Rock Indie Mix Exclusive Interview with Anti-M

By: Isaac Davis Jr., BGS, MBA

Junior’s Cave Rock Indie Mix has captured an interview with a band that will blow you away with their mixture of pulsating dark sound that any Rock music lover will sure to love. Meet Anti-M.

Isaac: What was the best part of 2008 for you musically?

Anti-M: For me it was discovering the band Within Temptation. A fantastic mix of hard and melodic rock with female vocals. They changed the way I will write in the future.

Isaac: What do you feel was your biggest accomplishment for 2008?

Anti-M: Releasing our new album DAMAGE. The song RAGE was worth the whole process. I feel the album is great but that song is our best work so far.

Isaac: Describe the music scene in area.

Anti-M: We have a lot of small clubs which I don't go to. I'm not really into what is popular here in Santa Barbara. When you like bands from Europe like Within Temptation, The Dreamside, The Gathering and Lacuna Coil you realize that you are not going to find much of that in a beach town in California. So we catch a few larger acts at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. Saw Evanescence there a while back...and the Cure. Going to see Depeche Mode there in August.

Isaac: What has been the best venue to perform at and why?

Anti-M: Anti-M has never performed live. The individual members have done so in other groups but the current line up has not played to an audience. We were recently asked to play Six Flags Magic Mountain this summer. We will see if that pans out.

Isaac: Elaborate a little about whom were your biggest influences in the music industry and why?

Anti-M: Ruston and I (both founders of the band) both loved the Who, Yes, Pink Floyd and early Genesis. But we also liked a lot of 80's stuff too. More recently as we were writing for Damage I was listening to female fronted gothic metal like Nightwish, the Gathering and Lacuna Coil and also bands like Godsmack and Disturbed. But Anti-m has an electronic side so bands like Collide, The Dreamside and Depeche Mode are always going to be in my influences.

Isaac: Let's talk about what you feel you will bring to the music industry?

Anti-M: Unique music that no one seems to be able to classify.

Isaac: If you had an opportunity to work with one artist or group, who would it be and why?

Anti-M: I would love to have Tori Amos sing one of my songs. She can do really dark spacey stuff and she can rock. While I don't like everything that she has done, she is not in this industry for anything but her music and I think she would really bring some great emotion to one of my songs.

Isaac: How would you describe your music to others?

Anti-M: Electronica meets female fronted hard rock. Like Depeche Mode Meets Evanescence.

Isaac: What type of feedback have you received from fans about your music?

Anti-M: Our latest album has been compared to so many musicians and artists but all of the feedback has been good. Our fans have been amazingly supportive, constantly asking when we might be touring. I hope we do soon.

Isaac: Where can fans locate you at online?

Anti-M: www.anti-m.com

From there we have links to MySpace, YouTube, Facebook and more.

Isaac: What can fans expect from you in the next five years?

Anti-M: Well, Damage took two years to record and release. I hope to play some shows and release an album of new material and an album of covers.

Isaac: Time for some shout outs to your family, friends, and fans?

Anti-M: I thank everyone who has listened to us and enjoyed our music. I thank Barbara, Ruston, Jon and Derek for seeing my vision through to the end. I also want to thank Mark Casselman for mixing the album and Orange Whip where we recorded the album. Oh, and my brother Scott for playing some bass and Tim Landers as well for playing bass.

Isaac: Final words...

Anti-M: I love making music and listening to music. I hope to find more people out there who like our music and I hope to continue to discover new music to help me expand mine. Wedge.