A member of the rock, alternative, indie, British-American band The Killing Floor, playing bass and providing lead vocals. The band last month released a four-song EP entitled, “Tongue Tied,” having previously done a full, 11-song, self-titled album prior to that. The band showcased at this year’s SXSW and also played in Las Vegas for the Vans Warped Tour. They will perform at Indie Week Europe in Manchester, UK, in October as winners of Indie Week Canada, where they received First Place Best Band honors at the Toronto festival. The band shot their first music video with legendary Hollywood director Joel Schumacher, for a song that was featured in MTV programs.
“Everybody puts their spin on it, and adds a little sprinkle of magic dust on it, and it becomes a TKF tune.”
“The Ramones were the crème de la crème for me, so I kinda wanted to go where they came from… I figured New York would be a good jumping off spot.”
“Everybody in the band with The Killing Floor – the brothers and I – are all producers in our own right, so it was nice to kind of hand the reigns over a little bit and have somebody that was objective, on the outside, and really whip us into shape and trim elements of fat that might’ve still been lingering on previous versions of our songs.”
“You have to just record and try things out and try working with different people. I always say it’s good to keep experimenting with sounds and people that you’re working with until you find somebody that you’re really comfortable, that understands you as a band or you as an artist – solo or band – and that helps you achieve your sonic dreams or your sonic goals because you have to be comfortable with the person you’re trusting to get the sound right.”
“You never know who you’re going to meet in these major cities and I had handed (Joel Schumacher) a demo… and he was a fan and I was always hoping that maybe he would maybe put one of our songs in a future film, and at one of these parties one night he actually, himself, (said) ‘How about if I just make a video for you instead?”
“Always keep a pen and paper or be really trigger-happy with that iPhone so you can jot a thought.”
“When you have an opportunity like that and you dream it up and you really manifest that destiny and you wanna do it, do not give up and do not let somebody tell you it’s not worth it or it’s not going to do anything for you.”
“Ya’ never think you’re gonna win. We’re not really the band that’s doing ‘Battle of the Bands’ or nothin’ but ya’ never know and look what happened. Now those guys are bringing us over to Europe again.”
“Definitely rack those miles up and, if you have to spend money, I recommend getting one of those – for the younger bands – when your time’s right and you need a credit card, get the credit card that has, like, Delta or Virgin or the one that makes sense for you, but, if you’re going to spend money you might as well get some points to take some money off your future flights.”
“Definitely have stuff to give away, some swag, flyers, (and) it’s always good to have business cards.”
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