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Who in the band
came up with your name?
What, if any, reason did
you guys choose it? Does
it have a meaning behind
it or does it stand for
something?
Our lead vocalist/
rhythm guitarist, Jon
Plemenik, has came up
with the band’s name a
little after he founded the
band. Jon wanted to pick
a name that would mirror
the intensity of the music
that he wanted to play. It
really does not have any
kind of special meaning
to it, but there are a lot
of people who like the
name. Plus, we wanted
a name that was easy for
everyone to remember.
Diecast, Toxic Holocaust, Generation Kill, Exmortus,
Lich King, and Toxik. As of right now, Paralysis still
continues to remain active by playing numerous live
shows every month and they are planning to release
their first studio EP named No Turning Back in Early
Spring 2014.
Let’s introduce the band. Who are the members
and what instruments do they play?
1.)Jon Plemenik: Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/
Founder
Charlie Hudzik: Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals
Nick Musto: Drums
Rhett Mattson: Lead Guitar
Assume that the readers have never heard of your
band. What do you want them to get from this interview?
In this interview, we want readers to reach a better
understanding of what we are all about and what our
music is like.
So how long have you guys been playing in this
band? Is this everyone’s first band they’ve played in or
have they played others we may of heard of?
This band is Jon and Rhett’s first bands. Our drummer Nick was formerly in another band called False Dementia. Our bass player has jammed with people in the
past, but nothing came out of it.
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Is there one person
who writes all the songs
or do you guys write as a
band?
Jon Plemenik handles the majority of songwriting duties. Rhett
wrote a couple of songs, but Rhett has not written any
songs completely by himself because Jon usually needs
to help work on some of the finer aspects of the songs
with regard to arrangement and getting it to
work. Jon writes all of the
lyrics.
Where do you guys
usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is
you guy’s usual songwriting process?
The inspiration to
write songs just comes
from a mixture of creating songs that we like and
would want to listen to
and somethin that other people would really like and
want to mosh to in a crowd. We really love creating
songs that create a lot of energy in a live environment.
Songs usually start out being written on the guitar and
comes in usually completed. Afterward, we would jam
on it with drums. Sometimes, certain sections of songs
may not work or fit, so we wind up having to change
parts around sometimes.
If someone wanted to hear your music where could
they find it? Do you have a Soundcloud or ReverbNation account?
We prefer that people go to our YouTube account
to listen to our music. People are able to find that account at www.youtube.com/paralysisnj. We also have a
Soundcloud account that we also upload songs to, which
is at www.soundcloud.com/paralysisnj. We do have a
Reverbnation account too, but we use this account less
than the others: www.reverbnation.com/paralysisnj. If
fans want to keep themselves informed about our endeavors, then they should stay connected to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/paralysisnj.
Speaking of social media sites, do you think that
online presence like Facebook or Twitter are important
for a band? Do you guys use any?
Social media is something that we constantly utilize as a band. In the present day, basically everyone in
society uses social media. So, it is going to be the main
and best way to be able to keep people informed about
our shows, upcoming album, and new merchandise.
Even though social media is so important, it should not
be the be-all-end-all in getting the word out for bands.
It is also important to do in-person promoting at shows
with business cards and show posters. We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Do you guys play out much? Do only play locally
or do you get to tour much?
We play an average of 2-4 shows a month. We play
locally in our own state of New Jersey. We have managed to play every single region of New Jersey already.
We also have expanded recently because we have been
playing several shows in different regions of New York,
such as New York City,
Long Island, and Poughkeepsie. We do plan to
do a mini east coast tour
this summer if everything
goes according to plan.
We do plan to do a more
extended United States
tour in the Summer of
2016 in order to support
our upcoming first full
length album.
What’s your opinion
of your music scene? And
what would you like to see change if anything?
The shows in our scenes are really inconsistent
with attendance. The attendance of a show really hinges
upon the right combination of bands being on the bill.
Unfortunately, there are some promoters who do not
pay attention to the scene and put together mismatched
bills that wind up not drawing anybody or keeping the
crowd numbers consistent throughout the night. We
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