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T. Hello. How are you doing today?
S. Fine, it's a bit cold today and everybody around
me is sick so it's a little dreary.
T. Oh yeah, it's really cold and nasty down here
as well and a couple of my friends have gotten sick with the
Flu as well.
S. Where are you from?
T. Delaware
S. Oh yes that is really close.
T. So I read on your Myspace that your father formed
a Partridge family type group.
S. Yes.
T. Have these influences effected your music in
your new album?
S. Have you listened to my album?
T. Yes.
S. Do you mean musically or do I write about it
lyrically?
T. Musically
S. Musically? Oh yes definitely. Because it is a
very religious thing. My dad was a minister. So the kind of songs
we sing in that environment are really simple songs and people
can clap their hands and sing along and that kind of melodic structure
definitely lives on in my kind of music. That is why my music
is pop because that music has similar aesthetic in the sense that
the melodies are you know are familiar sounding and similar. You
know what I mean?
T. Yes, definitely. So I heard that your first
album came out in Australia was much different then your upcoming
album.
S. In what way?
T. Your Australian album was created in a more
manufactured pop style and because of this you received a lot of
really bad media and press.
S. It did not get bad media, but there was a song
on it named Trigger and it became a big thing about it being about
masturbation. So, everything in the press was about masturbating.
And in that sense it wasn't so much about the media that made
it sound more manufactured. The album itself was musically more
produced and this record that I just did is a bunch of musicians
sitting in a room and its all live including my singing. The first
album is more about production. You can do them in different ways.
You know, like sectional wise where one person can come and they
do their thing and you do your thing. Anyway. But its different
in that way. That's the reason that album didn't fall so much
into the Indie category. After listening to my album what do you
think? Do you think my music is more Indie sounding or more pop?
T. It seems to be a mix of the two.
S. Yes there is a really fine line. So I guess what
happened was that in Australia it fell in the pop category very
heavily because I had this massive radio play going on. SO what
that kind of mean is that I wasn't in the Indie music camp so
much. Which in Australia isn't such a good thing because they
really love the under dog and the press and the media will really
get behind you if they feel like they discovered you, but because
I was on Sony and because I had massive radio support and things
like that I came across more as like a pop star then a real true
musician, which is what I exactly am. Do you understand?
T. Yes, definitely. So, what kind of message are
you sending out with your new album?
S. Only to say that…I think the album when I listen
to it sounds like it is about falling in love and falling out
of love. Both of which I was doing during the writing of that
album. So I guess that's the whole of it. All of the songs on
the album fall into one of those categories to some degree. Then
there are some other ones that are just generally about life.
T. Do you have any famous artists that have inspired
you?
S. I really like 70's classic rock. Anything that's
got that going on I'm loving it! I also love a lot of 60's pop too.
They are definitely very huge influences.
T. Who are you listening to now?
S. I live in the studio so I am listening to whoever
is recording an album at any given moment. Pretty much. What I
tend to do is take a little look around Myspace and every now
and then something will pop up that is really appealing. I can't
really think of any of them right now. Yeah, I don't remember.
What are you listening too?
T. Well, I have been listening to your album for
the last couple days? Speaking of your album how did you go about
creating the song structure? You were talking about the themes of
falling in and out of love. Artistically how did you put this album
together? Like, how did you decide on which song goes first and
how did you title the songs.
S. Alright. Songs just sort of come out of me. You
write them as you feel them. What you do is you group together
a bunch of songs that you have written and hopefully you'll have
at least twenty good ones and from that you just choose about
twelve or fourteen of them to record and hopefully at the end
of that process you'll have a great 10 songs to go on a record.
That's generally what you do. You just choose the songs you like.
I write a hell of a lot so it makes it difficult because it's
more of a consensus between me and the producer and the record
company and we put together lists and write it all down. Concerning
the titles it's usually just words that stand out in the song
like… "you make me feel like a girl in the red shoes"
so for that song the title is "Red Shoes" and "Save
your kisses for a lonely night" you get "Save Your Kisses".
T. Is there any one of your songs on your album
that means the most to you?
S. Well at this stage it really comes down to you
playing them live on stage a lot so they take on different life
to a studio performance, because that requires crowd interaction
and you start to see which ones really work in that format. Like
which ones really go well and transpose well into a live situation.
I'm really loving playing ones like Immortal and Inertia. They
are just fun to play with the band. If I was going to play a solo
thing. Then I would choose different songs. But as for a song
that really means the most to me…Well they all do really. I think
"Its Ok". I wrote that for a friend that was feeling
down. But I don't really listen to my music that much and go oh
whoa
T. So is your family still involved in your music
today or are they still over in Australia?
