1.Growing Up
Dad’s record player gave me a heavy dose of Bob Dylan and Booker T & The M.G.’s throughout my childhood. I think it heavily shaped the music I make.
The first time I remember becoming obsessive with music was probably my VHS Guns N’ Roses tapes. The Use Your Illusion tour ones. I was 11, and I think I used to take them around with me. I loved them so much.
2.Inspirations
Ryan Adams is my number one. He’s just so good. I love the way he goes about making music. My buddy Sean introduced me to his stuff circa ’06. Check out his track ‘La Cienega Just Smiled’. Timeless.
3.Your Band
We’ve got Joel Burton on the bass and Anthony Donlon on keys. Paul Derricott played drums on the record, and Grant Gerathy will be joining us on drums for our November tour. Finally we’ve got Ben Corbett helping us out on guitar at the moment, which is sounding amazing. We’ve signed management and our first single drops October/November.
4.The Music You Make
We mixed the record at Hercules Street Studios with my buddy Ryan Miller. It’s a Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, Coldplay kind of sound. Quite earthy, yet current. We didn’t use any click tracks, and we did get a couple of one-takers! As for the live sound, if you’ve seen the Martin Scorsese film The Last Waltz about The Band’s final show, that’s the sort of vibe we aim for.
5.Music, Right Here, Right Now
I think if you want to have a career in music then you’ve got to get good enough to deserve one. I read a lot of those online entrepreneur-type blogs and I think a lot of that applies, especially consistency. You’ve got to keep getting better.
Tenderfoot play FolkSwagon, with The Campervan Dancers and Darby, at Cafe Lounge on Wednesday September 2.
