interview with Utopian Despair
Have any of you played in other bands? I played in various amateur groups since many years
How is it that you started playing music? I started playing guitar at 16 years old, i loved Metal music and others styles, that's why i tried to play.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? My name's Aurelien, i play guitar, bass, piano. I'm 30 years old
Have you had other previous members? I never had. I make music alone
Did you make music even when you were young? Yeah i played guitar as autodidact
Where are you from? I'm from France
What year did the band form? I started my own one man band in 2011
What's your style of genre? I love Metal music, Death, Black, Funeral Doom,.. Blues, Jazz, rock, progressive, classic too
What inspires you? Everything's black, death, despair...
How often and where do you reherse? I'm writing sometimes, when i'm inspired
How have you developed since you started with the music? I just try to write and record when i can and if i have time
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Maybe one day
What made you decide to make this music? I needed to find a way to externalize thoughts
What are your songs about? About life, death, nothingness, my ex girlfriend too
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Only me
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? I started to make an instrumental project, so, the music
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? Yes, in my studio with a few drink
What language do you sing in? In english
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? I never made gigs
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? One day i hope to play with a complete band
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? I think music market must adapt however, i just would like some bands i love could goes on
What do you think of my work? I think that's a nice work
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? Maybe some people could be interest to listen my music, and talk around the.
Do you have any role models or idols? Not really , only admiration for some artists or bands
Why do you think that they exist? Maybe because they made great songs
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? I think it's a medley from many bands, old or young
What have been your biggest obstacles? It was to buy all the equipment to record and produce music, but produce too. It's still a very big obstacle today. I'm not a sound engineer
What advice would you give other bands or artists? I would not presume to give advice because I am not able to do so. But only to continue to take pleasure in making music
How do you get psyched for a gig? I think i could be very happy to get a gig, so it could be relatively easy for me
Do you have any new material? Not since a long time except new motoring studio
How can people reach you? By mailing or on Facebook (Utopian Despair). I'm really easy to reach
What are your plans for the future? I would like make my one man band in only one band. Continue to write and record too.
Do you have something to add? Just want to thank you for interest brought to my one man band
