Tuesday, August 2, 2016
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Monday, September 15, 2014
Upcoming New Interviews
In the near future i will be adding NEW interviews from the following bands/personas
Tina Root - "Switchblade Symphony"
John Densmore "The Doors"
Robby Krieger "The Doors"
Robert Smith "The Cure"
The Cruxshadows
The Birthday Massacre
Lacuna Coil
The 69 Eyes
Just to name a few.
Tina Root - "Switchblade Symphony"
John Densmore "The Doors"
Robby Krieger "The Doors"
Robert Smith "The Cure"
The Cruxshadows
The Birthday Massacre
Lacuna Coil
The 69 Eyes
Just to name a few.
Original Interview with Pin-Up Model Bernie Dexter
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
BBE Interview with Pin-Up Model Bernie Dexter
Miss Dexter, I would like to thank you for taking the time to share a little about
yourself with us tonight.
BBE: How long have you been a model?
Ms. Dexter: About five years now.
BBE: When did you realize you wanted to be a model or that modeling is what
you wanted to do?
Ms. Dexter: I have always dreamed of it ever since I was a little girl. I never
thought I would have the chance.
BBE: Well, we are certainly glad you did, you are great.
BBE: Do you consider this to be a career for you, or an at the this moment
kind of gig?
Ms. Dexter: I would not say it is either, it is my lifestyle. I am a Rockabilly girl
and it is what I do.
BBE: As a child growing up, did you look up to any one model for inspiration?
Ms. Dexter: Yes, I sure did. My glamorous mother.
BBE: What would you say are your favorite aspects of being a model?
Ms. Dexter: I LOVE getting dressed up. I love role playing, I really get into it.
BBE: Where do you get all of the items you use in your shoots?
Ms. Dexter: I get a lot of them sent to me by amazing companies and web sites.
Places like, www.whatkatiedid.com, www.stopstaringclothing.com,
www.babygirlboutique.com, www.daddyos.com and heaps more!
BBE: What would you classify your modeling style as?
Ms. Dexter: 1950's Cheesecake.
BBE: Does your family support what you do?
Ms. Dexter: Oh yes, my husband takes most of my photos
BBE: What could you tell someone looking to get into modeling in this business?
Ms. Dexter: Have fun, have no expectations and be careful.
BBE:Where can the public see you?
Ms. Dexter: On the net, lots of rockabilly websites, my myspace and youtube.com
BBE: Do you do live shows?
Ms. Dexter: No, I am way to shy.
BBE: Do you work with any one photographer on a regular basis?
Ms. Dexter: Yes, Levi is my favorite!
BBE: What is your favorite memory?
Ms. Dexter: Hearing from a LA Times reporter that Bettie Page was delighted
with my photos in Barracuda magazine and that Hugh Hefner took it to
his bedroom...lol.
BBE: My final question for you Ms. Dexter before we let you go, Do you look at
this as a job or something you just can not live without?
Ms. Dexter: It does not feel like a job. I really feel lucky to have been able
to have the chance to live out my childhood dream. I never take it for granted.
BBE: Ms. Dexter, on behalf of BBE I would really like to again thank you for
the chance to get to talk to you tonight, I look forward to seeing you in the future
and I can not wait for what you come out with next.
Original Interview with Fetish Model Jewell Marceau
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Original from Roman of The Dreamside
BBE Biography of The Dreamside
Beautifully Bound Entertainment Would like to thank Roman of The Dreamside for taking the time out of his busy schedule to entertain us with his thoughts and biography of The Dreamside.
BBE: This biography was received and written in July of 2007. It was then lost and today we are pleased to release it to the public. The biography in its entirety was presented to me via the band last year. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have.
The Dreamside Bio
Before the likes of Evanescence, Nightwish and Within Temptation popularised the Metal Female Voices genre, The Dreamside were already creating a diverse fusion of symphonic goth metal in their Dutch homeland. Blending elements of gothic and metal music with female vocals and lyrics commonly centred around themes like the supernatural, The Dreamside, formed by vocalist Kemi Vita in 1994, opened their account the same year with Pale Blue Lights on Nuclear Blast, a well-received if slightly naïve debut. Shortly after its release, Fried Bruggink, who'd supplied guest vocals on the album, joined the band, although at first filled the vacant bassist slot.
Consistent and well-received live shows helped spread the word about the band and, at a time when the gothic/dance scene was thriving, their follow-up release in 1996 was a three-track dance mini-album entitled Nuda Veritas.
