interview with Rainfall Today
Have any of you played in other bands? No! For us it is the only major project and we put in that a lot of effort
How is it that you started playing music? So, it’s hard to explain. Each of us began their journey in music that was inspired by their favorite music bands!
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Jana- Vox, text
Sam (Dmitry)- Guitar, music
Alexander- Guitar, music
Paul – Bass
Ildar – Drums
Alexander- electronics
In our band guys from 20 years to 31 years old!
Have you had other previous members? Yeach! The story of our band was started in the end of 2015th but we had a lot of changes! We played with the drummer, nicknamed Sparrow J bassist Roman, drummer Sergey!
Did you make music even when you were young? Yeach! And that was great start! It was good Experience
Where are you from? From cold Russia, Saint-Petersburg
What year did the band form? From the end of 2015th
What's your style of genre? Alternative Metal
What inspires you? incredible music of another bands, incredible thing that people do believe in their strength
How often and where do you reherse? We wish to do it more but we have it only 2 times at week! Now all our efforts are now aimed at the creation of the Big album!
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Yes! I’m skateboarding, dancing, painting and a lot of creative things
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Yes, we are looking for agency and want to making a lot of concerts around the world!
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Yes! Now we working on big album and then will looking for metal label!
What made you decide to make this music? I think, that that’s a music of my soulJ
What are your songs about? «All troubles just inside our heads!»
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? I’m write all lyrics, Sam and Alex composing!
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Sometimes with music, sometimes with lyrics
Have you done any covers live? No, we do onle ourself composing songs, but we have some interesting thoughts about that
What language do you sing in? In English, and little Russian
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? We have a lot of fans, who was on every our gigs
What ages are most of your concert attendants? That’s a hard question, from 14 years old to 60!!
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? Yes, we are trying to play different songs
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, small club in the center of city
What was your first gig like? It was it was exciting and very cool, a lot of friends
What was your latest gig? It was awesome! A lot of energy and happy faces
Have you had to cancel a gig? No
Where have you played live this year? Yes! A lot!
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? We don’t thinking about coming year, but we wish it will be Europe
Where can people buy your merchandise? On our web site and instagram shop
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? I think that our music for free listening and that’s good for all people
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? I can’t say nothing about that, because there is a lot of moments in different styles and different countries
What do you think of my work? I think, it’s help people
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? I think, that more people will know about us and will listen our music
Do you have any role models or idols? No J
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? Yes, I think so! Because this, old bands, have a lot of experience , that very inspirate
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Don’t be shy, don’t be lazy, don’t forget your dream and always work hard!
How do you get psyched for a gig? I imagine all the people who came and waiting for us, that’s give me happy feelings
Do you have any new material? Yes, we working on it
What are your web sites? https://vk.com/crossstep
How can people reach you? https://rainfalltoday.bandcamp.com/releases
What are your plans for the future? Be the most known and popular rock band in the world J
