So,
recently I asked an interview with both owners of High Vibes Recording, an independently
run record label out of the true River City, Saint Louis, Missouri. Besides
running the label, these guys also have an awesome band that you should
definitely check out, named Worst Case Ontario.
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1.
First of all, thank you really much for accepting the interview. Already
apologize for my bad English, but I think we can manage that. What kind
of impact the DIY music has on your recording ethics?
Cole Weiche: You're welcome, and thanks
for asking us to interview. The English is no problem, it's better than our
Portuguese. We like to be really hands-on with everything we do in our music,
so we would say the DIY community has had a huge impact on our music, and
recording ethics. It's also cheaper and more fun to make your own stuff and to
put in the work and effort.
2.
Do you have regular jobs? Is it hard to make music in River City?
Cole Weiche: We do have regular jobs. We
both are also in school, which makes it very hard to find time to play shows or
record and write, but we always find time when we can. It's not hard to make
music here, there's a lot of bands here that are really supportive of the
scene.
3.
Are all the things you do physically handmade? Do you record on the PC or
Studios? Because the sound of your production is actually really good.
Cole Weiche: Everything we release has
been handmade and printed by us, as well as hand designed. Besides the cases,
everything is made by us. We (Worst Case Ontario) record in Luca's dad's home
studio. He has been really helpful and is always there to fine tune things when
needed, but also steps back and allows us to be really hands on in the
recording process.
4.
How much the internet helps far away people (like the ones from Brazil) find
your music? How do you see the conservatives that still complain about the web?
Cole Weiche: The internet has been
extremely helpful in getting our music out to the world. We have fans as far
away as Brazil, Germany, and Russia and none of those people would ever have
heard our music without the help of the internet. I get how some people may see
more downsides to this, but it's proven nothing but beneficial to us.
5.
The first thing that ran into my head when I listened the sad introduction of
Steve EP was “huh, this is really intriguing”. And the well paced guitar and
the sing along got me at first. Are the lyrics strictly personal? What bands
did influence you most?
Cole Weiche: First of all, thank you so
much. That is really nice to hear. We're glad you liked our music. The lyrics
are really personal. I always write about things that are going on in my life
and draw directly from that. We all have wide varieties of tastes, so sometimes
the influences come from different places. We all have punk and pop punk roots
so we incorporate that as much as possible while also playing to a calmer,
somewhat indie style.
6.
RVIVR surprisingly came here two years ago. Really, there was something like
100 Brazilian kids screaming all the songs. What kind of feeling on the DIY hardcore/emo/punk
scene do you think that can connect people so far away from each other?
Cole Weiche: That's really cool! RVIVR
kicks ass. Again, the internet has been doing beautiful things for the music
community everywhere, and we think especially in the DIY scene, no matter if
it's hardcore, emo, or punk. If people are making music themselves, the
internet is a great tool for connecting with people.
7.
Do you imagine yourself signing to a major label? Do you think major labels are
really interested in meaningful music?
Cole Weiche: Depends on the label, but we
would like to think they are. Right now, it's hard to imagine signing to a
major label because we're all still working and going to school. It just seems
unlikely at the time, and we really enjoy what we're doing now. But if it were
to happen, who knows?
8.
Are there any plans for new stuff? The bands at your catalogue chose the price
of their records at bandcamp or do you have something like list price?
Cole Weiche: We are releasing an EP this
month for Worst Case Ontario called "Living At Home," and we just
released a month or two ago an EP for Lobby Boxer called "Teddy." We
work out pricing for the physical copies of our music with each individual
band, but usually for the downloads of our music we allow people to choose
their price, with no minimum.
9.
The music of Worst Case Ontario goes from ambient to a more direct punk rock.
How to meld all your influences and leave a personal brand?
Cole Weiche: We just all enjoy wide
varieties of music and try to combine it as fluidly as possible. There's not
much thought to it, we just kind of go with what comes naturally. We usually
come up with ideas, and bring them to practice and see what works and doesn't
work.
10.
If you could chose any record of anytime to put at your catalogue, what would
be?
Cole Weiche: Any Blink-182 record.
11.
Midwest emo usually carry the “sad thing” burden. How people outside the emo
scene see you? And really, do you give a shit about them? Hehe.
Cole Weiche: We've get shit for being sad
sacks but it really doesn't phase us. We don't care what people think about the
content of our lyrics because we make it for ourselves and it's what we like to
do. If people like it, that's great and we're really happy they do.
12.
At “promising, promising” cover , who is the “freak” on skateboard? What
things, besides skating and good music, you do at your hometown? Is it a cool
place to just hang around?
Cole Weiche: The "freak" on the
skateboard was Luca, learning how to skateboard when he was about 8. The other
person is Luca's cousin Andy.
13.
Our blog has actually a relatively good number of readers (at list I pretend
so), please feel free to leave them a message, a kiss, anything. Thank you so
much.
Cole Weiche: Big sloppy kisses for all
the readers!!! Thank you so much for reading this and thank you Henrique for
asking us to do this interview.
Cole & Luca / High Vibes Recordings
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