interview with Masqued

Have any of you played in other bands? Oh yes, many.  Z-Lot-Z, Helstar, Leatherwolf and others.  Our drummer was in Sadus and for 6 years in Testament.
How is it that you started playing music? My step-father played guitar and I picked it up from him.  Then I had friends in school who played and we started a band.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Please see website and facebook for this info.
Have you had other previous members? There were some short term members while we were building the band, but it's the same people since we decided on a name.
Did you make music even when you were young? I started about age 10.
Where are you from? New York
What year did the band form? 2015
What's your style of genre? Progressive power metal....symphonic progressive.....different people have different descriptions
How often and where do you reherse? We have a studio and rehearse about once a week normally.
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? sports, movies, politics....lots of things
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We signed with Sleaszy Rider Records in Greece. (SRR)
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Myself and Drew write most of the music, and Shane and Steffany write the lyrics.  Some of the music was co-written with other members.   Everyone contributes to writing songs.
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Usually start with music
Do you compose in a certain environment? Mostly at home, but also at the practice studio.
Have you done any covers live? Yes, we have covered Evergrey, Metallica and Fates Warning
What language do you sing in? English
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We play songs from our first CD and a couple of new songs, plus a cover song.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? We have played at BFE Rock Club a lot.
What was your latest gig? Houston at BFE Rock Club with Theocracy
Where have you played live this year? All of our shows so far have been in Houston

Where do you plan to gig the comming year? Still working on that
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? We just got t-shirts and will have CDs to sell soon.  Digital download will be released Oct.13.
Where can people buy your merchandise? At shows, on-line and SRR has worldwide distribution.
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? No problem, as long as it's legal and doesn't rip off the artists.  
What do you think of my work? We appreciate your interest in our band.
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? Hopefully some people will read it and check us out.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Make the music that you like and don't worry about trends.
Do you have any new material? Yes, we are working on several new songs for our 2nd CD.
What are your web sites?
www.masqued.net and facebook.

What are your plans for the future? More shows and recording a 2nd CD.
Do you have something to add? Thanks again very much for promoting our interview.

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