S. They stay in Australia. No they have never really
been involved in my music career. I left home when I was seventeen.
And I have been just doing my own thing.
T. Do you still keep in touch with them?
S. Yes.
T. Are they supportive?
S. They are just like normal parents. It's just
like your job. I don't know if you parents talk to you about it
and find it totally exciting. It's just my job. Well, to them
it is. Obviously it's pretty important to me, but it is just what
you do, as opposed to who you are. So when I'm relating to my
parents it's not so much about what you do it's just something
you do. We don't go on and on about it. They aren't really all
that particularly interested.
T. Do you plan on going on tour with this new album
soon in America?
S. Yea, definitely! That is exactly what we are
hooking up right now. There is a little thing going on in France
right now. I have a big campaign thing with a big music store
and they are playing me on the radio over there. So, I'm going
to be going over there and around that time I'll finally be hitting
the road in the United States and trying to play anywhere I can?
T. Do you get good radio play here in the United
States?
S. I don't think we have gone to radio with it yet.
So, no. It's coming out in April. I don't really know how that
all works.
T. Do you think you'll be working to get on the
radio soon?
S. Hopefully. You never can tell. I think that my
record label is really internet focus. They love internet as a
medium and it can be such a great way to meet fans without having
to play the game that the rest of the industry relies upon such
as radio. Not that we wouldn't love to have play on the radio.
But there are so many other progressive ways to get your music
out there for people to hear. I think they are really interested
in that kind of thing.
T. So, you really agree with the usage of Facebook,
Myspace, and iTunes in this electronic age as an outlet for new
artists?
S. Yes. I think the internet is a good place to
be. Obviously there is a lot out there and it's hard to cut through
it. So, how do you help people find you? You're a Blog guy right?
So, you think the same things. How are people going to discover
your site? Do you have a formula…no?! You try and do something
really cool and hope that it starts to catch on.
T. A lot of artists now a days, besides just having
their pages with their music, have started having live internet
concerts on their sites instead of having to travel to perform live
at different venues.
S. Oh whoa! Yea, I might do that. I can easily film
myself doing that.
T. I have watched a couple of artists with online
concerts and it's a pretty good way to find and discover fans and
an audience and it is still pretty unique. At least for the moment.
You will have to keep us posted incase you decide to have a live
online concert.
S. Ok, So I don't even know if I'd do it. How did
you guys hear my music?
T. Your PR people contacted us.
S. Cool. Your site has like everything in it.
How many people are constantly keeping this site going?
T. About five people.
S. Whoa. You guys most be pretty busy.
T. Yes, but we get to talk to talented artists
like you so it's really not that big of a hassle.
S. And you're quite near by. So where could I do
a show around there?
T. Just a moment.
J. Hi, this is Joe! I actually run this office.
You can actually contact Krystn she has a lot of contacts in the
Philadelphia area. So maybe we can defiantly do something talking
in between and maybe help to promote something with you.
S. Yes that would be great. We are putting together
something now. But you are so close it's a shame not to go down.
It's so nearby. It is nice to just be able to reach out and see
what's going on around there.
J. Well we are doing more and more shows and getting
to know more venues and more people. We are just starting to branch
out into the new music thing. Most of our stuff is archival and
little older, but we are really stretching out into new music and
music DVDs the like. And we are definitely meeting more and more
people so we can definitely begin to help you out there.
S. Great. That's really cool. So if you think of
anything definitely let us know.
J. Oh, definitely! Is the number we contacted you
on your main number? Yes it is. Make sure that you give Scott your
email address too and we definitely will have to stay in touch.
S. Yes. We should.
J. Alrighty, well nice talking to you
S. Nice talking to you too.
J. Where are you located?
S. I live in near Woodstock in Upper State New York.
J. I haven't been up there but its one of those
places that I'd like to go.
S. It is very pretty. It's nice were you live too
right?
J. Well its ok. Delaware is just sort of a really
big suburb of Philadelphia.
S. Yea. I would definitely like to go through and
play Philadelphia. It is like one of the major stops.
J. Phili, in itself is probably the worlds biggest
small town. It's about the fourth or fifth biggest city here, but
in its own special way its just like a small town. But it's a neat
little town. We like it?
J. Well, Thank you for your time. We will have
this up on the site in a week or so?
S. Thank you very much.
J. Bye-bye
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