1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,799 Speaker 1: All right, that is pushed. The band is Sepsis. Welcome everybody. 2 00:00:02,839 --> 00:00:05,440 We have entered our number three New Marrow trace of 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,279 Matt Connorton, unleashed and we are live from the studios 4 00:00:08,279 --> 00:00:10,720 of WM and H ninety five point three FM and 5 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:14,039 Glorious Manchester, New Hampshire. If you are listening live. Today 6 00:00:14,119 --> 00:00:16,879 is Saturday, November fifteen, twenty twenty five, and it's the 7 00:00:16,879 --> 00:00:19,679 big day. Swarmy Fest is here, the day we wait 8 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:23,320 for all year and we are very pleased to have. 9 00:00:23,399 --> 00:00:27,559 So we have Sepsis in the studio with us. Hello everybody, Yeah, 10 00:00:28,519 --> 00:00:30,440 Zachi be over there. Who's leaving the band? 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: Wait? 12 00:00:31,359 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: Mention that? So are you having auditions already, William. 13 00:00:35,359 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 3: Or what's Well's that's one way you could translate it, 14 00:00:40,119 --> 00:00:42,759 I should call that. So there really is a process, 15 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,159 and the first process, because we're a social media band, yeah, 16 00:00:46,359 --> 00:00:51,640 is to like the band, learn a song and upload 17 00:00:51,679 --> 00:00:52,399 it to the internet. 18 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:53,359 Speaker 1: Yeah. 19 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 3: We've had a lot of people that have shown interest, 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,280 but nobody who's really gotten past step one. Okay, okay, Yeah, 21 00:00:59,439 --> 00:01:02,399 Zach beat packy Be is like step twelve, right right, 22 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,319 so he really set the standard. Yeah, so we kind 23 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,319 of now we kind of know, more close to what 24 00:01:09,519 --> 00:01:10,920 we're looking for long term. 25 00:01:11,079 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, exactly. Yeah, it's always always a prospers. We're 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,200 not in a rush though, right, okay, good good, Yeah, 27 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,799 that's not something you want to rush into certainly. Uh 28 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,359 Melissa is here of course as well. Hell well, welcome 29 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,840 back and uh over there is a Lexi. Who is this? 30 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:28,439 Is it right? This is the big debut? 31 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, this is the big debut. 32 00:01:29,879 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 3: On stage out with the band. Very good, Actually, it's 33 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:34,920 pretty good. She's being demoted. 34 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:42,239 Speaker 1: Oh, it's not a step down from well, the band member. 35 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 3: I could. I think it's I think it's spiraling up. 36 00:01:44,159 --> 00:01:47,599 It's just a different department. But like in the business 37 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:53,640 in our company, the treasury, but the merch girl actually 38 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:56,200 has a higher administrative oh rank. 39 00:01:56,439 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: Oh okay, so so you've lost your power. It sounds 40 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,319 like alexis yeah the one player. There you go, there 41 00:02:04,359 --> 00:02:07,959 you go. I'm a creative role yeah yeah, no, outstanding. 42 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,240 So now we need a merch girl. So now you 43 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,800 need a bass player and a merch girl. Yeah wow, okay, 44 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,879 all right, So who else is in is in the 45 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,000 room with us? We have various. 46 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: Everyone hears auditioning for merch and bass. 47 00:02:21,479 --> 00:02:23,719 Speaker 1: Merch excellent, excellent. 48 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 3: So this is the crazy thing. But a lot of 49 00:02:29,599 --> 00:02:34,960 us are Halo players, okay, And for ten years Melissa 50 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:40,319 has a gaming community called Inclusive Community Gaming. 51 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,599 Speaker 4: I don't screw it up. 52 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, and if you meet all kinds of crazy people 53 00:02:49,039 --> 00:02:54,000 online anyway, But we play Xbox and is for those 54 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,759 of you that are familiar with Halo, it the multiplayer 55 00:02:57,599 --> 00:03:00,879 respawn shooter. It's an older game, yeah, but there are 56 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:03,800 newer versions of it and you can play multiplayer with 57 00:03:03,879 --> 00:03:06,159 people all over the world. So we have a game 58 00:03:06,199 --> 00:03:09,639 in community. And we're not just a band. We're also 59 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:10,520 a game in community. 60 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:10,879 Speaker 1: Yeah. 61 00:03:11,319 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 3: And in all of our communities, you know, people have 62 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:16,960 things in common if they find common ground a lot 63 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,960 of times. And like, video games in general are like 64 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,479 one of the last untapped markets for advertising. Like it's 65 00:03:25,479 --> 00:03:26,879 one of the it's one of the few places where 66 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:30,599 you can go online where there isn't a pop up okay, right, 67 00:03:30,719 --> 00:03:32,919 Like if you're playing a video game, there isn't constant 68 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,560 advertisements for Nike. 69 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: And yeah, I never thought, I never thought. I never 70 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,360 thought about it before. But there must be some games 71 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,759 that have some sort of mobile games. Yeah, mobile games 72 00:03:41,759 --> 00:03:44,800 are big on advertising. Okay, okay, but all of this 73 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,719 is changing too. Oh that makes sense, yes, yes. 74 00:03:49,719 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 3: Yes, But so we've had the game in community and 75 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,759 originally the first time we ever did like a band 76 00:03:57,919 --> 00:04:00,879 created festival, like something that we organize our selves. Yeah 77 00:04:00,919 --> 00:04:04,919 we uh, most is gaming community came down and sponsored it. 78 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: Okay. 79 00:04:06,719 --> 00:04:08,759 Speaker 3: So that's kind of where we started to get the 80 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,639 idea for this originally because a lot of are the 81 00:04:11,639 --> 00:04:14,039 people that we play games with and and and we 82 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,000 play Halo. They're from all over the country. Okay, so 83 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,160 some of the people in this room are people that 84 00:04:20,199 --> 00:04:23,399 we play Halo with real yeah, and they may and 85 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,600 they may they may not be directly related to our 86 00:04:25,639 --> 00:04:28,879 game and community. But like our friend Lindors is here. 87 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,639 That's his gamer tagged guy and read he's he's from 88 00:04:31,639 --> 00:04:34,959 New Orleans and he came up wow for the show. 89 00:04:35,079 --> 00:04:38,519 So he brought himself and in some of his friends. 90 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,360 And Eric is a good friend of ours from PA 91 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,040 we played. We get around when we can, and and 92 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,000 he is a returning swarm me fact. I don't know 93 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,439 if you remember before, but he's returned. This is your 94 00:04:52,439 --> 00:04:58,040 third time I think coming so oh second second, so 95 00:04:58,079 --> 00:05:03,240 he's returning and and Bernie and Ed in the corner 96 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:08,480 there are like they are like they're almost like band members. 97 00:05:08,639 --> 00:05:09,959 Speaker 1: Okay, but like the. 98 00:05:09,959 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 3: Closest thing that you could be as like staff or 99 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:17,920 band members. Okay, the og okay, all right. And then 100 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,639 in the doorway, the young fellow with the dreads is 101 00:05:21,759 --> 00:05:25,800 my son. Oh, he works for me for free today. 102 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: Nice. Nice. 103 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:34,639 Speaker 3: And behind him is staff member Rints. Okay, he's a Scepts, 104 00:05:34,639 --> 00:05:35,279 a staff member. 105 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: Oh, very good, very good. 106 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: Hell and he has a girlfriend Maggie with him. Okay, 107 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,639 all right, that's a lot of people. 108 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, very nice, excellent, excellent. So let's talk about. 109 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 3: Tonight Swarmy Fest. One thing about swarm Fest. We always 110 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,360 bring new bands. Yes, I can't ask these guys to 111 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:56,120 keep coming back and showing the same bands, right, unfair. 