Saturday, June 29, 2019
Native Omaha Days 2019
Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I'm taking a break from the music scene to tell you about a really big event in Nebraska that of Native Omaha Days. For those who aren't sure what that is its a big week of events that happens every 2 years in Omaha Nebraska which includes a musical, festivals, & a parade.
I've had the pleasure of attending & its a really fun time you never know who might show up or what might happen especially when it comes to the weather. (Last time I went a while ago unfortunately & unexpectedly the parade got rained out but beforehand it was still fun.) But there's s many events to choose from & attend so feel free to stop by if you're either a visitor or an Omaha native & feel free to check out the link below regarding more information
https://nativeomahadays.org/
So if you chance to be in the Omaha area feel free to check up on some of the events & sample some of the finest foods that they have to offer because next to the parade it'll be something to remember.
Stay awesome!
I've had the pleasure of attending & its a really fun time you never know who might show up or what might happen especially when it comes to the weather. (Last time I went a while ago unfortunately & unexpectedly the parade got rained out but beforehand it was still fun.) But there's s many events to choose from & attend so feel free to stop by if you're either a visitor or an Omaha native & feel free to check out the link below regarding more information
https://nativeomahadays.org/
So if you chance to be in the Omaha area feel free to check up on some of the events & sample some of the finest foods that they have to offer because next to the parade it'll be something to remember.
Stay awesome!
Saturday, June 1, 2019
DJ Interviews Hermit's Maze
Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I sat down with a band called Hermit's Maze as they had so much to say about their musical career.
How'd you get started in music?
We started like most guys, listening to legendary bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. I (particularly) started playing after a friend of my father gave me a guitar made by an Argentinian luthier. I absolute felt in love from the moment I played the first note!
Who are your inspirations or influences?We listen to almost all kinds of music, from the bands mentioned above to the most extreme metal, obviously the instrumental bands are the ones that most call our attention, bands such as: Toska, Scale the Summit and Mestis. However, we don’t leave aside the Disco music, Jazz or even the Rolling Stones. :-)
What advice would offer aspiring performers?
If you really like what you do, don’t stop fighting. Even if that means going through a lot of suffering or frustration along the way... there will be days when you just want to give up everything, but once you reach the goal, you know it was worth it. That feeling is unique, when you improve yourself, it’s simply the best.
How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
Hermit's Maze is an instrumental metal band that mixes several genres and rhythms at once. The band tries to wake up opposite feelings as the songs goes by. After the release of our Debut EP we began to receive written stories from different fans inspired by what our music woke up in them. We published those stories on our Facebook page, you can take a look, they are really great. This inspired a close friend of the band to start working on a 300 pages Sci-fi novel, which is almost finished and ready to be published.
Any new gigs or albums in the future?
We are working hard on our forthcoming album. We expect to have it ready as soon as possible during this year, so stay tuned!!! BTW you can listen in the meantime our single "Duality" (a completely brand new track that will be featured in the album), it is available on almost all platforms as Spotify, Bandcamp, etc
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Special thanks to them for doing this interview & feel free to check out their links of their work so until then stay awesome & rock n roll!
DJ Interviews: Grim Steel
Hey there everybody its DJ Dizzy & I interviewed a metal band who call themselves, Grim Steel as they shared their humble beginnings.
How'd you get started in music?
I remember in middle school I spent a little to much time playing Guitar Hero 3 and after I beat the game I thought to myself "Wow, this music stuff sounds like fun." so I dug out an old guitar out of storage and started to learn how to play it. I had a few friends in the neighborhood that I convinced to join me and we had a "Band" that really didn't really go anywhere but it was still really fun and as I look back on it now I think those memories are my most fondest of my middle school into high school years. We all inevitably went our separate ways as most high school friends do and when I started college I found I didn't have enough time to really meet up with a band so I got a bass and learned how to program drums and just became the whole band.
Who are your inspirations or influences?
Id say Metallica, Iron Maiden and Avenged Sevenfold all have a large influence on my song writing and how I build my songs. But I also really love Video Game soundtracks like the Halo 2 OST composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and the all mighty Doom (2016) OST composed by Mick Gordon. I try to focus more on structuring my songs with movements instead of normal "Verse,Chorus,Verse, Chorus, Break, Chorus" structure most songs use. Some of my songs do follow that normal structure but for the most part I try to use movements to tell the stories I like to tell and I feel that the scores of video games and movies have a hand in that.
What advice would offer aspiring performers?
A really good friend of mine once said "I'm trying to become your favorite artist, but I'm also trying to become my favorite artist" and Its really stuck with me. So my advice would be to make sure you love the music your making and really enjoy doing music, no matter what genre or style.
How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
I think the fact I'm mostly instrumental sets me apart. Not to say that just instrumental metal tracks haven't been done before, it certainly has and has been done well. but its not something you see every day. I'm not a very good singer, so I figured I should play to my strengths and just do my best to have the stories and emotions come out of the notes instead of my vocal chords.
