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Keep the Scene Alive PARS509

April 3, 2020 Build the Scene 1:00:23 Comments Off

Jana, from First Angel Media, joins Bill to talk about ways that musicians can keep the music alive during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Some ways that First Angel Media can help you.. A Look at the Lyrics – e-mail ReinaPeli@firstangelmedia.com Find your Muse(ic) – e-mail editor@firstangelmedia.com Check out all the services that FAM can offer here. How Build the Scene can help Send your music to us to be featured on our radio station. Send your music to us to be played on our podcast the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Send your music to us and submit your band to be on our podcast 3 Questions and a Song Some things to look into for your Facebook live setups? Video? Audio? SJ4000 wifi – this is the camera that I use to make my live videos Open Broadcaster Software How to Do Live Streams that Your Fans Will LOVE! – This is a great video from Lou Lombardi and friends. Use an iRig to take audio from your mixer to your cell phone for FB Live Send Audio from a Mixer to Your iPhone X Best Way to Connect a Phone (iPhone, Android) to a Mixer. HOW TO LIVE STREAM YOUR DJ SETS How to use an iRig to record phone interviews Skype Mix Minus with a mixer to stream audio/video

Skarlett Sky, Abandon All Hope PARS508

March 27, 2020 Build the Scene 0:59:01 Comments Off

Skarlett Sky‘s Ash and Greg stop in to talk a little about their new EP, Abandon All Hope, and the world as it is today. We also end up talking about cars and other things. Segment 1 – Abandon All Hope How has the virus affected your band schedule? The timing of the dropping of Abandon All Hope is kind of fitting? If there was an apocalyptic event and only one song off of Abandon All Hope can survive it, which song should it be? If you could sit on a bench with any musician, who would you sit with and what would you ask about? If you could go back in time and follow any band around for a year, who would you follow and why? What can you tell us about the song “Pain Inside”? Segment 2 What is the cd release date on the EP? We discuss small business and how it has been affected lately. We talk about about their rescheduled Whisky a Go Go show that is now scheduled for 9/11/2020. We talk about cars, favorite cars, car trips, and what car they would put on an album cover like ZZ Top’s Eliminator album. They talk about writing and rehearsing during this time off from gigs. We talk a little bit about how to treat fans. The topic off everyone starting as a garage band and I pointed out that September from September Mourning (click for the interview) was signed before she ever performed in a band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2opQXbnik

Filthy Music PARS507

March 20, 2020 Build the Scene 1:00:08 Comments Off

Jesse from Filthy Music Entertainment joins Bill. FME’s services include a wide variety of press and promotional services such as single reviews, album reviews, music promotion and more. The bigger you buy the more you’re guaranteed! We have something for just about any band’s budget. Segment 1 with FILTHY MUSIC Entertainment I haven’t heard from you in a while, what have you been up to? You were talking about film, what is going on with that part of the company? You were recently banned on Facebook, without getting into detail, do you think you deserved it? I know you’ve been in bands yourself, are you currently in a band? Segment 2 Where do you see FME in the next 5 years? What kind of bands do you listen to when you’re relaxing? We talk a little bit about Greywalker and Start the Beat with Sikes… If you were able to sit on that bench and talk to anyone from music history, who would you sit with and what would you ask them? Who bought your first guitar? Are you still going to do some booking? How can everyone find you online? Is there anything else you want to talk about? Please give out your social media links. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rUK2t1EBU

Obselence – 9 Stitch Method PARS506

March 13, 2020 Build the Scene 0:59:57 Comments Off

Patrick McElravy of 9 Stitch Method joined Bill for the Pennsylvania Rock Show for Episode 506! They talked about the upcoming single drop, Obselence (TODAY). Segment 1 with 9 Stitch Method and Obselence What can you tell me about the recording of the upcoming EPs? I’m sure it is different than most recording processes because there’s the 2 of you. How can you make it through a set with all that moving you do on stage? We talk about the future of wireless mics in 9SM’s history. Tell me about the new track, Obselence, that is being dropped today. How did you hook up with Gus, in Brazil? Segment 2 with Patrick We talked about Loudini’s Rock n’ Roll Circus and the Pennsylvania Rock Show making a top 20 rock podcasts to check out in 2020 on feedspot.com. We talk a bit about the Yeti, moving… and if he is listening to the show… guitar string adventures… What shows do you have coming up? Do your kids like your music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1Fqegd2J4

The Rust Project PARS505

March 6, 2020 Build the Scene 1:00:54 Comments Off

Episode 505 features The Rust Project. The Rust Project is a Pittsburgh-based cover band. We play anything from classic rock to country, from alternative rock to 80’s and 90’s rock, and we keep our playlists fun and upbeat. We can crank it up and play as a four-piece electric band, or we can unplug and play as an acoustic duo or trio. Tell me a little bit about The Rust Project. What is your favorite song to cover? What about embarrassing moments that you’ve had on stage? What is your favorite venue to play? Upcoming shows? We talk concert photography, websites, and social media. If you were to build a super band from the scene to manage, who would you put in the band? What is something that your fans would be surprised to learn about each of you?

