One Question

Example:

The Video Requirements

  • 1080×1920 video (vertical phone selfie)
  • 30–90 seconds
  • Quiet location
  • Good lighting
  • Camera at eye level
  • No music playing in background
  • Band members can answer together
  • Horizontal video is acceptable if that’s all they have
  • File formats: mov, mp4, m4v, wma
  • Files should be less than 200mb

the PA Rock Show One Question

We’d love to feature your band in a new Pennsylvania Rock Show segment called One Question.

It’s simple: You pick ONE question from below, and you record a 30–90 second answer with your cell phone.

No scheduling a full interview. No studio required. Just grab your phone and record your answer.

If possible, repeat the question in your answer so the video makes sense when people see it on social media. If the question is “What was your best gig?” start your answer out this way, “Our best gig was…”

Send us your video, and we’ll turn it into a Pennsylvania Rock Show feature for our website, podcast, radio programming, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other modes of social media.

And we’ll give you the finished feature so you can share it with your fans.

One question. One band. One story.

— Bill Domiano
Pennsylvania Rock Show / Build the Scene

Pick a Question!

Discovery Questions

  1. If someone has never heard your band, what song should they hear first?
  2. What song best represents your band right now?
  3. What’s the one song you’d play for someone to convince them to become a fan?
  4. What’s the song you’re most proud of?
  5. What song should people listen to when they need to blow off some steam?
  6. What song should someone hear before coming to one of your shows?
  7. What’s the best introduction to your band?

Personality Questions

  1. What’s something people would never guess about your band?
  2. Who in the band is most likely to get arrested?
  3. Who in the band is always late?
  4. Who in the band spends the most money on gear?
  5. Who has the worst musical taste?
  6. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever brought on tour?
  7. What’s your band’s biggest guilty pleasure?
  8. What’s one band you secretly wish you could steal a member from?
  9. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done as a band?
  10. What’s the most ridiculous band argument you’ve ever had?

Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania Questions

This is where you can make the series particularly valuable to Music from the 412 and the Pennsylvania Rock Show.

  1. What’s the best thing about playing in Pittsburgh?
  2. What’s your favorite Pittsburgh venue?
  3. What’s one thing you’d change about the Pittsburgh music scene?
  4. What Pittsburgh band should more people know about?
  5. What’s your favorite Pennsylvania music memory?
  6. What makes the Pittsburgh music scene different?
  7. What’s the best local show you’ve ever attended?
  8. What advice would you give to a new Pittsburgh band?
  9. What’s one thing Pittsburgh musicians need to hear?
  10. Why should someone come out to a local show instead of staying home?

Career Questions

  1. What’s the biggest lesson music has taught you?
  2. What would you tell yourself when you first started?
  3. What’s something you wish you’d known five years ago?
  4. What’s the biggest challenge your band faces right now?
  5. What’s keeping you motivated?
  6. What’s the biggest goal you haven’t accomplished yet?
  7. What does success mean to your band?
  8. What’s one thing you refuse to compromise on?

Story Questions

  1. What’s the craziest thing that’s ever happened at one of your shows?
  2. What’s the biggest mistake your band ever made?
  3. What’s the moment when you realized this band was actually becoming something?
  4. What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received about your music?
  5. What’s the worst gig you’ve ever played?
  6. What’s the most memorable show you’ve ever played?
  7. What’s one thing that almost caused the band to break up?
  8. What’s the story behind your band’s name?
  9. What’s the story behind your most important song?
  10. What’s something that happened during recording that you’ll never forget?

Music Questions

  1. What artist made you want to become a musician?
  2. What’s the album that changed your life?
  3. What’s the first concert you ever attended?
  4. What band would you love to tour with?
  5. Who is your dream collaboration?
  6. What’s one album every rock fan should own?
  7. What song do you wish you’d written?
  8. What’s one underrated band people should know about?
  9. What musician influenced you more than anyone else?
  10. What’s the best concert you’ve ever seen?

Controversial / Engagement Questions

  1. What’s one massively popular rock band you don’t understand the hype around?
  2. What’s an album everyone loves that you hate?
  3. What’s one rock song you never want to hear again?
  4. What’s the most overrated rock song of all time?
  5. Vinyl or streaming?
  6. Concerts or festivals?
  7. New music or classic rock?
  8. What’s one rock “rule” that needs to be broken?
  9. What’s one band everyone should stop comparing you to?
  10. What’s the most controversial musical opinion you have?

Promotion Questions

These are particularly useful when you’re trying to help the band promote something. (Keep in mind these type of questions will have an expiration date, and won’t work well after the dates that you mention are past)

  1. What’s happening with your band right now that people need to know about?
  2. What’s the next big thing your fans should be watching for?
  3. What’s the next show people need to attend?
  4. What’s the next release?
  5. Why should someone come see you live?
  6. What’s one thing you’re working on that you haven’t announced yet?
  7. Where should people go to find your music?