1.Thanks
for your time.
Tell us about your band and what you do for your band.
“Center
Lane is Jesse Lee Keeffe on guitar, Michael Buerstner on bass,
Michael West on drums and I, Jessica Roth on vocals. We released our
first full album Blurry in November 2017.”
2.When did you decide you wanted to be in a band?
2.When did you decide you wanted to be in a band?
“We
all pretty much decided as young teenagers to play in our own band
after having seen local artists enjoying themselves on stage and
having great fun playing at school events or other local venues. We
looked up to them and just wanted to be like them. Later on we just
wanted to be like our big idols we knew from radio, tv and
magazines.”
3. What is different about being a musician than you imagined?
3. What is different about being a musician than you imagined?
“I
guess we all had the same picture in mind of being a musician – to
be glorious and invincible – now after all these years we can say
that being a musician is hard and calculated work with lots of ups
and downs – but we still love doing it after so many
years.”
4.What gear do you use and why?
4.What gear do you use and why?
“We
do use lots of gear of all different brands – to put it in a
nutshell, we use established brands and reliable gear – we have to,
since we play up to ten shows a month. We can’t afford gear
malfunctions…and no, we do not have brand endorsements.”
5. What music do you listen to that would surprise people?
5. What music do you listen to that would surprise people?
“We
all listen to a wide range of music – difficult to narrow it down,
but I know people are usually surprised to hear that we like a lot of
the new upcoming pop and rock artists that are currently in the
charts. We do believe that there is lots of great new music out
there.”
6. How do we find your music and merch to buy?
6. How do we find your music and merch to buy?
“All
our music is available on pretty much every digital online platform
world-wide. Our EP “Zoo” and album “Blurry” can be purchased
or heard on ITunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. Merchandise can be purchased
at live shows.”
7. How did you get a record deal?
7. How did you get a record deal?
Or do
you want a record deal or are you DIY?
“Back
in the days we would have loved to sign a record deal with a solid
label – today we are in a position to finance, produce, publish and
distribute our music ourselves – technology and the music market
have changed tremendously to every musicians advantage.”
8. What bands do people compare your music to?
8. What bands do people compare your music to?
“Someone
told us we sound like a mix of Evanescence, Night Ranger, Lady Gaga
and Heart – we definitely take it as a compliment.”
9. Are you pro Spotify / streaming services? Or do you think it hurts sales?
It
is great – let’s face it, Youtube, Spotify or ITunes Music are
wonderful platforms to spread your art and music. Does it hurt sales?
Sure, maybe, but we definitely reach a lot more people through these
streaming services – without them, we’d be worse off – that’s
a fact.
10. What’s the ultimate goal for the band?
10. What’s the ultimate goal for the band?
“The
ultimate goal is to enjoy ourselves – we want to play our own music
in front of a live audience – sharing the stage with other
musicians and bands that night and reaching out to people who have
not heard us before. The ultimate goal is to perform a great show
that night and to go home happy.”
11. Will we see you tour?
11. Will we see you tour?
“Hopefully
we can get one together for 2019 – we’ll keep you posted.”
12. Who would you love to tour with?
12. Who would you love to tour with?
“We
would love to tour with other female fronted bands. There are lots of
great ones out there that need to be heard.”
13.what is your favorite song of yours and why?
13.what is your favorite song of yours and why?
“Definitely
Blurry – we love the energy of the song, but also the message and
struggle depicted in the lyrics. Dirty Money is a great one,
too.”
14. Why should people take the time to listen to your band over the thousands of other bands?
14. Why should people take the time to listen to your band over the thousands of other bands?
“People
should give us the time to listen because we do have good messages in
our songs dealing with day to day issues in the lives of young adults
– paired with great music of course….”
15.what are your favorite music websites labels podcast etc?
15.what are your favorite music websites labels podcast etc?
“We
have lots of favorite websites – we are in constant contact with
other local, regional and even national bands – lots of great
supporting web-radio stations in Germany, Canada and the US that have
been supporting us since the release of our album Blurry –
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and of course Reverbnation.”
16. Is imagery important to you? Do you judge albums by the cover?
16. Is imagery important to you? Do you judge albums by the cover?
“We
do believe that imagery is important – good imagery will always
underline and support quality work of bands in general.”
17.if
you could choose a cover song your band mates would hate what would
it be?
“Frozen’s
Let it Go – and yes, we’ve played it…..”
18.Is the
record or live show more important?
“Both
are of equal importance – one doesn’t exclude the other.”
19. Name 3 people dead or alive you would want to play your music for.
“Three
teenagers out there and somewhere, who have never had the opportunity
to go out and see a live band before.”
20. Lemmy Ozzy Dio and Rob Halford in a cage match who wins?
“I win, I get to see them all four
together!”
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