In many ways, The Dreamside's third release was a turning point. Released in 1997, Apaika revealed both the power and the diversity of the band. Apaika – a Slavic word for 'moon', a theme which runs through The Dreamside's releases – was a personal challenge for Kemi as the recording sessions ran far from smoothly and she found herself taking over more and more of the recording process to both complete the album and keep the band alive.
Cees Viset joined the band after the Apaika tour but it was to be four years before The Dreamside released another album. Owning their own studio at that time, they were able to work for other bands on a number of projects, as musicians and producers. Furthermore, the addition of bassist Roman Schoensee gave more depth and vision to both the band's songwriting and production techniques, and from this point on he and Kemi worked together on The Dreamside, the immediate priorities being to find a new label and to looking for a new sound that would showcase the band's music in a harder, darker vein.
The resulting album Mirror Moon finally appeared in May 2001, and indeed marks something of a new start for the band with louder guitars and a true mix of metal, gothic, electro and ambient elements. At the end of that same year the band contributed a cover of Die With Me to a Type O Negative tribute CD, one of the thirty-plus audio and video compilations on which The Dreamside have featured thus far in their history.
A further turning point in the band's career came in 2003 when Dancing Ferret Discs put together Faery Child, a compilation of The Dreamside's material for the American market. Faery Child featured a cross-selection of the band's material, together with two previously unreleased songs from the Mirror Moon album sessions and a Cruxshadows remix.
Signing with Dancing Ferret Discs, The Dreamside first appeared on the 4 Factor various artists album. A full-length CD with exclusive material from four bands at a budget price, 4 Factor not only reduced the waiting time until the next CD but was also an interesting release for fans of the four contributing bands.
2005 saw the release of Spin Moon Magic, the band's first full-length album for Dancing Ferret Discs, and a single, Open Your Eyes, taken from it. The album also featured a bonus track, a dance club version of Die Huffnung, the band's first ever German-language song, and the eye-catching video for Open Your Eyes featuring Rogue from the Cruxshadows.
While acknowledging that their highspot was yet to come, headlining the Dracula's Ball, being named Band of the Year by readers of Gothic Beauty magazine and having two roads – Kemi Street and Dreamside Way – named after the band in Bakersfield, California are all "pretty cool."
The addition of Merijn Mol to the band just before the sessions for Spin Moon Magic commenced has given the band a stable line-up and The Dreamside is now very much looking to the future. At the time of writing, their back catalogue is being re-mastered and re-issued, starting with Pale Blue Lights which will also feature the Nuda Veritas material.
In 2007 The Dreamside celebrate their 13th anniversary and a special release to celebrate this event is due to be released. This CD contains remixes from Hungry Lucy, Angels and Agony, Lunascape, Satyrian and Vigilante as well as duets with 18Summers, Born from Pain and the Japanese poet Kenji Siratori.
For more information on The Dreamside, go to:
www dreamside.nl
Email: dreams@dreamside.nl
Beautifully Bound Entertainment Would like to thank Roman of The Dreamside for taking the time out of his busy schedule to entertain us with his thoughts and biography of The Dreamside.
BBE: This biography was received and written in July of 2007. It was then lost and today we are pleased to release it to the public. The biography in its entirety was presented to me via the band last year. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have.
The Dreamside Bio
Before the likes of Evanescence, Nightwish and Within Temptation popularised the Metal Female Voices genre, The Dreamside were already creating a diverse fusion of symphonic goth metal in their Dutch homeland. Blending elements of gothic and metal music with female vocals and lyrics commonly centred around themes like the supernatural, The Dreamside, formed by vocalist Kemi Vita in 1994, opened their account the same year with Pale Blue Lights on Nuclear Blast, a well-received if slightly naïve debut. Shortly after its release, Fried Bruggink, who'd supplied guest vocals on the album, joined the band, although at first filled the vacant bassist slot.
Consistent and well-received live shows helped spread the word about the band and, at a time when the gothic/dance scene was thriving, their follow-up release in 1996 was a three-track dance mini-album entitled Nuda Veritas.
In many ways, The Dreamside's third release was a turning point. Released in 1997, Apaika revealed both the power and the diversity of the band. Apaika – a Slavic word for 'moon', a theme which runs through The Dreamside's releases – was a personal challenge for Kemi as the recording sessions ran far from smoothly and she found herself taking over more and more of the recording process to both complete the album and keep the band alive.
