1.Introduce yourself and your band and tell us why we should listen to you.
Hi, I’m Trace Taylor, a solo singer,
song-writer and composer. I have a core three-piece band who accompanies me at
times and when we go out as a team, we are called Trace & The Resonators.
Trace carries bags of energy and is an engaging performer. The sound, lyrics
and performance are fresh, innovative, and inspiring with a touch of soul.
2.What do you classify your sound as,
Who do you tell people you sound like?
Singer and performer Trace most of
the time gets likened to Annie Lennox, Florence Welch and Alanis Morissette.
Drummer Ween is likened to Keith Moon of The Who and bass/guitarist Pete
Townsend (not from The Who lol!) is often thought to sound like Stanley
Clarke, the bassist from the jazz band Return To Forever. Put all that
together…!
3.With digital music in today's world
would you vote to keep or eliminate physical media?
I love physical media. I still find
it easier to pop a CD on in the car.
4.What is the reason you decided to
be a musician and has that reason paid off?
It has felt a life-long call. It has
been a growing passion that even though I’ve tried to walk away from at times,
I’ve always found myself back on that road. I’ve always loved writing songs
since the age of 11 and honing those skills, along with my vocal, performance
and musical skills the years, I feel that it has definitely paid off. I may not
be earning loads from the craft, but I am so pleased I have reached the level of
skill I have. Hopefully, more people will begin to hear my music and be touched
by it as I start to launch out now, after years of preparation.
5.How do you feel about females in
metal getting special attention? Do you feel it is fair?
As a rookie into the arena, it’s not
something I realised was the case. But as you have mentioned it, I don’t see
why it is necessary - it could feed feminists out there. However, I don’t know
the history.
6.In the world climate with hatred
being at an all time high and metal being an “ angry” music
Do you think your music contributes
to anger and hatred?
My song carries a message of hope.
However, there may be those who react against the One whom the song is about,
for it is very black and white. Anger, even hatred may be stirred up as a
result. At the other end of the spectrum, there may be those who feel emotions
of tears and sweet freedom as a result of listening to ‘Parousia’. My intention
is to get the listener to consider the One whom the song is about and the reality
of his saving mission.
7.Are you opposed to religious
beliefs or politics being used in music?
No - my song is. However, it is
important it carries a message of hope.
8.We have dive into some pretty deep
issues here do you think your music sends a message and if so what is it?
Yes - see answer to #6 above. In
addition what i will say is that ‘Parousia’ means “The Return” in Greek,
alluding specifically to the return of Jesus Christ.
9.The market has changed and many
bands believe that record labels are a thing of the past, with many labels now
charging bands to “sign” how do you think a band can make it in todays scene?
Most likely through independents such
as yourselves taking hold of different aspects of an artist ’s needs. So maybe
more of a collaborative effort amongst initiatives rather than one big label
(whom I’ve never really trusted the idea of…) I also hope that artists don’t go
to desperate self-deprivation measures in order to gain fame and make it.
10.Why with the thousands of options
including netflix , sporting events everything on demand
Why do you think people should take
the time to listen to what you have to say in your music?
Because music is a language of the
heart. It has the ability to reach deep into the soul and essence of a person
and stir emotions in a way that is different and longer lasting than TV, film
or sports. The beauty of music, of a song, is that there is a gift embedded and
that is the gift of recall. That is why lyrics in a song are so important. What
we listen to gets stored in our memory banks and can often replay itself in our
minds. Create a song with a groovy hook, it can keep you singing along for
hours, feeling upbeat. Create a song with suicide and lyrics of death in them,
then that is what the psyche will feed on to the person who chooses to listen
over and over. It’s important we send out good vibrations. Vibrations that pertain
to life. People should listen to what I have to say in my music, because the
lyrics uplift and challenge in a positive way to consider our lives, the way we
are living, the future, even our eternal destiny.
11.How do you feel about pay to play?
Do you think it is fair for a band to have to pay money to play?
No, I do not think it is fair. Most
of us have invested our own hard-earned cash into our recording projects, which
can cost thousands. To then be able to sell that track for 99p feels criminal
in itself! But to have to further pay to get our music played, when it is a
gift we are giving to the people, that really is total lack of respect towards
the artist and any company doing so would be seen for who they really are: Only
interested in lining their own pockets and using the artist for their own ends.
12. It is fact that you are the
talent and the entertainment explain what you think is the most important key
to success?
As the talent and the entertainment I
think the most important key to success is 1/ the ability to think outside of
the box and think innovatively when it comes to putting on a show -especially
in this climate. How can we make it happen for them? 2/ It is key, when on
stage, to be able to engage and build a rap-pour with the audience and draw
them into my world. It is important that this continues off-stage. That
somehow, through listening to my music outside of gigs as well as any live
interactions they may have, that individuals feel they know me, with a
resonance of who and what I’m about.
13.In country music and even in some
cases rock music is written and performed by different people would your band
perform a song written by someone else?
Yes, if it was lyrically positive.
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