Permanent Ability

-Hi Permanent Ability! Let's start with the name of the band, why did you choose this? Well I had this philosophy. We are all conceived with a god given gift,  in my case being able to create art and music, which is permanently rooted in me for life; and even if I wanted to get rid of that talent, its an ability that will always be mine, and its up to me to decide whether to use it, abuse it, or let it go to idle. So based on that philosophy, I thought Permanent Ability was suitable for my band name, and the creative abundance given to us as individuals, when we unit as one unit, has proven that we are using such gifts to inspire hearts and minds and using them as our canvas. 

-Why do you make music and what does it mean for you? I make music music because I sincerely & passionately LOVE doing it...more specifically making Funk Rock music. I would like to refresh the genre and bring it new life and i feel Permanent Ability has done that thus far. I'm not going to lie, fame and money are also other cognizant injections of motivation as well...but i'm realistic and have my priorities in a row. 

-A new album ("Love You To Death") is about to be released, is there a link between it and your last one ("Bring It On!") which received Grammy Nominees in five categories (Best Rock song, Best Alternative Album, Best Package Design, Best Performance by Group, Best Producer)? I wouldn't say there is a link more so a mature continuation portraying growth. I feel on "Love You to Death" you will hear a more mature band. My lyrics are well written and not as perverse as some of the songs on Bring It On! which were written in my early twenties. I want to prove that i am a good song writer as well as lyricist on this record. I also take some risks vocally and Im trying different ideas that i wasn't in the mind set of with Bring It On!. You can hear some of the this new style starting to bloom when listening to Bring It On! with the songs "Last to Know" & "Shades of Gray." 

-Talking about working on the record "Bring it On!" it was produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Peter Case, etc). How much he has influenced your work? Jim brought tons to the table back in 2010, but it was already set, so to speak. He simply helped define the sound, and captured it with Bring It On!. With my first EP ‘From the Womb to Hollywood,’ I felt it failed to capture the original sound that I was looking for, and the overall tightness which can only be achieved when taking the time to make a real record. With Bring It On! we worked and worked the songs before recording and had already developed the sound. So when Jim Wirt stepped in, it was easy for him to refine it if needed, and then implemented his producing style to it. I was with him daily for twelve hours, twelve days straight just soaking up all the knowledge like a sponge, asking questions, making mental notes, etc. The final outcome was priceless, and the knowledge he shared, along with resources I now have moving forward to create music, it’s finally becoming second nature. Using what I learned by working under and studying Jim I now have the ability to Produce my records the same way, using the same methods and team, minus Jim. Fortunately, I had a great teacher and the new record "Love You to Death will be produced by yours truly. It's all second nature at this point to me.

-Many reviewers talk about you as the new Red Hot Chili Peppers. What do you think about it? It's insanely flattering. The Peppers have casted a long shadow, and getting out of that shadow has been challenging because we DO have an original sound. However, being compared to such an iconic band is VERY positive, and because few bands ventured successfully down the Funk Rock road, someone will always debate the originality of Permanent Ability. But thats cool. The colorful list of achievements my band has already accomplished in such a short time,  I can say with confidence that we are definitely moving in the right direction.  I mean the Grammy Nods alone make me keep doing what i'm doing, and maintaining a steady speed in this direction is the goal. 

-If it was up to you, how would you define your sound? Original. I sincerely feel Permanent Ability has a uniquely fresh and original funk rock sound that keeps evolving. 