Any new gigs or albums in the future?
Id love to start gigging but, as a solo artist, it would take some legit techno-wizardry to pull off a live set. Its totally doable but It would take some figuring out. On the album front, the next Grimsteel album is a ways off. "From Ruins Once Possessed" just dropped March 15th so another Grimsteel album isn't even on the radar yet. But I do have a few project in the works with a few great music buds of mine who I have worked with before. So look forward to that!
DJ Interviews: Jas Frank
Hello everyone its the DJ coming at you & I sat down with Jas Frank whose the lead singer of the band the Inoits as she had a lot to say regarding their music so sit back, relax & enjoy!
How'd you get started in music?Personally, I have been involved with music from a very young age. My mom has enrolled me into a music school when I was eight years old, because she thought that it was important for a child's intellectual development to be exposed to classical music. I have studied there for eight years, but I was never as interested in practicing a musical instrument or just reproducing music, as I was in using instruments to create music myself. My two Intoits, Marko and Slaven, have also studied music from a very young age and have been involved with various bands or music projects in Croatia over the years. They are both very talented multi-instrumentalists and Marko is making a name for himself in Croatia as a producer, as well.
Who are your inspirations or influences?I listen to a very diverse range of artists, especially today when the whole world's repertoire is just a few clicks away. The first music I was really exposed to were the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel, courtesy of my parents and their vinyls. I think this is where my love for great melodies and vocal harmonies comes from. From there, I moved on to the Seattle scene - Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, and for years I wouldn't allow myself to listen to anything too remote from the alt-rock genre. Nowadays, I tend to listen to everything that has a great melody and that is guitar driven, especially if it is innovative in some way. Marko is very much into reggae, while Slaven listens to and is involved in all sorts of music genres, even though in Croatia he is primarily known for his involvement in Croatian traditional male singing groups called "klapa".
Who are your inspirations or influences?I listen to a very diverse range of artists, especially today when the whole world's repertoire is just a few clicks away. The first music I was really exposed to were the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel, courtesy of my parents and their vinyls. I think this is where my love for great melodies and vocal harmonies comes from. From there, I moved on to the Seattle scene - Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, and for years I wouldn't allow myself to listen to anything too remote from the alt-rock genre. Nowadays, I tend to listen to everything that has a great melody and that is guitar driven, especially if it is innovative in some way. Marko is very much into reggae, while Slaven listens to and is involved in all sorts of music genres, even though in Croatia he is primarily known for his involvement in Croatian traditional male singing groups called "klapa".
As for the inspiration to make music, I have to say that I am not a very fertile author, probably because I don't usually make a point of sitting down and writing songs, I do it when I feel like it. I write maybe 4 or 5 songs a year, usually when some life situation or experience hits me hard.
What advice would you offer to aspiring performers?
I am not sure I am really qualified to give any advice! Nevertheless, I would like to inspire anyone who has a desire to make music to simply do it, regardless of what anyone else says about their talents or regardless of any critics. Music is one of the most beautiful ways of expressing emotions or opinions and anyone should try to use it as such. Nowadays, a lot of people think that the singing has to be perfect or that the instrumental performance has to be perfect in order for the music to be good, but that is completely wrong, in my opinion. The best music is imperfect! Unfortunately, people are keen to criticize really emotional pieces of music, just because they don't sound like what they are used to hearing on the radio. And they are used to hearing songs that are artificially polished to the extent they sound robotic.
How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?Our music has been called "avant-garde", "experimental" and "unique" by most critics who have reviewed our debut album "The Girl from Cherry Valley" so far, so I guess that there is something different about it, but frankly, I have no idea what it is. My voice has also been called "unconventional", and I personally think this is so only because people are not used to hearing a contralto voice as the lead in a band. The most important thing for me, and I think I can also speak for Marko and Slaven, is that the music we make is exactly what we would listen to ourselves. It has to be truly genuine and from the heart and we try not to compromise on that.
Any new gigs or albums in the future?I must say that, at this moment, we are more of a music project than a band, because we have never played in front of an audience together and our songs are too elaborate in arrangements for the three of us to be able to play them live alone, without the help of additional musicians. We have only worked together in the studio. However, we would definitely like to play gigs sometime in the future, but I am not too pressured about it. As they say, all in good time.
As for new music, Marko and I have recorded some demos for a couple of new songs. One of these songs will be released soon as a single only, because it is quite different from our other songs, so it just wouldn't fit with the others. The other songs are probably going to be released as an EP or album sometime next year.
Special thanks to her for this interview & I wish her & be=and nothing but luck in their success. So until then stay awesome & rock n roll!
Special thanks to her for this interview & I wish her & be=and nothing but luck in their success. So until then stay awesome & rock n roll!
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