I’ve always liked music. When I was a child my mother bought accordion lessons for me and my brothers from a door-to-door salesman. Then my aunt gave us a old upright piano. Each of my parents could play one song on it. I started picking out songs by ear and then I started with classical lessons but I got tired of that after a few years. In college I bought…
Hello, Joseph. What’s happening musically in New Jersey this December? A: December has been quite enjoyable so far. I’ve had some low-key gigs around my hometown, performing in front of a lot of family and friends, which is always nice. With the the cold weather moving in, it’s been nice motivation to stay indoors where it’s warm and work on some new material. Something about cold weather and acoustic guitars…
Hello, Pablo. What’s happening musically in Israel this December? What sort of plans do you have for the early months of 2017? “Funky Side of the Road” has been keeping me busy and focused for the last 8 months, just the creation of the album idea took me about two months, but having a lot of fun with it. My usual activities right after releasing an album is to engage…
Can you give us a little background information about yourself as a performer? I started singing as a little girl and my mom recognized there was something different about my voice; I didn’t have a normal little girls’ signing voice. There was something more there. So she asked me if I wanted to sign up for singing lessons and of course I said yes right away. At this point I…
Hello, Pekkanini. How’s Uppsala this December? Hi, James. Yes, I was born i Uppsala (not far from the capitol of Sweden, Stockholm) but I’ve moved around quite a bit and in the last few years, I’ve lived in Gothenburg on the west coast. The weather here this time of the year use to be cold with some snow, but not this year. Well, cold of course, but no snow so…
Q: What’s your story? How’d you fall into rap? A: I’ve always been making some form of music. I used to be in a rock band called Phoenix when I was younger. I played the guitar. From there it turned into making EDM styled beats. I started rapping when my brother passed away. He used to rap too, so I guess you can say when he passed I sort of…
Hello, guys. What’s happening musically up your way this October? Hey James. Well we just issued our second single. Pretty please with how it turned out, so we’re excited about that. Plus we’re both always working on other stuff.
Today, we are speaking with NYC’s Big City Cowgirl. How did you get into music? I credit my family for its love of music and creative genes for getting me into music. My parents have a large difference in age so they both loved their own types of music. As a result, I was exposed to all styles of music and I incorporate all of those styles into the songs…
The Rise and Fall is your debut EP. What is your creative process and what sources of inspiration (e.g. books, television, film) get your creative juices flowing? Everyone brings their own style to the table..we usually start with a single riff from one of our guitarists Adam, jam it and let it unfold. Then our other guitarist Jordan polishes and puts a more tangible structure in, along with the rest of…
Today, we are speaking with Memphis’ Mahogany Dannie. How did you get into music? Well to start, I was that child in the youth choir that just had to sing louder than everyone else because I loved singing and wanted to be heard. It also didn’t help that my parents were huge Jackson fans, so we would find ourselves pretending to be one of The Jacksons and putting on concerts…
Today, we are speaking with San Francisco’s Beth Marlin. How did you get into music? My professional music career began in Columbia Missouri in the mid-70’s. I was playing at a small cafe when a producer from A&M Records came in to hear me, and invited me to Los Angeles to make a demo. I stayed in L.A. until 2010, when I moved to San Francisco. During my years in…
Today, we are speaking with Leo Goh. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? How did you get into music? I’m a Singaporean guitarist/audio engineer based in California. I’ve been here about 3 years and graduated from Musicians Institute Hollywood. I’ve worked with Suvi Suresh, Noor Che’ree, Austin Gatus, Curtis Brooks etc and have played along the sunset strip, opened for Macy Gray, Blue Sun Festival etc.…
Today, we are speaking with Mike Vaccaro. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? How did you get into music? I started in 4th grade like most California students on clarinet. Added the sax in 8th grade, the flute in 12th grade and the oboe at around 24 years of age.
We’re sitting down with California’s Overlord Gruff. Let’s get right to it – What’s your story? How were you raised, what achievements have you had in your life? “Well, first off let me say thank you for giving me this opportunity. I was raised in a militaristic fashion. My parents always had me involved in some sort of combat training. I didn’t allow myself to play team sports like football…
Today, we are speaking with World Void Web. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? How did you get into music? Well, I’d like to think of it as music getting into me instead of me getting into music. I have been listening to music since a very young age, much like most of the readers here. I am from Bangalore, India and as a kid…
We last had a moment with Robert Allen of DownTown Mystic in late 2015. Over the course of the last 10 months, DownTown Mystic has released Rock’n’Roll Romantic. You’ve released a few singles/EPs in the last few years, but Rock’n’Roll Romantic is your first album since 2013’s self-titled release. What’s happened in your life in the intervening years? I made the album I always wanted to make with Rock’n’Roll Romantic.…
Can the music that you composed for The Reaping (premiering in 2017) be enjoyed outside of the show itself? Does the context in which one listens to your music change based on how they experience the compositions?
Today, we are speaking with Brooklyn’s Carl Thornton. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? How did you get into music?
What’s your story? How’d you fall into rap? I didn’t get into music in the traditional way. Most artists start really young and idolize a lot of different artists. My forte was actually professional wrestling until I was 18. My career in wrestling was cut short due to circumstances beyond my own control and I became a young, angry, and defiant kid. That’s when I discovered music and it saved…
Today, we are speaking with Baltimore’s C.U.L.T.U.R.E.. How did you get into hip-hop? Hey James first and foremost thank you for taking the time to sit down and speak with me in regards to my artistry and brand.