-Talking about the compositions of your songs: how and where they born? Do you have a favorite one? What is most important for me this time around is that I wanted this record to have a less-is-more approach. I felt with Bring It On!That a lot of the music was way too busy, as if we were playing live. I felt it had a dated drum sound, and there were tons of mistakes for the amount of money I paid for it. This time around I have more control and get to explore the concept of having each musician play what is right for each song. When I write the songs, I know the musicians well enough and write the parts with them in mind, and also am aware of how can we can pull it off live… although the bass and drums on my records are always cut together live to keep that feel just a bit. This record, I feel, will be my greatest one to date. The slow song Only Rain ventures out into using different layers, including pianos and violins, as well as, a Pearl Jam Yellow Led Better lullaby guitar tone. I also wrote a song called Punch A Bitch… despite its title, its about an argument I got into with Chelsea Handler at a grocery store in Los Angeles. She put me on blast on her show too, so this is my creative rebuttal. It’s tastefully done, too, and I’m proud of the outcome. Just Another Day is my lyrical unveiling, aimed directly at the phoniness of Hollywood and the music industry. I hate it! I wanted it to be an assault, and expose it for what it truly is… so it had to hit hard for me. I needed the motivation to fuel my anger and deliver an intense performance. This record is more mature, with solidified concepts – and it’s lyrically well-written, as well, I feel. A lot of the songs on Bring It On! I wrote in my late teens and early twenties like i said prior… and that album does have its immature moments, but that’s where I was at the moment. There are some solid songs on that record that kinda peak into Love You To Death’s writing style, though. I felt Love You To Death had the ability, for me, to prove evolution has begun within me as a writer, both lyrically and compositionally. I now arrange the songs without insecurity, and stay true to my creed of saying what I want and doing what I say. Good At Losing was actually supposed to make the record Bring It On!, but I felt it didn’t fit collectively with the rest. I’m glad i waited to release it too. It was recorded [back then] too, but I decided to re-do it. The final song exceeded my expectations, and Orlando’s solo is killer in it too! Some interesting facts regarding the recording of Love You To Death: We were able to use tier vintage equipment on this record. I had access to a 1964 Gretsch drum kit owned by Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The kick drum alone is 28 inches… and it sounds massive! Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters also lent my drum tech 4-5 different snares for us to try, too. 

-What genres and artists influenced your music the most? Our influences come from a wide variety of artists, ranging from LL Cool J to Led Zeppelin and everything else in between. Keeping our ears diverse to all styles of music is important to us, and also lends to a vast source of creative ammunition. So when I say we listen to everything…we sincerely do!  

-You come from Los Angeles. What do you think about the music coming from your city and country and how how do you see yourself in relation to them? Permanent Ability is unique because our sound is geared towards the genre Funk-Rock. Which makes us stick out like sore thumbs cuz our style is incomparable to the rest of these dime-a-dozen, clichéd acts found in commercial music today, as well as, here in the LA music scene. We are not taking an easy road though; trying to make this indie, hipster music like everyone else, cuz it’s “IN”, or cuz they want a record deal. Permanent Ability revives the fossil of funk, and takes the genre into a new modern day direction. Simply listen to the radio and you will hear, there isn’t one band on the airwaves that currently sounds like Permanent Ability. Plus, our live shows are immensely explosive, showcasing radio-friendly songs which also sets us apart from other live acts both signed and unsigned.

-What's your favorite artist and song? The Chili Peppers. I'd have to say anything off of BloodSugarSexMagik.

-Wanna talk us about your collaboration with bassist Mario Pagliarulo of Serj Tankian's solo band? He is a good friends of mine but we never got to collaborate together and I felt he was meant for this particular body of music. We work great together and we have fun collaborating too. I am very fortunate to have such great guys to be apart of this record too. Having him attached to the record helps our recognition and show a level of professionalism. He was also supposed to perform on my first record "From the Womb to Hollywood" which is currently being redone for re-release by the end of February in my current style now. Unfortunately, Mario was unavailable at that time back in 2008 and Lige Curry bassist of Parliament Funkadelic stepped in andI was fortunate for that humbling experience as well being such a long time fan of Funkadelic.

-Who do you think are the most relevant musicians nowadays and who are you listening to the most? Dave Grohl, Brandon Boyd of Incubus....I know im missing a couple more. There really isn't much more to choose from in my opinion. All the iconic bands will soon be extinct, and I am not buying into all that hipster shit neither. Most of the bands today are flashes in the pan so labels can survive on that fast revenue. Start a band we need rock music! Or just sign Permanent Ability already.

-How much does the live element matter in your music? That's the MASSIVE and one of the most important aspects of Permanent Ability. So much so that we record live to capture that vibe and energy. Usually starting with bass and drums as solid takes using vocal and guitar scratches. Then once the bass and drums are locked in then we add guitars and vocals last. Even when I write the songs i always think, how can we pull this off live. Having that mindset when writing is also key.

-If you could pick an artist or a band to play with on a stage, who would you choose? The Red Hot Chili Peppers...only with guitarist John Frusciante in the lineup.

