The last few weeks have been a little crazy, so I haven't been able to do much in the way of interviews. However, that all changes today with the first of what should be a couple of weeks of new interviews! This week I sat down with Night Panther, 3 guys from Doylestown PA who make some pretty funky music. We talked about being based in the suburbs, songwriting influences, and sexy band names!
Who is Night Panther?
Night Panther is Farzad
Houshiarnejad, Michael Cammarata, Christopher Radwanski
How'd you come up
with the name?
We wanted to be called Black
Panther strictly because it sounded sexy, but we couldn’t do that for obvious
reasons. Thus, Night was the sexiest word next to Black.
So you guys wanted a
sexy name?
Precisely! It’s recession proof.
How did you guys get
started?
We were in two other bands
together, but it just wasn't the music we wanted to make. Night Panther was something we wanted
to do for a while, and when our last band separated it was the perfect
opportunity.
What is "Sex
Pop?"
Its a collection of everyday
thoughts put into a genre.
What do you mean by
that?
Its nothing you want to spend too
much time on really, its just a name, kind of like when you have a baby and you
need to name it something before you even like it
You guys identify as
being from Doylestown PA. How does
living in a small suburb affect your music?
Theres less of a chance catching
HIV. But the music would be created the same way, whether its in a city or a
suburb.
Do you think the
music scene is much different in the suburbs?
Not that much different. Everyone
seems to know what they're going for.
Who would you guys
say your major influences are?
Top 40, the post punk synth
legends, phil collins, tom cruise etc.
Anyone more
specifically?
Jean Claude Van Dame (we really mean
that)
How do you guys
approach songwriting?
There are all sorts of stages that
go into the writing process, and in no particular order. Lyrics are usually
never written first. They start off with a very strong feeling of emotion that
eventually molds into a song. Nothing is ever pre-planned. Lots of drinking.
What do you think
sets you guys apart from others in your genre?
Thats for the listeners to decide.
You guys seem to be
conveying a certain style in your pictures, and music videos. Has that been something developed with
your music or before?
At first all we wanted to do is
wear fur coats, even before we finished a song. As we started to come into our
own we developed a style that merged its way in and out of our music. As we
matured as musicians we took ourselves more seriously...we remember our first
practice very well. fur coats. no shirts. lots of Budweiser with limited
edition American flag cans...it sounded like a gorillas first mating call.
What goals do you
guys have for your music?
To make a living on it until we get
to the point where its depressing to still be doing it.
What's the hardest
thing for you guys about writing music?
Lyrics. Shit takes forever.
Can we be expecting
an LP soon?
We're going to continue to record
and release music for free until we get a 360 deal or 10/90 split.
You release all your
music for free. Why do you think
that's a good way to do business?
We sell our songs on bandcamp, a
dollar per song. But you can also download it for free on soundcloud. It's the
listener’s choice to either purchase or download, we've been happy with the
outcome so far.
As always I want to thank these guys for taking the time to talk with us. Check out their soundcloud and bandcamp to hear some of their music and like their facebook to hear about updates. Check out their new song Lioness below!
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