112 00:05:56,879 --> 00:06:00,839 So one thing I have to promise is that remains 113 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,600 something that's grassroots, you know, something where we want to 114 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,000 grow it and we hope that it continues to get 115 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,759 bigger and we continue to do it because people request 116 00:06:11,879 --> 00:06:14,800 us every year to do it. Yeah. So as long 117 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,279 as people are having fun and they request us doing it, 118 00:06:18,199 --> 00:06:21,240 and they request cool features, Me and Melissa and Lexi, 119 00:06:21,439 --> 00:06:22,800 everybody in the band are going to try to make 120 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,759 that happen. And the goal is to grow it, but 121 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,040 not grow it to the point where we can't have 122 00:06:28,079 --> 00:06:32,639 a conversation on the phone yea, or we can't have 123 00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:35,439 a solution. Because one of the big things that we 124 00:06:35,519 --> 00:06:38,680 see with festivals or big shows is they get so 125 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,639 big or so corporate, oh yeah, that people can't supervise 126 00:06:41,759 --> 00:06:43,839 or manage it right barely. 127 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,439 Speaker 1: It becomes this monster that's hard to even come all. 128 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 3: Right, you got to have then you have to start 129 00:06:49,879 --> 00:06:52,439 making friends with lawyers and you got this, you have 130 00:06:52,519 --> 00:06:54,759 to know how to speak in court. That's not the 131 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,120 kind of relationships that we want to make. 132 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:58,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, not for us. 133 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,319 Speaker 3: Right. We don't want to be so professional or so 134 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,800 industry that we need to hire people to live out 135 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:04,519 this dream for us. 136 00:07:04,759 --> 00:07:07,439 Speaker 1: Right, we should talk about the lineup. So, of course, 137 00:07:07,639 --> 00:07:12,920 obviously sepsis Silent Season, under the Horizon, Pulsifier, Temptress, and 138 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,040 the Cherry Fog. It's quite a show. 139 00:07:15,279 --> 00:07:15,959 Speaker 3: I'm blown away. 140 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, I believe it, Yeah, absolutely, And these are all 141 00:07:18,879 --> 00:07:20,560 we were talking earlier, Jenny and I too, about how 142 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:21,959 these are all bands that have been on the show 143 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,600 except for the cherry Fog, but I did, but I 144 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,079 was checking them out and I love them and I 145 00:07:28,199 --> 00:07:28,879 have been. 146 00:07:29,639 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: Like corresponding with them. 147 00:07:30,959 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. 148 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 3: So I think they were hoping that they could come 149 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:36,120 on some time in the near future. 150 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: Oh definitely. 151 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:37,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, we got to get them. Mind, I'll try to 152 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,120 make that. I'll try to keep that conversation going. 153 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: Really good, really good. And then, uh, and who are 154 00:07:44,079 --> 00:07:46,480 a Lilith Cat and the Blood Witch again? 155 00:07:46,639 --> 00:07:56,399 Speaker 3: Yeah? So they are horror alternative dancers models, and I 156 00:07:56,519 --> 00:08:01,399 think I think Lilith Cat does some like like like 157 00:08:01,519 --> 00:08:04,759 restraint or like I don't know what you would call it. 158 00:08:05,759 --> 00:08:06,439 Speaker 1: Like dangling. 159 00:08:08,759 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 3: No, no, no, is that what it's called? Yeah? Yeah, 160 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,879 you know when I'm just forgive me, I don't have 161 00:08:13,959 --> 00:08:17,199 the education English for it, but you know when they 162 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:21,279 either do like hooks or ropes they okay. 163 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, all right, oh interesting, interesting, okay, okay. 164 00:08:27,319 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, so they they have they have a stage dancing 165 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,480 performance right before the steps that set. 166 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, excellent, time, excellent, excellent. So we should talk 167 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,799 about the sponsors. So, of course, you know, we're very 168 00:08:40,799 --> 00:08:43,759 honored and privileged Matt Connorton unleash to be involved as always, 169 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:46,279 and we have Legion of Solace on with us in 170 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,679 the last hour. Let's see. So also speed Gamon Promotions. 171 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,879 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, shout out to Josh and the yep. 172 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: Okay, and what do they what do they do? Exactly? 173 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:56,840 Think I think Josh was supposed to be on the 174 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,480 show with us at one point and have the reschedule. 175 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 3: But I love Josh and and I'm trying to I'm 176 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,159 always trying to get him on this show. Yeah, yeah, 177 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,519 because he has just such a wealth of information. He's 178 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:11,600 a vet. Yeah, he's a straight shooter. Yeah, and he 179 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,799 as well as everybody that's sponsoring this show. We keep 180 00:09:15,879 --> 00:09:17,840 a close circle. And the reason why we do that 181 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,240 is so we can all communicate. And what we're communicating 182 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,840 is the same type of goals of like community enrichment, 183 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:34,519 independent business to business relationships, long term growth, you know, 184 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,440 not screw o who's a little guy, creating opportunities where 185 00:09:40,639 --> 00:09:42,720 you know, there's not a lot of money in rock 186 00:09:42,759 --> 00:09:45,559 and roll, in local music, but we want to try 187 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:50,519 to create events where they're incentivized, they're fair. If people 188 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:55,759 do get paid, they're getting paid fairly, right, that's it. 189 00:09:56,039 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, So is that kind of what Josh is doing? 190 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, and that that's his theme and we both we 191 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,559 both resonate and share that same goal. Yeah, and we 192 00:10:06,799 --> 00:10:10,360 we we tend to have the same sponsors come back, 193 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,840 I think because I think I spoke on this before. 194 00:10:14,399 --> 00:10:17,519 You all do such a great job, and we don't 195 00:10:17,519 --> 00:10:20,200 want to take up a lot of flyer space, right 196 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,320 with people clout chasing or you know, and if you 197 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,360 and if you have a flyer and you put one 198 00:10:26,399 --> 00:10:29,559 hundred sponsors on it, and people tend to overlook it, right, Yeah, 199 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,399 So we really want to have a little more quality 200 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,200 over quantity, especially this year. Yeah. It's hard to do 201 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,720 ten bands in two rooms. Oh yeah, and then some 202 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,279 bands get missed or some people don't get to see. 203 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: Did you do that two years ago? Obviously you didn't 204 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,720 do that at U Tafada, but two years ago at 205 00:10:47,759 --> 00:10:49,039 Julia did that, right, Yeah? 206 00:10:49,159 --> 00:10:51,639 Speaker 3: And I don't think I do it again. And and 207 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:56,480 it's because we still want to be the type the 208 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,480 type of people that can hang out with everybody a 209 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:01,039 little bit. Yeah, and we want to be able to 210 00:11:02,399 --> 00:11:04,759 We want Swormy Fest to continue to be a social event. 211 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,000 As I was being able to like support the bands 212 00:11:08,039 --> 00:11:10,559 and check out a few vendors. It's also a place 213 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,879 where people can talk about culture and art and share 214 00:11:14,919 --> 00:11:18,879 their ideas. Swormy Fest is a safe space, so people 215 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,600 can speak there and beat themselves and support the bands 216 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:23,240 at the same time. 217 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and let's see also violets rain for all the sponsors. 