Interview with 4db
Have any of you played in other bands? Yes, a lot a band but it's my first really personal.
How is it that you started playing music? I had do classical guitar when i was young but i fall in love the electric guitar when i was teenager. I saw the video of festival of isle of white.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Damien Boureau compositor and guitarist
How is it that you started playing music? I had do classical guitar when i was young but i fall in love the electric guitar when i was teenager. I saw the video of festival of isle of white.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Damien Boureau compositor and guitarist
Thomas Cassis Keyboarder
Olivier Michel bassist
Quentin Rondreux drumer
Have you had other previous members? Yes, one pianist and one bassist
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes
Where are you from? We come from Paris
What year did the band form? In 2013
What's your style of genre? Jazz-Rock/Progressif
What inspires you? Life in general and all the meeting with musicians, cinema.
How often and where do you reherse? We reherse when there a gig or a record, in general we go to a Studio in Paris called Luna Rossa
How have you developed since you started with the music? We have the chance to have selected quickly by the national final of Jazz à Vienne festival. And just after we signed a contract from Musea Records.
Have you had other previous members? Yes, one pianist and one bassist
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes
Where are you from? We come from Paris
What year did the band form? In 2013
What's your style of genre? Jazz-Rock/Progressif
What inspires you? Life in general and all the meeting with musicians, cinema.
How often and where do you reherse? We reherse when there a gig or a record, in general we go to a Studio in Paris called Luna Rossa
How have you developed since you started with the music? We have the chance to have selected quickly by the national final of Jazz à Vienne festival. And just after we signed a contract from Musea Records.
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? We love all the art in general.
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? We have yet a booker in France but we would have a booking agency to play in other country.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We have a label witch called Great Winds, it's the fusion label of Musea Records.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We have a label witch called Great Winds, it's the fusion label of Musea Records.
What made you decide to make this music? Really, it was in me since a long time, when i decided to do my personnal project, i had take my computer and i wrote all the musical idea i had in my head, my ideal music and it was this.
What are your songs about? I thing it's a trip, a life trip about lot of the feeling i had live.
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? The more often it's me, but in the last record, Olivier and Thomas write 3 beautiful songs.
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? Yes, i prefer write outside home, in other place or in other country, it's more inspiring.
Have you done any covers live? No.
What language do you sing in? Instrumental only but i thing there will be vocal in the next record.
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? Perhaps 300 or 500 peoples.
What ages are most of your concert attendants? It's very large but between 20 and 60.
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We vary to adapt the set for the place, it really different when we play in a club, a theater or a festival, the people do not look for the same thing.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, but we want more, it's why we work to do a lot of gig from September when "Animal" our 2nd record will go out.
Have you done any covers live? No.
What language do you sing in? Instrumental only but i thing there will be vocal in the next record.
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? Perhaps 300 or 500 peoples.
What ages are most of your concert attendants? It's very large but between 20 and 60.
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We vary to adapt the set for the place, it really different when we play in a club, a theater or a festival, the people do not look for the same thing.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, but we want more, it's why we work to do a lot of gig from September when "Animal" our 2nd record will go out.
What was your first gig like? It was in Jazz a Vienne in 2013
What was your latest gig? In a little cub in Troyes called the Message.
Have you had to cancel a gig? Never.
Where have you played live this year? In club in Paris and in other place in France.
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? All the date is on our website www.4db.space
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? www.4db.space
Where can people buy your merchandise? www.4db.space
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? It's very difficult to answer. I am glag that more and more people listen music but, i am musician, i don't to be famous, i just want to have money to do a good music. If anyone give money, we don't have the good condition to create a good sound and muic.
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? Yes, particularly for the alternative music.
What do you think of my work? It's really precious to have people who interested to alternative music, different music to fight the single thought. Thank you, it's really precious.
Have you had to cancel a gig? Never.
Where have you played live this year? In club in Paris and in other place in France.
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? All the date is on our website www.4db.space
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? www.4db.space
Where can people buy your merchandise? www.4db.space
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? It's very difficult to answer. I am glag that more and more people listen music but, i am musician, i don't to be famous, i just want to have money to do a good music. If anyone give money, we don't have the good condition to create a good sound and muic.
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? Yes, particularly for the alternative music.
What do you think of my work? It's really precious to have people who interested to alternative music, different music to fight the single thought. Thank you, it's really precious.
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? We hope this interview could meeting a new people who like our music.
Do you have any role models or idols? Frank Zappa, John Maclaughlin, Snarky puppy, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Gong, Soft Machine, Spheroe....
Do you have any role models or idols? Frank Zappa, John Maclaughlin, Snarky puppy, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Gong, Soft Machine, Spheroe....
Why do you think that they exist? There are a lot of really good band with really inspiring musicians.
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? The both, we descover a new beautiful band each week.
What have been your biggest obstacles? It's financial, we want to do a big show and a DVD live and it's difficult to have money to do that.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Artistic liberty, we want to do a music for art and for all the people.
What have been your biggest obstacles? It's financial, we want to do a big show and a DVD live and it's difficult to have money to do that.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Artistic liberty, we want to do a music for art and for all the people.
What are your web sites? Yes, www.4db.space
What are your plans for the future? Go out our 2nd album Animal in september and record a CD/DVD live during the concert at the Sunset in Paris 27 th September.
Do you have something to add? We do a crowdfunding campagn witch beginning from 30th march to 10 april, we can help us at this adress: Http//bit.ly/soutien-4db
Have any of you played in other bands? Yes, a lot a band but it's my first really personal.
