Thursday, May 16, 2019
DJ interviews: Majesty the band
Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I sat down with a band who's a tribute to Queen called Majesty so here's what they had to say on their success
How'd you get started in music?
Majesty hit the floor running after appearing at several European festivals and Mercedes Benz’ 125th Anniversary party at the main factory in Stuttgart.
From there Majesty started to tour the UK tribute circuit, appearing at hotels, holiday parks and festivals.
The past two years Majesty have been working hard to enter theatres, working with promotors in shoes such as “The Champions of Rock” and “Anthems - the Ultimate Queen Tribute”.
Majesty are entering there most exciting year, as we are venturing into creating our own theatre shows. We’re filming a new Queen promo which will feature spectacular sound and lighting all replicating Queen’s spectacular stage show. Focusing on the later
years, Majesty have big plans to bring all the thunderous energy and power Queen were know for to the stage.
For Majesty’s latest tour diary, visit
www.queentributeuk.com
We all obviously love Queen. How could you not! We believe that you need a real love and passion for the band your paying tribute to. Time and Time again, audience members will comment on how much the band enjoy playing the music, and it’s clear through the
meticulous replication of the iconic sound.
Who are your inspirations or influences?
Apart from this the band have a wide range of influences, from classic Rock to modern pop, we love it all!
Passion and dedication is a huge thing. Always give it your all. Always practice and push yourself forward. Just because you know the notes of a song, doesn’t mean you’ve learnt it in a way which will translate to live performance. Even after 8 year, we still
work hard at fine tuning our songs to make them dynamic and dramatic.
What advice would offer aspiring performers?
And lastly, go out and do it. Don’t rely solely on others to get you work, you need to be creating yourself. Find something you love to do and as soon as you don’t, do something else.
Any new gigs or albums in the future?
We have a full pack tour diary and big plans for new videos and shows.
If you’d like to follow our journey, check out Majesty on Facebook and Twitter at the following addresses where we are always uploading new videos and posts about what we’re up to.
Or search for us on YouTube using -
Majesty Queen Tribute
Special thanks to them for this interview & I wish them nothing but luck in their careers & with that I say stay awesome & rock n roll!
Monday, May 13, 2019
DJ Interviews: The Cheezy Gang
Hey there guys Its DJ Dizzy here & I sat down with a group called The Cheezy Gang who had a lot to say about their success so sit back, relax, & enjoy!
How'd you get started in music?
Well we both met each other around 2013 and used to freestyle pretty often. Never started really recording it until about 2015.
Who are your inspirations or influences?
Lil Wayne, Mac Miller, Meek Mill, Biggie, Peep, the list really goes on
What advice would offer aspiring performers?
Just keep working, there’s people and fans out there for every type of music or art. Definitely have energy, some of the performers out now aren’t really great but the energy at their shows is incredible.
Not everyone can be Cheezy.How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
Have an upcoming local show this month, definitely looking into more. As far as a project goes, I think we are working on getting our sound down as well as we can before that comes. Definitely going to release some fire upcoming singles though!Any new gigs or albums in the future?
Special thanks to them for doing this interview & I wish them luck in their sucess & with that said until then stay awesome & Rock n roll!
Saturday, May 11, 2019
DJ Interviews: Under A Banner
Hey there everyone , DJ Dizzy here & I sat down with the lead singer & guitarist Adam Broadhurst of Under A Banner who had a lot to say about his band's success.
How'd you get started in music?
Speaking personally, I’ve almost always played the guitar. I was taught to play by my dad when very young. In my late teens I played a lot of open mic sessions and jammed with some great players. Forming a band was the next logical step.
Who are your biggest influences & inspirations?
As a band we are influenced musically by an eclectic bunch of artists. I love bands like The Cure, New Model Army and lots of rock, folk and metal. The other guys love classic rock, metal and prog. Other influences include thousands of books and the beauty of nature.
Any advice to any aspiring musicians or singers?
I don’t think I’m truly qualified to advise aspiring musicians other than to say ‘love what you do and avoid pay-to-play rackets if you can help it.
We tend to focus on lyrics as well as melody. I’m not saying that other bands do this, but we don’t write in order to get festival places; we write what we think sounds exciting.
Any gigs or new albums in the future?
We already have 4 studio albums and 3 EPs in circulation so are in the process of writing new material. All recordings can be found on our Bandcamp page or our website www.underabanner.co.uk where you’ll also see our gigs and festival dates.
Thank you
Special thanks to them for doing this interview & I wish them nothing but luck in their careers. So until then Stay awesome & Rock n roll!
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Kidsclick 2018 compilation part 1
As I spoke on it once beforehand this is a compilation of clips that aired when it was on
which I hope you enjoy!
