The interview with BradleyOwens band, live @ The Lair @ Metro Theatre on Wednesday, March 25th for Emergenza Festival Australia: 

PLEASE TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR BAND: HOW AND WHEN WAS IT BORN?
We are four university mates all studying contemporary music at Macquarie and graduating this year. We all clicked when performing group projects in assesments and became good mates. Bradley is the charismatic one, Ramon is the misunderstood one, Jonno is the romantic one and Zach is the one with the hat.

WHEN DID YOUR INTEREST IN MUSIC BEGIN? AND HOW HAS YOUR MUSIC CHANGED FROM THE MOMENT YOU BEGAN TO PLAY TOGETHER?
My personal interest in music began at an early age, competing in Eisteddfods and rocking it out as a little dude. A song can change and gain a real energy or mood when being played by multiple musicians. It's cool to see how far the songs have come from just an acoustic guitar to an entire band set up.

HOW DO YOU CREATE A SONG? (WHO WRITES LYRICS, WHO MUSIC, ETC...?)
Bradley: "For me, music is the hardest thing about writing a song, I feel like people respond purely to the music rather than lyrics in a live situation. Lyrics come very easily to me and usually come after the main musical riff or chord progression. There is only one song in the set called "Just A Girl" that was written with lyrics first.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC TO PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T KNOW YOU?
A little poppy, a little kinky, a little cheeky, a little jangly and very catchy. "Braddle-pop" is music that wafts through the air like lavendar.

WHICH BANDS INSPIRED AND INSPIRE YOU?
We've all got our own individual music tastes my own influences include The Beatles, America, The Eagles, Crowed House, Oasis, and more recently Fleet Foxes and Mac Demarco. Jonno on bass is really into his Soul, RnB and Blues music with John Mayer and D'Angelo being some of his biggest inspirations. Zach has a lot of influences over a number of genres most notably Jack White for his heavier stuff and the likes of Vance Joy, Bob Dylan, Jake Bugg and The Tallest Man On Earth for more of his folky acoustic tunes. Ramon like Zach can play almost any style (and any instrument) rich in multiple musical styles with roots in heavy metal and
heavy rock including influences such as Guns N Roses, Metallica and Steve Vai.

TALK US ABOUT THE PECULIARITIES OF YOUR MUSIC!
With each member bringing their own unique style and approach to playing their instruments we have pretty much every genre known to man covered. This provides a unique twist on my original songs, as the other members have complete control over their own parts. Every member both with musicality and personality comes together to provide an entertaining, unusual and eclectic final product.

HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT EMERGENZA FESTIVAL AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO TAKE PART IN IT?
I was lucky enough to recieve an email in my inbox asking if I had any original music I wanted to share to see whether I'd be able to take part. We decided to take part, to gain experience/exposure, get another gig under our belt, and most importantly play an awesome set to a great crowd at a special venue.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM EMERGENZA AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR FIRST
EMERGENZA CONCERT?
I'm expecting to have a great night, hear some good tunes and play a memorable set. I'm hoping to have a big year in 2015 with the release of my debut EP in the second half of the year.  We can't wait to play at The Lair and we're stoked to be playing our first
Emergenza gig.

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