interview with DEADSHADE
Have any of you played in other bands? No
How is it that you started playing music? As we have an common interests in our band and similar childhood so our music is a sublimation of energy of our souls.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Victor Eliseev / vocal, bass-guitar/ 24, Vyacheslav Prokofiev/ rhythm guitar/31, Roman Firsov/drum/27, Vladislav Gaidukov/solo guitar/26, Ivan Chernov/dideridoo/26
Have you had other previous members? Yes
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes, we are young band
Where are you from? Russia, Obninsk
What year did the band form? 2012
What's your style of genre? Death Thrash Metal
What inspires you? Dark side of human's soul
How often and where do you reherse? Twice a week, in our own town
How have you developed since you started with the music? As we started with death trash metal, we continued in the same style
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Yes, it's our families
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? No, it's a really difficult in Russia, we do all by ourselves
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Our band have label as a sign (in attached file) but if you mean label as a brand, you can back to the answer to previous question
What made you decide to make this music? The similar likes
What are your songs about? Diseases of human's soul, our weaknesses
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Victor Eliseev
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? no
Have you done any covers live? Yes, Amatory and Victor Tsoy
What language do you sing in? Russian
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? 15-90
What ages are most of your concert attendants? 18-50
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We play the same songs, but change the priority
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, bar Bakh
What was your first gig like? Not something spesial
What was your latest gig? The same as first
Have you had to cancel a gig? Yes
Where have you played live this year? In our own town
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? This year we plan to album record, not a lot of gigs
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? Nothing, all of our merch is not for sale
Where can people buy your merchandise? From participants of band
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? It could be a motivating factor
What do you think of my work? If you will write trues, I will agree, even it's unpleasant for me
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? It could be helpful because it's a circulation of information about band
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? Death, Sepultura, young Amatory
What have been your biggest obstacles? To find all participants of the team
What advice would you give other bands or artists? We are not on the such laevel to give advices to other bands or artists
How do you get psyched for a gig? We are always ready for gig, like a pioneers (it's a russian joke)
Do you have any new material? we are in process to make it
What are your web sites? https://vk.com/dead_shade
How can people reach you? https://vk.com/dead_shade and my facebook
What are your plans for the future? To be more famous
Do you have something to add? Listen good music, make good music and don't sell yourselves by money
How is it that you started playing music? As we have an common interests in our band and similar childhood so our music is a sublimation of energy of our souls.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Victor Eliseev / vocal, bass-guitar/ 24, Vyacheslav Prokofiev/ rhythm guitar/31, Roman Firsov/drum/27, Vladislav Gaidukov/solo guitar/26, Ivan Chernov/dideridoo/26
Have you had other previous members? Yes
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes, we are young band
Where are you from? Russia, Obninsk
What year did the band form? 2012
What's your style of genre? Death Thrash Metal
What inspires you? Dark side of human's soul
How often and where do you reherse? Twice a week, in our own town
How have you developed since you started with the music? As we started with death trash metal, we continued in the same style
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Yes, it's our families
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? No, it's a really difficult in Russia, we do all by ourselves
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Our band have label as a sign (in attached file) but if you mean label as a brand, you can back to the answer to previous question
What made you decide to make this music? The similar likes
What are your songs about? Diseases of human's soul, our weaknesses
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Victor Eliseev
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? no
Have you done any covers live? Yes, Amatory and Victor Tsoy
What language do you sing in? Russian
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? 15-90
What ages are most of your concert attendants? 18-50
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We play the same songs, but change the priority
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, bar Bakh
What was your first gig like? Not something spesial
What was your latest gig? The same as first
Have you had to cancel a gig? Yes
Where have you played live this year? In our own town
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? This year we plan to album record, not a lot of gigs
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? Nothing, all of our merch is not for sale
Where can people buy your merchandise? From participants of band
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? It could be a motivating factor
What do you think of my work? If you will write trues, I will agree, even it's unpleasant for me
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? It could be helpful because it's a circulation of information about band
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? Death, Sepultura, young Amatory
What have been your biggest obstacles? To find all participants of the team
What advice would you give other bands or artists? We are not on the such laevel to give advices to other bands or artists
How do you get psyched for a gig? We are always ready for gig, like a pioneers (it's a russian joke)
Do you have any new material? we are in process to make it
What are your web sites? https://vk.com/dead_shade
How can people reach you? https://vk.com/dead_shade and my facebook
What are your plans for the future? To be more famous
Do you have something to add? Listen good music, make good music and don't sell yourselves by money