Your name:
isis.
Where are you from?
I’m Newark-born, Minneapolis-raised and now residing in
Brooklyn.
Name of band:
(i am) isis.
Who else is in your band?
Diamond Dave (guitar), Isaac Childs (keys), Manny
Mavrakis (drums) and Mike Koltosky (bass)
How would you describe yourselves?
We’re an eclectic rock band infused with elements of
soul, spoken word, blues and everything in between.
Who are your main influences musically?
Well, since our our individual core genres are all over
the place, so are our influences from metal and blues to soul and classical
music. For instance, Isaac’s jazz influences include Dave Brubeck, D’Angelo
and Ahmad Jamal. And Mike is totally classical and is inspired by Croatian
virtuosa classical guitarist, Ana Vidovic (random right?). Personally, I’m moved by all
things authentic and honest, so most of my faves are emerging or underground artists.
Outside of that, all the icons ever. Seriously. There’s something magical about
music before it become so mechanically commodified. I do love the creative depth
of genrebending artists like CeeLo and Andre 3000. I also love P!nk and Macy
Gracy definitely interests me. The type of artists who continue to reinvent
themselves in the midst of such a cookiecutter industry. I think that’s where we are and
want to exist in a space where can continue to grow and challenge our sonic
senses.
What do you hope to achieve in music?
To reach a level of freedom in our
art where we can make good music, tour and live off of our works and not be
worried about the cost of its creation or how to market it. That would be a blessing.
What has been the highlight of your career so far, and
why?
Every experience brings new highlights. Right now, it’s
our first all-band EP that we’re releasing later this month. Over the past two
years, it was just bits and pieces. Some things worked and some didn’t. Now, we’re
a solid unit that I hope will continue to reflect different colors, sounds and
senses as we grow and experience life and music.
And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Well, we have completely erased from our memory an
extended road trip to play one of the most disorganized and disappointing festivals
I’ve ever attended. And it’s sad, too, because I was called a “diva” for
expecting the basics that we were promised like a working PA and microphone. But, that’s
life and we move forward to bigger and better always!
If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your
music, what would it be and why?
That’s impossible! Each song represents a piece of our
mosaic. They’re only one part of the reflection that is us. Given that, our latest
track “Take It Back” is a great representation until you hear our next release, and
then the next one.
Where can we listen to it?
You can hear our latest track on soundcloud at soundcloud.com/iamisis/take-it-back
Where can we find out more about your music?
Check out our main site at www.iamisis.com.
You can also find us on all the major social media
platforms:
Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music
that I forgot to ask?
Our EP, Mosaic, will be released digitally November 28
and we can’t wait!
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