Cees Viset joined the band after the Apaika tour but it was to be four years before The Dreamside released another album. Owning their own studio at that time, they were able to work for other bands on a number of projects, as musicians and producers. Furthermore, the addition of bassist Roman Schoensee gave more depth and vision to both the band's songwriting and production techniques, and from this point on he and Kemi worked together on The Dreamside, the immediate priorities being to find a new label and to looking for a new sound that would showcase the band's music in a harder, darker vein.
The resulting album Mirror Moon finally appeared in May 2001, and indeed marks something of a new start for the band with louder guitars and a true mix of metal, gothic, electro and ambient elements. At the end of that same year the band contributed a cover of Die With Me to a Type O Negative tribute CD, one of the thirty-plus audio and video compilations on which The Dreamside have featured thus far in their history.
A further turning point in the band's career came in 2003 when Dancing Ferret Discs put together Faery Child, a compilation of The Dreamside's material for the American market. Faery Child featured a cross-selection of the band's material, together with two previously unreleased songs from the Mirror Moon album sessions and a Cruxshadows remix.
Signing with Dancing Ferret Discs, The Dreamside first appeared on the 4 Factor various artists album. A full-length CD with exclusive material from four bands at a budget price, 4 Factor not only reduced the waiting time until the next CD but was also an interesting release for fans of the four contributing bands.
2005 saw the release of Spin Moon Magic, the band's first full-length album for Dancing Ferret Discs, and a single, Open Your Eyes, taken from it. The album also featured a bonus track, a dance club version of Die Huffnung, the band's first ever German-language song, and the eye-catching video for Open Your Eyes featuring Rogue from the Cruxshadows.
While acknowledging that their highspot was yet to come, headlining the Dracula's Ball, being named Band of the Year by readers of Gothic Beauty magazine and having two roads – Kemi Street and Dreamside Way – named after the band in Bakersfield, California are all "pretty cool."
The addition of Merijn Mol to the band just before the sessions for Spin Moon Magic commenced has given the band a stable line-up and The Dreamside is now very much looking to the future. At the time of writing, their back catalogue is being re-mastered and re-issued, starting with Pale Blue Lights which will also feature the Nuda Veritas material.
In 2007 The Dreamside celebrate their 13th anniversary and a special release to celebrate this event is due to be released. This CD contains remixes from Hungry Lucy, Angels and Agony, Lunascape, Satyrian and Vigilante as well as duets with 18Summers, Born from Pain and the Japanese poet Kenji Siratori.
For more information on The Dreamside, go to:
www dreamside.nl
Email: dreams@dreamside.nl
Original Interview with Peter Spilles of Imatem and Project Pitchfork
Sep 16, 2008
BBE Interview with Peter Spilles of Imatem and Project Pitchfork
Current mood:blissful
Sept. 16th, 2008
Beautifully Bound Entertainment would like to thank Peter Spilles of IMATEM and Project Pitchfork for taking the time to answer some questions for us.
BBE: I have read and heard that Imatem is your side project of Project Pitchfork, when did you come up with this project and what does Imatem represent that is different from Project Pitchfork?
Peter Spilles: The thought of creating a musical project such as IMATEM had been floating in my head for quite a long time and took a concrete form last year (2007), with the release of the debut album "Home".
I found the idea of different singing voices fusing together with my musical compositions very appealing and new, as in Project Pitchfork and -partly- in Santa Hates You (my third project) I sing on my own music.
I absolutely love electronic music in all of its facets and nuances so I decided to bring to life two new projects in order to be able to direct my creativity into different channels, and experiment with those aspects of electronic music that I would have to neglect if I expressed my musical self "only" within the PPF's frame.
On one hand there is the Synth Pop aspect, if you will, which is carried with harmonious and deep melodies throughout the whole IMATEM oeuvre.
And then there's the "hard and loud" stylistic aspect, a more rhythm-oriented musical landscape
which I am currently exploring with Santa Hates You.
Fulfilling the needs of these two musical alter-egos of mine, has the great side effect of generating a sort of creative "free space", providing me with clarity about where I really want Project Pitchfork's musical future to be, without trying to make it sound like something else.
In other words: my two side projects allow Project Pitchfork to go back being Project Pitchfork, and to stay Project Pitchfork.
BBE: Can you explain what Imatem is?
