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Anthony Tinnirella is a songwriter currently living in Oakland, California.  In this interview we discuss our time together (my old band Lights was his backing band for a while when he lived in Boston), the translation of songs from demo to full band, non-autobiographical songwriting, and the effects of different environments on his songwriting.  He is currently playing music under the name Mighty Rifle.

(click player above to listen to Breaks My Heart + the interview)

For more from Anthony, check:
http://www.myspace.com/mightyrifle

Matt
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In this interview, Kiel Szivos and I talk about a demo entitled Idea.  He recalls where he was when he wrote this piece, the duplicity of what you listen to & what you write, and whether or not he thinks Billy Corgan is a dick.  Kiel lives in Massachusetts and is currently playing bass in The Bynars.  Yes, we really did eat pizza after the interview.

(click player above to listen to Idea + the interview)

For more from Kiel, check
http://www.thebynars.com/
http://www.myspace.com/walkingtocanadamusic

Matt
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I went over to Jared Creighton’s apartment recently and spoke with him about a demo he gave me called “My Baby Left Me.”  We discussed the song’s mysterious origin, how he and bandmate Jeff DeCaro recorded the song, and why picking ideas from a hat is a good songwriting technique.  Jared lives in Somerville, MA, and is currently in a rock group called Springsteen Soda Stream (also known as The Musikill Disastronauts) and a rap group called Crusty Sizzle & Sammy Fresh.

(click player above to listen to My Baby Left Me + the interview)

For more from Jared, check out:
The Musikill Disastronauts
Crusty Sizzle and Sammy Fresh

Matt
Demo Mirror

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I recently made a phone call to Gina Rosbury (the artist formerly known as Gina Vecchi) to discuss an untitled demo she gave me. She is recently married and living in Georgia. In the interview we discuss her songwriting output, how we project meaning onto songs, and how married life has effected her songwriting. She is a originally from Massachusetts and a member of the band TonyBear with her brother Tony.

(click player above to listen to Untitled + the interview)

For more from Gina, check
www.myspace.com/ginavecchi
www.myspace.com/tonytonybear

Matt
Demo Mirror

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This is Demo Mirror’s maiden voyage! Hooray! Please check out the site and continue to follow – we’re going to be updating weekly for the next 17 weeks with songs and interviews from artists. This first series will culminate in a show, featuring musical performances from select artists.

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