Michelle from Fireflight opens up and gets real, with Brandon from Underground Interviews!
Brandon Harris: What got you into music?
Michele: I've
been addicted to music ever since I was a kid. As a little girl I would
even memorize the short clips of songs from commercials for compilation
Albums on TV and I would perform the commercials for my family.
Brandon Harris: What got you into music?
Brandon Harris: What are your goals?
Michele: My
goal is to write music that captures an emotional moment in time, that
communicates to people on a spiritual level, and reveals how all of life
is an expression of the power of a loving God.
Brandon Harris: What is going on with your label?
Michele: We parted ways with our label last year. We left as friends with different paths.
Brandon Harris: How did fireflight become independent?
Michele: Last
year we came to the decision that it was time to pursue our music
independently from our label. We felt that our marketing goals and also
our musical direction were growing in different directions from our
label. In this day and age, fans are so much more connected with the
creators of the music they love, and we felt this opened a door for us
to create music outside of the traditional framework of having label
support and structure. We approached our label wanting to part as
friends and they supported our decision.
Brandon Harris: What is the most important part of your music?
Michele: For us the most important goal of our music is it's ability to generate hope and empowerment in the listener.
Brandon Harris: Where do you all plan to be in ten years?
Michele: Wherever God takes us. We want to be open to the possibilities.
Brandon Harris : What it the biggest difference between the modern music industry, and the industry in the past?
Michele: In
two words, Music Piracy, lol. The internet created the opportunity for
everyone to steal music if they so chose. The huge transformation in the
industry has been completely catalyzed by the fact that people don't
feel bad about taking artistic creations. This has resulted in a
scramble to find ways to run a business that sells albums now that
people don't pay for albums anymore. As far as I can tell they are still
looking for that answer as we speak.
Brandon Harris: As band what do you do together on tour?
Michele: On off days we park the bus at some city along the route and become mall rats.
Brandon Harris: Any favorite shows you have done?
Michele: Our
favorite shows are in Brazil and Germany, the fans there are unreal.
They love music and they come to shows to have fun and enjoy themselves
and they aren't preoccupied with "looking cool" or texting, lol.
Brandon Harris: What is one thing about you very few people know? Come on dont be shy?
Brandon Harris: Who manages the band?
Michele: Keep It Loud Management
Brandon Harris: Any big news coming up for you all?
Michele: We have launched and successfully met our goal for fan funding our fifth album INNOVA, to release in 2015 using Pledgemusic.com.
We are excited about the musical and artistic growth of our new
vision. People can learn more and become a part of the project at www.pledgemusic.com/projects/fireflight
Brandon Harris: Who inspires you?
Michele: Anyone who reaches past the barriers set before them to rise above and then reaches down to help others break free as well.
Brandon Harris: Have you ever had a major let down in the industry?
Brandon Harris: What would you say to a young person looking to get into the industry?
Michele: They
say is takes 10,000 hours to become excellent at your skill. Put more
focus into developing your talent and your message on the front end and
once you have an excellent product you can market yourself a million
different ways these days online.
Brandon Harris: Anything you want to say to your fans?
Michele: We love our fans and we want them to know that! We answer our own messages at Facebook.com/fireflightrock, so if they need someone to talk to we are there.
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