| – What’s new in the world of Combichrist? Oh man, considering how long Ive been doing this now, everything feels new. New album, new band members, new agents, its a lot! In a good way though, I found inspiration and energy that I didn’t know that still had. Feels rejuvenating. We’re about to do the US for the first time since the new album landed, so thats for sure something we’re all looking forward to. – How was it recording and writing the material for One Fire? You know, I think this is the first time I consciously went into the studio and knew exactly what I wanted to do. Every other album has taken form after I started writing, and I always just went whatever direction it took. With One Fire I knew exactly what I wanted to do before I even had a single song written. – Talking about promotions and music. Do you focus more on Spotify or Apple Music or even YouTube? What’s your preference if any? I’m really horrible with promotion personally, I never focus than anything except from making good music, and performing. And personally, I mostly use Spotify myself. I know there is a lot of opportunities out there, and luckily I have skilled people around me that can take those decisions for me haha – Being featured on Wikipedia is something that not all bands do get. Do you appreciate being notable online with a featured on Wikipedia? I mean, everything of acknowledgment is flattering. Ive worked 24/7 my whole life on this, so to see that hard work getting recognized, is good for boost. – With the long history of the band is there sometimes a time that the band needs to re-invent image or logos, etc? I feel age, and with natural development, I don’t have to focus on that. Just keep pushing through and keep being part of progress. – How many shows do you play per year on average, and how crazy does the schedule get? We tour a lot, I would say about 150 shows a year, but Ive been up to about 300 in one year. – How important is merchandising? Could artists survive without? I think merchandise only reflects the amount of work you put into your music. If you work hard, you’ll get awarded. Theres no money in record sales anymore, so merch is for sure a huge thing for touring artists. I don’t think the fans realize how much we appreciate them supporting us by buying stuff at the shows. We could never do it without the fans. – Any words of wisdom to share with aspiring artists? Stay true to what you want to do. Develop your own sounds and style. Don’t copy other bands, because by the time you get that good, they are doing something else, and you’ll always be behind. Hard work, and never lose faith in what you do. https://www.facebook.com/combichrist/ |
Andy LaPlegua Interview – Combichrist – 2020
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