Interview w/ Bomb Pilot

Hey everyone!

I'm bringing back a popular feature on the blog that I hope to have on a regular basis from now on. This week for you guys, I have an interview with an up and coming band right out of Boston, MA called Bomb Pilot. These guys played their first show ever at Copperfield's just a few months ago, and have slowly been making their way through the reins of the local scene, playing shows in and around the Boston area and exposing their sound to as many people as possible. I recently had the opportunity to interview these guys just a couple of weeks ago to get to know a little more about them and how they're different from all the other bands popping up out there in the Boston music scene. Without further ado, here is the transcript from that interview: 

Give me your names and what you do in the band?

Alex: I'm Alex Le, I play bass, and I'm a dick.

Tony: My names Tony DiBlase, I'm handsome, and my job is giving the songs identity.

Dave: I'm Dave, I like long walks on the beach and I play guitar.

Chris: I'm Chris Cucinotto and I groove it in your face.

How did you come up with the name Bomb Pilot for your band?

Tony: I thought explosive and something that could steer modern music in the right direction.

How did all you guys meet to ultimately form the band?

Alex: We were all best friends and worked in music projects before but, we decided that this would be the most fulfilling project for us.

What themes and/or subject matter does your music cover?

Tony: Social stigmas, global adversity, media influences, drinking, alcohol influences on society, and substances.

What genre of music do you consider yourselves to fall under?

Chris: Badass Contemporary Rock. Tony comes from a classic rock, rock opera, early metal background. Dave comes from a alternative rock/pop background. Alex comes from a punk metal background. And I come from an alternative rock/indie rock, hip-hop, classic rock, funk background. So we really have an interesting mesh of styles coming together all at once.

Take us behind the songwriting process and how you guys create your music?

Alex: That's really top-secret at the moment. But we make most of the magic happen in our jam spot, Hogwartz.

What are some of your favorite songs that you've written as a band?

Dave: It'd probably have to be "Outdone by the Sun", which is our latest jam, "Whiskey God", "Evil Breed", and "Double Blind".

When you guys aren't making music together, what do you like to do in your spare time?

Tony: We're all pretty tight friends so we do spend a lot of time together doing what most friends do. Hanging out, doing some experimental recordings aside from the band. Dave has a small studio in his basement and he writes a lot of music so we do a lot of recording down there. Other than that we love the city life, and N64, haha.

What's next for the band? Do you guys plan to perform more shows soon or release an EP of some sort?

Chris: What's next? Well we plan on recording at Studio Metronome this month to prepare our first full length album which we're very excited about. We have a competition in February that unRegular Radio is holding. We will be competing in that on Feb. 17th at McGann's so be sure to come and check that out. And we also plan on doing a small summer tour which will include playing some festivals. We're really just trying to spread our music as much as possible.

What is the one thing that you hope people take away from your music?

Tony: We hope that all our fans and listeners enjoy the music and feel as though their part of the music and the experience. Something that takes you to a different place, take them away from their mundane lives, get them lost in the music.

Thanks once again to Alex, Tony, Dave, and Chris for taking some time of their ever busy schedules to do this interview. Keep an eye out for their debut full length album which should be out sometime later on this year.