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
DJ Interviews: Kambridge
Hey there folks, DJ Dizzy here & I had the pleasure of interviewing a band who call themselves, Kambridge
We all started playing as young teenagers and I think it was just the time we grew up in all that raw early metal influenced us. It was kind of the thing to do where we grew up around Detroit area. We all just stuck with it.
Who are your biggest inspirations & influences?
How'd you get started in music?
We all started playing as young teenagers and I think it was just the time we grew up in all that raw early metal influenced us. It was kind of the thing to do where we grew up around Detroit area. We all just stuck with it.
Who are your biggest inspirations & influences?
As a whole I can say are number one influence in this band without a doubt is Metallica but we have many others to the god fathers Sabbath, Pantera, Slayer, Tool ect.
Although we don't strive to sound like any of them we want to be our own band and have that creative freedom of being different.
Any advice to any aspiring musicians or singers?
The thing we would want to say to any aspiring musician is to never give up and self promote as much as you possibly can and do it because you love it because its your art your passion and the world needs to hear and see your message.
How do you set yourselves apart from other bands?
We don't really go out of the way to set ourselves apart from the crowd were really not worried about what the other guy's are doing. We believe in our music and we play from the heart and we just want to bring some good music to the people and have some intresting art in our videos and play great shows!
Any new gigs or albums in the future?
We have some great new material maybe some of our best work coming soon and we are making the plans for shooting another video. James our singer is having a baby very soon and were all stoked about the new addition to the Kambridge family can't wait for the little guy to get here. So after the baby gets here and things settle down we have a show scheduled for July 7th opening for the Kenny Hill Group at the Token Lounge and will be booking more!
Special thanks to them for doing this interview & I wish them nothing but luck in their careers & until then Stay awesome & rock n roll!
DJ Interviews: Makuta
Hey there everyone its your old friend DJ Dizzy here & I sat down with a band who call themselves Makuta & they had so much to share on their music & their success.
How'd you get started in music?
We (MAKUTA - Jane, Aleata, Rose, and Doug) all grew up in a musical household, so music was always present. From growing up singing and playing in church (from the moment we could first make noise!), to studying classically, music has been one of the few constants in our lives. We don't remember a time when we weren't writing songs, singing, and playing music!
Who are your inspirations or influences?
We have so many inspirations and influences, and honestly, they grow by the day. But, for us as both a band, and as individuals, some tried and true ones are Queen, Prince, Cher, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Heart, Harry Nilsson, Danny Elfman, Louis Gottschalk, Twisted Sister, Alexander Scriabin, AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, and My Chemical Romance. Beyond musicians, we are inspired and influenced by art work, films, and travel. We always strive to be open to our surroundings; to be present and inspired by what’s around us, at any given time.
What advice would offer aspiring performers?
Work hard and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. When you do, in response work hard to educate yourself on every aspect of what you do. Write, produce, and engineer your own music, book your own shows, make cold calls, direct your own music videos, load in and load out your gear at shows, design your merchandise, the list goes on. Educating yourself is basically free. It comes by doing. Beyond that, with the amount of information readily available from those around you, the Internet, the library - there’s no longer an excuse to not be able to take ownership of your art. We certainly don’t know everything, but we’re excited to never stop learning. Right alongside all of that, be grateful for every single person who takes the time to listen to your music and come to shows. They are THE most important people, so do everything to show them that and never let them forget it. Without them, there would be nothing.
How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
We just strive to always be our most authentic selves. As cliché as it may sound, it's the truth! We are passionate about what we do, which fuels us to work hard, and never settle until we have done the best we can. In terms of "our sound" or "style", we don't fight what comes out naturally. We embrace it - we let the song dictate what it is. We also put on blinders when we are in writing and recording mode. It's a very insular and immersive process, by choice. We don’t care for, or follow trends - if we love something, we do it, regardless if its popular at that current point in time or not. We follow our gut and heart, break the rules, and make up our own. Plus, we're more interested in the shelf life of a song, the long game. A great song is timeless, and that’s the benchmark we aim for always. So, shake all that up, and out comes who we are!
Any new gigs or albums in the future?
Yes! We have SO much music and touring planned for this year (and next year!). For starters, we will be performing at the Grammy Block Party in Washington, D.C., on May 10th, which will then kick off a summer + fall tour in support of our new, upcoming album. We recently released one of the songs from the album, called “Us”. We always want everyone to feel like they are a part of what we do, because... well... they are! They're 100% the reason we do what we do. So, for this first song, we invited everybody to send in a sentence to say something they never said before, out loud, with us, together. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the flood of beautiful and devastating messages we received. We compiled as many as we could, and featured them in the video (link: https://youtu.be/H_
Special thanks to them for doing this interview & I wish them nothing but luck in their career. So until then stay awesome & rock n roll!
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