-What do you think about the music industry nowadays? Wanna talk us about your experience with the labels? And what would you say to all the young bands looking for a record deal? Get a good lawyer. Now-a-days you don't need a label, you CAN do it yourself. It is hard work, but it beats the restrictions and the pauper lifestyle you will still be living signed to a label. Use your money wisely. Have a budget for your bands priorities, so when you do have to spend money you get every pennies worth. Also know sometimes to make money, you have to spend some too. Do your research online so you are not taken advantage of by companies claiming they have services to help you. Use Better Business Bureau..etc. Be mindful of the sharks, if you gotta pay them they usually ain’t legit. The Music Industy is a gamble, there is no formula to success you just gotta pave your own path by any means possible. Famous or infamous…you’re still famous I guess right?!? That’s what PA strives to do, and fortunately we’ve been successful. When TALENT meets the RIGHT opportunity, is when GREAT things happen. So be selective, be patient, and it will come. Hard work ALWAYS pays off!!!

-Do you feel the weight of being a real independent band? At times. But it no label has tons of positives also. We are completely free to do what we want and create our own deadlines and stick to them etc. Besides even label execs do not know what is going to be successful...the music industry right now is a crap shoot. The only weight I carry is funding the record, then not having any money afterwards to promote and market it. Slowly but surely the music makes its own noise and garners recognition...it just takes a little longer is all. 

-What is the message that you'd like to express to the people who listen to your music and what would you like to say to your fans? Well every song has a message or a theme, but I like to write with a universal message for the listener to apply to his or her own life experiences to relate to it. I don’t like to limit myself lyrically, I will cover any topic I feel I can deliver creatively as long as I have the passion for that particular topic. There really isn’t one message per say, other than we try to make creative songs that are commercial / radio ready, showcasing a funky sound that menaces with energy. I would like to say Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii to the fans.

-What is your favorite book and movie? Favorite book is The Alchemist. Favorite movie is The Dark Knight.

-How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now? In sunny California performing, making and producing records for Permanent Ability as well as up and coming young bands. If any band is looking for quality sounding music and a producer feel free to contact me. 

-Beatles or Rolling Stones? Both. You can't have me choose between two music icons =)

-Where can we find your music? Please visit www.PermanentAbility.com for all up to date news,shows and music. Like us on facebook, follow our ass on Twitter, support us by shopping at iTunes. Thanks for the fun interview and support. Be good.

Tall Ships

Tall Ships

-Hi Tall Ships! Let's start with the name of the band, why did you
choose this pseudonym?

Hi there, we all studied in Cornwall at the Art university in Falmouth UK. The Cornish and especially Falmouth are very well linked with boats and Tall Ships, they have Tall ship festivals and all of the shops are draped in a maritime theme. Basically it was the most cliche name we could call ourselves whilst living in Falmouth.

-Why do you make music and what does it mean for you?

We have all played in various bands growing up and music is our life, I guess we all dreamed of writing songs and playing them to people, but to get a response and have people connect with it means everything to us.
We started out just jamming in Ric's spare room with no real idea or agenda just to have a few beers and kick out the jams!! However since then we have other things to think about when making music. We have an amazing fan base that have stuck by us from the start and come to every show which is incredible. So we are not only making music for us we are making music for them. We simply wouldn't be in the position we are now without that support.

-Your song “Books“ is simply amazing. What’s the story behind it and
what made you decide to change it from the first version?

The early version of Books is probably the first complete song we wrote back when we were at Uni, it was a really quick organic process where it just came together. We played it in various bastard forms for a year until we recorded it for the first EP, it took a while as we were a instrumental band for about a year and this song was Ric's first go at singing and writing lyrics for Tall Ships. It was a kind of ' He can sing!, lets do more!' moment.
When were piecing together our ideas for songs to go on the album Books was a obvious choice, we all felt that this song needed to be taken to its full potential an that the EP version despite being a fan favourite was more like a demo to us.

-Is There a link between your first compositions and your debut album
“Everything Touching”? It seems like you needed time to find your true
sound and  tune.

Yeah, it took us along time to work out what we wanted to say and what kind of music we wanted to write. I think it took us along time because we fell into being a band, we never set out to be doing what we are doing now and we just learnt on the job. We had never been on tour or recorded in a studio or even attempted to write a EP of songs, it was all a learning curve and it definitely worked in our favour. When we started writing for the LP it felt like we were starting to hone in on our sound and anything before that was us trying out as much as we could. Which because of us not pinning ourselves down in the early stages has given us complete freedom to explore songs in different ways that other bands simply can't.

Tall Ships

-Many reviewers speak of your own insecurity about the “math-rock”
sound of your first Eps and that you were not content with what you
created, do you agree?

