MAS: Congrats to Joseph J, Make A Star's newest Male Solo Artist winner, taking the February 2011 prize for his song 'War Dogs'. Joseph J comes to us from Chico, California with a bluesy, classic rock sound and a world of talent. First off, tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
Joseph J: I'm ecstatic, this is really big for my music career!
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
Joseph J: I began singing in school and when I landed the lead in a musical called "Let George Do It" in seventh grade I was hooked.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Joseph J: I've developed my sound through everyone I've ever heard. So you can expect a diverse variety in my music. And I write all my own songs.
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Joseph J: My song War Dogs is basically hard guitars and a political statement.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
Joseph J: I've had people compare me to Marilyn Manson, Rush and Nickelback among a few.
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Joseph J: I have a real song diversity which keeps things fresh.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Joseph J: My inspiration comes from my fans, friends and family who have believed in me and my music. Their why I continue to pursue a music career along with the overwhelming desire to write songs and sing.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Joseph J: I'm planing more live gigs and more recording time.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Joseph J: My favorite musicians as a child would have to be Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix & Simon & Garfunkel. My first concert was Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show which was awesome!
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Joseph J: The best part about being a musician is the music. Music is such a powerful way to express ones self! And everyone can relate to music. The worst part is not having the resources to record and perform my songs like I'd like to.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Joseph J: The best part of the music industry is the fans and artists. The worst part is trying to get your songs in front of the music buying public.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Joseph J: MakeAStar.com is an awesome platform for artists to showcase their work and engage the fans. The exposure and fun is priceless!
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Joseph J: I'm going to take the world by storm with some enduring original music. The response my demo songs has been above and beyond what I ever expected, with my limited resources, and just a shadow of what's to come.. I'd like to thank everyone for their love and support and I'd like to thank MakeAStar.com for the opportunities they provide the artists and fans.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Make A Star Interview with February 2011 Rap Battle winner SiNiStEr
MAS: Congratulations SiNiStEr! Make A Star's first proper Rap Battle bracket in over a year, and you won it going away. Coming to us from the hip hop heartland of the Bronx, New York. First off, tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
SiNiStEr: It feels real good to have won the contest considering it is my 1st month entering and competing. I was pretty much confident entering the competition and I had enough faith in what I submitted that it would lead me to a victory.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
SiNiStEr: I basically got started just listening to music period. Then growing up I thought I should try it, because it was a way for me to vent, release and express the feelings that no one ever knew.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
SiNiStEr: I write what ever comes to mind. If at first it is hard for me to create something I would freestyle and then eventually say something worth keeping and that would be my foundation to start a masterpiece.
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
SiNiStEr: I just felt like Hip-Hop lacks a lot of pure lyricism so I wrote that to prove lyricism still lives on and can be recognized.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
SiNiStEr: Common, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, and all of those spoken word.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
SiNiStEr: My inspiration comes from Tupac Amaru Shakur. His word and message in so powerful. I don't wish to emulate anyone, I want to be ME and only ME. Only thing I wish is to be as great as Tupac was, and be as commanding as he once was.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
SiNiStEr: To drop my 1st album and or mixtape.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
SiNiStEr: 1st album was Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP. Favorite artist, Tupac, and Eminem.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
SiNiStEr: There's NEVER a worst part for me. If making music is something that you love then it shall always be good times.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
SiNiStEr: The best part about the industry today is that music is STILL living. The worst part about the industry is that anyone can get signed today without even having skill. Now a days all you need is a catchy hook, and jingle to get put on. There's a select few who are really talented and that can really be a long time inspiration.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
SiNiStEr: There is a wide variety of contests someone can enter and showcase their talent to be seen and get known and to also get rewarded for such time and effort being put in.
MAS: Thank you for this interview. We hope to hear a lot more from you soon, the future looks bright!
SiNiStEr: It feels real good to have won the contest considering it is my 1st month entering and competing. I was pretty much confident entering the competition and I had enough faith in what I submitted that it would lead me to a victory.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
SiNiStEr: I basically got started just listening to music period. Then growing up I thought I should try it, because it was a way for me to vent, release and express the feelings that no one ever knew.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
SiNiStEr: I write what ever comes to mind. If at first it is hard for me to create something I would freestyle and then eventually say something worth keeping and that would be my foundation to start a masterpiece.