PS: I gave life to this project to create and celebrate a unity among the different musicians and vocalists of the international dark scene. IMATEM is born of my love for electronic music, the thrill of forging something new and my spirit of camaraderie towards fellow artists.
As for the name of the project, IMATEM is a fusion of the two german words "Im" and "Atem", which -in a poetic way- could be translated with: "to stand (or live) within the breath of life."
BBE: Who would you say you liked touring with most?
PS: It's really difficult -if not impossible- to pick a name over another, as when we choose a support act we always make sure we tour with really great bands, whose members are not only incredible musicians, but also truly nice and kind people. I have particularly good remembrances of the tours with Rammstein, Covenant and Zeromancer, just to name a few.
BBE: How long have you been in the music industry and is Project Pitchfork your first gig?
PS:The exact year is hard to tell, but we (PPF) released our first album in the year 1991.
The idea of founding a two man band came to me already in 1989, but I was creating music
and selling tapes since 1986.
I had already a little reputation as a musician when I met Dirk at a concert and I asked him
to join me. That was the birth of Project Pitchfork as you know it. ;).
I've never seen myself as a part of an industry. Of course creativity is used to give many people a job and a little income, ...but it just doesn't feel like an industry. It's more like a big party.
BBE: Which album would you say was/is your most favorable that you have created?
PS: That really depends. With the years, I've learned that it is characteristic of each and every release of ours, to have the potential of being perceived as the best album we have ever done by some, and as the worst by others. Talking with fans, I've found out that they tend to develop a sort of emotional attachment to their first PPF album. Although they also like the other releases, that first PPF album will always remain their favorite. So it happens that for some "Dhyani" and all of our early stuff is unbeatable, while others go crazy for our latest releases, such as "Kaskade" and "Wonderland/One Million Faces".
Doubtlessly, "Alpha Omega" and "Daimonion" are two albums of ours which received and keep on receiving the unconditioned favor of the public. This is great, as our upcoming album will definitely transport some of their characteristic spirit and atmospheres, but in a darker, more powerful and brand new way.
I'm pretty confident that this new, upcoming album will be the most favorable I have created. :)
BBE: What influences you as a artist to produce the music you do?
PS: I have a inner source, triggered by nature, love and life in general.
BBE: Considering all that you have done and aside from Imatem do you see yourself doing this for the rest of your days?
PS: Oh hell yes! I will keep on doing this until I drop dead. It's not like I have a choice: music is the air I breathe, it's what keeps me going. On top of that, I am "chronically inspired" and a cure has not been found yet. ;)
BBE: What type of equipment do you use and do you have any favorites?
PS: I use a Mac.
Cubase is the program I use as a sequencer and for the audio recording.
Also, I own a good selection of hardware synthesizers, samplers and plug-in tools.
BBE: Do you have family support in what you do?
PS: Back when I started, my parents (and even some so-called friends) kept on telling me to do "something serious and responsible" with my life. They didn't see the job of a musician as a "real" job and they were worried about my future. Luckily, I've never been the kind of guy who cares too much about what other people think so I took my own decision and went my own way.
By living my dream, I proved my parents wrong in a very practical way, and now they are very proud of me and fully support me.
BBE: What would you tell someone who was interested in getting into the music industry or into the field you are in?
PS: I would tell them: "Don't do it if you're in just for the fame, the sex and the money, 'cause it's very likely you won't get any of that. The money will probably be very little, sometimes you will struggle to pay the rent. The fame you will get will only last 15 minutes and will bring you more problems than advantages. And let's face it: you can have sex also without being a musician.In that case you can even be pretty sure that the person you're sleeping with is doing it because she/he likes you, not because they like you being in a band.
If you want to become a musician, do it for the music! The music and nothing else! Do it because that's your nature, because it's your destiny and it's the only right way to live for you.
Actually, if you have to decide if you wanna be a musician, it's already wrong.You have to be one, and to know you are. Then, and only then, I would tell you: Go for it! And I'm sure you're gonna make it".
BBE: What was/is it like working with Ronan Harris?
PS: Ronan is one of Europe's best-known electronic musicians and VNV nation
is worldwide renowned and acclaimed. Despite all this, he remained a honest,
refreshingly natural, down to earth guy.
He's very pleasant and professional to work with and his voice is unique and unforgettable.