218 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. And Gypsy is a good friend of mine. She 219 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:40,120 she brings in like healing oils candles Okay, yeah, okay, yeah, 220 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,200 this this year, we wanted to go with with a 221 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:50,279 magical theme. Okay, you know, you know, healing aroma therapy. 222 00:11:50,519 --> 00:11:52,840 She does. I think she's making a black light invasion 223 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:53,720 steps as candle. 224 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: Okidd Oh, that's cool. That's a cool idea. 225 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 4: You's got a bunch of stones and things too. 226 00:11:58,519 --> 00:12:06,039 Speaker 3: Yeah. Danee Lin's creations is similar where it's like everything 227 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:10,600 from like patches and trinkets and you know, self help, 228 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:15,159 motivation and LGBT inclusive themes. 229 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, knitting, crochet. 230 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 3: Chakra stones. Yeah, and of course you know, and you 231 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:22,519 get all the bands there with this stuff. 232 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,279 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah. And then what about BPS Records? Are they 233 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:25,919 still gonna be there? 234 00:12:25,919 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 5: I know? 235 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 1: And they were, they were supposed to be on the 236 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:28,840 show with us, and I know there was some sort 237 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:30,480 of an emergency, So I don't know if there. 238 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,879 Speaker 3: Is, I'm not I hope they can make it to 239 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,960 the actual Yeah. So yeah, I've yet to get a 240 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:37,240 full update. 241 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,879 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, yeah, I hope everything's okay with them. I know, 242 00:12:40,039 --> 00:12:42,360 I know something went wrong, but hopefully nothing too serious. 243 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:43,919 Speaker 3: But when you have a show like this, this is 244 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,399 the weirdest thing, and not just the part I don't 245 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,679 like when you have a show like this because it's 246 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,360 getting a little bit bigger. You know, you start off 247 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,759 with thirty people, then yeah, forty people, but as the 248 00:12:55,799 --> 00:12:59,639 show gets bigger, the more people, you know, you make 249 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,120 relationships with and you're trying to hold it together. If 250 00:13:03,159 --> 00:13:06,240 you have the larger your audience, something's going to go wrong. 251 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,320 Oh of course with somebody. You know, if you have 252 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,120 an audience attend people, the likelihood of somebody twisting their 253 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:14,879 ankles a little low. But once you have an audience 254 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:21,200 of seventy five people, somebody's mother passes away. Yeah, somebody 255 00:13:21,279 --> 00:13:23,399 gets sick that week. So you know, when you have 256 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:27,200 a show at this size and you're one of the organizers, 257 00:13:27,519 --> 00:13:29,720 you kind of have to prepare for some a little 258 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:30,559 bit disappointment. 259 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:31,399 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you have to. 260 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 3: It's not really prepared. My job isn't prepared for things 261 00:13:34,639 --> 00:13:37,080 to go well, right, it's kind of and my job 262 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:42,120 is to prepare for how am I going to behave 263 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,840 and how am I not? How am I going to 264 00:13:45,919 --> 00:13:49,000 respond and not react when things don't go my way? 265 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:54,639 Speaker 1: Exactly? Exactly? Have you had this is the fourth fourth 266 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,200 Swarmy Fest. Have you had a lot of surprises over 267 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,559 the years doing this or My impression is that the 268 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,720 things have gone smoothly overall, right, But I mean I'm sure, 269 00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:05,000 I'm sure things go wrong. 270 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,159 Speaker 3: That is a that is a fair impression. We have 271 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:10,440 a lot of people working on this. 272 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 273 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it's it's not like you've got a good team. 274 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,320 I do, and then and and many of them are 275 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,879 in this room. Yeah so, and we're working on it 276 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:18,440 all year. 277 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: Yeah. 278 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 3: I want to give a special shout out to my 279 00:14:21,639 --> 00:14:25,440 partner for Swarmy Fest, Larry Loud from Loud Entertainment. 280 00:14:25,639 --> 00:14:27,759 Speaker 1: Oh he's great. Yeah, we had him and uh, I'm 281 00:14:27,799 --> 00:14:28,120 never sure. 282 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:29,519 Speaker 3: Yep. 283 00:14:30,039 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: We had them on the on the show not too 284 00:14:31,639 --> 00:14:33,919 long ago. Hopefully. Baboo's okay. I know he has some health. 285 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 3: He's doing good, he's at he's at their new club tonight, 286 00:14:36,679 --> 00:14:39,559 the Canary they got, they got, they got that big 287 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,840 club now up in Massachusetts. Yeah, so he's doing that, 288 00:14:42,919 --> 00:14:44,039 but Larry will be there tonight. 289 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,399 Speaker 1: Oh excellent, excellent. Yeah. Yeah, he's a nice guy. 290 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 3: Yep. 291 00:14:46,879 --> 00:14:47,039 Speaker 2: Yeah. 292 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,799 Speaker 1: And how did that come about working with Loud Entertainment 293 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,120 because you didn't have them on board? 294 00:14:52,399 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 3: Want me to tell you the truth? 295 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:53,559 Speaker 2: Yeah? 296 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:53,799 Speaker 1: Yeah. 297 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: So the truth is we were doing an event and 298 00:14:58,639 --> 00:15:01,799 I won't say where, but we were doing an event 299 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:03,879 and Larry wanted to book us for a show. 300 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,919 Speaker 1: Why won't Why won't you say where? I'm curious? Can 301 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:08,080 you say why? You won't say where? 302 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 3: Just because because people become emotional and and and there 303 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,759 are there are levels of emotional where people tend to 304 00:15:15,799 --> 00:15:18,519 throw out rational thought. Okay, and that's just something I'm 305 00:15:18,519 --> 00:15:20,799 not going to engage with people online because then it 306 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,720 becomes negative and if it's negative, it's a failure. 307 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:24,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. 308 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,279 Speaker 3: Okay, so you know I don't kiss and tell. 309 00:15:27,559 --> 00:15:28,399 Speaker 1: Ok fair enough. 310 00:15:30,039 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 3: But Larry was asking, you know, promoters want to know 311 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:36,480 who can you get in the door? Can you get 312 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:39,279 five people? Can you get ten people? It's not ugly, 313 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:40,080 but it. 314 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,559 Speaker 1: Is a question that Yeah, it's a valid, valid concern. 315 00:15:42,799 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 3: So you know, if you got a room capacity it 316 00:15:46,799 --> 00:15:51,480 two fifty promoters interested in you, they're gonna they might 317 00:15:51,519 --> 00:15:53,679 ask a band, or they might ask the talent. Hey, 318 00:15:53,759 --> 00:15:55,480 how many people do you think? How many tickets? How 319 00:15:55,519 --> 00:15:57,159 many pre sale tickets do you think you can sell? 320 00:15:58,679 --> 00:16:01,440 And I, you know, I I have an open door. 321 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,639 I have a pretty open policy. Yeah, you know, we sepstants. 322 00:16:04,679 --> 00:16:05,679 We show our mistakes. 323 00:16:06,039 --> 00:16:06,279 Speaker 1: Yeah. 324 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,399 Speaker 3: So he said, what would you get at your last show? 325 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,799 And I said, oh, you know, go ask the promoters themselves. 