Kultur - Issue 3

You played your first gig
recently, how was the response
from the crowd?
It went well I got a lot of Support
from the people that I know that
were there.
I met some great people in the
process, so overall it was a success.
The last time I was on stage was
in 2008 so it felt good to get up
there and do what I love to do, and
Hopefully make a name for myself in
the town I live in Mammoth Lakes.
Being a solo artist, you must
have faced a lot of challenges.
What made you decide to go the
solo route and produce your own
material?
Through These Gates was originally
started in 2008 as a Learning Tool
really. At the time I was in a Dark
Progressive Metal band called Mark
Of The Infinite and we were getting
ready to record our second album,
and I needed practice for recorded
and double tracking guitars. I
left the band later that year and
Through These Gates music just got
better and sounded more serious.
Solo Artists are actually getting
more popular especially on the
Professional Level, Bloodsoaked,
Insidious Decrepancy, and Putrid
Pile are prime examples just to
name a few. Deciding to go solo with
Through These Gates with some
Encouragement from other musicians
I talk to. It ended up Being Through
These Gates that it is today Live.
Are you getting much feedback
from your first solo album?
Right now it’s what I expected, for
the first few months it was pretty
good and then just kinda died down.
The Feedback I have gotten from
it definitely has a positive side and
a negative side so you just have to
take that as a learning tool and move
on.
Give us a run-down of the gear
that you are currently using for
live gigs and recording?
Live Gear I use a Line 6 Spider Valve
Hd 100 half stack, my main guitar
is a LTD Flying V the Dave Mustaine
Model DV-200 and a LTD F-50 with
Emg Active 81 pickups. Drums and
bass are played back with my Apple
Ipod ran through a DI Box out to the
sound system.
Recording gear I use is My Line 6
Spider Valve and Line 6 Spider 2
amps. Bass guitar I will be using the
Line 6 Pod XT for that, drums are
programmed with Superior Drummer
from Toontrack and Vocals I use a
Shure Sm57 and a Shure Sm7.
What are your future plans as a
solo artist?
I am currently working on some
new material for my next release,
hopefully will be ready to start
recording Spring or Summer of
2012. I’m also working on getting
some shows lined up in 2012 and a
small merchandise line of T Shirts.
I’m just gonna keep doing what I do
and bring the music to the people.
The music world is so overlaped
with bands and different sounds. I’m
just trying to make Through These
gates stand out in the extreme metal
world.
Any last words?
If You haven’t already stop by my
music page on cd baby at www.
cdbaby.com/cd/throughthesegates
you can purchase the album from
there via download or physical copy.
Support your musicians, local or
professional, it’s because of the fans
that keep us going and drive us to
create such brutality.
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KULTÜR
NOVEMBER 2011
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