Where can we find you right now and what are you up to?
I mean all the social media except X, we have one we just hate using it but right now we are taking a break from practicing cause we decided to answer these questions together. Like family!! (Drummer makes vomit noise)
How would you define success? What is your goal?
Doing what you love and finding a community that supports it. Nothing better than that!
How did you start?
Our drummer Chris Giaquinto found a drum set in Tampa he wanted and decided to buy it and hit up our lead guitarist Max cause you can't play by yourself. Max then dragged our (now) bassist Azzam to the first practice without him we would have no gear. Our rhythm guitarist Chris Lee was guilt-tripped into it. Finally, Shelbi was an old friend from childhood who reached out when we needed a vocalist and the rest is history!
What is a typical day in your life as an artist?
Regular ass jobs. Shelbi is a stay-at-home mom, bookkeeper, and home schools her kid. Max is in an engineer, that's all he is willing to disclose. Chris Lee, is a technical support specialist. Chris Giaquinto makes sure people have safe clean drinking water (up to DEP standards). Azzam is a commercial A/V installer. We boring.
What worked for you marketing-wise? What advice or tips would you give to new artists?
We love Adult Swim and their janky production style so we normally do a promo with videos that are funny and a bit odd but us. We find being authentic is the key and just engage with people where they are. Anyone who says there is a science to marketing is lying, completely. Just have fun and things will follow.
Photo: Tabby Giaquinto
What do you think of AI in music?
As a tool it's fine but it will never create anything new and fresh. It should be labeled and very clear that AI was used but it is here we have to adapt. Music often waits too late to adapt to changing markets and suffers for it.
Tell us about your latest or upcoming release.
Our latest release is "crystl//skyz" which we are super proud of, we are also going to release a heavier song called "witchhaus" very soon. We are just trying to keep dropping singles as we go. Possibly a full EP in the future.