326 00:16:16,919 --> 00:16:19,320 I said, don't take my word for it. Get in 327 00:16:19,399 --> 00:16:21,960 touch with the venue, and I want you to double 328 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,639 check to so you can see what our attendance was. 329 00:16:26,559 --> 00:16:29,240 So he had been in contact with the venue and 330 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,480 they said, oh, well, Sepsis, they only brought sixty people 331 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:40,759 to the show, so I wouldn't recommend them. They said 332 00:16:40,799 --> 00:16:44,000 that we that Sepsis only brought sixty people to the show, 333 00:16:44,559 --> 00:16:46,799 and that we're not a big enough band, which I accepted, 334 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:52,759 and then I reminded them all that not many bands 335 00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:55,360 in New England get twenty five people in the door. 336 00:16:55,559 --> 00:16:58,000 It's tough, yeah, yeah, And I'm not trying to be 337 00:16:58,159 --> 00:17:02,159 mean right, I'm trying to tell the truth right exactly. 338 00:17:04,039 --> 00:17:08,920 You can think whatever thought and focus on that, but 339 00:17:11,799 --> 00:17:14,319 ignoring your thoughts and focusing on the truth that the 340 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:19,720 truth is the biggest local bands in New England don't 341 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:23,359 draw twenty five people every show. 342 00:17:23,519 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: Sure. 343 00:17:25,279 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 3: Or consistently. It's very difficult and if they did, we 344 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,079 would be the first band that sent them an email 345 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,720 to try to book with them, right of course, because 346 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,559 it's a win. Well to me, is to lose if 347 00:17:39,599 --> 00:17:42,359 you're the only person in the band and Zachie b 348 00:17:42,599 --> 00:17:45,680 has to get all the audience members, or Melissa has 349 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:50,119 to write all the songs, or the headliner and the 350 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:55,880 co headliner are responsible for the majority of the draw, 351 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,720 we have a and I think that creates an inside 352 00:17:59,799 --> 00:18:04,640 sir from an outside circle and it leaves independent artists subservient, 353 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:12,039 submissive and relying on national acts and talent buyer talking power. Yeah, 354 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,400 and we don't want nobody to be able to repurpose, 355 00:18:15,559 --> 00:18:18,960 misuse or set our value for us. Right, So it's 356 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,920 a good way of putting it our pathway and there 357 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,319 is no wrong way for anybody. This is just for us. 358 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,279 We're not telling people what to do. Continue doing whatever 359 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:34,440 works for you, yep. But we believe that no band 360 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:37,000 and that's what Swormyfest is about, that no band should 361 00:18:37,039 --> 00:18:38,880 have to get one hundred people in the door, right, 362 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,599 Not because we're moral or there's good guys and bad 363 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:46,279 guys or evil or good. It is because we just 364 00:18:46,319 --> 00:18:49,759 don't have to. Logistically, local bands don't have to get 365 00:18:49,799 --> 00:18:52,000 one hundred people in. How about just ten? 366 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:52,519 Speaker 1: Right? 367 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 3: But if you've got five bands and this you know, 368 00:18:55,599 --> 00:18:57,920 five people in the band, twenty five people there, and 369 00:18:58,079 --> 00:19:01,240 every band member brings two or three people, then it's 370 00:19:01,279 --> 00:19:05,519 not you're not leaving it to one band member or 371 00:19:05,799 --> 00:19:09,839 or a headliner, and then then you don't have all 372 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:15,400 of the lobbying in playing with the paperwork when it 373 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,359 comes to local when it comes to national acts coming 374 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,039 into town, right right, it takes. 375 00:19:21,559 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, absolutely, yeah, yeah, definitely definitely. This is a 376 00:19:28,759 --> 00:19:30,839 little bit of a side street. But I know Jenny 377 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,079 had told you that, uh so this show, we usually 378 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:37,160 stream it on Facebook and we're not doing that for 379 00:19:37,319 --> 00:19:40,680 right now, and she said, you kind of chuckled that 380 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,160 about that and the reason we're not and we're still 381 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,799 going to YouTube and actually LinkedIn, believe it or not. 382 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,400 But Uh. Facebook has banned me from live streaming until December, 383 00:19:51,839 --> 00:19:53,640 and I have and I have no idea why, because 384 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,400 they don't like to tell you. You know, these social 385 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,079 media platforms, they don't like to tell you what you 386 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,200 did wrong. They just like to tell you did something wrong. 387 00:19:59,319 --> 00:20:01,200 I can do everything else on Facebook, I just can't 388 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:02,079 live stream the show. 389 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,519 Speaker 3: That's the I mean, that's the way it is for 390 00:20:05,559 --> 00:20:08,599 That's the way it is now for all of the apps. Yeah, 391 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,279 you know they have that for sure. I mean that's 392 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,400 kind of a hack, isn't it. You know, you create 393 00:20:14,559 --> 00:20:17,440 a special program and there's no human beings that you 394 00:20:17,519 --> 00:20:20,319 can talk to. Rights, does it Twitch? 395 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:20,759 Speaker 1: Does it? 396 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,759 Speaker 3: All the apps on your phone do at Yeah, there's 397 00:20:22,759 --> 00:20:23,720 no customer service. 398 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. 399 00:20:25,279 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. 400 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: It's funny too because people, you know, we talk a 401 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:29,599 lot about. 402 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,319 Speaker 3: AI, but AI is all supposed to make the world 403 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,359 easier for us, right in theory. We're supposed to save 404 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,599 money and be happier. But it's been with us. 405 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,039 Speaker 1: It's also been with us for longer than people realize, 406 00:20:40,039 --> 00:20:41,640 because if you're talking to a chat bot, I mean 407 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,480 you're literally talking to a chat bot, you know, And 408 00:20:45,759 --> 00:20:47,920 I know that I know that the person who told 409 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:53,599 me via Facebook support that I'm banned from live streaming 410 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,960 until December. Who couldn't tell me the reason why? I 411 00:20:56,079 --> 00:20:57,799 know that that wasn't a real person, right, I know 412 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,119 that was a chat I was talking to AI, and 413 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,279 you know, and I don't know if they even fully 414 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,519 understood what I was describing as the problem. 415 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 3: Right, you know what I mean? But most people, most people, 416 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,799 if you sit most people down and you remove them 417 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,440 from a group of other people from the construct, and 418 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,799 you sit them down and you ask them what the 419 00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:18,680 purpose of artificial intelligence is, they're not gonna be able 420 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:18,960 to tell you. 421 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:24,319 Speaker 4: Yeah, but I mean, isn't it supposed to be intelligent? 422 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: Yes? 423 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 3: Well what what made the intelligent thing a human being? 424 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,279 So so if you're a gamer, you know, I gotta 425 00:21:36,279 --> 00:21:39,359 tell like me and my gamer friends, like AI is 426 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,839 not new to us, like if like the idea of 427 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,000 AI or just all of these gadgets and gizmos. If 428 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,319 you're a gamer, if you've been playing Xbox your whole life, 429 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,440 it's not really a new concept for us, right. 430 00:21:50,599 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, that makes sense. That makes sense. Are you 431 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:58,720 concerned about and curious any any of you? Are you 432 00:21:58,759 --> 00:22:01,920 concerned about AI and its effect? On on music. 