something together, it's always going to be very different from anything else out there.
DDR: Can you tell us what a typical day is like in the studio with the Butcher Babies? And finishing this album, what are some of the most memorable moments that you will take away from the experience?
Heidi: Typical day for me is rolling out of bed at 9:45am then arriving to the studio at 10:15am, which, is 15 minutes late. I’m always late. Ha! Usually we will have the day planned out from the work day before. So, we will make our tea, warm up and jump in the vocal booth. For this album, Carla and I work together on each other’s vocals. Which means, we will a lot of the times record one line, then switch singers to record the next line. It’s a nice way to stay warmed up all day and keep the momentum rolling in the studio. We record all day, make a plan for the next day then go home and do our homework for the next day. There’s little time for sleep but, who needs sleep when you’re living your dream.
Carla: We are in the studio with Logan Mader, our producer, every day ten to 6 pm. We start off by watching the farting preacher...true story! Then we might get some work done. Haha. The truth is the studio can be grueling...It’s hard to be creative all day...Some days you’re just out of ideas...But that spark that happens when five people’s ideas become a song is so addicting. I love making music with my friends.
DDR: For everyone in the band, what was the defining moment when you decided you wanted to follow music as your chosen career path?
Heidi: I don’t think that it was something that I just woke up one day and said, “Hmm, I wanna be in a band.” It chose me. I always have been an extreme performer. That passion bit hard and never let go, no matter how hard I tried to pursue other careers, it was always there nagging me to put more devotion to it. The second I sacrificed everything else to give my full attention to the music, it happened, and it happened fast.
Carla: For me, it was the first time I heard Guns N Roses, and saw their image. I had been playing violin since I was five, but that was my first taste of rock n roll. I got chills when I heard the opening notes to “Welcome to the Jungle” and I knew I wanted to be in a rock band!
Henry Flury: When I was in high school (early 90’s) I saw Bad Brains and Prong at the Wow Hall in Eugene, OR. The energy and eruption of the crowd became the only thing I wanted to do. I wanted to be on that stage. Even though I had been playing guitar since I was 10, I had never thought about pursuing music full-time, ‘till then. I finally realized that there wasn’t anything in this world that I cared more about.
DDR: If you could share one thing about yourselves, that your fans don’t know about you, what would that be?
Heidi Shepherd: I was a pro-fessional cheerleader in the NBA and also competed in the junior Olympics for Track and Field. While training for all of the above, I would always listen to Slipknot, System of a Down, Static X, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, etc. to keep me pumped up. I was always the one to incorporate metal music into my cheerleading routines in college and professionally. We were kind