– What’s new in the world of Alborn? Spending time working on projects?
A: We just released our debut EP ‘Impairative’ and were just able to play our first live show since MARCH thanks to COVID. We have lots of things in the works and are ready to get back out and showcase them as soon as the world returns to musical allowance.
– Let’s talk about a day in the life of a musician in the studio. How do you spend your time in the studio?
A: LOTS of writing and refining. We are always working on up to 5 projects/songs at a time, sometimes to an overwhelming point but we are making lots of progress on future material.
– How important is artwork for singles or albums?
A: It depends on who you ask, but we’ve always thought it carries a lot of weight. It’s the first thing one sees when looking for your music, so we’ve always thought we should be just as happy with it as we are with the song(s) it’s representing.
– When writing a song, is there such a thing as investing too much time? What’s the shortest time you ever took to write one? What was your strangest inspiration?
A: Definitely, and we’ve taken that path many times. If we write something that comes quickly and naturally, it can be an unusual feeling because we are so used to dissecting every riff we put on paper, so we end up second-guessing it. We’ve been able to lay the foundation for a tune in 2-3 hours roughly. Our strangest inspiration for a song was probably the protagonist (or antagonist depending on how you look at it) of a Netflix documentary. We like to challenge ourselves by interpreting a situation from the outside and molding that interpretation into a song.
– Do you follow a formula when you write?
A: Not unless we go into a new project with that mindset already on the table. We try to let things flow organically and come out however is comfortable.
– How important is merchandising? Could artists survive without?
A: VERY important, especially to a band of our level. It is practically the main source of income if you are gigging frequently.
– What would be some of your main musical influences today?
A: Lots of nu-metal era bands and others that have followed the same realm and modernized it. Korn, Deftones, Mudvayne, Sevendust just to name a few.
– What would we be surprised to find in your music collection at home?
A: We all have guilty pleasures, lots of old school rap and some R&B and pop stuff.
– How important is it for a musician in this generation to spend time on social media?
A: Social media is the primary form of media consumption nowadays, So we’d say it’s damn near top of the list compared to other forms of media outlets.
– With the music industry shutting down presently. How are you dealing with these issues?
A: Lots of writing and practicing. We have tried to fill up any amount of down time we’ve had through all of this to refine ourselves, so when it’s time to come back we can showcase that we have not just been sitting around waiting for the green light.
– Thank you for taking the time in doing this interview. Wish you all the best.