DJ's Interviews: Break Me Down

Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I sat down with a band who call themselves Break me Down as they talk about their success & their music.

How'd you get started in music?

Laerte (Guitar): “I started to play 24 y.a. because music has always been a big deal in my family. My uncle gave me my very first guitar lesson and was love at first sight... during the years I had many bands until I decided to found Break Me Down. Actually, a couple of years ago I decided to take a break from music but, suddenly, I realized that something was missing in my life and that was the right moment to form my dream team. I contacted back my old drummer and bass player and we formed a new band. We started to look for a new singer and while we were auditioning, one night, we decided to have a beer and chill somewhere and we went in a rock pub where Faith was performing that night with her GNR tribute band.  After the show, I asked her if she could be interested in our project… the answer was: Let’s try! Since we also needed a second guitar player, Morris, her guitarist at that time, joined the band as well. After a very few months we lost our drummer cause he wanted to play other genres but we, eventually, found our 5th element:

Fabio. This is how our story began…” Recently Faith left as well the band but another great singer joined us, Irene, she works really hard and, to be honest, I can perceive a bright future for us, we can’t wait to go in the studio with her. You’ll be genuinely surprised when you will listen to her voice!!! Stay connected!

Who are your inspirations or influences?

Morris (Guitar): When you put together 5 different musicians you have 5 different backgrounds, and you have to find out which influences they have in common. Our biggest influence is the band Alter Bridge. When we formed BMD, especially

Laerte and I were obsessed by their sound, I think we started from there! Than, our sound changed during our first year because we known each other better, so our differences made our strength. What advice would offer aspiring performers?

Beppe (Bass): humility! You have to work hard if you want succeed but you have to do that always with humility and respect! Listen to your band mates and doing everything together...that will be a first step to your success. Maybe you don’t become famous but you will always remember that as you did something great.

How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?

Fabio (Drums): good question ... it is very hard to emerge because there are so many valid bands that deserve better luck ... we focus on writing songs, lyrics and, above all, on live shows, we think that the difference is always what you transmit on stage ...  we received always a good response from the presence on our dates and from our social media.

Any new gigs or albums in the future?

Irene (Singer): We will play at Valhalla Pub in Borgo Ticino, Saturday March 30th, it will my very first time on stage with these guys and I’m super excited about it.  Next step is come out with our first record! We are working hard to write new songs and we will come back in studio in May so I think the next one will be a very demanding year. When the album will come out We hope to start a little European tour.! Stay tuned!

Special thanks to them for doing this interview & I wish them nothing but luck in their success so until then stay awesome & rock n roll!

DJ's Restaurant review: Cafe 110

Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I'm taking a break from the music scene to review a restaurant in Omaha Nebraska called Cafe 110 located on Farnham Street,

I came across this restaurant while on a trip downtown & stopped by for a visit  & since then I've stopped by whenever I'm in Omaha's downtown area.

This place is known for not just good food but friendly service & staff  along with a menu with all sorts of delicious delicacies to choose from their cheese cake brownies to their freshly baked muffins which I recommend as well as their egg & cheese croissant.









They're also know for some of their culinary style desserts as well.









Here's a look at their menu

https://omahacafe110.com/32694


In addition to some food & a decent atmosphere they also provide a nice little library nook upstairs where you can mellow out after a good meal by way of a good book which really gives the place a touch a class. 



Sadly though it'll be leaving soon but before it moves on feel free to stop by for a visit to the restaurant & feel free to have a taste at the food & many dishes that they have to offer so if you're a visitor to the Omaha area or a resident then feel free to stop in to café 110.

So until then I'll be seeing you so stay awesome!

DJ interviews: Broken Empire

Hello everyone DJ Dizzy here & I've sat down with none other than a band who answer to Broken Empire who had alot to say regarding their humble beginnings. So lets hear it for them!

Broken Empire is - Ieuan Owen on Vocals, Matt Stevens on Guitar, Marco Arena on Bass, Ricky Hill on Drums)

1. How'd you get started in music?

Ricky Hill - “My Dad is in a very popular covers band, so I got brought up around Rock music and decided that Drums was the coolest instrument to play!”

