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Poor Man’s Fame
By Jenny Johnston
P
oor Man’s Fame
wasn’t always
an original band. We
started as a cover band
in late 2010 covering
everything from Audio
Slave to Mudvyane, all
with a female singer! We
covered what we liked
and had a ton of fun doing it.
In 2011 we made
a promo CD with our
versions of some of the songs we covered so we could
market ourselves and start booking shows. We also uploaded them to MySpace where they could be heard
around the internet. After a few months of our songs
being on MySpace we were contacted by a label scout
and asked about writing our own material. We hadn’t
really thought too much about it but we tossed it around
for a while.
In spring of 2012 we went to Atlanta and recorded
our first original “All or Nothing” with producer Alex
Rexroat with Universal Recording Company/Pendlewood Studios. That single landed us a 2 year record deal
with private label Public Records/Medical Records. The
single also grabbed the attention of other veteran musicians that inquired about doing some collaborations.
In the spring of 2013 we went back to finish recording our debut album and in October of 2013 we released
“Tell The Story”. We also released our cinematic video
to our first single off that album “Narcissistic”.
Our songs have been played across the country on
a host of internet radio stations, local radio stations,
college campus radio stations and in stores and sites
in Europe. We have also been fortunate enough to perform in venues from South Carolina to Virginia, This
band doesn’t mind traveling!
Our Next Album release is set for Summer 2015!
With three more song left to record,we have been traveling to Ohio to work in the Pendlewood Studios up
there. So stayed tuned for more Poor Man’s Fame. To
contact us [email protected].
Let’s start off by introducing the band. Who are
the members and what instruments do they play?
Tricia Kimbrell-Singer
Kirt Kimbrell-Guitar
Chad Cope-Bass
Randall Hargrove Guitar & Backing Vocals
Joey Garrett-Drums
Let’s assume that the readers have never heard of
your band. What do you want them to get from this
interview?
At least learn a little more of our influences and
how to write as a band. We are a straight forward band
that loves jam and is very personable. There are great
local acts around and getting to know some of them
more might just help expand the local scene!
So how long have you guys been playing in this
band?
Tricia and Kirt since 2010, Chad 2012, Joey 2013
and Randal since 2014.
Is this everyone’s first band they’ve played in or
have they played others we may of heard of?
Randall was in Brave the Pain. Joey was in The
Jupiter Tide. Chad Copy was in Pray For Rain (a local
touring band in the 90’s) and various bands. Kirt has
been in various bands and Tricia…it’s her first band.
Who in the band came up with your name?
Tricia did
What, if any, reason did you guys choose it? Does
it have a meaning behind it or does it stand for something?
We, and a ton of other musicians, seem to always
be needing money so the Poor was very literal. The Man
part was kind of a joke since we are female fronted. That
leaves the Fame part in question. And no it’s not delusions of grandeur...it’s
about being comfortable
with what and where you
are in your musical endeavors. You can always
claim a victory if you
achieve a goal for yourself.
music influences and sometimes reading a book or life
in general can inspire an idea for a song. It really goes
back to emotion and the way it makes you feel. It seems
that is why music therapy is getting so popular. Music
has the power to spark an emotion! Take an Alzheimer’s
patient, maybe they don’t communicate really any more
but when an old song from their youth is played you can
see it in the eyes or maybe they try and sing it. Music
just has the power to move people.
Our Process: We commit and say this is a practice
for writing a new song. We hammer out some rifts and
it forms from there. Sometimes it’s quick and sometimes we scrap it. We make sure that what we come up
with has a pattern. We want the music to have a definite verse and chorus distinction. If we find that groove
then a song is born. I don’t know how to explain the
vocal melody…it just seems easy to find the pitches that
match the chord structures within the music. Then you
just start to tell a story with the words the emotion of
the song calls for.
If someone wanted to hear your music where could
they find it? Do you have a Soundcloud or ReverbNation account?
If you look us up online within any search field you
can land on a number of sites where our music is, www.
poormansfame.com is our official website.
You can find us on iHeart radio, Pandora, Spotify,
Is there one person
who writes all the songs
or do you guys write as a
band?
It used to be Kirt and
Tricia but as we got comfortable with each other
styles and personalities
we seem to be able to just
take off and build from
one another.
Where do you guys
usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is
you guy’s usual songwriting process?
Personal
Experience for lyrics or a “what
would I think if this happened to me.” The guys
get theirs from their
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