What is the best gig you have ever performed at, and why?
Mighty Mighty on our summer tour. The place is beautiful, staff are THE best, the sound is great, we played a blinder (if we do say so), and the crowd were hot and sweaty and good movers! http://alanpix.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
What is your favourite NZ venue?
Still miss The Odeon in AK. But would say Leigh Sawmill is soooo good. You can’t not have a great time/gig/night there. The room is so open and beautiful sounding, the setting is a nice change from city venues, great beers and pizzas!
What NZ musicians or bands would you like to see more of, and why?
Great live bands/not hypey bands eg: Onanon, Artisan Guns, The Bads, Hott Paws…
What is your most embarrassing on tour/gig moment?
Finding out the gig we’re booked at a bar is out the back, (in another room separate to the bar?), and a covers band are playing in the front.
Not so much embarrassing actually as infuriatingly maddening!
How did you come up with the name The Septembers?
Big Star – September Gurls / We are all Virgo’s / It’s when Sean and Anthony met / The syllables sound good together…
How do you describe your music?
Romantic RocknRoll / Spector with Tele’s.
What can we expect to see from The Septembers over the next year?
Debut album is out now! So touring that, releasing some singles and sexy videos (one of which is up on our myspace), buying a VW combi van for camping trips…
What advice would you like to give to other aspiring musicians?
Just figure out what you are aspiring to? If you aspire to be true to what you want to do, then it’ll all be fine. maybe.
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About the interviewer Lisa Jones
I’m Lisa, Muzic.NZ’s founder and manager. I also manage the Aotearoa Music Industry Collective as well as the Aotearoa Rock Community and the Gig Space Facebook groups. I’ve been interested in music for as long as I can remember – I grew up listening to my parent’s records and watching the Top 40 Countdown on TV every weekend. I also played the drums and guitar in high school, and wrote lyrics for some of my friend’s bands. I come from a musical background; my Granddad was one of the main founders of country music clubs in Taranaki. Rock is my favourite genre of music, but I enjoy a huge variety of genres from old school hip-hop through to metal, punk, pop, folk and EDM. My advice to NZ musicians is to build yourself a great support network, never be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and talk to
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