ION INDIE MAGAZINE January 2016, Volume 20 | Page 36

Dagda: You are all from the Biddeford,
Maine area. How is the local music
scene up there? And is there much
support for local independent artists?
Coopa: There isn’t any, to be
completely honest. Whether you are
Metal, Rock, like us…whatever Indie,
Punk…there isn’t much support. There
are tons of fans. The media that is
there, is all grassroots. There are some
online shows and local DJ’s that will
spin our music. Other than that, the
news stations or any of the other
media outlets, they don’t really support
our music. Many of them are
comfortable putting out the easily
digestible music. We have nothing
against any genre, but unfortunately,
the media feels safer in Maine catering
to something that won’t offend your
grandmother. Our fan base spreads
from 4 and 5 year olds to the 60/70
crowd that like us. A very eclectic group
of people follow our stuff.
Dagda: Any plans for a tour?
Coopa: Yes. Right now, we are looking
for support from some of our friends in
the industry to back us for a tour.
Maybe a label that we can give some
publishing rights to. Basically, get a
chunk of money so we can get out of here. We have had many offers to go on a “pay to play” tour, but we
are waiting for some backing. Now that our new EP is released, “Under Construction”, we can focus on
doing some of that tour prep. We get heavy rotation online and on air in Germany, Iceland, and Tokyo. We
have a lot of fans from many different countries--maybe we will start out there, if the opportunity is there.
We are ready.
Dagda: I see your fans sing your songs during the show. They know you--and your lyrics. One song that
stands out is “Broken”. It is an amazing song all around and many will identify with the lyrics. Tell me a
little about that.
Coopa: “Broken” was one of those ‘accident’ songs. I lost too many friends to drugs and alcohol. I just
wanted to get that out of my head and put my take on it. I never thought people would gravitate to it as
much as they have. I’ve received many nice letters from people thanking me and sharing their own
personal experiences. The issues in that song I sing about are still very close to home. I wrote it for the
people and family I watch--and have watched--through their struggles. It is a tough song to sing on stage
for me.
Dagda: You wrote a song about masturbation. Did the idea just come along and hit you on the head…?