433 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:03,759 Speaker 3: Did you see the news Did you see the new 434 00:22:04,279 --> 00:22:09,279 Bathwater video where where the hornets were flying out of Lexi's. 435 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh so those weren't actual hornets. I was concerned 436 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:19,000 when I watched it. 437 00:22:19,079 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 3: I was like, poor, Unfortunately our lead singer Melissa sets 438 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:32,160 herself on fire and her body skeleton burn up into flames. 439 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: But that but that didn't actually happen, right, That was 440 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,720 a because I was also concerned about that. I was like, 441 00:22:37,799 --> 00:22:39,279 poor Melissa, that looks very painful. 442 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 3: Back then, we used to have to really throw bugs 443 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:45,599 at them. 444 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:53,319 Speaker 5: And is that why you're leaving the bid? It sounds 445 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,599 very remember we signed that paper, sounds very dangerous. 446 00:22:59,519 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 3: Whatever happens in stays and step yes, yes, uh. 447 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,279 Speaker 1: Yeah we should Uh you want to play another what 448 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,119 should we? Let's play something? We can play a Sapsus track, 449 00:23:10,599 --> 00:23:13,079 unless you want to play something from one another bands? 450 00:23:14,079 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 3: Or what do you play a Silent Season song? You 451 00:23:16,039 --> 00:23:17,839 want to play a silent which one? 452 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 4: Hopeless boy my favorite song? 453 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, we played this one in the first hour, but 454 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,759 I'm happy to play it again. That's okay, we can 455 00:23:24,799 --> 00:23:27,000 play it again. Different. It was a different hour. It 456 00:23:27,079 --> 00:23:28,839 was a whole different hour. No, this is my favorite 457 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,039 Silent Season song. This is a great choice. All right, 458 00:23:31,279 --> 00:23:33,440 let's give this s spend Silent Season. Of course, one 459 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,920 of the bands playing tonight at Swarmyfest, and we're going 460 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:37,920 to talk more about that on the other side of this. 461 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,839 But this is a great track. This is called hopeless 462 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,559 and I don't hear anything, and I think I know why. 463 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,839 I'm gonna try that again. I'm gonna have to edit 464 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,720 that on the podcast. This is dull, hopeless Silent Season. 465 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 6: I feel the pressure falling, telling my s I fe 466 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:34,000 feel safe behind every single day, all those same like 467 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:48,920 my Sonchas and chanty. No is gonna make me fall time, 468 00:24:50,200 --> 00:25:10,720 no chancey suit chel sing and well knows the goven Listen, Tess. 469 00:25:11,079 --> 00:25:14,039 Speaker 3: I'm buried and I'm no praise. 470 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 5: How it felt so sad and. 471 00:25:21,519 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 3: I say that I can't break it. 472 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 2: I charge change, serve me that starts so row. 473 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 6: No's gonna save you, no chasy suits say test and 474 00:25:54,079 --> 00:26:02,519 will know no s thank go saves a serious book. 475 00:26:03,279 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 3: I'm not a sush with my inshie rits. I don't 476 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,599 know which way is still for. 477 00:26:14,319 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 2: My ears from my shot make you work doctor God. 478 00:26:22,079 --> 00:26:26,359 Still feel alone gol watching at back. 479 00:26:27,799 --> 00:26:31,839 Speaker 6: Very signs not my. 480 00:26:33,559 --> 00:26:38,519 Speaker 2: Here chassy, so. 481 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 6: I'll say. 482 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 3: Sas not well know. 483 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 6: Thanks? Wis no checks. 484 00:27:19,319 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 4: There it is. 485 00:27:19,759 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: The track is Hopeless. The band is a Silent Season 486 00:27:23,079 --> 00:27:26,480 and they will be playing tonight at Swarmyfest. If you 487 00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:29,880 are listening live on Saturday, it is November fifteen, twenty 488 00:27:30,039 --> 00:27:32,720 twenty five. This is Matt Connorton Unleashed And of course 489 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:36,440 we're talking today. It's all about Swarmyfest tonight at Jewel 490 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,400 right across the street really on Canal Street here in 491 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:43,359 Manchester and really looking forward to tonight. And of course 492 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:48,039 we have William and Zachie b and Melissa and Lexi 493 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,960 here from the band and uh and you brought you 494 00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:54,440 brought some other folks with you and who now, Who's 495 00:27:54,519 --> 00:27:57,000 who's going on last tonight? Is it? Is it Sepsis? 496 00:27:57,799 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, we like to do that, yeah, because of 497 00:28:02,279 --> 00:28:04,680 the clock, you know. Yeah, so if we're running a 498 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:09,240 little late, we could either add or take away music. 499 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, it gives you a little little bit of flexibility there. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 500 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,359 that's good. That's good. Who's opening the show? You know? 501 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 3: At this I think I think Temptris is opening the show. 502 00:28:19,039 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: Tempriss is opening. Yeah, yeah, we have them on. We 503 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,480 played I don't know if you've listened to that song 504 00:28:23,559 --> 00:28:25,720 Carly that they have, but Jenny and I are like 505 00:28:25,799 --> 00:28:26,880 addicted to that song. 506 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,799 Speaker 3: We make we make sure this is this probably sounds crazy, 507 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:36,160 but we listen to the bands that we book. Yeah. 508 00:28:36,519 --> 00:28:38,839 Well yeah, I know it seems like that would be 509 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,240 like a generic thing, but a lot of times people 510 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:42,000 don't do that, you know. 511 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, true. 512 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 3: You know, if if a band says to a promoter, hey, 513 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:50,319 I pretty pretty pinky swear promise, right then I'm gonna 514 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,960 that I'm really good and I'm gonna bring fifty people, 515 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,759 sometimes people believe that, right, right, that is true that 516 00:28:57,079 --> 00:28:59,640 I've never met a band that says my band is 517 00:28:59,759 --> 00:29:00,960 terrible and we're bringing. 518 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: No one, right Yeah, yeah, of course of course. So 519 00:29:05,599 --> 00:29:08,519 now what is now after? Obviously, you know, today is 520 00:29:08,559 --> 00:29:11,440 a very big deal. But after you get through today, 521 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,920 what's what's kind of the what else does the band 522 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,920 have in the works other than you know, you got 523 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,000 to find a new bass player or replace them with 524 00:29:18,079 --> 00:29:18,839 AI or whatever. 525 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,759 Speaker 3: But I can talk about the a I think forever. 526 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,839 I think, I well, the Swarmy Fest really starts on 527 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,240 the Friday, which is last night, so we all, yeah, 528 00:29:28,559 --> 00:29:30,799 we all hang out and we do like staff and 529 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,519 the VIPs and people that helped getting the show together, 530 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,880 we all hang out together, and folks that may have 531 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,519 came used years before and new people get to all 532 00:29:39,559 --> 00:29:42,680 meet each other. Yeah, and it's nice because that way 533 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,640 you can go to the venue some of the people 534 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,400 that are traveling or familiar with people there, right, instead 535 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:50,160 of telling everybody, hey, just just meet at the venue 536 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:51,599 and we're the only people they know. 537 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just. 538 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,279 Speaker 3: Nice to have a few other people to that you're familiar. 539 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: With, of course. 540 00:29:56,799 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 541 00:29:57,319 --> 00:29:57,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. 