Fuser Newsletter Interview

What is the best gig you have ever performed at, and why?

Played with Luck (Jordan Luck from The Exponents) once and at the end of the their set they got us up to sing the last couple of songs with them. He let us play ‘Why Does Love Do This To Me’ with Fuser and the Luck band on stage at the same time. I remember that song from School so it was a great feeling to be playing it with the original guy standing next to us. Very cool feeling. If your reading this Jordan, Thanks very much mate.

What is your favourite NZ venue?

Lots of great venues round the place. In Auckland The Dogs Bollix. Great venue, great atmosphere and great people to work with. Also love playing at The Kentish in Waiuku. Actually anywhere is a good place to play but these really stand out.

What NZ musicians or bands would you like to see more of, and why?

There are so many great acts out there at the moment but Bryce Wastney and Invader Cain are 2 special favourites. Bryce is a great solo artist and friend of ours. He works hard and has great acoustic folkie tunes you can tap your toe to. We also love Invader Cain. They are high energy and huge fun to watch.

What is your most embarrassing on tour/gig moment?

What happens on tour………………………. There was this 1 show in Palmy where we were going for a nicely timed jump and John fell off the stage. He tried to grab his amp to stop the fall but pulled that off stage as well. Jackass would have been proud. The amp survived as well.

How did you come up with the name Fuser?

I work for a photocopier company and a ‘Fuser unit’ is a common name for the hot part of a copier that melts the toner on the page. A mate of mine said ‘Fuser sounds cool’ and although I wasn’t keen initially because of the tie in to my job, over a period of time it stuck.

How do you describe your music?

Blend of Hard rock and dirty rock and roll. We call it Atomic Rock.
What can we expect to see from Fuser over the next year?
We are 3 quarters of the way through album 2 at the moment. We have the 1st single, ‘World Of Make Believe’, playing on Hauraki and are expecting to have album out March 2010. We also have some tours in the works.

What advice would you like to give to other aspiring musicians?

Do what inspires you. Don’t try to be anyone else and most importantly be proud of your ability to make music.