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“This has got to be the loudest crowd we have ever played for.... we will definitely be coming back to Sacramento”
- Paul Jason Klein lead vocalist of LANY
LANY + Machineheart @ Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA 4-24-17
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BAMF: How long have you been doing music for?
Lostboycrow: I’ve been doing music for about, 10 years or so, I started playing the piano just because it was in the house and I kinda fell in love with that first. I didn’t start singing til several years later, so I’ve been singing for about 6 or 7 years. It just kinda started when there was a piano in the house, and it just kinda called to me, it beckoned.
B: That’s awesome! Who or what inspires you?
L: Hmm, that is a great question. I mean, I think art is about finding such a large spectrum of inspiration, but I would say as far as specific people or artists, I always have to say Brian Wilson, Frank Ocean, Alex Turner...ugh there’s so many, but those are usually the main three that fit and cover all the areas where I’m really coming from and try to bring together as far as sound, and just like storytelling and artistic integrity. Chance the Rapper is really inspiring me now-a-days, just across the board. I would say those are the main ones, but obviously my friends like John Waltz, just people close to me are really really setting the bar, and that’s important to keep those people around.
B: Definitely. So you just released your latest EP, “Sight for Me”, tell us about that and how has the response been since you released it? It just came out last week right?
L: Yeah! It just came out as a whole last week, and we were able to do a few singles leading up to the release date, and so that’s been really cool to see. It’s just been about these past few months of leading up and it’s been a huge turning point, especially just because it’s been received on a few different playlists, and Spotify and platforms like that, like the first single “Powers” has even reached like 2 million streams or whatever on Spotify, so it’s been cool to see in that span that people just really latched on to the beginning of this project, and since last week the 2 new songs that were features, the response has been awesome. I think people were kinda surprised by the direction and the features, which is awesome that it all kinda ties in. It all came about just working with my friends this summer, and kind of as this sort of, unrequited love story that was happening in my own life, so it was really just the perfect collision of the stories that were happening while I was in the studio everyday with my friends. The reception though has been on a new level with everything I’ve put out, which is really encouraging.
B: That’s amazing. What has been your biggest obstacle when it comes to music?
L: Um, the biggest obstacle is that I just care too much -
B: (laughs)
L: You can keep that in there. (laughs) The biggest obstacle though--no seriously, that’s a fantastic question. Well, I mean I guess we’re in an industry, we’re in a business, it’s like being in a small business at the same time as being an artist, when you are starting a brand, where you’re starting like, your artistry. And I mean obviously when you want to succeed in your career, you want a good team, but I think the biggest obstacle is finding that balance between like, you know-it’s hard to take hats on and off and stay sane, and I think I’m always trying to create, always looking for inspiration, and whatever has the most artistic integrity, while also what’s smart for me and the people around me that, you know, you bring people around you that you trust, and so you have to trust them and help make decisions. It’s about finding that balance, or even trying to understand what that balance will ever look like between artist and someone trying to have a career. And I think that’s what the hardest part is, and I don’t know if that’ll ever happen or if it’s even possible.
B: Do people ever use you, or anything like that in that sense?
L: Yeah, anything like that or just you know, you have to be three steps ahead down the road, and as far as like, know who you’re talking to, business wise or what their plan is, and it could get exhausting. I think (at the end of the day) it’s nice at times to go back to creating art, and when you get into the zone, you’re like ‘oh my God, right, this is what I’m doing this for’, and you know, it’s kinda like, it’s probably not as bad as I’m making it out to be, but it’s just a challenge to kinda put those hats on and off, of like ‘when do I be an artist? Is this something I really want to stand my ground on, am I losing my integrity if I don’t do this or that, or if I work with this person?’ But you also want to be smart, and I think that’s what gives you longevity as well, and at the end of the day you have your integrity.
B: What has been the biggest moment for your career?
L: I’m glad you asked me that today, because it was probably the [EP] release show, honestly. I think I said this while I was on stage, but it was so cool to move to LA with, you know, I knew a couple people, and since then I’ve been fortunate enough to make music, and it’s just been me with making friends and expanding myself and my circle, and it felt like the whole city and everybody I cared about including other artists, friends, fans; everyone was there. It was quite the social gathering and a big crowd. It was very humbling.
B: What’s something that your fans don’t know about you?
L: Uh oh (laughs) I keep it pretty real with them. This is a much harder question than you intended, because I will talk to them after shows for like, an hour and a half, so, we’ve gotten to know each other pretty well. Oh my gosh... I played football my sophomore year in high school. Matt [my manager] didn’t know that. And I liked it too!
B: It was just sophomore year?
L: Just sophomore year. Yeah, I liked it though.
B: What was your position?
L: I was a slot back, which was between right receiver and running back, sometimes I would run the ball, sometimes I’d go for the pass, yeah.
B: Have you always had the long hair?
