Hello everyone DJ Dizzy here & I've sat down with none other than a band who hail from England & answer to Broken Empire who had alot to say regarding their humble beginnings. So lets hear it for them!
Broken Empire is - Ieuan Owen on Vocals, Matt Stevens
on Guitar, Marco Arena on Bass, Ricky Hill on Drums)
1. How'd you
get started in music?
Ricky Hill - “My Dad is in a very
popular covers band, so I got brought up around Rock music and decided that
Drums was the coolest instrument to play!”
Ieuan Owen - “I remember my older Brother giving me a guitar when I was
younger, and I just became mesmerised by how good he was.”
Marco Arena - “My first taste of
music was when I was around 8/9 playing piano. It wasn’t until the age of
around 17/18 that I came across the bass guitar, and that was mainly because
the band I was in at the time desperately needed a bass player. After months of
searching and not finding anyone I decided to play the bass myself!”
Matt Stevens - “I was pretty much
born with a guitar in my hand! One of my earliest memories of music was seeing Led
Zeppelin on TOTP when I was a kid, that basically set me on my way to becoming
a guitarist!”
2. Who are
your inspirations or influences?
MS - “Mine would have to be Mark
Tremonti, Slash, Jon Petrucci and Jason Becker”
IO - “My big inspiration growing up
was Metallica! I’d say Killswitch Engage
and Bullet for my Valentine had a massive impact in my playing and singing
styles, lyrically, technically, and in shaping my taste in music. Right now
it’s Parkway Drive - I had the chance to see them recently and their
performance was incredible!”
MA - “Growing up it was always Queen
and Michael Jackson. In my teenage years it was the two opposite styles in
Green Day and Iron Maiden. Another big influence for me has always been Rage
Against The Machine”
RH - “Band wise it’s, Alter Bridge,
Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Tremonti, Periphery and Of Mice & Men. But
I’d say in terms of my playing I’ve always looked up to Mike Portnoy (Dream
Theater) and Matt Halpern (Periphery)”
3. What advice
would offer aspiring performers?
MA - “Not sure I can, I still need
advice myself! Ha-ha!”
RH - “Practice definitely makes
perfect! You have to play what makes you happy and what makes a connection with
you. I also think playing with musicians that are better than you is good as it
really makes you push yourself further.”
IO - “Just express yourself and have
fun on stage. It’s contagious!”
MS - “The hardest thing for new and unsigned bands is getting your music heard
and getting people to WANT to come to your gigs, but I'm a firm believer that
if your music is good people will listen. It can't be easy or everyone would do
it!”
4. How do you
set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
RH - “Well, we have a singer with a
crazy Mo-Hawk and a crazy Italian on Bass, so what more do you need!? Musically
we are the crossover between Rock & Metal, so have a bit of something for
everyone to enjoy!”
MS - “We love playing our music, we
love writing our music, and we love it when people love it!”
MA - “Practice as if you are the
worst and play as if you are the best! This could also be my answer to what
advice I would offer!!”
IO - “We really pride ourselves on
how tight we are live, and our songs aren’t half bad either! Ha-ha!”
5. Any new
gigs or albums in the future?
RH - “We are shaping up for another
busy year this year with loads of gigs coming up including some support slots
with our good friends in Stormbringer and Skarlett Riot, as well as some
Festivals in the Summer which we are really looking forward to! In between all
the gigs we also have our Brand New EP called Fractures coming out towards the
end of April! We’ve already released a couple of tracks from the EP and
everyone has loved them so we can’t wait for everyone to hear the full EP! Make
sure you follow us on Social Media (@brokenempireuk) to keep up to date with
all the latest news and announcements!
Special thanks to them for this interview & I wish them nothing but luck on their success & their music. So until then stay awesome & I'll catch you on the flipside! Rock n roll!
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