Day dreamer. (Q&A).The music business, for most artists, is driven by marketing. But Howie Day Howie Kern Day (born January 15, 1981 in Bangor, Maine) is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring[1] , 21, of Bangor, Maine For other places with the same name, see Bangor. Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, MaineGR6, United States. It is the major commercial center for eastern and northern Maine. For U.S. , sold 30,000 copies of his independent debut CD, "Australia," the old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices way--by touring more than 300 days a year. Employing an innovative high-tech approach in his shows, Day built a solid fan base before signing a contract with Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Electric Light Orchestra, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran paved the way for Epic's multiplatinum 1980s and 1990s successes. , which has high hopes for the budding singer-songwriter. When did you start playing guitar? When I was 14, I got Green Day and Pearl Jam songbooks and learned to play. Then I got Beatles records and figured out every intricacy in·tri·ca·cy n. pl. in·tri·ca·cies 1. The condition or quality of being intricate; complexity. 2. Something intricate: the intricacies of a census form. Noun 1. of the songs. In concert, you digitally sample yourself and play and sing over the sample. How did you develop that process? I had been on the road for two years and was getting bored with the limitations of strumming on an acoustic guitar and singing. I couldn't afford a band, so I got a delay pedal pedal /ped·al/ (ped´'l) pertaining to the foot or feet. ped·al adj. Of or relating to a foot or footlike part. and put my vocals through it. I kept adding effects, delays, loops. Why did you wait more than a year to sign with a major label? It may be the biggest decision you ever make [as an artist]. I was cautious about it. I wanted to keep what we were doing but make it bigger. How do you think a fan responds to an artist who is out there constantly touring, as opposed to just releasing music? When you feel like you discovered [an artist], it feels better. I think word of mouth is always better. |
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