Sedona
In 2002 @thatbandsedona might be opening for No Doubt, bumping Brandy on the way to the gig and be definitely front row at the Britney tour. This girl band from Brooklyn is serving you vintage feels in form of soft power pop music mixed with inspiring visuals. Pretty iconic!
If you had to travel into 2002 through a time machine and explain what your music sounds like in 5 sentences - also using examples of bands in those times, how would you explain it?
If it were 2002...we'd be...
1. Opening up for No Doubt
2. Bumping Brandy on the way to the gig
3. Making Michelle Branch meets Gwen Stefani type songs
(not too far off from what we're making tbh...)
4. Performing as Sheryl Crow for our annual Halloween cover band performance
(we just did that this past October!)
5. Front row at the Britney tour
Where do you guys know each other from - and when did you start Sedona?
Sedona began February 14th 2018 with the launch of my first song & video "Call Me Up." I didn't have much of my own original songs when I started, so I'd perform my mom's music from the 80's that she wrote way back when. As I began writing more songs and playing more gigs, the band slowly but surely just fell into place at the end of that very same year.
Name five of your all time favorite songs.
This is so unfair – only 5? Depends on the day, but today it’s:
All time favorites:
1. Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
2. The Real Thing by Gwen Stefani
3. (Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind by Levert
4. A Personal Issue by The Cleaners From Venus
5. My Love's Not Going Anywhere - Patrice Rushen
Contemporary favorites:
1. High by Slow Pulp
2. Rose Quartz by Toro y Moi
3. Dark Red by Steve Lacy
4. Forever Dolphin Love by Connan Mockasin
5. Places/Plans by Skullcrusher
What inspires you the most these days? Are there some books, movies, places, food, music, Tv-shows that especially inspire you - what is your thing at the moment?
Good company, yummy meals with loved ones, and plenty of sunshine – I'd say those are my biggest inspirations. Nothing like a cheeseburger, a milkshake, and some quality time with pals to get my wheels turning.
What music were you listening to when you were 14? What artists inspired you into music making?
I was 14 in 2010, and if we're being honest. I was at the Palladium in Hollywood for a Kesha concert and drunk off quite a bit of Jack Daniels with a few friends from high school. I remember it so vividly. My mom got us pizza after so we would settle down. She drove us and picked us up completely wasted. God bless that woman! This same year when I was 14, that would've been the year Deadmau5 gave me a few VIP tickets to Coachella after writing him a letter of admiration for my 8th grade school project. He came to the school and I interviewed him in front of my grade, and then he blessed me with some tickets after. That year I saw some of my 2010 faves: Sleigh Bells, Dirty Projectors, Sia, Flying Lotus, Yo La Tengo, Deerhunter, the list goes on and on ...
Tell us about your creative process: when do the lyrics and the songs come to life?
They come to life in the car, in the shower, during sessions with friends, they're constantly coming to me. I have a harder time turning off and unplugging than I do creating and going full speed ahead down creation lane.
Who is in charge of the costumes and art direction in the videos?
It depends on the video! Wesley Goodrich (@paidfollower001) has been involved in designing many of the covers, styling for videos, and art direction for videos as well. She actually directed "Crying On My Own!" Haley Appell (@haleyappell) has done the last few album covers, is going to be creative directing all things Sedona from here on out, and actually directed one of our more recent videos, "Leaving The Chapel." And my dear friend Sophie Klem (@beautifulbeautifuloutfit.sk) has made some beautiful, beautiful pieces for the last three videos. It's a family affair!
interview FRANCIS SALVATOR
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