interview with Dark Jack Oddson
Have any of you played in other bands? Well to make it clear right now we re talking about a one man band and yes i ve played in few bands in differents styles
How is it that you started playing music? i fell into when i was a teenager especially in english and american sounds
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? So my name is Jack i sing , play the guitar , dobro , slide , cajon, harmonica and i am a very little player and i m 48
Where are you from? France Reims north east but i ve been living all over the country
What year did the band form? september 2010
What inspires you? My life
How often and where do you reherse? might be every day or twice a month
How have you developed since you started with the music? learning by myself then improving with taking lessons at the guitar institute of london then performing joining a band in England
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? im a bit short with that really got a lot of interets in arts but everything goes around my music
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? nope and i m not interest in that
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Hum ....rather say a label to distribute my music yes!
What made you decide to make this music? a reason to survive nothing never been planed
What are your songs about? well not a real scoop about impossible love most of a time
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Well as i m on my own it s me i hope well i ll have to think about it that s scaring me!
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Music and a feeling
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? anywhere
Have you done any covers live? yes many but not under that name
What language do you sing in? english
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? well i ve played a few bymyself in some little clubs i m currently working with a double bass player a drummer and guitarist i will let you know as soon as we ll performed even if surprisingly got severall venues asking me i mean now us to play in theit places which is good and let me speecless the most of time
What ages are most of your concert attendants? so far 35 up to 50
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? depends of the public and the mood but we ll have a proper set list while touring
Do you have a regular place you play live often? yes
What was your first gig like? cool
What was your latest gig? cool
Have you had to cancel a gig? nope
Where have you played live this year? nearby my place
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? all over
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? not yet ( Do you like cheese ?)
Where can people buy your merchandise? i ll let you know asap good price for you
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? well the problem is not to download or not the thing is what to dowlnoad and why
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? that changes for a right way somehow allowing people to discover a huge music variety and i reckon pushing them to check some more music live
What do you think of my work? well i think it s quite cool and human reminds me of the fanzine time
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? i haven t got a clue !
Do you have any role models or idols? idols yes !
Why do you think that they exist? happily !
What have been your biggest obstacles? women
What advice would you give other bands or artists? play an instrument and get some ears first
How do you get psyched for a gig? direct contact and internet
Do you have any new material? yes ! too much planning to record an album
What are your web sites? satisfied with reverbnation
How can people reach you? mail phone
What are your plans for the future? recording and touring and keep on being alive if it s possible
Do you have something to add? looking forward to check what youre gonna do with that well so far you ve probably listen to some of my tunes and i m quite happy with that