Identity X PARS504

February 28, 2020 Build the Scene 1:03:28 Comments Off

Identity X sits down with Bill to discuss their band, music, and more in episode 504. An original hard rock band known for soaring theatrical vocals, heavy rock instrumentation, & lyrical prowess Interview Segment 1 with Identity X Where did the band name come from? If years from now, we were watching a docu-series about each member of Identity X, what behind the music type stories might we hear? What might we be surprised to find out? If you could sit on that magical bench that everyone talks about for an hour and speak to any musician from history, who would you talk to and what would you ask them? Tell us about your song Goodbye Sunshine. Interview Segment 2 with Identity X Where can we get a copy of Wounds of our History? If I was to follow you on tour, what would the soundtrack between show stops sound like? Can you share your social media links with us? What’s next for Identity X? (shows, studio, time, etc)

Black Ridge PARS503

February 21, 2020 Build the Scene 1:03:01 Comments Off

Members of Black Ridge join us again to talk about their upcoming gigs, upcoming EP, and their KickStarter campaign among other things. Interview Segment 1 with Black Ridge I hear that you’re working on new music and headed into the studio in March to start recording a new EP. What can you tell us about your progress? What can you tell me about the KickStarter campaign that you have set up? Walk us through the birth of a Black Ridge song. Tell me about the song “New Day” and then we’ll give it a listen. Interview Segment 2 with Black Ridge Paul, how to you decide what attire you will wear at the Rock for Life shows? If a movie was being made about Black Ridge, who do you think would play each band member? Can you give us a run down on your social media accounts and what upcoming shows you have in the works?

Stone Cold Killer PARS502

February 14, 2020 Build the Scene 1:01:08 Comments Off

Episode 502 features the return of Stone Cold Killer to the Pennsylvania Rock Show. We discuss all things SCK including the new single, Programmed for Love and Destruction, and the Single release party on February 15, 2020. Interview Segment 1 with Stone Cold Killer If you could pick an album that you absolutely love and erase it from your memory so that you could listen to it for the very first time, again.. what album would you pick? Imagine that there is a fire that destroys all music except for one song from every band. Which SCK song do you think should survive the history of the world? SCK makes it big and they make a movie about you, who plays you? If you can go back into time without harming the space-time continuum, and you spend a year following one band to make Stone Cold Killer better, which band do you follow and why? Also, how do you get your 1.21 Gigawatts to return to 2020? If you could find that bench that everyone asks if you could sit on it for an hour and talk to anyone, which musician would you sit with and what would you ask them about? How do you go about writing while you are polar opposites? Tell us about the song, Programmed for Love and Destruction… Interview Segment 2 with Curtis and Nate Did you try balancing your broom, like everyone else on Facebook? Tell me about your Single Release party on 2/15/2020. How can my listeners find your online and get a copy of your music? Did you hear about DVE’s Power Ballad contest?

Dematus PARS501

February 7, 2020 Build the Scene 1:01:53 Comments Off

Dematus make their debut on episode 501 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Dematus is a three piece melodic metal band hailing originally from Rolla, Missouri, they now call the stages of Pittsburgh home. It has been said that the band could best be described as Evanescence and System of a Down’s illegitimate child. Where did the name Dematus come from? Who is your favorite superhero? or super villain? If I find Dematus in my social studies book, what would that page be about If Dematus had a movie made about them, who would play each of you in the movie? If you were in Almost Famous, which band would you want write about for your first article? If you could open for any internationally touring band, who would you open for and at what venue? What has been your favorite venue that you’ve played at? least favorite? You come upon that magical bench where you can sit with someone for a hour, what musician would you sit with and what would you talk about? Tell me a little bit about your song With You, that we’ll play tonight. Interview Segment 2 with DEMATUS If you could pick 1 album and erase it from your mind so that you could hear it again for the first time, which album would it be? You decide that you’re going to add another musician to Dematus, who would it be? When you’re on stage and you have that moment where you’ve messed up… tell me about a moment where you did something that embarrassed the rest of the band. If you had to put together a band to manage using people in your scene, who would you put together and what style of music would they play? If I played Dematus backwards, what would I hear? Where can my listeners find you online (HINT: click the links on this page), and where will you be playing? Who records your videos for you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEWY4rrN2cc

Illusions of Grandeur PARS500

January 31, 2020 Build the Scene 1:07:18 Comments Off

Maggie and CM of Illusions of Grandeur came on the show to discuss their band and adventures with Bill for Episode 500 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Segment 1 with Maggie and CM Was there any particular venue that you loved in Europe? Tree planting? Where did the band name come from? If you were able to tour with any internationally touring band, who would you tour with and where would you open the tour? We played a quick game of “Either Or” Each of the original KISS members have a story behind their make up, is there a story behind your make up? We talked about Reign of Z, Dethlehem, & September Mourning If you could take an album and erase it from your memory and hear it for the first time again, what album would it be? If an apocalyptic event happens, which one of your songs should survive? If you could sit on a bench for an hour and talk to any musician that has ever been alive, who and why? Segment 2 with Illusions of Grandeur If I was flipping through my social studies book and find you, what would that page be about? Can you tell me about the moment that you knew that you wanted to be in a band? If we were to play your music backwards, what would we hear? What band would you like to go back in time and watch for a year to learn from? What band would you want your first assignment to be when writing for Rolling Stone? If you were going to make the jump from a tribute band to the real band like Rock Star, which band would you end up in? In between tour stops, what are we listening to? Tell me about an embarrassing moment that the other person had on stage? What is next for Illusions of Grandeur? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QINIz85Dszw

Keep the Scene Alive PARS509

Skarlett Sky, Abandon All Hope PARS508

Filthy Music PARS507

Obselence – 9 Stitch Method PARS506

The Rust Project PARS505

Identity X PARS504

Black Ridge PARS503

Stone Cold Killer PARS502

Dematus PARS501

Illusions of Grandeur PARS500

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