Monday 30 August 2010

Dream Aria Interview

For our very first ever I had the pleasure to put some questions to Don Stagg, keyboardist and composer of Canadian metallers Dream Aria, about the band and their work so far and I have to say it couldn't have been nicer. We were even incredibly lucky enough to get a brand new song from the band all to ourselves!

Dream Aria

Ann Burstyn - vocals
Don Stagg - keyboards
Garry Flint - drums
Jon Casselman - bass guitar

Why the name "Dream Aria"?
Well a dream is a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep, and involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake. A vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence. An aria is a lyric song for a solo vice with orchestral accompaniment,generally expressing intense emotion; found in a opera, Arioso Short, aria-like passage.
Cantata: Vocal genre for solo singers, chorus and instrumentalists based on a lyric or dramatic poetic narrative.

What's the best thing about getting to make music?
I enjoy the creative aspect to writing music and the challenge as well working with allot of great and talented musicians

What was it like getting to record your own songs?
I may write a song on the piano and then color it with synths and then add then other musicians to add there creative juices, so every song is a different journey
with joys and disappointments and fulfillments .

What's the strangest experience you've had involving your fans?
Sorry, nothing too strange

If you had to look 5 years ahead, where do you see yourselves?
I would like to be touring and having a record label

What would be the dream achievement for the band?
Hit records , large concerts

How do you deal with downtime during tours or performances?
I take 2-3 weeks off a year and I usually go to Cuba,Mexico or somewhere else that is hot.

What's your favourite song to play live & why?
I really enjoy Flower Duet, we had a couple hundred fans singing away with us plus I am looking forward to playing Fallen Angel and Winter Storm

Dream Aria's album Transcend is now available for download on itunes, go buy it!

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