1.Growing Up

I travelled a lot as a child, my parents moving us around the globe constantly. My early musical memories were very ethnic – rhythmical, and even tribal I guess you could say. Growing up through the school years I learnt classical guitar for a long period of time, ultimately making the progression into the electric ‘amplified’ world of music. The rest is history – although I still play classical guitar a lot. I think the memories we grow with really inspire certain sparks, whatever the artistic outlet is.

2.Inspirations

As I think of my CD collection over the years, that’s always been a hard question for me to answer, and pinpoint, as the inspirations are so vast and many that only naming a few would be too hard! Personally I’m a listener of many genres (as are Dan and Dain) and take a lot from all styles, which in turn just filters into a personal musical development. Mix that with a bunch of guys that are on the same path, and boom – we got Eon!

3. Your Band

Opia has been around since 2007. Back then it was a different lineup, and has since (over the past two to three years) evolved into the current one. Originally our debut album was scheduled for early 2012, which would have been a year and a half after our five-track EP released in 2010. At that time, we were planning the record with a totally different rhythm section. As the months went by due to various reasons, the new Opia gradually took shape. Dan Zarb took on bass duties, and Dain Pattison the new helm on drums. I guess you could say Eon is the new Opia, and more fired up now than ever before!

4.The Music You Make

I guess our music is definitely heavy rock, moving into a more progressive style of rock. For a three-piece, we really try and push our boundaries with so much going on in the songs, trying to make them as three-dimensional as possible, really working on the arrangements, and particularly sounds, in certain sections. Using a lot of different styles and approaches, we really wanted to keep Eon as interesting as we possibly could, with a broad spectrum of music on there. Our live show is just dedicated to delivering the album to its fullest, and it’s so much fun doing that with this batch of songs. It’s really sounding huge onstage!

5.Music, Right Here, Right Now

I think there are so many amazing bands in Australia at the moment that are just pushing boundaries. Personally I think the level of quality in all genres is at a high, that bands just inspire other bands to keep creating and pushing to new levels, and that’s a healthy thing in music – thinking outside the box and not being restricted. Sure, have a style and sound, but be yourself doing it.

Eon is out now independently, andOpia play The Bald Faced Stag on Saturday March 12, with Mercury Sky, Sevsons, Genetics and Metanoia.

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