A Popup Interview with Arcane Addiction

A Popup Interview with Arcane Addiction
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CK:
How experienced are you or the band on the stage?

Arcane Addiction:
My personal experience is of 2 shows on stage. Both shows were great. My high school show was a precursor to expansion, and my public appearance in 2003 was kind of nerve-wracking but worth the shot. It was fun.

CK:
When did you first start singing, what made you choose music?

Arcane Addiction:
I kind of am still training myself a bit in singing but have done well live without practice. I am tone-deaf in studio but live I just combust and create.

CK:
Tell us about your website:

Arcane Addiction:
it's about to be purchased, and we're hoping to show off some of the recordings sometime in mid-april.

CK:
So, tell me..what exactly, motivates you, the artist to write songs?

Arcane Addiction:
Lots of things. Sheer creativity, relative situations in life, reality at it's worst, name it and it's inspiration and motivation. Holding back the creativity is the worst thing on the planet to do.

CK:
What are your plans for the future with your band?

Arcane Addiction:
Studio recordings, practice, a show here and there, and maybe start a business for local artists to come together and collaborate or use to record their next album. Specifically I want to see it go in all ways, but can't have that yet.

CK:
What would you like to change about your city's local music scene?

Arcane Addiction:
more industrial, less punk. punk is overplayed greatly and it's a great genre but it's just overplayed. maybe some extra gothic tones, or more rock and pop. there's a cultivated jazz scene that's great but have yet to see more shows. I love the heavy metal they got goin on too.

CK:
Tell us about your worst gig and why it was so bad.

Arcane Addiction:
I haven't had a worst gig yet really, but can say my June 2003 gig was bad. I was nervous, was suffering from a cold, was to be a trio live at that time, it was a lot of messed up crap that blended into adrenaline to keep going on. I'm still glad I didn't cancel the gig.

CK:
Who are your biggest influences?

Arcane Addiction:
Nine Inch Nails, Deadsy, Korn, White Zombie, Powerman5000, Mudvayne, Garbage... the names of those who are the highest on the list.

CK:
What is your favorite song on your current album?

Arcane Addiction:
I'm currently in works with two songs, though not fully recorded. "The Death Cradle" and "Liberating Frisco" because the lyrics are filled with the intellectual side of me, as well as the musical aspect, they're really driven to make people feel uneasy quite a bit. Rape and the loss of sense of location and time kind of fits perfectly together.

CK:
Most people will never know what it feels like to be on stage in front of a crowd, explain to them that feeling:

Arcane Addiction:
Imagine going up into a space where you face a bunch of people you don't know. They're expecting a gift as to say. Deliver the gift and they give you their response. It's almost like having your anniversaries, but even better.

CK:
If you could talk to anyone in the music business, who would it be?

Arcane Addiction:
Brian Warner, the man known as Marilyn Manson. A very intelligent guy who's got his shit together. Nobody should blame him for things, but rather applaud him for his knowledge in reality. As an artist he defies what is our normal lives. But who's to say what is normal when normal does not exist?

CK:
How long does it take for an average song to go from a musical idea to a recordable song?

Arcane Addiction:
the span of 5 minutes if it's short, to 1 month if it needs the work put to it. I put 16 songs out once in my computer in 2 weeks. Nothing to it.

CK:
Are you looking to get a record deal? Why?

Arcane Addiction:
Not immediately, but in the future it would be a nice score I guess. Not now because there's so much to learn in your roots that you HAVE to honestly look within and find your true alias. What you perform is what you go by, it represents you, and not having a full sense of that brings the ability for the industry to screw you.

CK:
How did you/all learn to play, self or school?

Arcane Addiction:
Self-taught for 10 years approximately. Guitars, Basses, Piano, and some drums... lots of computer practice in programming and sequencing. Recently have been able to master audio files with great keen sense of feel.

CK:
Let us say that you have been just signed by a major label and they say time to move 2500 miles. Now what, would you be able to move?

Arcane Addiction:
I'd do it with the intention of always returning to my roots which I plant myself after I'm done with the move and what has to be done for the move.

CK:
Introduce the members in the band:

Arcane Addiction:
Brandon Sills, also before known as Dr. X (X-13) and The Mastermind (The Psychosphere), has greatly taught himself a lot and exposed himself to a lot of things. Xanah Wells is a chick with no limits. She's a guitar goddess and genius. Without her some of the sound of now may not exist. other members to follow in suit soon.

CK:
What is important to you about the music?

Arcane Addiction:
not just the sound but the flow. if it doesn't flow well mentally it is a backburner item. sometimes if it doesn't flow but the sound is great, it may be worked with a bit more. it's dependent on how the feel of it is at that time.

CK:
What genre(s) would you say your music is under?

Arcane Addiction:
Industrial, Goth, Rock, Metal... so many to choose from but those 4 highlight it well enough.

CK:
How big of an impact do you think the underground, indie scene has on the current pop culture?

