Interview with:The Art of Whimsy [theartofwhimsy]
MUSIC
 | What do you do? What is your musical specialty? I write organic, folk-rock-with-a-groove songs and perform them under the name The Art of Whimsy. |
| Do you work alone or in a group? If in a group, who are the others you work with? I'm a solo act. I do work with others if the venue requires it. |
| Is there a web address where one can listen, see, or read some of your work? www.TheArtofWhimsy.com
www.myspace.com/TheArtofWhimsy
www.TheArtofWhimsy.wordpress.com |
| Please list any awards, competitions, or other acknowledgments you would like to mention. I have written songs for short films, won local battle of the bands, toured with and performed with award winning artists. |
| Please list discography in which you have participated. in the last ten years I've released
-Sad but True
-Of Dreamers and Thieves
-Coffee Cup Wisdom: a live experience
-The Art of Whimsy: an acoustic Prologue |
| How did you begin making music? Who introduced you? My parents started me out with a piano. Later I moved to guitar. |
| What was your musical education? A year of piano lessons and one of guitar. |
| When did you realise that making music could be a way of life for you? From the second I picked up an instrument. |
| What is your creative process? Music just comes, you never know when or where. Driving in my car lately... |
| When do you have your most lucid moments, in the morning or night? What a strange dichotomy. Given those choices, probably the night. |
| Have you ever awoken with a melody created from your dreams? no I haven't. I heard of that sort of thing though. |
| How do you know when a song is finished or needs no more changes? When it flows I guess. Songs are never really finished, many times they continually evolve through performance. |
| How did you discover your creative territory? How would you describe it? The artistic millieu of the Northern California foothills that I grew up in was steeped in a kind of neo-folk rock. I just naturally began playing it and putting my own spin on it later as I moved further south. |
| What part of your job is your least favourite? The smokey bars where people shout out "Free Bird!" |
| How often do you practice? Every day. |
| How do you feel right before going out on stage? Relaxed, energy-high. |
| Which musicians or groups have been inspiring to your career? Rich Mullins, Counting Crows, Andrew Peterson, 5 O'clock People, Six Pence None the Richer, Bob Dylan etc. |
| List three songs that are key to your life. no |
| What should be done to stop piracy? make them walk the plank |
| What type of music do you detest? All music has it's place. Some of it is the gutter I guess. |
| What time did you get up this morning? 11:30 am |
| How do you sell yourself? What has been your experience with record companies and representatives? One gig at a time. |
| What other things have you done to make a living? Substitute teaching. |
| Have you ever played on the street or in the subway? How much did you collect each day? anywhere from $20 to $100 but I never played for more than an hour or two |
| Who would you play with, without a doubt? Counting Crows |
| What advice would you give to someone starting out in the business? Keep on, keepin' on. |
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