Featured Artist Interview with "A Mad Affair", Pt 3

Valerie & Garth connect on a song.From the stage at The Showcase of Original Music at The Creative Center in Greensboro, NC. we pick up the conversation in part 3 of my interview with "A Mad Affair". Having pointed out that they themselves are a relatively new band, together now for roughly two years, they each offered some words of wisdom for bands that are forming, or maybe trying to stay together. That sets the conversation flowing in this segment. I thought I had a rather clever question for them when I asked if they could only have one CD to listen to, what would it be? It turns out my question was labelled "unfair" by Valerie, heh, but they all did their best to go along and give me their answers. Valerie spoke up saying that at that particular moment she was in a Ray Charles frame of mind. Garth wanted to tune in NPR radio, but then settled on the newest release from The Avett Brothers which was his current favorite listening material. The biggest surprise and one of the funnier moments was hearing Eric declare that "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" by "Black Sabbath" was at the top of his list and the parody follows.

Miss The First Parts?

• You can see part 1 here.
  
• And part 2 is here!

Some Links of Interest:

• Gallery of photos shot the day of this interview.
• My YouTube Channel where videos will all be available after they've been published in my blog.

Many thanks to The Creative Center for graciously hosting us for this interview in the Showcase Gallery. And to Melody Watson for her inspiration, technical, and blogging expertise.

Featured Artist Interview with "A Mad Affair", Pt 2

"A Mad Affair at Showcase 14Valerie Wood, Garth Robertson and Eric Smith of "A Mad Affair" were animated, lively and kept the banter and exchange of ideas flowing, while answering questions, insightfully, mixing subtle humor and careful thougtfulness at different moments throughout our time together. We started off talking about the different types of venues they play and if they had any preference. There's also a lot of discussion about the business side of being a full-time musician these days and how the internet has affected the way bands go about booking, promoting and interacting with followers. I have to throw out props here to "Younger Brother Productions" who were mentioned while on the subject of booking and managing. Never has it been easier for me, as the interviewer, to get comfortable and into the flow, allowing an organic exchange to take place. Thanks to their relaxed personalities and demeanor, once we all sat down, the next hour or so that we chatted, seemed to fly by and was most enjoyable. I hope you get that sense when watching.

Miss Part 1?

• You can see part 1 here

Some Links of Interest:

• Gallery of photos shot the day of this interview.
• My YouTube Channel where videos will all be available after they've been published in my blog.

Many thanks to The Creative Center for graciously hosting us for this interview in the Showcase Gallery. And to Melody Watson for her inspiration, technical, and blogging expertise.

Featured Artist Interview with "A Mad Affair", Pt 1

"A Mad Affair" at Showcase 14Back in January of 2013 my girlfriend and I had the pleasure of traveling to Reidsville, NC. to spend an evening at Brad and Tammy's Listening Loft. It was the first time we had been in their space and we were enthralled with what we found, including "A Mad Affair", the band that performed there that night. We had a great time and enjoyed meeting and chatting with band members Valerie Wood, Garth Robertson and Eric Smith. Towards the end of the evening, I mentioned that I did interviews with indie musicians and would like to have them if they were interested, to which there was expressed some mild interest. Over the course of the weeks that followed, guitarist / vocalist Garth Robertson and I began communicationg back and forth via e-mails, which led not only to my being able to interview them, but having them perform at The Showcase of Original Music.

The interaction was casual and easy and the conversation flowed comfortably. We ended up with almost 45 minutes of material; far more than we had at any previous time. And even then I know there are things that we didn't get to touch on, which leaves room for another visit. In this opening segment we talk about their commitment to being full time musicians, some of their history as friends and as musicians, their song writing process and how they present their music, among other things. Hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoyed talking with them!

Ready for Part 2?

Click here and check it out now!

Some Links of Interest:

• Gallery of photos shot the day of this interview.
• My YouTube Channel where videos will all be available after they've been published in my blog.

Many thanks to The Creative Center for graciously hosting us for this interview in the Showcase Gallery. And to Melody Watson for her inspiration, technical, and blogging expertise.

Update on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 3:16PM by Kris Ferris

In case you live in the Greensboro area and want to see "A mad Affair" tonight - Friday May 3rd, 2013 - in down town Greensboro at "First Friday", click here. Scroll down the page to Chakras and you will find some info. See you there!