Arcane Addiction:
pop being popular, everything has it's frame and size. it's not exactly a portrait but it's a landscape, one you can cultivate. the impact that the underground has and the indie has, greatly varies. some die some live. that's all i can say.

CK:
Do you feel that "underground" is just a marketing term like anything else?

Arcane Addiction:
it's dependent. you have to look at it in two different angles to get the ideas i guess.

CK:
Are there any established artists with whom you would like to collaborate?

Arcane Addiction:
there's some local bands that are great, but I think I'd like to give a shot with Deadsy. Seriously, Elijah Blue Allman, Cher's son from Gregg Allman, is a brilliant guy and is spiritual, which makes for some intelligent conversations and ideas.

CK:
What is your favorite local venue?

Arcane Addiction:
I've been to a few, but I'd have to say the Rose Garden Arena is a great major venue. I think that Arlene Schnitzer Hall or Roseland Theater are two great minor venues which still do well.

CK:
Who is your favorite unsigned Band?

Arcane Addiction:
Symptom. They drove my electronic mind to it's current state. Without them I'd probably not have as much stuff to think about these days.

CK:
What do you like most about being an INDE artist?

Arcane Addiction:
not having to fork over hundreds to record. I can do it all since I educated myself in that specific art. I can go on a nationwide tour and record a new album while mobile without sending copies to have mastered. Pure raw energy comes from doing it yourself.

CK:
Describe your typical stage show performance. Give us a hint into what we might expect to see are your show.

Arcane Addiction:
I variate greatly. I mostly like to get a crowd hyped if I can. I'm a very chaotic person because I get into the feel of the show and become this monstrous energy that is force-fed. Even if I sound bad, I still go at it in hopes the concert-goers get the idea of what it's all about. I've signed boobs and butts and have once been asked to sign genitals. It's great. Though I only did one public show, I got the opportunities.

CK:
Do you have a street or e-team system in place? Want one for your website?

Arcane Addiction:
I have none, but having a street team would be cool. E-teams would be better since I go global online more than I do local.

CK:
What made you want to pursue songwriting?

Arcane Addiction:
Self-therapy. Simply put.

CK:
Where do you practice as a band and how often?

Arcane Addiction:
Where ever I can. Usually at home in my studio space I plug in and go at it. If I'm mobile, headsets work. I have an ear to music always and can remember each note played and time right, so if I don't take my instruments around with me I still know it.

CK:
How many members in the band write music?

Arcane Addiction:
1 so far, but am hoping to get the 7 that I want for the further expansion of technology and old styles.

CK:
What makes you and your band unique?

Arcane Addiction:
Very open and unique people. I have mild autism and hardcore ADHD, and am comfortable with my sexuality, and so it makes for a greater feeding force into chemistry.

CK:
Do you do any recording on your own?

Arcane Addiction:
Plenty. Check my hard drive after a month and see what I came up with.

CK:
If your band could open for a headlining act, who would it be and why?

Arcane Addiction:
I'd have to say I'd open purely for anybody who sounds similar in ways or just fits the same scheme of music genres. The more open the better. The highest I'd go would be in fact Nine Inch Nails, my reason of beginning mostly into music.

CK:
Have you ever paid for advertising for the band?

Arcane Addiction:
not yet but plan to if we get big in ways.

CK:
If you could put on a show anywhere were would it be?

Arcane Addiction:
Antarctica... the southern hemisphere is cold as hell but it's worth the show if you're cranking all the volume levels to the max if not near that.

CK:
Can you name a few of you favorite places on the web for band promotions?

Arcane Addiction:
not off the top of my head. mp3.com used to be a great promotional tool until they shut down and decided to get other resoures going. Those are yet to be seen.

CK:
Has the internet really been helpful to your promotion?

Arcane Addiction:
in personal talents so far. got a lot of people online who've listened at least. I go about stupidminded and find that even if people dont like they listen first as is. they judge but they hear.

CK:
How do you transport your equipment to the gig?

Arcane Addiction:
automotive vehicles, mass transit, or simply call people and ask. that's so far.

CK:
Name and describe your most memorable gig.

Arcane Addiction:
Gay Pride, June 15th 2003. Was a great gig. Reconciling with an ex-member/friend of the time and now we're doing great. the show was 30 minutes long, mom and dad were there to film it and see me doin what i want to do, and overall, seeing my friends who are homosexual see me doing what i've wanted to do. It's crazy but great.

CK:
What you feel is the most important thing about your music?

Arcane Addiction:
expression. doesn't matter if you're tuned low or high, or play something you don't normally play here and there, it's just all about having fun and whatnot. though I prefer lower tunings, it brings multiple facets of the idea to the table and feeds those surrounding the dinner plates.

CK:
Give us a run down of your audio equipment:

Arcane Addiction:
7-strings, 5-strings, keyboards, drum machines/modules, computers, software, effects processors, sequencers... we're loaded enough.

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