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A few weeks ago, I went over to Charles’ place and we talked for a while about this song – Slowfinger by Kenneth Noisewater, which is actually Charles on vocals, Eddie DuQuesne on guitar, Steve Foster on drums. We discussed how this song was written for a school project, the grade it received, Charles’ unique, but sometimes correlated roles as studio engineer and musician, and how that effects the music he’s involved with. Charles engineered a project for my band old Lights, which will finally be released in early 2010, so we briefly talk about that as well.

After the interview, Charles shared a piece of 5-layer chocolate cake with me that he received in the mail. It was really good.

Matt
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I went over to Gina’s place to discuss a recording she gave me - a song called Pancakes & Cereal.  A few months before, she had sent me an entire 8-song EP – The Breakfast EP – that she recorded with her friend Jared Creighton (we also touch upon this in Episode 2, when I interview Jared).  Here, Gina and I talk about the birth of the Breakfast EP concept, their interesting method of pulling song ideas from a hat, and how Gina’s non-musician background doesn’t keep her from being creative with music.  Gina is from Massachusetts, currently residing in Somerville, MA.

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Recently Ben and I discussed his song called Entranceway.  In this discussion, we touch upon the difference between being a songwriter & being a musician, the instruments & methods he used to record this song, and his plan to release a soundtrack to an unmade movie.  Ben is from Massasachusetts; he plays synthesizer in The Bynars and is a full-time grad student.

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For more from Ben, check
http://www.thebynars.com/
http://benmettey.tumblr.com
http://twitter.com/benmettey
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjaminm/

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
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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.

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

Matt
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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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