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
SiNiStEr: I just felt like Hip-Hop lacks a lot of pure lyricism so I wrote that to prove lyricism still lives on and can be recognized.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
SiNiStEr: Common, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, and all of those spoken word.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
SiNiStEr: My inspiration comes from Tupac Amaru Shakur. His word and message in so powerful. I don't wish to emulate anyone, I want to be ME and only ME. Only thing I wish is to be as great as Tupac was, and be as commanding as he once was.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
SiNiStEr: To drop my 1st album and or mixtape.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
SiNiStEr: 1st album was Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP. Favorite artist, Tupac, and Eminem.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
SiNiStEr: There's NEVER a worst part for me. If making music is something that you love then it shall always be good times.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
SiNiStEr: The best part about the industry today is that music is STILL living. The worst part about the industry is that anyone can get signed today without even having skill. Now a days all you need is a catchy hook, and jingle to get put on. There's a select few who are really talented and that can really be a long time inspiration.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
SiNiStEr: There is a wide variety of contests someone can enter and showcase their talent to be seen and get known and to also get rewarded for such time and effort being put in.
MAS: Thank you for this interview. We hope to hear a lot more from you soon, the future looks bright!
Top of the February Make A Star Charts
Congratulations to all of Make A Star's February 2011 $100 winners in the Sing in 30 Seconds, Rap Battle, Music Video, Male Solo, Female Solo, Duo or Band and Instrumental Song competitions!
Click the links below to check out the top performances of the month. The Match money brackets begin this Thursday, March 3rd at noon Hollywood time. Upload your performances and vote for all your favorite artists to help them advance through the brackets and win the March madness brackets and $100 cash prizes in each contest category.
Music Video : Carrie Davis "Going Back To Me"
Instrumental Song : Larry R Campbell "Predestined"
Male Solo Artist : Joseph J "War Dogs"
Duo or Band : Meleniumx and Ari Vox "Bella Corizon"
Female Solo Artist : Carrie Davis "Feels Like Something Good"
Rap Battle : SiNiStEr "Pure Lyricism"
Sing in 30 Seconds : Steve Rupert "Without You" by Harry Nillson
Click the links below to check out the top performances of the month. The Match money brackets begin this Thursday, March 3rd at noon Hollywood time. Upload your performances and vote for all your favorite artists to help them advance through the brackets and win the March madness brackets and $100 cash prizes in each contest category.
Music Video : Carrie Davis "Going Back To Me"
Instrumental Song : Larry R Campbell "Predestined"
Male Solo Artist : Joseph J "War Dogs"
Duo or Band : Meleniumx and Ari Vox "Bella Corizon"
Female Solo Artist : Carrie Davis "Feels Like Something Good"
Rap Battle : SiNiStEr "Pure Lyricism"
Sing in 30 Seconds : Steve Rupert "Without You" by Harry Nillson
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Make A Star Interview with January 2011 Instrumental Song winner Gylepomp
MAS: Congrats to Gylepomp, beaming in all the way from Reutlingen, Germany to take the January 2011 Instrumental Song contest with the rocking guitar piece "Speed". First off, tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
Gylepomp: I was really surprised!
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a composer and how your recording career began.
Gylepomp: My first recordings were in the 70s with a tape-machine.
MAS: What attracted you to recording instrumental music instead of other styles?
Gylepomp: I can not sing...lol
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Gylepomp: It´s a biker song and I composed it while biking.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Gylepomp: I´m just working on collaborations with different other artists.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Gylepomp: I was always a rocker. Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Cream and Wishbone Ash were and are my favorites. My first album was Blind Faith.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Gylepomp: Music makes fun!
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Gylepomp: It´s the same like in other industries...mass production for the recycler.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Gylepomp: MakeAStar is a game and you need some luck to win, I found some new musical friends here, that´s nice!
