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Interview with: ian baker from “su casa”
Members of su casa are: lead vocals, guitars
backing vocals, lead guitars Pedro: Drums Q: Ian, How would you describe yourself as a band? A: Our sound is a mix of indie rock/pop and alt. country, with a shot of garage blues and a splash of surf/rock. Q: How did you meet? A: Dave, Kenn, and Pedro grew up in Marblehead, MA. They met in grade school, and played in bands together in High School. I met Dave when we were both at RISD. By chance we happened to move into the same building one year and started playing together. We were born on the same day, January 1st, 1968.
A: So far, I’ve brought in most of the material, but we arrange it together. Everyone comes up with their own musical ideas for the song and dynamic changes are figured out as a group. I’ve written just about all of the lyrics. Some of the songs are arrangements formed from jam sessions, and there’s stuff we’re working on now that Dave’s written. Every song has its own process. Q: What is the song “place in your heart” really about? A: That was my first attempt at writing a love song, but in usual fashion
there are different layers of subtext that crept into the story. Relationships are never straightforward, right? Love, desire, danger, mixed feelings, it’s all in there. Q: Who would you say are your top influences? A: That’s a tough one. Q: Where do you want to go with “su casa”? Is there a big aspiration to it all or is just for fun? A: We’re going to keep on making music and getting it out there, and have fun doing it. If we’re making great music and people are hearing it and it resonates with them, that’s everything. Q: I see on your site, you allow people, if not give instructions, about downloading your music for free. You also give links to some of the other pay download sites. How do you guys feel about pirating music on the internet? A: I think filesharing could be a great thing for music if people would support the artists they’re downloading. If I download a track and really like and listen to it, I’ll go and buy the CD, and I’ve discovered many artists through downloading that I might not have found otherwise. Artists should be paid for their efforts, and believe me it’s not cheap to record, manufacture, and promote a CD. That being said, I favor any distribution method that gets our music to as many people as possible, so we are stream the entire record, and make a couple of tracks available for download. It’s more important to me that people enjoy the music and let other people know about it. If people share those downloads, great: if they continue to listen to and/or share them, they should support the artist somehow. If you ask me, the record companies’ biggest threat is their disconnect from people. They are entrenched businesses used to making massive profits by distributing plastic. Their concept of value is in number of units shipped. Their products are becoming more and more fabricated and what people really want is something real. Q: So where will you be playing next in Rhode Island? A: Friday April 9th at the Century Lounge with the ‘mericans and Joel Thibodeau. Visit su casa's web site by clicking the linkbelow |
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Q: Who really does the song writing in the band?