ABOUT
THE ARTIST.
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In the span of their career, these prolific songwriters have
produced several albums and have appeared on internationally
distributed compilations. These recordings are available in
hundreds of locations in the midwest. This can be attributed
to their infectious appeal and years of consistent touring from
Hollywood to New York City.
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Collaborating with two time grammy nominated producer Brad Gilderman
and also collaborating with vocalist/producer, Vinn-E Dombroski,
from the rock band Sponge, and renown producer/mixer/engineer,
Al Sutton. Who has worked with artist such as Kid Rock, Laughing
Hyenas, and The Detroit Cobras. Krescent 4 fuses progressive
metal with alternative rock for a modern sound that is the pulse
of today's music.
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Krescent 4 is a dexterous and inventive creative force founded
on musical expertise and enterprising song-craft. To the dirge
like veneer of "Shift" and onto the blistering unison
lines in "Picture Perfect," Krescent 4 strikes the
ideal balance between brains and brawn.
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Krescent 4 material has been aired serveral times on the Spike
TV–network for men, On Demand Cable, charted on CMJ, and aired
on Sirius radio.
Krescent
4 Interview
Thank you for taking the time for this interview, we greatly
appreciate it…!
My Pleasure
So, how did you Krescent 4 get together?
Kurt and I are brothers (kris) we started when we were
only 8-10 years old. Luckily our mother was very supportive
and bought us equipment. Then adam came into the picture with
bass and his neibor stimy was in a family of singers and there
it was first song Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin at ten years old.
Playing our fist county battle of the bands year we took second
palce opening the show for Zach Wild. (Zach actually blew the
sound system up that night and we loved it)
Your
first album was recorded in 2001, how long have you been together
before then?
Well, we are in the ages of 26-28 years old so that equals a
long time. We actually did three albums before that 2001 recording
all recordings we won in battle of the band compititions. We
have over 30,000 units floating out there across the country.
Lot of years and records and we love doing it.
Is
there any reason you’ve only been recording EP’s after your
initial album?
We have consinrated on EP’s for quality not quanity. To do a
full length record with a good producer and a good studio to
our standards is going to cost at leat $20,000…
So we put out five or six song EP that just kicks ass with time
spent not only on the song writing but the engineering ,mixing,
and mastering is the only way we will do at this point.
Will
there be another full length album coming anytime soon?
If some one we agree with will invest in us for the time, studio,
enineer, and producer we will be on board. We have come so far
that we are not willing to settle for commercializm at this
point. Yes, we do want to go be stream but creating are own
niche with our own style and genre is the goal.
What are your musical and non-musical influences individually
and collectively?
I love the way rock can make you feel. It is such a release
for me to hear it play live and love it.
The people that are involved in music are my influences the
kids the fans the producers all of it is our passion. Our music
influences are muddy waters to the cult to frank black to Elvis.
How
does the scene in Michigan differ from Hollywood, New York or
Chicago for that matter?
Michigan and Chicago’s music scene are similar comparitivley
to LA being very different. NY is just all scenes rapped into
one but still not as exploited as LA. Michigan is more laid
back than LA is. People will come to a show in MI off the street
just to see some rockin music. In LA people only go to see a
very specific artist, once that artist is off stage that crowd
leaves right now. It’ not good or bad it is just the way it
is. In other works its all good.
Have
you performed outside the US yet?
No
How
many shows would you say you perform a month/year?
Depends some times twice a month some times 6-8 times if we
are on the road. When we write and record we try to stay off
the road so we can focus on the project at hand. Recording means
more to me because a good record will be around much longer
than I will. If I can make music that is timeless I have finally
made it as a person and a musician.
Are
you self managed?
We are a little of both we have agencies we work with and we
do things are self which I think you have to do today even if
you are on a major.
What would you say separates Krescent 4 from most other
bands?
We have two hours of original materia,l we can play acoustic
and full on rock, we can write record and manage everything
ourselves, and we are the tightest band I have ever seen. Our
loyal fans say we are the jazz musicians of rock.
How
did you hook up with Brad Gilderman, Vinn-E Dombroski and Al
Sutton?
We palyaed a show case in LA at the Key Club he was invited
to the show and he was inpressed with the musicianship and invited
us back. Vinne is from our area and he is “the man” on stage
and off . And Al Sutton is also local and kid rocks right had
man he diserves more credit.
How
did you manage to get aired on Spike-TV and On Demand Cable?
A indie lable we used to be signed to hooked up the spike tv
gig with more shows to come. It is very cool to watch national
TV in your living room and hear your own music playing out(and
get payed). On Deman was a little tv station in Florida ran
by students Swept Away TV and they did a small story and played
a live video of the band that was aired for several months.
What
are K4’s plans for the next 6 months-year?
Hit the road around M.E.A.N.Y. Fest. And release our new EP
K4 ROCK that is on our site www.krescent4.com.
We
wanted to thank you again for talking with us today…!!
Hey we love people like you that want to know what it’s all
about.
THANK YOU!