An Interview with Edward O'Neil

As you are all aware I had the pleasure of interviewing some musicians this weekend, the first one that I interviewed was Edward O’Neil. Despite the awkward time differences, he was a pleasure to talk to, he was happy to answer any questions that I threw at him, and did so with ease.

You can find Edward's music online on YouTube, the link to his Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will all be at the bottom of the page so that you are able to check him out! Which I thoroughly recommend!

So firstly, tell us all about yourself?
I’m Edward O'Neil I live in Ontario, Canada and I sing and make electronic music.

How would you describe your sound in five words?
Electronic, Catchy, Dreamy, Explosive, Authentic

Who was your biggest inspiration?
My biggest inspiration has always been Owl City I love what he does and I think Adam Young's talent is severely underrated as a musician. I also really enjoy Imogen Heap. She's an incredible producer. And Daft Punk too more recently... So many great artists out there!

Are there any special traditions you have when preparing for a show or
writing a song?
Not really I just try and just keep everything go with the flow but after a song is finished I like to eat pizza and go for a run or something outdoors.

What inspired you to go into the genre that you are?
I think just hearing electronic music done really well. I always wondered how they made it and wanted to try it for myself.

What’s your favourite song to date? And why?
This one is impossible, but I really like a song called "Not like the Movies" by Katy Perry. It’s magic.

Which famous musicians do you admire? Why?

Chris Martin from Coldplay. He just seems like a really down to earth guy, writes good songs, and helps out the environment, all round great guy.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
I don't like having spare time I need to be always working on something. But if I do have some I try and just go outdoors, my generation spends and insane amount of time of their laptops and cellphones it’s nice to just get away from that for a second.

When and why did you start playing?
I started at age 15, I really don't know why I started playing. There were a couple of guys in bands and at my school and they always looked like they were having a blast so I wanted to be a part of that.

What are your fondest musical memories?
I really like when people in general say "I thought you're music would suck but then I listened and it’s actually really good!" I always feel pretty satisfied when I get those messages.

How long on average does it take for you to create a song, from start to finish?
On average it usually takes about 2 weeks per song. Writing songs is easy but recording them and adding all the different layers, instruments, and effects is the hard part. A lot of people don't know that electronic music can easily have 100+ tracks in just one song, I spend an enormous amount of time on the final mixes as well.

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Competition Winners! Sleep Star Ignition!

If you follow me on twitter, you will know that I recently did a competition for that when I reached 200 followers I would randomly select a follower of mine, to win a sort of promotion on here.

I reached 200, followers no problem, however, I being an airhead, managed to loose the emails between me and Sleep Star Ignition, who were lovely enough to even send me a link to get their latest EP - "I Love What You've Done With The Place" which is available for everyone to get. 

They also do weekly podcasts called "I Love Sleep Star Ignition" which is available here and on iTunes.

I got talking to Bob, who is guitar and vocals, however there is also Nick, who is main vocals, Zach M who plays bass and Zach B who plays drums.
I asked if there was any additional information that the guys would like to tell me and this is what they said;

"Additional things about us include the face that we're pretty hardcore comic book nerds and have a guilty pleasure for professional wrestling. We played the Cincinnati, Ohio date of the Vans Warped Tour in the summer of 2014 and are looking forward to more accomplishments like that in the future. We are completely independent as far as releasing our own music and running our own social media, so any time you interact with us it is, in fact, US. We're very proud to be a band that looks at our fanbase as a family and we're always down to chat with whomever would like to learn more about us. "

At first when I watched their video for Lunar Transmission, I thought that Nick looked like a mix between Dave Grohl but more beard-y and Adam Lazzara, which isn't a bad thing when it comes down to it!

 

And they have a sound that's the best of both Foo Fighters and Taking Back Sunday, with lyrics that will have you truly thinking about everything, and I mean everything. I really can't wait too hear more off these guys and too see exactly where their music takes them, and I pray that it's far and they can get everything out of it because they are the most down to earth and helpful guys especially when they were so understanding about me loosing an email and everything! 

These guys are honestly amazing, they will blow your expectations out of the water, because they did that for me! It's like putting your hand in your pocket and finding some money, it's like a little gift to yourself from yourself, but in this case it's a little gem from twitter to me. And now I'm sharing that gem with you! I know, I know, you're welcome!

 

Oh and they've just released some merch, which is looking extremely tempting! 

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