interview with SOUTHAMMER
Have any of you played in other bands? Yes but it was mainly underground bands.
How is it that you started playing music? As a way to express ourselfs.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Wojciech Grojec (Hallvis) 31 - guitar, Kamil Kalinowski (Kali) 29 - bas, Michał Wolski (Miguel) 41 - vocals, Paweł Gonera 21 - drums
Have you had other previous members? Yes it's been a few, especially drummers, we have bad luck as it goes for them.
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes, we all started as a young guys.
Where are you from? It's not easy to answer, every band member is from another city but a place for rehersals is in town Chorzów so I guess it's it.
What year did the band form? 2010
What's your style of genre? Southern metal / Groove metal
What inspires you? Pantera and a whole lot of good bands starting with Tom Waits and ending with Down
How often and where do you reherse? Usually twice a week
How have you developed since you started with the music? Ep in 2013 and a lot of concerts
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Yes, we are all working in different places - maneger,engineer, cook and waiter
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Why not
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Yes, for now we've got something about 21 tracks
What made you decide to make this music? Our inspirations and as a way to relax
What are your songs about? Life, death, faith and a lack of it, all the things around us.
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Music mainly Wojciech Grojec (Hellvis) as it goes for the lyrics Wojciech Grojec and Michał Wolski
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Our writing proces starts with the music.
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? For composing I use accoustig guitar, I like the idea of dry sound and the possibilities of making later something different out of it with the electric guitar and effects. You've got notes but still the road is open.
Have you done any covers live? Not realy, there is still a bunch of ideas of my own so whats the point of making covers.
What language do you sing in? English
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? I guess everyone that likes this kind of music.
What ages are most of your concert attendants? Everybody.
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? No, we've got about 21 songs so depending of a place and other bands that are playing with us, we choose songs.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yes, motocycle pub of our friend - it's close and the beer is cheep.
What was your first gig like? Instrumental - for about 2 years we've been instrumental band.
What was your latest gig? In february 2015 since that we've changed drummer.
Have you had to cancel a gig? Yes once, when we came to a place, it shows up to be a shithole with few guys sitting and drinking vodka.
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? Just finishing making songs with new drummer, than we'll start setting some gig dates.
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? Ep and t-shirts.
Where can people buy your merchandise? On our facebook site.
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? 21 century - what can you do, we know how it is so we've put our Ep also for free to download.
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? Well, if someone wants to buy - he'll do it and if someone wants to download it for free there is always a way and relly no one can do about it. Me make music by our own but I don't really give a shit "how" most important is the fact that somebody likes it. With the fame comes money and someone just can't live with the fact that they could have more. Yes I know. money are always good I'm realistic, but man, You do it for people or for the money. Few years ago Trent Reznor put his album also for free, as I said, some will buy and someone will steal and it's the way as it is.
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? There is no such think as good old or new, there are dinosaurs like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin yes and it's still goddamn good but nowadays there are a bunch of good bands also.
What have been your biggest obstacles? Drummers, yes it's always been a problem in SOUTHAMMER.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Do what you love and don't sell your soul at least for a good stake (joke!)
How do you get psyched for a gig? Whiskey and beer - sometimes we're so inspired that it's quite difficult to play but we never give up.
What are your web sites? https://www.facebook.com/southammer
How can people reach you? By our facebook account or mail [email protected]
What are your plans for the future? Rule the world, but seriously making music that gives us a pleasure and if someone else will find it as a good music than it's great.