As soon as I was ready with the instrumental version of "Haven", I couldn't help but thinking that Ronan's voice would fit perfectly to it. So I asked him to sing on the track, and he said yes. :)
I am very grateful that he agreed to this collaboration even with his full schedule.
BBE: Have the two of you collaborated on anything in the past?
PS: No, this was our first collaboration.
BBE: Has Imatem fared well with the fans?
PS: So far, I really can't complain: the response is thoroughly positive, which makes me and my colleagues feel very happy and grateful.
BBE: I see you are on the Asleep by Dawn compilation cd, how do you feel about that with Imatem as opposed to Project Pitchfork?
PS: Well, I feel great about it. When Asleep by Dawn asked the track "Holy TV" ( from IMATEM's last year's album "Home") for their compilation cd, I was very pleased and agreed straight away.
My projects are not "competing" with each other, so I can fully enjoy their individual successes. As a composer, it's a wonderful feeling to see that, no matter what name stands on the cover of an album, your music is loved and well received by the public.
BBE Interview with Peter Spilles of Imatem and Project Pitchfork
Current mood:blissful
Sept. 16th, 2008
Beautifully Bound Entertainment would like to thank Peter Spilles of IMATEM and Project Pitchfork for taking the time to answer some questions for us.
BBE: I have read and heard that Imatem is your side project of Project Pitchfork, when did you come up with this project and what does Imatem represent that is different from Project Pitchfork?
Peter Spilles: The thought of creating a musical project such as IMATEM had been floating in my head for quite a long time and took a concrete form last year (2007), with the release of the debut album "Home".
I found the idea of different singing voices fusing together with my musical compositions very appealing and new, as in Project Pitchfork and -partly- in Santa Hates You (my third project) I sing on my own music.
I absolutely love electronic music in all of its facets and nuances so I decided to bring to life two new projects in order to be able to direct my creativity into different channels, and experiment with those aspects of electronic music that I would have to neglect if I expressed my musical self "only" within the PPF's frame.
On one hand there is the Synth Pop aspect, if you will, which is carried with harmonious and deep melodies throughout the whole IMATEM oeuvre.
And then there's the "hard and loud" stylistic aspect, a more rhythm-oriented musical landscape
which I am currently exploring with Santa Hates You.
Fulfilling the needs of these two musical alter-egos of mine, has the great side effect of generating a sort of creative "free space", providing me with clarity about where I really want Project Pitchfork's musical future to be, without trying to make it sound like something else.
In other words: my two side projects allow Project Pitchfork to go back being Project Pitchfork, and to stay Project Pitchfork.
BBE: Can you explain what Imatem is?
PS: I gave life to this project to create and celebrate a unity among the different musicians and vocalists of the international dark scene. IMATEM is born of my love for electronic music, the thrill of forging something new and my spirit of camaraderie towards fellow artists.
As for the name of the project, IMATEM is a fusion of the two german words "Im" and "Atem", which -in a poetic way- could be translated with: "to stand (or live) within the breath of life."
BBE: Who would you say you liked touring with most?
PS: It's really difficult -if not impossible- to pick a name over another, as when we choose a support act we always make sure we tour with really great bands, whose members are not only incredible musicians, but also truly nice and kind people. I have particularly good remembrances of the tours with Rammstein, Covenant and Zeromancer, just to name a few.
BBE: How long have you been in the music industry and is Project Pitchfork your first gig?
PS:The exact year is hard to tell, but we (PPF) released our first album in the year 1991.
The idea of founding a two man band came to me already in 1989, but I was creating music
and selling tapes since 1986.
I had already a little reputation as a musician when I met Dirk at a concert and I asked him
to join me. That was the birth of Project Pitchfork as you know it. ;).
I've never seen myself as a part of an industry. Of course creativity is used to give many people a job and a little income, ...but it just doesn't feel like an industry. It's more like a big party.
BBE: Which album would you say was/is your most favorable that you have created?
PS: That really depends. With the years, I've learned that it is characteristic of each and every release of ours, to have the potential of being perceived as the best album we have ever done by some, and as the worst by others. Talking with fans, I've found out that they tend to develop a sort of emotional attachment to their first PPF album. Although they also like the other releases, that first PPF album will always remain their favorite. So it happens that for some "Dhyani" and all of our early stuff is unbeatable, while others go crazy for our latest releases, such as "Kaskade" and "Wonderland/One Million Faces".