542 00:29:59,599 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 3: But the real cherry on top is the Swarmy Fest after. 543 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 4: Party, yeah, with our best Pajama contest. 544 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,839 Speaker 3: Oh okay, yeah, this and we do a theme, so 545 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,039 there's a you know, just like with every show, Stepsis 546 00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:19,559 does a wardrobe theme for anybody that's keeping score, and 547 00:30:19,799 --> 00:30:23,640 we also do an after party theme. And this year 548 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:29,440 is the after party Pajama Jamie jam okay, and if 549 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,559 you bring if you don't have to, but there's a 550 00:30:32,599 --> 00:30:34,759 limited amount of people. Yes, you know, we don't want 551 00:30:34,759 --> 00:30:35,319 to get arrested. 552 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, but. 553 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,759 Speaker 3: Folks can if they if they buy tickets early, they 554 00:30:41,799 --> 00:30:44,519 can send us screenshots and it automatically gets them into 555 00:30:44,519 --> 00:30:48,359 the after party. And then if they bring pajamas, they 556 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:50,799 can win a gift card. 557 00:30:51,039 --> 00:30:52,119 Speaker 1: Oh that's a cool concept. 558 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, whoever's got the coolest pajamas on we have 559 00:30:56,559 --> 00:30:59,319 or cosplay and we have you know, female judges that 560 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,480 are going to judge. Everybody'll be fun. 561 00:31:01,759 --> 00:31:04,759 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, cool, So that's tonight. 562 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 3: So if you're the only person out there and you 563 00:31:07,559 --> 00:31:08,960 brought your pajamas, you won. 564 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:13,039 Speaker 1: Wow. Wow. So you can win by forfeit basically. 565 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,519 Speaker 3: A lot of people, yeah, a lot of people like man, 566 00:31:14,519 --> 00:31:16,279 I don't want to wear any pajamas. But that's good 567 00:31:16,359 --> 00:31:21,079 because that that just narrows down the competition. So when 568 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,359 no matter what, when no matter what, and I guess 569 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,799 if nobody wears their pajamas, we'll spend a gift card. 570 00:31:29,759 --> 00:31:31,559 Speaker 1: And then so what happens after all this, So after 571 00:31:31,599 --> 00:31:33,759 you get past Swarmy Fest? So like do you know, 572 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,599 like are you are you recording new music? 573 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:39,799 Speaker 3: Oh that's what you meant. Yes, yeah, yeah, yes, yes 574 00:31:40,279 --> 00:31:44,039 we would. We would record more music, but it's expensive 575 00:31:44,079 --> 00:31:49,920 to record our music. Yeah, it really is. And because 576 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,519 we really want the best quality we could get for us. 577 00:31:52,759 --> 00:31:56,759 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely absolutely. Where do you record normally? 578 00:31:56,839 --> 00:32:00,519 Speaker 3: I mean, so there's two processes. We record track out 579 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:01,680 a lot of it at our house. 580 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:02,119 Speaker 1: Yeah. 581 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,559 Speaker 3: And then the second half is working with Glenn Robinson. Okay, 582 00:32:06,119 --> 00:32:08,039 we either meet with him video or he mixed and 583 00:32:08,119 --> 00:32:08,920 masters on his own. 584 00:32:09,119 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: Okay. 585 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 3: Is he in the area or is he he's some Canada? 586 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,160 Oh he's Oh he is, Okay, but he's got studios 587 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,160 in New York, Vermont. 588 00:32:16,319 --> 00:32:18,119 Speaker 1: Okay, Because I was gonna say, I know the name. 589 00:32:18,279 --> 00:32:21,079 Speaker 3: Glenn Robinson is is world renowned? You know? 590 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:21,599 Speaker 1: Yeah? 591 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:26,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know Gore Jason Newstead. Yeah. 592 00:32:26,359 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: Is that what makes it so expensive? Because you talked about. 593 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 3: Well, no, but we are in it. We are in 594 00:32:31,279 --> 00:32:36,319 an industry of showing people that we know important people 595 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:37,920 and that we've worked with important people. 596 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:38,839 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah. 597 00:32:39,119 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 3: That's the whole purpose of Swarmy Fest is for all 598 00:32:42,279 --> 00:32:45,680 of us to create a long lasting resume. 599 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: M h m hm. How do you when you're when 600 00:32:49,519 --> 00:32:51,680 you're putting together Swarmy Fest in terms of the bands 601 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,079 that you have booked, and you know, you talk about 602 00:32:53,119 --> 00:32:54,319 how you don't want to have the same bands every 603 00:32:54,359 --> 00:32:56,599 year obviously because I gets stale. But but what what 604 00:32:56,799 --> 00:32:58,839 is kind of the criteria that you look for with 605 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,799 the band. It's because it's a really good mix. 606 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,119 Speaker 3: It's disappointing and it's depressing because I have to do it, 607 00:33:06,799 --> 00:33:08,640 and because you have to tell people, you have to, 608 00:33:08,759 --> 00:33:10,720 you have to, you have to tell people no. That's 609 00:33:10,759 --> 00:33:12,400 something I want to do. I don't want to make 610 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:15,240 people unhappy. I don't want to tell people or or 611 00:33:15,359 --> 00:33:17,759 I don't I don't want to tell them no and 612 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,480 then they feel that I don't like their band or 613 00:33:21,519 --> 00:33:23,200 that I don't like their because I like everything man, 614 00:33:24,599 --> 00:33:28,759 but like like I loved, I love death metal. But 615 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:30,400 over the we used to book with a lot of 616 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:34,359 death metal bands in our shows, and and like we 617 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,400 had a lot of people say, you know, can we 618 00:33:36,519 --> 00:33:38,359 just do one or two? Like a lot of our fans, 619 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,960 they want to more of a mix. So we've been 620 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,559 trying to do more of a blend. Yeah, you know, 621 00:33:43,759 --> 00:33:46,039 or you'll get people to say, you know, we used 622 00:33:46,039 --> 00:33:48,440 to book a lot of rappers and stuff, and people 623 00:33:48,519 --> 00:33:51,680 wanted more of a blend. So just with with with 624 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:56,599 Because we book around Sepsis, we try to now book 625 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:01,240 the bands that really like us and fit in with us. 626 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,920 We used to book bands that didn't even like us. Really, yeah, 627 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:06,880 why do you got to like our music? All you 628 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,639 gotta do is be professional and get people in the door. 629 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: Oh, that's true. You don't got to like me, right, 630 00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:11,079 that's true. 631 00:34:11,199 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 3: All you got to do, all you got to do 632 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,719 is what you agreed to do. Right, You don't. You 633 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,719 don't have to do what you're not committed to do. 634 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,440 And you don't have to do what you agreed to do. 635 00:34:22,599 --> 00:34:24,960 You don't have to do which you didn't agree to. 636 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,679 Speaker 1: Do, right, right, So if they didn't agree to like, right, 637 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:29,599 we don't. We don't. 638 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 3: We don't or don't us. We don't force people to 639 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,800 like us, and we don't. We don't make music and 640 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,159 some bands do do that. I'm not being sarcastic, of course. 641 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:41,360 Some artists make music for people to like it. 642 00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:41,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. 643 00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:44,119 Speaker 3: We just make music. Yeah, and if you like it, 644 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:44,880 you like it. 645 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. 