Ryan

                                                                                          Name: Ryan Tang

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                                                                                            Instrument: Bass Guitarist and Backup Vocals

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Question & Answers

What would you say your band is about?

        It's so hard to answer this questions without being cliché...friendship, music, fun...all that shit just like everyone else I suppose.

        But if I had to choose, I think it'd music because we'd be friends regardless of whether we're all in the same band.  From past experience, we've learned that if you aren't having fun and enjoying the music first, things rapidly begin to fall apart.  Everyone will tell you that a band should be treated like a business, and that is true to a certain extent, but if you take that ideology too far and allow the music to get lost, then you are just McDonalds with significantly inferior meat.

What is the origin of your band's name?

        Dave can explain this best.

What inspired you to form your band?

        From my perspective, things just fell into place.  My former bass teacher used to play in a band with Dave and George and I joined that band when he left. We've been together since that day...how perfect. 

What are your main influences for music?

        Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, Bob Marley, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Oasis.

How would you describe your sound?

        Rock.

What qualities would you say distinguishes your band from the rest of the Indie rock scene here in Toronto?

        In reality, there are, and have always been countless bands writing and playing, trying to get their music heard.  We are really no different. Our only difference is our music, which is uniquely ours.

What are your songs about?  Where do you get the inspiration for them?

        Songs can be about any life experience, or they can really have no meaning. I'd say that the majority of our songs are based on a life experience of the writer.

How do your songs come together?  Who is the songwriter of the group?

        Dave and George write the majority of the songs.  Usually, they'll come to the band with a mostly finished song written on acoustic.  We then listen to them play and then after understanding the song, we start jamming on it. From this point, parts are refined constantly and the song is rearranged until we agree that it's in its best form.

Who writes the lyrics?

        The songwriter: Dave or George.

What should the audience expect when they see the band live?

        Good music minus the pretense.

What's the hottest song you perform live? Why?

        My favorite song to perform live is cellophane.  It has great lyrics and builds nicely into the chorus which is seriously heavy.

If you could play with any musical artist, alive or dead, who would it be?

        The Beatles of course.

Who is your favorite local Indie band? Why?

        I guess Pilate, though they're not Indie anymore.

What do you do outside of the band?

        Cook, chill with friends, listen to music, watch movies.

Where can we see you perform next?

        All our shows are on our website www.thehemingwaysolution.com check out the Air Canada one, it'll be awesome (yes that is a lie).

Where do you see the band 5 years from now?

        Wherever life leads us.

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