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| interviewed by robby sumner |
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Mark Blume - Vocals, Guitar Bobby Heilman - Guitar Scott Ripley - Bass |
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| E: So guys, Big City Dreams is a band based in Gainesville, Florida. Do you plan to keep Florida as your home base, or are you hoping to move past it? Bobby: As for this summer, we're planning on staying here in Gainesville. We're really not thinking that far ahead... taking one thing at a time, and just hoping for the best. But we're definitely open to being anywhere. Mark: Home base doesn't really matter that much when we hope to be on the road the majority of the time. E: Are there any locations you especially look forward to touring in? Mark: The fact is that we've lived in small towns all of our lives, and just the chance to go to big cities (no pun intended) and travel is a dream of ours. Scott: I just love touring in general, but I would especially love to go overseas. E: So how applicable would you say the band's name is to the band itself and its music? Bobby: I'd say that our goals are no different than any other bands out there, we just want to live the dream. Basically, we just don't want to work a nine-to-five. *Laughs* E: What's it like watching a BCD song evolve as you write it? Bobby: It's actually pretty funny to think of how the songs were written. They all just develop over time, and we look back and wonder where we got a certain part from. The process of demo to professionally recorded song is quite humorous. E: How often do you listen to your own songs simply for the pleasure of hearing the music? Scott: More often than I care to admit. Bobby: *Laughs* Yeah, we always ask each other if it's bad to listen to your own CD more than others. Scott: I think I speak for all of us when I say we're all really proud of how the EP turned out. So it's nice to listen to the finished product after working on developing the songs. E: In what ways do you think the EP could have turned out better? Scott: In the future, I think we'd like to experiment with piano and strings... but other than that, I really couldn't be happier with the EP. Bobby: Well, it would be better if there were more of myself, i.e. guitar solos, vocals, etc... *Laughs* But seriously, we really would have liked to mess around with different things. But it came out amazing, and we're all really proud of it. E: How much change has the band gone through since then? Mark: I think our songwriting has already matured to a great extent, and we hope it only gets better. Bobby: Actually, some of our new songs that aren't on the EP are probably my favorites of the songs we've done. E: So most of the band's songs are acoustic-centered... are your influences bands with a similar sound? Scott: I think our influences would surprise a lot of people. Bobby: All three of us have very eclectic tastes in music. I'd have to say that the music we listen to really doesn't resemble what we play. Mark: We all make fun of each other for the music we listen to. Scott: We're trying for a sound that appeals to a broad range of people while still incorporating our influences which range from jazz to metal and everything in between. E: Is there a certain mood you've hoped to create through your songs? Scott: Hopefully the mood that each individual song has is one that people can relate to. Mark: We never actually really tried to go for any moods, our songs are written based on melodies. After melodies are written, then we bring the technical aspects in. Bobby: Our music gets me in the mood... E: How pivotal do you think lyrical content is to a song? Scott: The lyrics are an equally important piece in creating a song, along with melody and song structure. E: What do you think is the most important thing a song does for a person? Bobby: As long as the song evokes emotion, that's basically all that matters. Scott: Songs are so important in a lot of ways. They could make you feel a certain emotion, help you through a time in your life, or just something to put on and party to. They help people relate to each other. E: Well, keep on making music. Anything else on your minds you want to say? Scott: Please don't let the word "acoustic" scare you. Give the songs a listen, and feel free to say "Hi" on AIM. Bobby: Look out for the EP To Say the Least dropping in a couple of weeks. Our goal is to change your mind about the acoustic guitar. If that's the least we do, we've done what we wanted. Thanks for this opportunity. |
| Interview with the whole band May 30th, 2004 |