Hah! its weird were not that intelligent to be 'math rock'  All of our songs are in 4/4 and we use traditional major/minor chords. I think 'science rock' would be better for us. I can see why people tag us with that, we use loops and we were often billed with bands that are 'math rock' . If we called ourselves 'math rock' we would be bottom of the class.

-If it was up to you, how would you define your sound?

'Science rock'

-Talking about the compositions of your songs: how and where they
born? Do you have a favourite one?

 Usually Ric will have a guitar part and we sit in the studio for days until something feels right. Then hours of meticulous jamming, and Beer of course.

 Hmmm my personal favourite to play live at the moment is Oscar, for me its great! I get to play noodley bass lines through the verses and then throw myself around a bit for the ending. The lyrics personally strike a chord with me so it makes it more special to play.

-What genres and artists influenced your music the most?

We all have so many influences but we have a holy trinity that have mainly influenced the band.

Battles.
Biffy Cylro.
Sigur Ros.

-You come from Falmouth on the Cornish coast of England. What do you
think about the music coming from your country and how how do you see
yourself in relation to them?

The music at the moment in the UK is thriving but a lot goes un noticed. With the industry in such dire times financially its only a select few that are moving up the ladder. Theres a big 90's throw back revival happening at the moment which everyone is championing which obviously we don't fall into. Its sad really, its regurgitated slackerpop that has no feeling or emotion and is there to fill the void between the ears of the people who write it. I'm not saying its awful just not relevant, theres a time and a place for it but it just feels that the UK scene is full of very safe bands not really pushing any boundaries or being brave enough to show emotion.

-What's your favourite artist and song?

hmmm according to my iTunes this week... The Beatles - Helter Skelter

Tall Ships

-”Everything Touching (Bonus Tracks Version)” features remixes of your
songs (made by LA2019, 65days, Teej). How does this idea?

We basically send out the stems of songs to various people that are up for re mixing and then see hat happens... Its pretty fun its like asking someone to redecorate your house. The remixes everyone did came back completely different and we are really happy with.

-How much does the live element matter in your music?

For us the live element is probably the most important, to gain a connection with someone face to face is incredible.

-If you could pick an artist or a band to play with on a stage, who
would you choose?

Craig David, we would be his backing band to play from start to finish his album 'born to do it'.

-What do you think about the music industry nowadays?

Its a tough one, obviously big labels are struggling and not taking any risks so it kind of stunts a small bands progressions to that major label status, but at the same time the underground scene is thriving.  Not many people are buying physical records which is awful and the rise of vinyl recently is a welcome change and should be encouraged by both ends of the label spectrum. And so more people are illegally downloading music, but its swings and roundabouts. Now that people have quick access to music it opens a huge audience to bands that would not necessarily have access to and in turn more people are going to gigs. Which is where bands should be made.

Tall Ships

-What is the message that you'd like to express to the people who
listen to your music and what would you like to say to your fans?

THANK YOU!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo

-What is your favourite book and movie?

I think I can safely say for all three of us its the same answer.

Jurassic Park

-How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

Playing to 80,000 people in America....

-Beatles or Rolling Stones?

BEATLES

The Lovely Eggs

The Lovely Eggs

- Hi  Lovely Eggs! Let's start with the name of the band, why did you choose this?

Well I (Holly) was living in Paris and David came to stay with me for the summer and there was an abandoned nest on the bathroom windowsill. It had been there for months. And one day we found a pigeon sat in it and when the pigeon flew off it had laid two eggs in the nest. At the time me and David were just starting to write songs together so when we had to think of a name for the music stuff we were doing we chose The Lovely Eggs cos we were hatching as a band, a bit like those pigeon eggs. We saw the baby pigeons hatch and then we flew back to England and went to New York to play our first ever gig. And that was it.

-Why do you make music and what does it mean for you?

We have both always made music and been in bands. We just can't imagine doing anything else. For us it has come to represent freedom. It is also very exciting sometimes.

-Your song “Food“ it's stunning, pure energy! What’s the story behind it?

Well it's all about sex and loneliness really. The food thing is really just a ruse! I was fascinated by the idea of people who live quite solitary lives and what they do when they need to fuck. There are a lot of single people who just get together to have sex and they don't want anything more than that. I thought the idea of two people getting together to eat a meal together say once a week, just to eat together was an interesting idea. I am quite obsessed with the idea of food actually. You will find it in a lot of our songs. It represents a lot of things.

-Is There a link between your first albums (“If You Were Fruit”, “Cob Dominos”) and your last “Wildlife”?

