Music Meets Fashion Falling Through April (Double Cover)

USA and SidewalksTV. They also released
their album called Zodiac on January 19,
2018, which exhibits influences from
Incubus and Halsey. Falling Through April
has opened for bands such as Theory of
a Deadman, The Pretty Reckless, Pop Evil,
Adelitas Way, and Flyleaf, among others.
They?ve also performed at Warped Tour,
SXSW, Florida Music Festival, Sonorous
Music Festival, Dewey Beach Music
Conference, and Celebrate Fairfax.
For each band m em ber, can you
please ell us about your background?
Where are you all from and how did
you all get int o m usic?
Mikaela: I?m originally from California
but I?ve lived in a few places across the
country. Music is like air in my household
? growing up it was everywhere. My
whole family is musical; my dad plays
bass, mom sings, etc. There is a picture of
us performing as a family in Mexico with
me on guitar.
Dan: I was born and raised in Maryland
and decided to move to the Carolinas on
my own in 2009. One of my brothers,
Lou, introduced me to various bands my
whole life that made me interested in
picking up an instrument but my dad
always encouraged me to ?keep
practicing?and evolve. He also used to
play guitar around the house so I grew up
hearing it.
Taylor: My dad is a drummer so I always
looked up to him for inspiration. Seeing
him play I knew that?s what I wanted to
do. He lives in Arkansas and I spent time
between there and North Carolina
growing up.
Jim : I?m from Pennsylvania and just grew
up listening to music that inspired me to
want to be a musician. The way certain
songs or artists made me feel, that?s how
I want to make others feel.
Dave: I?m like Pepsi, born and raised in
the Carolinas. I got into music because of
my mom. She?s a singer and church band
leader but always told me I need to get
into playing the bass and as soon as I
picked up a bass I knew that was my
instrument and I still haven?t put it down
yet.
Who do you all look up t o m usically as
a group or solo act ?
Mikaela: Gwen Stefani from No Doubt,
Hayley Williams from Paramore, Jenna
McDougall from Tonight Alive.
Taylor: I?ve always been a big Incubus fan.
The Beatles too.
Dan: I have a really diverse taste in music
but I was heavily influenced by Stone
Temple Pilots, Rage Against The Machine,
and old school Metallica and that?s what
inspired me to want to play guitar. I also
look up to artists like Thrice, Paramore,
Incubus, and Andy McKee.
Jim : My favorite band is Weezer but I grew
up listening to Alice Cooper and
Aerosmith.
Dave: For me it?s 90?s alternative bands
like The Offspring. That time period in
Alternative rock music was full of talent
and really catchy songs.
What is your favorit e song you all have
done so far as group?
Mikaela: Probably With You in Mind or
Better Off Alone. Dan and I fought hard to
keep Better Off Alone on the album but
With You in Mind just has something
special to me in it.
Dan: Yeah, I agree with Mikaela. For me,
?With You in Mind? has something extra
special to me. I wrote that song when I
was in a really dark place in my head and
my life. I didn?t give her any back story I
just let her connect to it emotionally and
she nailed it. Literally wrote the perfect
words to capture what I was feeling when
I wrote the original idea.
What m ade you all cont inue looking for
group m em bers? What m ade you not
give up w hen you w ere "Falling Through
April??
Jim : At the time we were looking for a
vocalist we had been together for five
years. We had two previous albums
released, international tour history, major
festival performances,etc., so, we didn?t
want to leave that behind. We were
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