LOVERING
LOVERING is definitely one of the latest new AOR sensations. Their debut CD 'Calm before the storm' is a fantastic pure AOR record. A must for fans of bands like ROKBOX, HONEYMOON SUITE, ALIAS... I had an interview with bandleader Brian Lovering, let's see what he has to say...
PLEASE INTRODUCE US
YOUR BAND, WHEN DID YOU FORM LOVERING AND DID ANY OF YOU PLAYED
IN BANDS BEFORE LOVERING?
Lovering was formed in May 199 which is when I first met my
singer Doug Martin. He answered an ad that I
had placed in a local paper when I was searching for a vocalist
to record with. My bass player on "Calm
before the Store", Sean Gregory, is actually the bass player
for another toronto band called EMERALD RAIN.
He does all of my bass tracks in the studio. We have been friends
for 15 years. As far as playing in other
bands we all have played in bands around the Toronto area before
but this was our first collaboration
together with an all original project.
CAN YOU TELL US ALL
ABOUT YOUR FANTASTIC DEBUT CD "CALM BEFORE THE STORM"?
"Calm before the storm" was really a process of trying
to narrow down from a stack of songs I had written to 10 songs
that we all felt were the strongest songs. It is a hard process
sometimes when you have to narrow down to 10 or 12 songs that
will make the album. We feel pasionately about the chioces of
songs that we did pick and hopefully our fans will too.
YOUR MUSIC IS PURE
80S AOR, WHICH BANDS INFLUENCED YOU?
I have heard that quite a bit from different people that our
music sounds like "80's AOR". As far as musical styles
that have influenced me it's really a wide variety of music that
I have been influenced by. It does not even necessarily come
across in my music what I have grown up listening to and being
influenced by. Everything from pop/rock to R & B to
contemporary. I think more than sounding like people I've
listened to and been influenced by, its really just taught me to
try to be creative with what I do write. There is so much great
music out there to be
inspired by.
DO YOU THINK YOUR
KIND OF MUSIC (80'S AOR) WILL EVER COME BACK AND BECOME AS HUGE
BACK IN THE 80'S?
It's hard to say. Music in my point of view, tends to be very
cyclical. Who's hot one year is not necessarily popular 2 years
from now. I think 80's AOR was a really strong period of music
and produced a lot of great bands so hopefully it will resurface
and be as popular as it was in the 80's.
HOW HAS THE CD BEEN
RECEIVED, LOTS OF POSITIVE REACTIONS....
The CD has been received very well. There has been a lot of
positive feedback and encouraging things said
about it which is nice to hear. When you put so much effort and
energy into something it is very gratifying and really means a
lot to us.
ARE YOU ALREADY
WORKING ON A NEW CD, IF SO CAN YOU TELL US EVERYTHING ABOUT IT?
POSSIBLE SONGS PRODUCTION, SAME MUSIC STYLE AS ON "CALM
BEFORE THE STORM" WHEN IT IS GOING TO BE RELEASED ETC...
ETC..?
We are currently writing and demoing songs for the next record.
As far as production and musical style go it is similar but of
course not exactly the same. Most of the elements will be there
as far as production and style go but with a few new twists. The
release date has yet to be determined but it will be in the near
future. Stay tuned!!
WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE NEXT COMING MONTHS?
As I said we are
currently demoing new songs and just getting our pre-production
together. I am also currently moving into a new house so we are
trying to have my studio from my old house to the new house
without damaging any equipment. It's a lot of work.
FINALLY, DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO OUR READERS?
I would just like to thank all of our fans which bought
"Calm before the storm" and hopefully people who have
not heard it will get a chance to check it out.