Flying Colors
Photo by Jim Arbogast
Right when you have a legend of players in the music industry Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue, Neal Morse and Steve Morse and the front man Casey McPherson of the band Alpha Rev who album was one of my favorite last year, I’m totally in and Casey answered my questions.
1. What inspired Second Nature?
The desire to do a second record! And, I wrote a lot about turning away from consumerism, and being comfortable with showing those around you exactly who you are without all the trappings and masks.
2. How did the song-writing process come about for each song?
We wrote together via the studio and skype. We could usually finish a song structure in a day.
3. How did each band member contribute to it?
By being incredibly opinionated!
4. How was the recording process different to each person other projects they have done in the past?
We were in the cloud! We used Google drive to store our session files in. It made it really easy to see what everyone had done and add it to the session at each studio.
5. What do you hope people will get out of the album?
I hope people hear their own story in the songs.
6. Are there plans to tour the album in Australia?
Book me a ticket!
7. What inspires you now as a musician?
Ordinary people that are extraordinary.
8. What is next for the group?
Well, we’ll get through a tour and then probably make another record!
