Chris Green Interview : Tyketto : 2016

Interview with Chris Green guitarist for american hard rock band Tyketto and Rubicon Cross. Chris Green will be showcasing his six-string skills on an all-instrumental five-song EP, ‘Unveil.

– What’s new in the world of Chris Green?

Busy busy mate. The Tyketto release went extremely well, my solo EP UNVEIL has just come out, and i’m off on your across Europe with Tyketto in January.

– How was it recording your EP Unveil from start to finish in the studio?

You know what, i probably had more trouble with this than any other album. I guess it’s because of the complexity of the music, but i definitely found it more challenging than any other album. I was use to the studio as i’d recorded FURYON, RUBICON CROSS and a bunch of session work there, so knowing the producer and engineer helped a lot. It was long hours, cabin fever and a few swear words…haha. When the smoke cleared we had the EP.

– How did you go about making and finding the right artwork?

A very closer friend of mine called Littleman (it’s a nickname) was visiting from the UK and happen to be a ninja on photoshop, so he did all of it in a bout a day of two. I may have been a little difficult to work with haha, i procrastinate, i admit that, poor guy didn’t know what he was getting into. But he did a fantastic job.

– Playing with Tyketto versus doing solo work is it mostly the same equipment you use?

It’s almost exactly the same gear, that’s my signature sound man, PRS guitars and Marshall amps. The music probably makes it sound a little different as the style is different and the tunings vary, but essentially it’s the same.

– Do you have any tours coming up in the near future with Tyketto?

Yes we’ll be on tour in Europe this January. Our 1st show is in Switzerland, then we play Germany, Holland and the UK. I can’t wait. If you want dates check out the Tyketto Facebook page here. https://www.facebook.com/TykettoTheOfficial/

– Could you describe what goes on in a day in your life as a musician on tour?

It’s probably a lot different to what people think. On an average day in Europe it’ll go like this…

7am – Get up

8am – Lobby Call

8.15am – on the road

2-3pm – make it to venue

3pm – Load in

4pm – Soundchecks (these rarely happen on time and generally last a while)

6pm – Eat dinner

6.30pm – shower and restring guitar at hotel (if there’s time to go to the hotel)

7.30-8pm – back at venue

8pm – Warm up fingers

9pm – Show Time

10.30pm – meet and greet

Midnight – Pack gear down and load van

1-2 am – back to hotel and sleep.

Then repeat

– What would be some of your main musical influences today?

Surprisingly i don’t listen to much music as i always worry i’ll pinch ideas as i’m pretty much always writing. When i do listen to stuff i guess it’s Mastodon, Tool, Baroness, Pink Floyd, i like it groggy :)

– Is the band fans of Spotify and similar streaming services? What are your thoughts on this?

I’m not sure if the band is, i’m not a fan but that’s just me. I always believed that if something looks too good to be true then someone somewhere along the line is getting shafted. When someone pays $10 a month to listen to music the Artist just isn’t gonna get paid well. My producer was one of 4 writers on a country number one. He made 6 figures on the actual record, he didn’t even make a hundred bucks from millions of spotify plays. I mean, it’s the future, you have to adapt to how the industry moves and morphs. But that doesn’t mean i have to like it. haha

– How important are music videos in the industry today? How do they compare to videos from 20 years ago?

There’s no comparison really. 1st of all music videos back then cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, now you can make one for a few thousand or less. And there’s not really the vehicle to get them seen anymore. MTV is more a reality tv channel than a music channel. So YouTube is really where people check them out. I still think they are necessary as the public gets a chance to put a face to the music, but it’s a sea of videos out there and unless people are directed there you’re in danger of being lost among the cute cat videos and cartoons. Which i also watch.

– Where do you see music in general going in 10 years from now?

There’s signs that the artist is gaining more power in a way, self promotion and the ability to record / release music without a label really opens up the floodgates for people on a budget. The only thing that suffers from that is the quality of the recording. The typical advance doesn’t really cover the costs of what it takes to record a great record. Vinyl is making a comeback, hopefully people will get back into buying physical product and we’ll all live happily ever after. :) Thanks very much for giving me the opportunity to talk about my music.

Chris

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Chris Green Interview : Tyketto : 2016

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