interview
Interviews with top Beat music advocates celebrities, musicians, artists, and icons about their current and past music projects.
- Top Story - February 2019
Showing Love to a New Artist, Kathana
There has been a wave of new artists lately, but one in particular who has been making quite an impression on music lovers is Kathana. The duo of Katie who is the singer/songwriter and Chris who is the producer behind the tunes has left an impressive mark on the industry so far with their newest release "Show Me Love." This is the catchiest song that will definitely leave you in your feels. In this interview, we talk to Kathana about what it's like being an artist and so much more!
Amanda GabriellePublished 5 years ago in Beat Gabe Fleck: A New Addition to Your Spotify Playlist
Have you heard of Gabe Fleck yet? Well, if not, you are MISSING OUT. With over 200,000 Spotify listeners, this Portland artist is quickly leaving a mark on the music industry, with no intent on stopping. The inspirational artist writes music with the intent to inspire his listeners, and he has been doing just that. Gabe inspires his audience to not only be themselves, but to do what they love. Fleck’s influences range from Mac Miller, Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, Bob Dylan, and James Blake. We spoke to Gabe about his life, his music, and this is what YOU need to know!
Amanda GabriellePublished 5 years ago in BeatMeet Times Like These
From New York City, Times Like These is a fresh take on classic pop punk. With songwriting driven by youthful fervor and catchy hooks, Times Like These went from their first backyard show in the summer of 2016 to a sold-out EP release show in their hometown of Long Island in 2018. The four-piece, consisting of vocalist Mike Acampora, bassist Zach Dyer, guitarist Eddie Giuffo, and drummer Cody Omage, have toured throughout the East coast, finding new fans everywhere they go with their energetic and intimate live performances.
Amanda GabriellePublished 5 years ago in BeatQueens, NY Rising Artist Lawrence Turner Releases New Visual!
Queens, New York is known for being the home of some of hip-hops greatest artist including J Cole and Nicki Minaj. A new artist is currently rising into the spotlight known as Lawrence Turner. Hot off his latest project A Lil' Something EP, he has released a high-energy music video for his first song on the project, titled "A Lil' Intro." The video shows his character and gives us a little taste of what we can expect on the EP. Lawrence will be dropping another visual early this year and we look forward to seeing more!
Taylor ThompsonPublished 5 years ago in BeatA Chat With: Aestrid
We caught up with Ray Murphy, the drummer for Dutch band Aestrid, for another chat. We caught up with as they just got back to Ontario for another tour and we wanted to see what they've been up to, music, and of course hockey.
Kyle StumpoPublished 5 years ago in BeatDoug Gray Talks Marshall Tucker and Soul of the South and His Long Career
Image: NELO Mijangos The Marshall Tucker Band first got together in the early 70s—absent of anyone actually named Marshall Tucker. The impetus for a name occurred when original members Tommy Caldwell, Paul T. Riddle, George McCorkle, and Jerry Eubanks were rehearsing at an old warehouse in South Carolina. Not so much an urgent search for an identity as it was to fill their stomachs. Overdue for dinner, they abruptly settled on the name they found on the key that opened the building. 40 years later, and after hits like "Fire on the Mountain" and "Can’t You See," the legacy is not going anywhere, but only Doug Gray remains.
Rich MonettiPublished 5 years ago in BeatHow One French Producer Creates Music for a 2D World
Video game programmer by day and an underground music producer by night is just another day in the life of Ray ~ Yami. I had the pleasure of interviewing them the other day about their video game and what is next for their music. Ray ~ Yami is an independent, non-binary, artist from France with English as a second language. I think it is awesome to hear an artistic perspective from such a unique person and voice from their community. Let's get into it, shall we?
How Hybrid Artist Hitslut Is Twisting up the Metal Genre
The other day I had the pleasure of interviewing hybrid terror metal guitarist Mr. Slut aka Hitslut. He has been bringing a unique sound over on the blockchain's Musicoin and combining styles of genres with elements not often heard together like Terror, Metal, Acoustic, and electronic music. Read on to find out Why music may never be the same.
Why Turning Fear into Distorted Art Can Save Your Soul
A few days ago I had the pleasure of interviewing at an underground artist from The Anthropophobia Project. I discovered him from a friend on SoundCloud and was impressed with the dirty, groovy riffs and introspective lyrics. If Black Mirror had a soundtrack this would be it. His music is very raw and pure, just how I like it. I can tell it is made from his heart. Let's hear what he has to say about his project and the process he goes through to bring you this distorted art.
Another Astronaut
The founding members of Another Astronaut originally formed as a high school talent show act. Ten years later, after performing countless shows across the country, they're celebrating the release their second album, Agoraphobic, now available to stream on Spotify and Bandcamp.
Jamie ArcelayPublished 6 years ago in Beat- Top Story - October 2018
An Interview with Emerging Artist Oriel Poole
If you have yet to hear of the "electro-soul siren" Oriel Poole, you're in for a treat. Based in Los Angeles, California, Poole is carving a niche all her own with music that blends R&B, synth-pop, and electronica. She's primarily self-taught, and that comes through in her music in the best way possible. It's passionate, authentic, and unafraid to challenge the norms set up by the music industry.
Beat StaffPublished 6 years ago in Beat Vonhubl's New Sound Brings a Horror Twist into the Midwest EDM Scene
WHY Halloween is coming early for EDM Horror Fans: A shot of heavy bass house right to the veins of electronic horror music, Halloween has come early—forget pumpkin spice and everything nice, and get ready to bang your head! We spoke with vonHubl and Apoxia about their newest release and life in the music world. This release is everything you could hope for in the scary music fast lane, with great sound design, hard-hitting drums to break your neck to, and composition that goes toe to toe with the likes of Nero, Feed Me, and Skrillex; giving them true bragging rights (we think so, anyway).