Doubtlessly, "Alpha Omega" and "Daimonion" are two albums of ours which received and keep on receiving the unconditioned favor of the public. This is great, as our upcoming album will definitely transport some of their characteristic spirit and atmospheres, but in a darker, more powerful and brand new way.
I'm pretty confident that this new, upcoming album will be the most favorable I have created. :)
BBE: What influences you as a artist to produce the music you do?
PS: I have a inner source, triggered by nature, love and life in general.
BBE: Considering all that you have done and aside from Imatem do you see yourself doing this for the rest of your days?
PS: Oh hell yes! I will keep on doing this until I drop dead. It's not like I have a choice: music is the air I breathe, it's what keeps me going. On top of that, I am "chronically inspired" and a cure has not been found yet. ;)
BBE: What type of equipment do you use and do you have any favorites?
PS: I use a Mac.
Cubase is the program I use as a sequencer and for the audio recording.
Also, I own a good selection of hardware synthesizers, samplers and plug-in tools.
BBE: Do you have family support in what you do?
PS: Back when I started, my parents (and even some so-called friends) kept on telling me to do "something serious and responsible" with my life. They didn't see the job of a musician as a "real" job and they were worried about my future. Luckily, I've never been the kind of guy who cares too much about what other people think so I took my own decision and went my own way.
By living my dream, I proved my parents wrong in a very practical way, and now they are very proud of me and fully support me.
BBE: What would you tell someone who was interested in getting into the music industry or into the field you are in?
PS: I would tell them: "Don't do it if you're in just for the fame, the sex and the money, 'cause it's very likely you won't get any of that. The money will probably be very little, sometimes you will struggle to pay the rent. The fame you will get will only last 15 minutes and will bring you more problems than advantages. And let's face it: you can have sex also without being a musician.In that case you can even be pretty sure that the person you're sleeping with is doing it because she/he likes you, not because they like you being in a band.
If you want to become a musician, do it for the music! The music and nothing else! Do it because that's your nature, because it's your destiny and it's the only right way to live for you.
Actually, if you have to decide if you wanna be a musician, it's already wrong.You have to be one, and to know you are. Then, and only then, I would tell you: Go for it! And I'm sure you're gonna make it".
BBE: What was/is it like working with Ronan Harris?
PS: Ronan is one of Europe's best-known electronic musicians and VNV nation
is worldwide renowned and acclaimed. Despite all this, he remained a honest,
refreshingly natural, down to earth guy.
He's very pleasant and professional to work with and his voice is unique and unforgettable.
As soon as I was ready with the instrumental version of "Haven", I couldn't help but thinking that Ronan's voice would fit perfectly to it. So I asked him to sing on the track, and he said yes. :)
I am very grateful that he agreed to this collaboration even with his full schedule.
BBE: Have the two of you collaborated on anything in the past?
PS: No, this was our first collaboration.
BBE: Has Imatem fared well with the fans?
PS: So far, I really can't complain: the response is thoroughly positive, which makes me and my colleagues feel very happy and grateful.
BBE: I see you are on the Asleep by Dawn compilation cd, how do you feel about that with Imatem as opposed to Project Pitchfork?
PS: Well, I feel great about it. When Asleep by Dawn asked the track "Holy TV" ( from IMATEM's last year's album "Home") for their compilation cd, I was very pleased and agreed straight away.
My projects are not "competing" with each other, so I can fully enjoy their individual successes. As a composer, it's a wonderful feeling to see that, no matter what name stands on the cover of an album, your music is loved and well received by the public.
Original Interview with Dope Stars Inc.
BBE Interview with Dope Stars Inc.
On behalf of BBE we would like to thank DSI for taking the time out of their busy lives to answer a few questions for us.
BBE: Who are the members of DSI?
Darin: Victor, Darin, La Nuit and Ash Rexy is the new live member
BBE: When and where did you all meet?
Darin: Around spring of 2003 in Rome.
Victor: Yeah it was around many 2003 when we decided to found this band and started working on 10.000 watts of artificial pleasures, our first EP. La nuit joined the band in summer 2006 while Ash just joined as live member recently. We are now in looking for a drummer to complete the line up for the next album. We never had a drummer before for a matter of choice but after many live experiences we realized it would rock very hard on a live set. Soon the new drummer will be announced on our website.
BBE: What influences you as a group?
Victor: It's difficult to say. We grow up during the 80's and 90's so we have been mostly influenced by rock, modern rock, metal, gothic rock, new wave, punk and then Industrial and hard electronics. Dope Stars Inc. are indeed a band influenced by different kind of music genres but we are also very open to all the new modern music as well as music from 60's and 70's.
