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Check out our conversation with band Emily Daccaretti
1 - How did you start the band?
I’m a fashion designer and from the start of my fashion brand I made sure to incorporate music into the collections. This is how I met my producer, Peace Nistades, we worked on the music for the fashion film that I had produced to be screened at my first runway show. We had an amazing time and kept working together for each one of my collections since then. When I took time off to work on my craft as a musician, I knew he was the perfect person to kick off this new adventure with. I’m not a typical band and this allows me to work with a lot of amazing musicians depending on shows or recordings. I do have my go to guys for live gigs and we met in the Musicians Institute in LA. We were all friends before, so coming together was a blast and I’m so looking forward to jam with them after all this is over with the news songs I’ve been working on!
2 - Can the current moment be considered the best of the band?
It’s an interesting time that’s for sure, we have all been in self quarantine for 2 months now. Everyone is working on their own projects at the moment and I’m using this time to work on new music and designing.
3 - What would you say about sonority? Where else do you fit into the acquired influences?
I love to start out with a c major chord progression to help me start playing around, then switch to the minor chord. Keep it simple as I figure out the melody to the lyrics I’ve written. I have a soft spot for the Dorian scale, so I tend to go there.
4 - Speaking of creation process, how much thought is there before creating new material? Is there a plan or do you let ideas flow naturally?
It’s a bit of both, I’ll sit down with my producer Peace and we’ll sketch out the collection of song or single. We both have a background in film, so we look for arc in the story (the song) and bounce off ideas making sure we are on the same page. Then there are times that he will start playing something on his keyboard nothing and I’ll be inspired to write lyrics to it right away.
5 - Have you ever thought of playing here in South America? Audiences in Brazil are very passionate about music!
I would love to just visit Brazil let alone get a chance to play live there, I would die! I have family in Central and South America, so it would honestly be a dream to play there. I have seen how passionate you are about music, and actually my guitarist, Pedro Asfora, is from Brazil.
6 - We know that the music market is no longer the same ... what does it take to stay fresh and relevant?
I think we need to be multi-media artists to be able to one stay relevant, and two by dipping your hands in different forms of media, you start to see where the next trend is heading which keeps you sounding fresh. I don’t mean changing genres, or styles completely, but exposing yourself to different things that will inspire you and help you evolve as an artist.
7 - Do you like the idea of releasing videos in lyric format?
I had only ever done a lyric video once before and that was for my cover of Born to Die by Lana Del Rey. I wasn’t planning to release any lyric videos for my own songs, but since I won’t be able to produce a video in a while, I am currently working with an animator to make a really cool lyric video. To give it a purpose and hopefully inspire people.
8 - We finish here, the space is yours ...
Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know me. Despite all the bad in the world, it still holds so much beauty, and I hope my music can inspire you to dream or just escape into your imagination and just relax.
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