Hi, I’m Francesco Tresca, Watershape’s drummer and founder. Our music proposal could be found somewhere inbetween progressive rock and progressive metal.
Other members of the band are Mirko Marchesini (guitars), Mattia Cingano (bass), Enrico Marchiotto (keyboards) and Nicolò Cantele (vocals).
2. Who does the majority of the writing? Is it a group thing or does someone handle the writing duties?
I write most of the material, both music and lyrics, but everyone one in the band can propose his own material, in fact in our first album “Perceptions” you will find a song written by Enrico Marchiotto and another one whose music is written by Mattia Cingano.
3. Where is the band based out of ? Where did you want to the band to end up? What was the dream city to have as your home base once you got out of your scene?
We all live in north of Italy, our goal, thanks to internet, is to bring our music worlwide expecially where porgressive music could be more appreciated like, for example, in England.
4. What is your genre? What bands do you use to explain to people what you sound like?
We play progressive music, that means that sometimes you can hear something coming from the progressive rock from the 70s and sometimes you can hear something more modern influenced by progressive metal. We like to be open minded so you can hear several influences in our music (also pop, elctronic,fusion …). We feel very close to Steven Wilson vision but we love so many bands (King Crimson, Genesis, Porcupine TRee, Dream Theater, Tool, Pain of Salvation….).
5. Can we buy anything from you Cd's shirts etc and where can we buy them?
Our first album is going to be available from October 12th on all the digital stores (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon mp3, …) and you can buy a CD copy of the album at our concerts or emailing usa t watershapeband@gmail.com.
6. Do you have studio time lined up anything new coming soon?
First album “Perceptions” will be released on October 12th.
7. Have you ever been on tour? If so where and with who?
Not yet, but we are planning something for the future.
Not yet, but we are planning something for the future.
8. What is your favorite band? Who are the bands who influenced you?
Personally I love King Crimson, but it’s a very difficult question. Some other bands that I really love and that really inspired me are Rush, Steven Wilson, Genesis, Metallica, Tool, Gentle Giant, Yes, Meshuggah, Goblin, ….
I also do film scoring so I’m influenced by film composers too, like Beranrd Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Johann Johannsson, ….
9. Do you have a website? And do I have to verify that I am 18 to enter it?
Online you can find Watershape on Facebook and Instagram so you don’t have to be 18 I guess.
www.facebook.com/watershapeband
www.instagram.com/watershapeband
10. What about your music do you want people to remember? What is the quality you want to hit people when they hit play?
Even if progressive is a very technical music, playing very complicated is not our final goal. We try to compose and to play the best music we can, we would like people to be touched by our songs.
11. Name a person who is integral to your band that nobody knows about , what person drives your band like they are part of the band? Who is the extra member ?
Probably Luca Dal Lago, our sound engineer. We have known him for a long time and he knows exactly what we have in our minds.
12. Tell nerds like me tell us about your live rig and equipment.
I use a DDrum Dios drumkit (snare drum, bass drum, 2 toms, 1 floor tom, deccabons) and Zildjian cymbals (ride, 2 hihats, 2 crashes, 1 splash, 1 bell, 1 china cymbal).
13.What is your musical guilty pleasure that you are ashamed of?
Very difficult question, probably some hair metal stuff like Poison or Bon Jovi.
14.If you could custom build a band who would be the members?
Neal Peart, Nuno Bettencourt, Raymond Shulman, Freddie Mercury.
15.Message to the fans? What is it?
Listen to our album “Perceptions” and follow us on Facebook and Instagram, you will find different moods in that album and we believe that you are going to enjoy it.
16.If you could bring back one metal legend who would it be?
Cliff Burton.
17. Who in the band has the stinkiest feet?
All of us.
18. What is the worst album by your favorite band?
“Three of a perfect pair” by King Crimson…..but I love that anyway.
19. How do you think your band will break up?
After a drinking contest.
20.Lat but not least , Zepplin or The Who
Zeppelin.
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