Mar Haze
Mar Haze is a great Aussie band doing things, this is what they had to say.
1. What does playing live mean to you?
It is our escape, most of the time its the easiest part of the whole process. No worries about booking shows, selling tickets or how it will work out.. We just get to play our music together.
2. Do you think it’s all about the songwriting or does timing and the right place at the right time has a key getting your music out there?
The songs are the spark that catches peoples ear but yea timing of the release definitely has a massive part of it. Especially for us being a more of a summer vibe band.
3. How important to you are music blogs in helping get your music out there?
Social media is everywhere these days and its how people connect, so online blogs are the bomb… Especially when they take the time and have interest to interview up and coming bands.
4. What inspired you in the first place to give music a shot?
For me it was all I would look forward to. Most of us worked in trades before biting the bullet and heading down to Sydney to pursue our music. We all met at uni and seemed to click at the same time.
5. Having tools like Soundcloud does it make your job easier when trying to gain new listeners to your music?
It does, but it is a world of digital music these days which makes being noticed definitely a hard process. Nothing beats momentum of being on the road.
6. Do you think releasing EP’s and singles is a good way of keep momentum going before releasing a full length or spending time out of the spotlight writing songs is better?
Yea I think short times between releases and singles are the way to go until people appreciate your sound and live performances.
7. How does a song happen for you?
Deano writes a majority of our music, sometimes we are allowed to throw our ideas in.. If he lets us… haha
8. Are there moments where your just not in the mood for writing music and need to do something else before you jump back into songwriting mode?
Our bass player is half asleep most of the time during the songwriting process, haha so motivation towards songwritting is hard to find especially because of the distance we live. We tend to record our own ideas then send them to each other over the net. This has been working ok.
9. Do you think YouTube has help save the music industry?
It has helped smaller bands showcase their film clips to their audience.
10. Do you think being serious with your music at a young age has helped you?
If you want to make something of music and make a living from it, you all need to be serious and have motivation. The band needs to work collaboratively and all have the same push and drive for smaller goals. Eventually people will take notice but only if everyone in the group are pushing for success.