Darin: Many influences, from Rock n Roll to New Wave, Industrial, Pop ecc
BBE: How did the name DSI come about?
Victor: We sent a list of possible names and then we figured out a name working better to explain our rock'n'roll glam attitude and industrial heart. First it was just Dope Stars, then we added Inc. that represents infact the post-industrial cyberpunk imagery we describe in our lyrics.
Darin: I wrote a big list of differents name, and i sent it to other guyz. In the first moment dope stars wasn't supposed to be the last choice but after one week guyz also liked "my way name" :) I think it's a perfect name that can explain well the meaning of our sound and attitude.
BBE: Could you tell us where you would say was/is your favorite venue you have played?
Victor: Definitively the last 2 shows with Nightwish at "On A Dark Winter Night Festival". It was huge, packed and the stage personell was really professional. But we als had other great live experiences such as WGT 2007 and Amphi festival. Also we spent a great time in some smaller clubs in germany and the latest show in Italy at Tempo Rock.
Darin: For my side was Amphi Festival in 2006 with bands like 69 eyes and Negative.
BBE: have any of you ever bitten the head off a bat?
Victor: Oh No, only Ozzy can do it!
BBE: How old were you all when you knew music is what you wanted to do?
Victor: When I was a teen and started to play in my first garage bands. It was more than 10 years ago now and everyday the passion growth till today. And it's still growing.
Darin: Being a rockstar? LOL when i was toooo young!
BBE: What would you tell someone who wanted to get into the music/entertainment industry?
Victor: It's not an easy businnes. Lot of work to do and only a strong passion and motivation can push you ahead. You have to take it seriously and not seriously at the same time. I mean, it should be something you do with heart but without big expectations. To be in a band does not mean only writing songs, recording, releasing albums and play live. There is a lot of work behind that is about negotiation with professional partners, contacts with press, contacts with the fans, mantaining and keep up to date your website, arranging shows, eating some shit, getting crazy for the most nonsense stuff and have to deal with egocentric "wannabe rockstars" at any cost that often slow down your carreer for stupid reasons. But till you do it cause it's your only way to live then all is cool and you can face all this with a smile ;) In the end it's just a life like another with its good and bad sides.
BBE: What kind of equipment do you use?
Victor: Les Paul Gibson and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier for guitar. Do a guitarist need anything else? Eheh. About electronics I use different instruments and softwares. I also work in a studio and I've been the producer and sound engineer for most the albums of DSI so it's very hard to name all the gear we used. Everytime new stuff come out and it's great cause it also bring new fresh air for your sound.
Darin: Gibson Thunderbird 87', Ampeg SVT2 head and speakers, and a couple of pedals effect, one overdrive system and one magic compressor.
BBE: If you were not into and doing the music thing, what would you be doing right now with your lives?
Victor: Well hard to say. I was studing physichs and I left cause I had to work and also to follow my carrer as musician. So probably at this point I'd have been doing some experiments in some lab in Italy. Bus since here in Italy most of the graduated people can't find a job i'd have probably ended working as IT consultant and computer technician as I did for many years.
BBE: What is your favorite part of the job?
Victor: Travelling and visiting new countries, playing live, tourbus/backstage experiences and making new great friends in tour.
Darin: Travels all the times, live this beautiful experience with other guyz, have fun on stage and backstage ;)
BBE: Do you feel you have accomplished what you set out to do in the music industry?
Victor: I think there are really few bands in Italy in the alternative scene that did the same steps we did in less than 3 years. We are still a small band with a lot of work ahead but already I believe we should be really proud of what happened to us and the opportunities we had till now. Probably if we were from another country it would have been much easier, but it's also our condition that makes the stepds we did important.
DSI, I want to again thank you so much for taking the time to answers these questions as posed from your fans, and we look forward to hearing great things from you in the future.
On behalf of BBE we would like to thank DSI for taking the time out of their busy lives to answer a few questions for us.
BBE: Who are the members of DSI?
Darin: Victor, Darin, La Nuit and Ash Rexy is the new live member
BBE: When and where did you all meet?
Darin: Around spring of 2003 in Rome.
