Any good stories you want to tell us?
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There are too many to tell! Literally we have a blast every session we do, so
much so we are thinking of recording our sessions on video moving forward
because it would make for prime time viewing!
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Who are the band's musical influences?
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This is the coolest thing about Bleed Electric, everyone's musical differences
are completely different. Some of the stuff I listen to the other guys never
would and vice versa. However, Bleed Electric has opened all our eyes musically
and we have all found new bands because of each other. Bands and artists
whom we would recommend collectively at the moment are: Innerpartysystem,
Drake, The Dead Weather, Lil Wayne, People In Planes - there are millions more
but start from there.
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What is your musical background like?
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Me personally, I have been in bands since I was 14. I first started recording
when I borrowed (stole) my grandparents tape player because it had two mic
input jack on it which allowed us to record vocals and guitar at the same
time with their own independent inputs. This developed into four track and
then eight track. The biggest band I was in during my teenage years was called
Bluefur and we played the same industry showcase that saw The Stereophonics get
their record deal. Since then I have become a professional record producer and
have produced all sorts of artists of all sorts of genres over the past years.
One day I was working on Welsh language pop music and the next I was doing a
Death Metal album.
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I feel confident in producing varying genres because I love
all sorts of music. Music I have produced has charted, it has been played on
television and won awards. I personally play drums, guitar, bass, keys and
trumpet and I would consider bass my favourite instrument. I also own
Altsounds.com which is a highly respected musical resource that gives honest
opinions on new music (some people hate us for our honesty). The worst thing
about running Altsounds for me is I can't see what Altsounds thinks of my music!
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In a nutshell, I live and breathe music. As far as Silk and Siege go these
guys are wordsmiths in the truest sense of the word. They have been rapping and
writing since a tender age. Silk produces music full time too and concentrates
more on Hip Hop and R&B artists.
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