646 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 3: If you don't, then you don't. We don't care. That's 647 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:50,800 not it's not a goal of ours to create music 648 00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:54,639 that Spotify likes, right, because then we have to go, Well, 649 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:57,360 let's find out what Spotify likes. What's the method of 650 00:34:57,599 --> 00:35:01,119 Spotify likes to two minutes and eighty seve seconds Spotify 651 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,480 like that when you don't you swears Spotif so, then 652 00:35:03,599 --> 00:35:04,440 who's right in the art? 653 00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:04,639 Speaker 1: Now? 654 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 3: Our fans. So if if we let our fans hold 655 00:35:08,079 --> 00:35:10,679 us hostage, if we if we let the apps and 656 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:14,800 the gadgets hold us hostage, me and Melissa can't write right, yeah, yeah, 657 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:19,559 then we can't be authentic. Yeah, so that's week. There's 658 00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:22,360 already a lot of bands that are writing for the industry. Oh, sure, 659 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,480 there are a lot of Always, there are plenty of 660 00:35:24,559 --> 00:35:27,519 bands that write for their fans. Yeah, there are plenty 661 00:35:27,519 --> 00:35:30,679 of bands that write to be monetized. Yea. We write 662 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:35,639 to be honest, We write to be authentic. Yeah, we 663 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,440 write to just be ourselves. We just write to to 664 00:35:37,559 --> 00:35:37,760 do it. 665 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. Are the two of you? Your the principal songwriters? 666 00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:43,280 You and Melissa, the two of you write everything. 667 00:35:43,639 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 3: These days, it's it's whoever's doing it, Okay, Okay, these 668 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:51,280 days it's like if we're in the creative process. You know, 669 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,440 we were in the we were in the studio last 670 00:35:55,519 --> 00:35:57,880 year and and and Zach sat sat down for a 671 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,280 few minutes and we just didn't have a baseline, you know. Yeah, 672 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:04,519 and it's just sitting here listening to the music. I think, 673 00:36:05,079 --> 00:36:07,920 trusting our ears and playing with each other. We've all 674 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,199 been working with each other for so long. Yeah, there's 675 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:13,400 a little bit of our personality of the music. So 676 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:17,280 we we've all gotten accustomed to what each other like. Yeah, 677 00:36:17,679 --> 00:36:21,199 so sometimes you know, LEXI will write a drum pattern 678 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,480 that she knows I'll be impressed with, or you know, 679 00:36:23,679 --> 00:36:26,199 or I'll throw I'll throw a riff at Melissa and 680 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:29,000 I'll know because you know, she'll be sitting there like, Okay, yeah, 681 00:36:29,079 --> 00:36:33,159 that's that's stock. I'm not ready yet. It's got to 682 00:36:33,159 --> 00:36:36,039 be bigger than that. And when it gets big, you know, 683 00:36:36,199 --> 00:36:40,559 and then Melissa doesn't doesn't say much. But but but 684 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:44,079 she's got you know, she got the communication when she 685 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,559 likes something, you know, that big old smile come up. 686 00:36:47,559 --> 00:36:51,119 And really, I want to write music that my band 687 00:36:51,199 --> 00:36:54,239 members want to play, you know, not. 688 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 4: Just quiet here. I'm quiet in reality. 689 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 3: So like I I go around and we have like 690 00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:04,920 a peer reviewing process, and some of our most passionate 691 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:06,920 friends and fans and people that have been working with 692 00:37:07,039 --> 00:37:09,360 us are in our staff chats and stuff. So like 693 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,159 we'll come up with riffs or creative ideas, and we'll 694 00:37:12,199 --> 00:37:15,440 just ask people do you like it, and like if 695 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:19,800 they like it or if they have extra feedback. We 696 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:23,599 usually go as a team together what we all feel 697 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:26,159 is best for the music, right. 698 00:37:26,559 --> 00:37:30,760 Speaker 1: Right, excellent? So what so tonight are you playing? Uh, 699 00:37:31,039 --> 00:37:33,920 let's see, so are you playing the new song Bathwater? 700 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:34,840 Are you playing that tonight? 701 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,039 Speaker 3: Or we're playing Bathwater? 702 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,440 Speaker 1: Excellent? Excellent? What about force you to lay down? You 703 00:37:39,519 --> 00:37:40,039 playing that one? 704 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:42,079 Speaker 3: Yes? 705 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: Okay, good because I we played that in the first 706 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,440 hour today of the show, and I said, I hope 707 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:47,320 they play that tonight. 708 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:48,079 Speaker 2: Yeah. 709 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, so tonight's set list. 710 00:37:51,519 --> 00:37:53,559 Speaker 1: I'm glad you're answering these questions because I don't know 711 00:37:53,559 --> 00:37:56,639 if you remember this, but last year I asked you 712 00:37:57,039 --> 00:37:59,119 and you you didn't want to reveal anything on the 713 00:37:59,159 --> 00:38:01,039 air about what was get mad at me? 714 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,599 Speaker 4: People get mad if we give everything away different. 715 00:38:07,079 --> 00:38:09,599 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll go, hey, tune into Matt Connorton and then 716 00:38:09,599 --> 00:38:17,000 we'll tell them the set list. Yeah, that has happened. Yeah, 717 00:38:17,119 --> 00:38:21,199 And people don't get like raging man. Of course, they're 718 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:24,079 like busting with us, you know, yeah, yeah, okay, but you. 719 00:38:24,119 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 1: Are playing those two Yeah, so you've committed you've committed 720 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:28,960 to that, and I'll give you I'll give you a cheat. 721 00:38:29,159 --> 00:38:32,960 Speaker 3: Okay, we have a new band member joining the band, 722 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,440 so naturally we're gonna play a lot of songs that 723 00:38:36,559 --> 00:38:39,440 incorporate the new band member. Whether it be, whether it 724 00:38:39,519 --> 00:38:42,679 be keyboards are screaming, you're gonna see a lot of 725 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,480 the new band member. Yeah, all right, all right, that 726 00:38:45,639 --> 00:38:49,880 is because that is the new edition. Okay, so that 727 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,400 people haven't heard people haven't heard us with keyboards in 728 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:55,840 a while. We've had DJ's keyboards, all kinds of different 729 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:56,960 versions of this band. 730 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:58,599 Speaker 1: That's true. Yeah, the band has gone through a lot 731 00:38:58,639 --> 00:38:59,199 of iterations. 732 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 3: I've shown somebody a picture of Stepsis ten years ago 733 00:39:03,079 --> 00:39:06,800 with Melissa before the braids, and they were like, yeah, 734 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:08,039 they didn't even know who they were looking. 735 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 4: At such a baby face. 736 00:39:09,119 --> 00:39:11,599 Speaker 3: Yeah they didn't know. Yeah, they thought were showing them 737 00:39:11,639 --> 00:39:12,119 another band. 738 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, so it's gonna be a geared more toward newer 739 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:15,880 material then, right. 740 00:39:16,199 --> 00:39:16,559 Speaker 3: I hope. 741 00:39:16,599 --> 00:39:18,440 Speaker 1: So if it, if it's. 742 00:39:18,599 --> 00:39:22,679 Speaker 3: I always want to because we because you know, we're 743 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:26,679 responsible for still pushing our very first song. Yeah, Like 744 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,639 artists make that mistake of believing that everybody heard their 745 00:39:29,679 --> 00:39:30,519 first favorite. 746 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:32,519 Speaker 4: Song and then they stopped pushing it, and they stopped 747 00:39:32,519 --> 00:39:32,880 pushing it. 748 00:39:33,159 --> 00:39:35,559 Speaker 3: That's why we don't have a huge library or catalog 749 00:39:36,039 --> 00:39:37,679 because we don't want to be one of those artists 750 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:40,519 with like twenty albums of music that nobody listens to. 751 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a really good point. 752 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, really good music that nobody listens to. 753 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,280 Speaker 1: Right, because you might have right because if you so. 754 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,519 Speaker 3: Much music gets missed with even with national artists, to 755 00:39:50,599 --> 00:39:53,000 the big artist. Sure, even traditionally they only push a 756 00:39:53,039 --> 00:39:55,840 couple of singles. Right, even ten years ago, thirty years ago, 757 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:59,639 even when the albums had seventeen tracks on it, they 758 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:03,039 only picked one or two songs. And that's what the 759 00:40:03,559 --> 00:40:08,360 Yeah that that hasn't changed. Well, yeah, everybody pushed the singles. No, 760 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:09,679 they push singles back then too. 761 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:13,320 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, well yeah, like when I work with clients, 762 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:16,039 when I work with radio clients doing college radio promotion, 763 00:40:16,159 --> 00:40:17,840 you know, we pick a we pick a single, and 764 00:40:18,119 --> 00:40:20,320 we we send that out and you know, if if 765 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,000 if a station isn't biting on that single, you know, 766 00:40:23,119 --> 00:40:25,360 maybe you'll try to, well, you know, here's the whole album, 767 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,119 maybe there's something here, you like, try to get them 768 00:40:27,159 --> 00:40:28,000 to play something. 