Well yes! We wrote and recorded all the songs on them. They were recorded at Lancaster Musicians Co-op in Lancaster where we live. That is the link. 

-Many reviewers speak of a sort of “surrealist, working-class aesthetic, absurd” mood characterizing your songs, do you agree?

The Lovely Eggs

Some of our songs are definitely pretty surreal and we do like a lot of pretty absurd/surreal authors and artists so yeah we guess you could say we're coming from that vibe. A lot of our songs are about very normal things though. So we go from the surreal to the mundane. That's where it blurs. We think normal everyday life can be pretty surreal sometimes. Dunno about the working class thing. We both come from pretty working class backgrounds but it's not something we consciously try to get across in our songs or anything. 

-If it was up to you, how would you define your sound?

We would never define our sound because it changes all the time. We have no rules in our band regarding  sound (which is why some songs are 5 seconds long and some are 5 minutes long). But the bare bones are a drum kit, a guitar and a Big Muff.

-Talking about the compositions of your songs: how and where they born? Do you have a favourite one?

We write songs all over the place. Sometimes at home, when we are out and about or in a rehearsal room. Don't really think we have favourites.

-What genres and artists influenced your music the most?

The author Richard Brautigan has had quite a big influence on us. He seems to view the world through different glasses and it is nice to wear those spectacles. We also like David Shrigley. We love his art and he just seems to have the same squint on life that we do.

-You come from Lancaster, England. What do you think about the music coming from your country and how how do you see yourself in relation to them?

I think the UK as a whole has so many bands that you can't just generalise and say bands from over here are great or shit or whatever. There are some bands we absolutely love and  making really exciting music and others we think are just churning out bland generic music industry bullshit. We see ourselves very much apart from other bands though. We have lots of friends in bands we absolutely love but musically we are not similar. We have never really fitted into any scene like that.

-You are a married couple: does it affects the band? And if so, how?

Not really. It just means we get to fuck off on tour together and have fun. It's the best thing in the world to be honest.

-What's your favourite artist and song?

Oh that is an impossible question! We don't have a favourite. Old time classic favourites include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Grandaddy and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. But we also love new stuff like Hotpants Romance, Cate le Bon, Let's Wrestle. There is no way ever we could pin down our favourite song.

The Lovely Eggs

-Who do you think are the most relevant musicians nowadays and who are you listening to the most?

Not sure what you mean by relevant but as for bands doing stuff actually now, as we said we are into Hotpants Romance, Cate le Bon, Let's Wrestle, Kurt Vile, Sweet Baboo.

-How much does the live element matter in your music? In many reviews it is said that your concerts are full of epic atmosphere, what do you think about it?

Playing live is really important to us. Our gigs are all about a punk rock party. We don't like people to think they are watching the band but being part of a party. We want to break down those barriers and drink as much Strongbow as we can!

-If you could pick an artist or a band to play with on a stage, who would you choose?

Oh god we dunno. Sonic Youth with all those millions of guitars would be pretty amazing. Either that or something really stripped back like Jonathan Richman.

-What do you think about the music industry nowadays? Wanna talk us about your experience with the labels? The radio has a lot of influence in your path, didn'it?

We're very independent of the music industry we think. We don't really operate in that sphere. Saying that we've released stuff on Cherryade Records and Too Pure. Cherryade are very DIY and have the same spirit as us and Too Pure again were just ace to do stuff with. We've definitely sung from the same hymn sheet with the labels we have worked with so far. Radio-wise yeah we're been played quite a lot of radio over here. We have just been very lucky and sent them the records and they played em!

-What is the message that you'd like to express to the people who listen to your music and what would you like to say to your fans?

Mine's a Strongbow!

-And to all the young bands looking for a record deal?

The Lovely Eggs

You don't need to chase a record deal. There are plenty of amazing small labels releasing stuff and you can also release stuff yourself. Don't rely on other people to tell you yer good, believe in yerself and fucking go for it! Don't let your own band's future rely on the music industry. Fuck it and get on with it yourself.

-What is your favourite book and movie?

Can't pick favourites but we really like In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan and film-wise we are massive fans of The Wickerman (the original)

-Wanna talk us about “Haunt me Out” aka the “Twin Peaks single”?

There's not much to say, other than we released a single called Haunt Me OUt for Halloween. The song was inspired by Twin Peaks. Each limited edition CD came with a Laura Palmer half heart necklace and there were 6 different CD designs, each a different favoured Agent Cooper donut. They sold out very quickly and some set on fire in the post. We have been sent a photograph to prove this. Very weird.