Victor: Yeah it was around many 2003 when we decided to found this band and started working on 10.000 watts of artificial pleasures, our first EP. La nuit joined the band in summer 2006 while Ash just joined as live member recently. We are now in looking for a drummer to complete the line up for the next album. We never had a drummer before for a matter of choice but after many live experiences we realized it would rock very hard on a live set. Soon the new drummer will be announced on our website.
BBE: What influences you as a group?
Victor: It's difficult to say. We grow up during the 80's and 90's so we have been mostly influenced by rock, modern rock, metal, gothic rock, new wave, punk and then Industrial and hard electronics. Dope Stars Inc. are indeed a band influenced by different kind of music genres but we are also very open to all the new modern music as well as music from 60's and 70's.
Darin: Many influences, from Rock n Roll to New Wave, Industrial, Pop ecc
BBE: How did the name DSI come about?
Victor: We sent a list of possible names and then we figured out a name working better to explain our rock'n'roll glam attitude and industrial heart. First it was just Dope Stars, then we added Inc. that represents infact the post-industrial cyberpunk imagery we describe in our lyrics.
Darin: I wrote a big list of differents name, and i sent it to other guyz. In the first moment dope stars wasn't supposed to be the last choice but after one week guyz also liked "my way name" :) I think it's a perfect name that can explain well the meaning of our sound and attitude.
BBE: Could you tell us where you would say was/is your favorite venue you have played?
Victor: Definitively the last 2 shows with Nightwish at "On A Dark Winter Night Festival". It was huge, packed and the stage personell was really professional. But we als had other great live experiences such as WGT 2007 and Amphi festival. Also we spent a great time in some smaller clubs in germany and the latest show in Italy at Tempo Rock.
Darin: For my side was Amphi Festival in 2006 with bands like 69 eyes and Negative.
BBE: have any of you ever bitten the head off a bat?
Victor: Oh No, only Ozzy can do it!
BBE: How old were you all when you knew music is what you wanted to do?
Victor: When I was a teen and started to play in my first garage bands. It was more than 10 years ago now and everyday the passion growth till today. And it's still growing.
Darin: Being a rockstar? LOL when i was toooo young!
BBE: What would you tell someone who wanted to get into the music/entertainment industry?
Victor: It's not an easy businnes. Lot of work to do and only a strong passion and motivation can push you ahead. You have to take it seriously and not seriously at the same time. I mean, it should be something you do with heart but without big expectations. To be in a band does not mean only writing songs, recording, releasing albums and play live. There is a lot of work behind that is about negotiation with professional partners, contacts with press, contacts with the fans, mantaining and keep up to date your website, arranging shows, eating some shit, getting crazy for the most nonsense stuff and have to deal with egocentric "wannabe rockstars" at any cost that often slow down your carreer for stupid reasons. But till you do it cause it's your only way to live then all is cool and you can face all this with a smile ;) In the end it's just a life like another with its good and bad sides.
BBE: What kind of equipment do you use?
Victor: Les Paul Gibson and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier for guitar. Do a guitarist need anything else? Eheh. About electronics I use different instruments and softwares. I also work in a studio and I've been the producer and sound engineer for most the albums of DSI so it's very hard to name all the gear we used. Everytime new stuff come out and it's great cause it also bring new fresh air for your sound.
Darin: Gibson Thunderbird 87', Ampeg SVT2 head and speakers, and a couple of pedals effect, one overdrive system and one magic compressor.
BBE: If you were not into and doing the music thing, what would you be doing right now with your lives?
Victor: Well hard to say. I was studing physichs and I left cause I had to work and also to follow my carrer as musician. So probably at this point I'd have been doing some experiments in some lab in Italy. Bus since here in Italy most of the graduated people can't find a job i'd have probably ended working as IT consultant and computer technician as I did for many years.
BBE: What is your favorite part of the job?
Victor: Travelling and visiting new countries, playing live, tourbus/backstage experiences and making new great friends in tour.
Darin: Travels all the times, live this beautiful experience with other guyz, have fun on stage and backstage ;)
BBE: Do you feel you have accomplished what you set out to do in the music industry?
Victor: I think there are really few bands in Italy in the alternative scene that did the same steps we did in less than 3 years. We are still a small band with a lot of work ahead but already I believe we should be really proud of what happened to us and the opportunities we had till now. Probably if we were from another country it would have been much easier, but it's also our condition that makes the stepds we did important.
DSI, I want to again thank you so much for taking the time to answers these questions as posed from your fans, and we look forward to hearing great things from you in the future.
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