Ieuan Owen - “I remember my older Brother giving me a guitar when I was younger, and I just became mesmerised by how good he was.”

Marco Arena - “My first taste of music was when I was around 8/9 playing piano. It wasn’t until the age of around 17/18 that I came across the bass guitar, and that was mainly because the band I was in at the time desperately needed a bass player. After months of searching and not finding anyone I decided to play the bass myself!”

Matt Stevens - “I was pretty much born with a guitar in my hand! One of my earliest memories of music was seeing Led Zeppelin on TOTP when I was a kid, that basically set me on my way to becoming a guitarist!”

2. Who are your inspirations or influences?

MS - “Mine would have to be Mark Tremonti, Slash, Jon Petrucci and Jason Becker”

IO - “My big inspiration growing up was Metallica! I’d say Killswitch Engage and Bullet for my Valentine had a massive impact in my playing and singing styles, lyrically, technically, and in shaping my taste in music. Right now it’s Parkway Drive - I had the chance to see them recently and their performance was incredible!”

MA - “Growing up it was always Queen and Michael Jackson. In my teenage years it was the two opposite styles in Green Day and Iron Maiden. Another big influence for me has always been Rage Against The Machine”

RH - “Band wise it’s, Alter Bridge, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Tremonti, Periphery and Of Mice & Men. But I’d say in terms of my playing I’ve always looked up to Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) and Matt Halpern (Periphery)”

3. What advice would offer aspiring performers?

MA - “Not sure I can, I still need advice myself! Ha-ha!”

RH - “Practice definitely makes perfect! You have to play what makes you happy and what makes a connection with you. I also think playing with musicians that are better than you is good as it really makes you push yourself further.”

IO - “Just express yourself and have fun on stage. It’s contagious!”

MS - “The hardest thing for new and unsigned bands is getting your music heard and getting people to WANT to come to your gigs, but I'm a firm believer that if your music is good people will listen. It can't be easy or everyone would do it!”

4. How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?

RH - “Well, we have a singer with a crazy Mo-Hawk and a crazy Italian on Bass, so what more do you need!? Musically we are the crossover between Rock & Metal, so have a bit of something for everyone to enjoy!”

MS - “We love playing our music, we love writing our music, and we love it when people love it!”

MA - “Practice as if you are the worst and play as if you are the best! This could also be my answer to what advice I would offer!!”

IO - “We really pride ourselves on how tight we are live, and our songs aren’t half bad either! Ha-ha!”

5. Any new gigs or albums in the future?

RH - “We are shaping up for another busy year this year with loads of gigs coming up including some support slots with our good friends in Stormbringer and Skarlett Riot, as well as some Festivals in the Summer which we are really looking forward to! In between all the gigs we also have our Brand New EP called Fractures coming out towards the end of April! We’ve already released a couple of tracks from the EP and everyone has loved them so we can’t wait for everyone to hear the full EP! Make sure you follow us on Social Media (@brokenempireuk) to keep up to date with all the latest news and announcements!

Special thanks to them for this interview & I wish them nothing but luck on their success & their music. So until then stay awesome & rock n roll!

Jem & The Holograms movie revisited

Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & a while back I did a review on the movie adaption of Jem & The Holograms to which I said isn't worth watching but after watching it for myself I've decided that its okay.






It has an interesting lesson that of finding yourself outside of the spotlight & not let people decide things for you which it strongly stresses through out the film & it also mentions that you should always be true to yourself regardless of what people think & being true to your own voice & talents.

I say this because I too was thinking it was going to be a bit like the cartoon but in some cases it sought out inspiration from the 80s classic  with some of the pics of some of the original characters & mentions of  it there were also people dressing the part of some of their favorite characters as well.

So while some of you hardcore fans might've had your hopes up in expecting the film to be like the cartoon it went in a different direction from what you were all expecting but still it turned out to be a decent film because in a way it was about being true to the music & yourself which is what music should be about. So over all this movie gets a decent pass from me.

That's  all I have to say & so until then stay awesome & rock n roll!