-How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

Oh we don't know! Probably in a chip shop in Morecambe.

-Beatles or Rolling Stones?

Beatles.

Killerball

Killerball

Who are you?

Killerball. The Swedish band that play anywhere, anytime, and always make the most of it! We play rock clubs, arenas, livingrooms, parties, streets, squares, fountains, towers, mountains. You name it! :)

Why do you make Music and what does it mean for you?

It's a way to put down your creativity on paper. To create some kind of discussion, interaction, feelings and emotions for the listener. But sometimes (most of the times) you write something that you, in the end, only keep to yourself, or throw in the garbage bin. And some songs you want to share with others, and then you record those songs and play them live. Sometimes songwriting actually feels like a strange kind of compulsive behavior too...

It's fun to write songs. It's like when you painted pictures when you were a child. It felt like you did something meaningful and good, and you could use your imagination and create what ever you wanted. It's kind of the same thing.

What's your favourite artist and song?

Wow. That's too hard to answer! We'll get back to you in 50 years. But for now, let's say: Eros Ramazzotti - Quanto Amore Sei

What genres and artists did influence your music?

Bluegrass/Folk/Americana/Blues/Rock'n'Roll/Grunge/Indie/Pop/Garage/Funk/Hardrock/Pop. A big mashup of every genre that contains good songs (which probably is every genre in the world. Except Eurodisco! Haha)

We've seen that you often play acoustic version of your songs (such as "I can't find it"). Can we talk of two different souls of killerball? An electric one and an acoustic one?

Killerball on Spotify

Yes that's true! We played rock clubs for many years, we are very influented by the 90s rock scene, and it is so much fun to headbang and ROCK OUT in the rehearsal studio, but after we'd recorded our first EP, we wanted to go on a tour through Europe. We were very late on booking gigs, and all the venues in Europe were full booked, so we decided to take our acoustic guitars, and a box for the poor drummer. And taught ourselves how to sing in harmonies. Then we packed our car and did a European tour without any booked concert, but only on the streets. We sold out on all of our CDs and could pay for the whole trip only by playing! Yeah!

Talking about "i can't find it", we've seen on youtube an awesome video taken in Salinas, Spain in which you play that song for an Old couple: do you remember that episode?

Yes that was at the last destination of our EU-tour, and we lived in a house with some friends from Sweden who were visiting. One of them is a good journalist and photographer, and he talked us in to do a "random-spontaneous-surprise-walk-straigh-into-unknown-peoples-house-music-video" and so we did, and that video is the result of that. We had never met the old couple before, so it was as amazing to us as it is for the people who watches the clip!

How much the live element matters in your Music?

Very much. We record everything live. We want everything to sound like it's actually played. No Macbooks and overproduced effects. Just good and true. If it sounds good on the street or in our livingroom, it's gonna sound good everywhere! 

What do you think about Music industry nowdays?

It's very different from a couple of years ago when people actually bought CDs in the record stores. Now the possibilities are million times bigger to reach many people, but the competition from other bands is also a million times bigger!

You have to find a smart way to reach out to people. And to reach out to the music business. 

Jonathan, our drummer, started for instance studying music business to learn how the music business really works from the inside. And to get a good network. That has really helped Killerball to slowly get the big wheels to start turning in the pursuit of a ROCK STAR LIFE! ;)

Also the street shows are very appreciated and helps Killerball to grow a steady fan base.

What is the message that you'd like to express at the people Who listen to your Music?

Killerball web-site

If a song is good, it will be good in every clothing. We have chosen to un-mask the music and play it / perform it in a simple way. But with a lot of heart and soulful vibe. 

Who do you think are the most relevant musicians nowdays? We've seen you covered some artists such as Mumford &Sons and The Black Keys..

We love Mumford and Sons and The Black Keys. They seem to do music that they like themselves. And they write very good songs without focusing on being too over inventive, and weird. Just keeping it pretty simple and down to earth. We like that. But still: they are DAMN GOOD musicians. But as we said earlier: we like A LOT of bands! From all genres. And from all times.

What is your favourite book and movie?

The only things we read are the subtitles on the only movies we watch - "Rockumentaries".

How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

Still hanging out, and writing as good music as we can! And hopefully we have some people that like what we do and pay to listen to it, so we can pay our rents from that.

Beatles or Rolling Stones?

The Rolling Beatles. Of course!