MAS: Congrats again on your win and thank you for taking the time to answer our interview questions, especially since English is not your native language. Now one final question - tell us something completely random!
Gylepomp: I appreciate your engagement for indie artists very much and hope you will not leave this way like other websites did. Thank You!
Gylepomp: I was really surprised!
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a composer and how your recording career began.
Gylepomp: My first recordings were in the 70s with a tape-machine.
MAS: What attracted you to recording instrumental music instead of other styles?
Gylepomp: I can not sing...lol
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Gylepomp: It´s a biker song and I composed it while biking.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Gylepomp: I´m just working on collaborations with different other artists.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Gylepomp: I was always a rocker. Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Cream and Wishbone Ash were and are my favorites. My first album was Blind Faith.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Gylepomp: Music makes fun!
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Gylepomp: It´s the same like in other industries...mass production for the recycler.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Gylepomp: MakeAStar is a game and you need some luck to win, I found some new musical friends here, that´s nice!
MAS: Congrats again on your win and thank you for taking the time to answer our interview questions, especially since English is not your native language. Now one final question - tell us something completely random!
Gylepomp: I appreciate your engagement for indie artists very much and hope you will not leave this way like other websites did. Thank You!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Interview with January 2011 Female Solo Artist winner CARRIE DAVIS
MAS: Congrats to Carrie Davis! A Nashville, Tennessee singer who has reached the top of the January 2011 Female Solo Artist charts with her song "Going Back to Me". First off, tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
Carrie: I am very happy and excited; also very grateful that I won the January 2011 Female Solo Artist competition.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
Carrie: I starting singing for a publishing company. I would study an artist’s style, and would sing the song that the company wanted to present to the artist, giving them a hint of their own style, so they could “picture” themselves performing it.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Carrie: The “sound” that I have was developed by singing with various groups. The original music that I sing, is provided for me. At this point, I have collaborated on some songs.
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Carrie: It is the story of a person that has done everything that everyone else wanted in her life … now has chosen to walk away from that lifestyle and back to being her “real” self … she is ‘Going Back To Me’.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
Carrie: I have been told that I have an “original sound” (whatever that means).
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Carrie: There are so many really great female artists in country music these days. I guess you just have to hope you are different enough, so that when your music comes across the radio, listeners know who is singing without having it announced. Hopefully, I am one of those artists.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Carrie: Inspiration comes from everything and everyone in your life, on a daily basis; But I get inspiration from the people that surround me. My family and close friends give me all the emotional inspiration that I need!
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Carrie: I am just hoping that my career will move forward and I will continue to reach more people. I am planning on doing some more recording in the near future; and of course, MAS will hear it first!
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Carrie: Typically, I liked up-beat songs. I don’t know that I had any ONE artist that I liked the best. As a kid, anything that made me want to dance was a winner in my book! My first performance was in upstate New York. I was so scared I just knew everyone could see/hear my knees shaking! We were well received and it was the beginning of a great ride.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Carrie: I think being out on the road and away from your family and friends for long periods of time might be the worst part. Like everything else in life, you have to make sacrifices in order to obtain whatever success you desire. If you think about it, you can usually find a solution. I enjoy having songs that make people smile.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Carrie: I think that there are a lot of new and innovative artists today, which is a good thing. I also see different types of music crossing over and combining, which is also a good thing. The worst part is, it has become such a “business”. I think sometimes the artistry gets lost because you have to be involved in the business end of it too.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Carrie: MakeAStar.com is the first online competition that I have been involved with. It certainly is a great experience, and the fans were wonderful to me. You can’t beat that!
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Carrie: When I’m not singing, I can usually be found horsing around with my American Saddlebred mare, Freckles.
Carrie: I am very happy and excited; also very grateful that I won the January 2011 Female Solo Artist competition.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
Carrie: I starting singing for a publishing company. I would study an artist’s style, and would sing the song that the company wanted to present to the artist, giving them a hint of their own style, so they could “picture” themselves performing it.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Carrie: The “sound” that I have was developed by singing with various groups. The original music that I sing, is provided for me. At this point, I have collaborated on some songs.