How is it that you started playing music? I had do classical guitar when i was young but i fall in love the electric guitar when i was teenager. I saw the video of festival of isle of white.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Damien Boureau compositor and guitarist
How is it that you started playing music? I had do classical guitar when i was young but i fall in love the electric guitar when i was teenager. I saw the video of festival of isle of white.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Damien Boureau compositor and guitarist
Thomas Cassis Keyboarder
Olivier Michel bassist
Quentin Rondreux drumer
Have you had other previous members? Yes, one pianist and one bassist
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes
Where are you from? We come from Paris
What year did the band form? In 2013
What's your style of genre? Jazz-Rock/Progressif
What inspires you? Life in general and all the meeting with musicians, cinema.
How often and where do you reherse? We reherse when there a gig or a record, in general we go to a Studio in Paris called Luna Rossa
How have you developed since you started with the music? We have the chance to have selected quickly by the national final of Jazz à Vienne festival. And just after we signed a contract from Musea Records.
Have you had other previous members? Yes, one pianist and one bassist
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes
Where are you from? We come from Paris
What year did the band form? In 2013
What's your style of genre? Jazz-Rock/Progressif
What inspires you? Life in general and all the meeting with musicians, cinema.
How often and where do you reherse? We reherse when there a gig or a record, in general we go to a Studio in Paris called Luna Rossa
How have you developed since you started with the music? We have the chance to have selected quickly by the national final of Jazz à Vienne festival. And just after we signed a contract from Musea Records.
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? We love all the art in general.
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? We have yet a booker in France but we would have a booking agency to play in other country.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We have a label witch called Great Winds, it's the fusion label of Musea Records.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We have a label witch called Great Winds, it's the fusion label of Musea Records.
What made you decide to make this music? Really, it was in me since a long time, when i decided to do my personnal project, i had take my computer and i wrote all the musical idea i had in my head, my ideal music and it was this.
What are your songs about? I thing it's a trip, a life trip about lot of the feeling i had live.
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? The more often it's me, but in the last record, Olivier and Thomas write 3 beautiful songs.
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? Yes, i prefer write outside home, in other place or in other country, it's more inspiring.
Have you done any covers live? No.
What language do you sing in? Instrumental only but i thing there will be vocal in the next record.
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? Perhaps 300 or 500 peoples.
What ages are most of your concert attendants? It's very large but between 20 and 60.
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We vary to adapt the set for the place, it really different when we play in a club, a theater or a festival, the people do not look for the same thing.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, but we want more, it's why we work to do a lot of gig from September when "Animal" our 2nd record will go out.
Have you done any covers live? No.
What language do you sing in? Instrumental only but i thing there will be vocal in the next record.
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? Perhaps 300 or 500 peoples.
What ages are most of your concert attendants? It's very large but between 20 and 60.
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We vary to adapt the set for the place, it really different when we play in a club, a theater or a festival, the people do not look for the same thing.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, but we want more, it's why we work to do a lot of gig from September when "Animal" our 2nd record will go out.
What was your first gig like? It was in Jazz a Vienne in 2013
What was your latest gig? In a little cub in Troyes called the Message.
Have you had to cancel a gig? Never.
Where have you played live this year? In club in Paris and in other place in France.
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? All the date is on our website www.4db.space
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? www.4db.space
Where can people buy your merchandise? www.4db.space
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? It's very difficult to answer. I am glag that more and more people listen music but, i am musician, i don't to be famous, i just want to have money to do a good music. If anyone give money, we don't have the good condition to create a good sound and muic.
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? Yes, particularly for the alternative music.
What do you think of my work? It's really precious to have people who interested to alternative music, different music to fight the single thought. Thank you, it's really precious.
Have you had to cancel a gig? Never.
Where have you played live this year? In club in Paris and in other place in France.
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? All the date is on our website www.4db.space
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? www.4db.space
Where can people buy your merchandise? www.4db.space
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? It's very difficult to answer. I am glag that more and more people listen music but, i am musician, i don't to be famous, i just want to have money to do a good music. If anyone give money, we don't have the good condition to create a good sound and muic.
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? Yes, particularly for the alternative music.
What do you think of my work? It's really precious to have people who interested to alternative music, different music to fight the single thought. Thank you, it's really precious.
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? We hope this interview could meeting a new people who like our music.
Do you have any role models or idols? Frank Zappa, John Maclaughlin, Snarky puppy, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Gong, Soft Machine, Spheroe....
Do you have any role models or idols? Frank Zappa, John Maclaughlin, Snarky puppy, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Gong, Soft Machine, Spheroe....
Why do you think that they exist? There are a lot of really good band with really inspiring musicians.
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? The both, we descover a new beautiful band each week.
What have been your biggest obstacles? It's financial, we want to do a big show and a DVD live and it's difficult to have money to do that.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Artistic liberty, we want to do a music for art and for all the people.
What have been your biggest obstacles? It's financial, we want to do a big show and a DVD live and it's difficult to have money to do that.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Artistic liberty, we want to do a music for art and for all the people.
What are your web sites? Yes, www.4db.space
What are your plans for the future? Go out our 2nd album Animal in september and record a CD/DVD live during the concert at the Sunset in Paris 27 th September.
Do you have something to add? We do a crowdfunding campagn witch beginning from 30th march to 10 april, we can help us at this adress: Http//bit.ly/soutien-4db