L: No! Is that the next question?
B: No, I was just curious! Because you played football and I don’t know...
L: No, and like, I played basketball too and we weren’t allowed to wear head bands, our coach was super into like, John Wooden and old school stuff. So yeah, I couldn’t have long hair. But then I started bands, when I was like 17, and was just like, f*** it, this is more important, hair is more important. It’s been like this since [the move to] LA.
B: What is the backstory on your artist name? We were talking about it and wanted to know, what’s the meaning behind the name “Lostboycrow”?
L: It is such a huge story to me, I’ll try not giving an overload of information, but I mean, I think I said this before, but for me the art is all about it’s storytelling, the songwriting is all about storytelling, and I think that could be a lost art, as an artist. It’s also just having a vision like, I am so fortunate enough to have this vision of this is what I want to be, and that’s what being an artist is about. It’s kind of like your beckon, for other people, like ‘what’s your vision?’ It’s important to have one. It’s like a lost art as well. I don’t think that a culture that I have ever come across exemplifies the art of storytelling, and the importance of having a vision, more than the first nations of this country. The name ‘lostboycrow’ comes from the Crow nation, what is present day Montana, their tribe up there, and they have a story they tell called ‘The Legend of the Lost Boy’, but anyways, I kinda wanted the name to be a homage to those people. I think that they encapsulate, to me, about what it means to being human and what being an artist is in a beautiful way, with storytelling, vision seeking, and dreaming and having a vision for those around you. I think it’s really beautiful, and just a beautiful essence and learning from that culture, so I wanted to name it that in the most respectful way possible and pay homage to those people. I’m not from that culture, but I’ve always felt a deep appreciation and a real deep connection, and like I said, as respectful as possible to the name and to sort of point to those people. I think this country has done a horrible job of recognizing them in any fashion. So I think, you know, it’s a culture that is deeply involved in the arts as well, and I think that it’s overlooked as well, just because there’s such barrier between our worlds. I feel like we, especially our generation, aren’t really aware because of the stereotypes of what they’ve heard. And there’s a lot in literature and biographies and stuff, that I’ve read first hand accounts from chiefs and tribes and, just, ever since I was little I felt it real close, and just like the musician, I think it’s not a coincidence that I felt that connection with them, whether it’s just with the name or whatever, it’s all meant to be, all at once.
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BAMF Media's Max Baker chats with YouTuber/Viner musician, Rajiv Dhall. He updates us on what's to come in 2016, his move to LA, and how he got into the music scene!
Be sure to check out our photoshoot gallery with Rajiv here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/maxinebakerphotography/
Connect with Rajiv on all social media! Instagram: @rajivdhall Twitter: @JivDude YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TwentyFo... Vine: https://vine.co/RajivDhall Filmed by Samantha Baker & Josh Bade (@joshuabae_) Edited by Samantha Baker (@samanthabakerfilm)
St. Lucia at the Assembly Music Hall in Sacramento, CA.
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NEW SONG: Paramore - Renegade
BAMF Interview: Of Mice & Men
Logan from BAMF Media sits down with Austin Carlile from Of Mice & Men at Warped Tour 2011!
Sitting backstage at Warped Tour 2011, Picture the tattooed, 6 foot tall singer, Austin Carlile entering the room! His presence is well aware. His band Of Mice & Men could easily be called the kings of hardcore. Valentino, Alan, Shayley, Phil, & Austin have just released their sophomore album The Flood. The album has debuted as Rise Record's biggest release to date. Plus you can't forget the whole summer on Warped Tour, Multiple Other Tours, & Austin leaving that last year due to a heart disease called "Marfan Syndrome". Now Carlile, and Of Mice & Men are tearing it up all over the United States // Europe, leaving their mark on today's music scene.
BAMF: Of Mice & Men's sophomore record The Flood on Rise Records?
Austin: Yeah, biggest release we have ever done! It was sick.
BAMF: What's been your craziest Warped Tour moment?
Austin: We had a huge circle pit, of 600 kids around the sound booth. It was such a surreal moment!
BAMF: That's awesome! So have you began to write for the next album?
Austin: We actually have a studio in the back of our bus called "Stoned Studios", and you can guess what that means! [Laughs] And when we write back there, it usually turns into a Hip-Hip song, So we are trying to focus!
BAMF: Are you still doing your solo music?
Austin: Not right now, cause of the band! And when I do get home, I just wanna sleep for 4 days straight!
BAMF: Any message to the fans?
Austin: Thank you to everyone who supports us, and who bought the album, & Thank you for the interview, man!
BAMF: Thank you so much, Austin!
Of Mice & Men
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Vocals: Austin Carlile
Drums: Valentino Arteaga
Bass/Vocals: Shayley Bourget
Guitar: Phil Manansala
Guitar: Alan Ashby
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Interview By: Logan Cunningham