769 00:40:28,119 --> 00:40:30,519 Speaker 3: But but it's push was that song? 770 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:31,079 Speaker 1: Yeah? 771 00:40:31,199 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 3: Push was the push? 772 00:40:32,159 --> 00:40:32,320 Speaker 1: Was that? 773 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,519 Speaker 3: So when our album came out and our record label like, 774 00:40:37,639 --> 00:40:39,239 you know, we wanted we want a black light to 775 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:42,360 be to be fun, you know. Oh yeah, but in 776 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:45,039 the middle of black Light it says let's go f 777 00:40:45,159 --> 00:40:45,639 it r. 778 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:46,000 Speaker 1: Right. 779 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:47,960 Speaker 3: We didn't know that getting into this. 780 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:48,679 Speaker 1: Oh. 781 00:40:49,519 --> 00:40:51,599 Speaker 3: As a result, you haven't seen you haven't seen a 782 00:40:51,599 --> 00:40:53,559 Sepsist song since with a bad word in it. 783 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 4: Yeah's everything on our first well there is one. 784 00:40:59,519 --> 00:41:03,159 Speaker 3: Uh fair to say it's on our first album. Oh okay, yeah, 785 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:06,039 Well never like anything anything that was written after that, 786 00:41:06,119 --> 00:41:08,960 we will never yeah yeah, I'll never do it ever again. 787 00:41:09,039 --> 00:41:10,159 We never swear Yeah. 788 00:41:11,039 --> 00:41:14,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah. I don't know if you even realize this. 789 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:17,400 I played black Light Invasion I made I made a 790 00:41:17,519 --> 00:41:21,079 radio edit of it. Really, I played it years ago. 791 00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:23,760 It was before we ever even met, because I do 792 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:26,440 that other show, Local Outbreak, Yes, and I played it 793 00:41:26,559 --> 00:41:29,880 on that show just because I just found you guys 794 00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:31,639 online and I was like, oh, I like this song, 795 00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:33,400 and I just I made a radio edit of it. 796 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:34,800 So when it gets to that part instead of you 797 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,639 know what, it says yeah, yeah exactly, yeah, yeah, thank you, 798 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:42,280 yeah yeah, not to send that to us. Yeah, I don't. 799 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:43,760 I don't think I still have it, but that that 800 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:45,840 would have been geez, that would have been at least well, 801 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:47,079 when when did that song come out? 802 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 3: It's over ten years, right, so I think I think 803 00:41:51,159 --> 00:41:52,760 I think the first time we ever gave that to you, 804 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:55,639 it was like a demo version, I believe. 805 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:57,800 Speaker 1: Well, no, when I when I played it originally, I 806 00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:59,559 just found like I said, we hadn't even met. I 807 00:41:59,599 --> 00:42:01,559 found it on line. I found you guys online on 808 00:42:01,639 --> 00:42:02,639 band camp, I think is right. 809 00:42:02,679 --> 00:42:05,840 Speaker 3: So that song, the song that the version that everybody 810 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:11,599 hears now yeah, wasn't really was not recorded until twenty nineteen. 811 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:14,519 Speaker 1: Oh so the one I played was what was it 812 00:42:14,559 --> 00:42:16,239 a dem Yes? That was online? 813 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:20,079 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, yeah, strange Stepsis fact. We we we didn't. 814 00:42:20,199 --> 00:42:22,079 We've we've been a band for fourteen years. 815 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:23,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, but we didn't. 816 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,280 Speaker 3: We didn't release music until five years ago. 817 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:29,400 Speaker 4: Oh it's because we've gone through so many different lineups. 818 00:42:29,519 --> 00:42:34,519 Speaker 3: Yeah, and the music changes, you know. Oh yeah, oh wow, Okay, 819 00:42:35,519 --> 00:42:40,000 that's true a lot of time. A couple a couple 820 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,000 of Stepsis facts. Yeah, most most people that play in 821 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:48,559 Stepsis don't play over don't play over eighteen to thirty months, okay, 822 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:52,760 and most members that play in Stepsis play under thirty shows. Okay, 823 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:56,639 that's just it's just what it is. Yeah, yeah, that's 824 00:42:56,679 --> 00:42:58,639 just what it is, all right, So don't feel bad, 825 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:02,199 Zach there, hold on, hold on, hold on, never there 826 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:06,159 are there are no band members except for Robert Pan 827 00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:10,960 and Lexi, who have lasted in the band more than 828 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,920 two and a half three years. Wow, no kidding, No, 829 00:43:14,199 --> 00:43:17,559 that's just that's just what it is. Yeah, yeah, Lexi's 830 00:43:17,599 --> 00:43:19,599 been in the band for seven years and Robert's been 831 00:43:19,639 --> 00:43:21,719 in the band on and off for ten years. 832 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:25,559 Speaker 1: Well but she's only been in the band band today, right, 833 00:43:25,719 --> 00:43:28,920 So that that resets the clock, doesn't that reset the 834 00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:33,320 clock in a new apartment? Yeah, so you're starting all over, yes, 835 00:43:34,559 --> 00:43:39,280 complete newbie. So now you can't leave at least for 836 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:40,360 another two and a half years. 837 00:43:42,239 --> 00:43:42,840 Speaker 5: I could break. 838 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:47,199 Speaker 1: That's true. That's true. Well we are oh wow, we 839 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:48,960 are rapidly approaching the top of the hour. It all 840 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,119 goes so fast. So one last push for tonight, So 841 00:43:51,239 --> 00:43:55,320 swarmy fast tonight. Doors open at seven or does the 842 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:56,159 show start at seven? 843 00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:00,679 Speaker 3: Doors at six? Music six thirty oh. 844 00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:02,039 Speaker 1: Music starts at six thirty. 845 00:44:02,159 --> 00:44:04,519 Speaker 4: Yes, okay, gotcha's changed since the flyer. 846 00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:07,400 Speaker 3: Oh okay, okay, no, that's what the original flyer did 847 00:44:07,480 --> 00:44:10,280 say that though, And that's good. 848 00:44:10,199 --> 00:44:13,239 Speaker 1: To tell our live listeners that though. So yeah, so so. Tonight, 849 00:44:13,320 --> 00:44:17,119 Loud Entertainment presents US Swarmy Fest Sepsis Silent Season under 850 00:44:17,159 --> 00:44:21,639 the Horizon Pulsifier, the Cherry Fog Temptress, also featuring Lilith 851 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:24,719 Kat and the Blood Witch, and of course Matt Connorton Unleashed. 852 00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:27,800 We are very proud and honored to again be participating 853 00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:32,280 along with Legion of Solace, Speed Demon Promotions, Violets, Rain 854 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,519 BPS Records, Denny Lynz Creations. 855 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:38,360 Speaker 3: Did I miss anybody that was really good? 856 00:44:38,679 --> 00:44:42,880 Speaker 1: Thank you? I try. Well, We're Jenny and I are 857 00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:45,960 really excited about tonight. So we're we're very very happy 858 00:44:46,119 --> 00:44:49,719 and always wonderful to have you on and wonderful to 859 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:51,239 have all of you here. Thank you for coming in, 860 00:44:51,559 --> 00:44:55,159 thanks for having me absolutely absolutely so yeah. So if 861 00:44:55,199 --> 00:44:57,119 you're listening live on Saturday, make sure you come to 862 00:44:57,239 --> 00:45:01,559 Jewel tonight for Swarmy Fest. And yeah we are. I 863 00:45:01,599 --> 00:45:03,239 don't even have time to play another song, we are 864 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:05,559 out of time, but that's okay. We had a lot 865 00:45:05,599 --> 00:45:07,800 to talk about. That's a good problem. So if you 866 00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:09,440 miss any part of today's show, it'll be up in 867 00:45:09,519 --> 00:45:11,679 just a little bit at wmnhradio dot orgon on my 868 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:14,480 website Matt connorton dot com. And that's it for us 869 00:45:14,519 --> 00:45:17,280 for now. We'll see it's warm me Fest by everybody. Bye.