview
How did “Get A Little Closer” move from initial thought to finished effort? I originally wrote “Get A Little Closer” the day before going to Nashville to meet with Dave Moody , the head owner of Lamon Records, for the tracks for the EP . I played the song for him and he immediately decided it would be one of the songs on the EP. The next day we booked…
Danny Stoddard Interview
What’s your story? – I’m an 18-year-old musician that sings and plays drums, guitar, bass, and piano. I was born in Bulgaria and raised in Brooklyn, NY where I still reside. Ive been working with well known producer Matty Amendola since I was 10 years old. How’d you fall into music as a career? – I started playing piano when I was 9, and then realized drums came very…
Seconds Before Landing Interview
What specific forces facilitated the creation of Seconds Before Landing? I had just finished up a project that I had created, called “Mister C’s Beginning Drums. I, of course being Mister C. I love what I do so much, I wanted to be able to share some of my enthusiasm with kids. I created an audio book, and also a Cd Rom, that went over wonderfully. Once I finished with…
DJ Fred Malone Interview
For over a decade DJ Fred Malone has been playing all type of events, parties, weddings, & clubs, everything you could think of. He started at a very young age and despite adversity & uncertainty in his family life, DJ Fred Malone stayed determined to master his craft. Now, In addition to DeeJaying, he works with underground rappers through his production company to help them get the attention they deserve.…
Moss Interview
“Moss” CEO of C.U.F Gang Entertainment is a super-charged dynamic Artist/Entrepreneur who has his talented fingers on the pulse of urban entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion. He is CEO of C.U.F GANG Entertainment- which consists of aspiring and established music artists, producers, designers, promoters, models and other professionals. His company has a fashion clothing line in addition to a music division. Moss will be dropping HOBB CITY ( Hustle Or…
Interviewing AMORE’
AMORE’ has been described as “a living legend in the making”. She is an award winning Urban Alternative R&B, self proclaimed “SOULSTRESS”. The former California Regional R&B “Artist of the Year” is a 28 year old singer songwriter performer with a sultry voice style that will touch & consume anyone with ears & hearts. She is up & coming in the Los Angeles area music scene having performed at various…
Chris Dodge (Spazz, Slap-a-Ham) Interview
What are all of the bands you have played in? This won’t be all of them, but this is what I can remember at the moment: TO THE POINT INFEST LOW THREAT PROFILE DESPISE YOU LACK OF INTEREST BACTERIA CULT SPAZZ EAST WEST BLAST TEST ELECTRO STATIC ORCHESTRA BURN YOUR BRIDGES STIKKY NO USE FOR A NAME JESUS PHILBIN DUH ANCIENT CHINESE SECRET THE LEGION OF DOOM I do recall…
Kinzie Interview
Please introduce yourselves; what has your history been in music? Ash: Ashley Windsor or Ash P. Ori: Phillip Ori or P. Ori is the stage name I go by. How to summarize my musical path? My music history started when I was eight. I didn’t start taking music seriously until I was fifteen. I played bass for a lot of neighboring bands. I eventually had a pretty successful…
The Circus In Your Town Interview
Who are you and how long have you been active? (Tracy) Tracy Dyson Guitarist/vocals, Josh Morgan drums. The Circus In Your Town, has been making music as a band since 2002, and this July will be 11 years. Who are you listening to right now? (Josh) Blink 182, Pantera, and The Black Crows (Tracy) Ubik a local Seattle WA. band, Mokshya a band from Flagstaff AZ, and The Color Morale…