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Carrie: It is the story of a person that has done everything that everyone else wanted in her life … now has chosen to walk away from that lifestyle and back to being her “real” self … she is ‘Going Back To Me’.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
Carrie: I have been told that I have an “original sound” (whatever that means).
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Carrie: There are so many really great female artists in country music these days. I guess you just have to hope you are different enough, so that when your music comes across the radio, listeners know who is singing without having it announced. Hopefully, I am one of those artists.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Carrie: Inspiration comes from everything and everyone in your life, on a daily basis; But I get inspiration from the people that surround me. My family and close friends give me all the emotional inspiration that I need!
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Carrie: I am just hoping that my career will move forward and I will continue to reach more people. I am planning on doing some more recording in the near future; and of course, MAS will hear it first!
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Carrie: Typically, I liked up-beat songs. I don’t know that I had any ONE artist that I liked the best. As a kid, anything that made me want to dance was a winner in my book! My first performance was in upstate New York. I was so scared I just knew everyone could see/hear my knees shaking! We were well received and it was the beginning of a great ride.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Carrie: I think being out on the road and away from your family and friends for long periods of time might be the worst part. Like everything else in life, you have to make sacrifices in order to obtain whatever success you desire. If you think about it, you can usually find a solution. I enjoy having songs that make people smile.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Carrie: I think that there are a lot of new and innovative artists today, which is a good thing. I also see different types of music crossing over and combining, which is also a good thing. The worst part is, it has become such a “business”. I think sometimes the artistry gets lost because you have to be involved in the business end of it too.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Carrie: MakeAStar.com is the first online competition that I have been involved with. It certainly is a great experience, and the fans were wonderful to me. You can’t beat that!
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Carrie: When I’m not singing, I can usually be found horsing around with my American Saddlebred mare, Freckles.
Interview with January 2011 Male Solo Artist winner ALEX CAMPO
MAS: Congrats to Alex Campo of Heath, Texas! Alex's song "Popcorn Yellow" is his first upload on MakeAStar and it took him all the way to the top of the January Male Solo Artist charts! Tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
Alex: I am pleasantly surprised, I might say. I don't like contests very much. To me, music is not about "winning". Everybody should just follow their own beat. No rights, no wrongs. But having said that, I'm happy to have won.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
Alex: I started as a guitar player in a hard-rock band a couple of decades ago, then became their lead singer. Then went on a 8+ year hiatus until I started writing music again around 2005.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Alex: I am still looking for my sound. And yes, I am the primary songwriter. Hence, the title of January SOLO artist of the Month. LOL!
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Alex: Not much of a story. One of the most recent songs I've written. It's basically about talking life easy and painting your day or moment with a bright color that sends out good vibes.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
Alex: This particular song, might have a blend of U2 with a dash of Coldplay? I dunno.
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Alex: I would like to think it's my "epic" approach to melodies and arrangements. My songs end up being very melodic and musical.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Alex: So many people have admirable attributes. Why would one want to emulate just a single person. I say, pick the best features of everyone you know, and that should chart it out for ya.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Alex: Make more songs. Don't stop. Possibly master several songs and assemble an album.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Alex: Anybody that could play the electric guitar. Can't remember my first concert. There weren't many concerts where I grew up.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Alex: Best part, to me, is being able to write your own material. Worst part is having to earn your income from other sources. LOL.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Alex: I don't know. I honestly ignore where the music industry (if any) stands in this day and age. And I for sure don't know where it'll be heading.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Alex: I didn't know (until after having won) that the competitions were actually based more on judges' votes than votes from the public. That makes the competition much more interesting. Its something you don't find elsewhere.
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Alex: Favorite color is purple. But popcorn ain't purple.
Alex: I am pleasantly surprised, I might say. I don't like contests very much. To me, music is not about "winning". Everybody should just follow their own beat. No rights, no wrongs. But having said that, I'm happy to have won.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a singer and how your recording career began.
Alex: I started as a guitar player in a hard-rock band a couple of decades ago, then became their lead singer. Then went on a 8+ year hiatus until I started writing music again around 2005.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Are you the primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Alex: I am still looking for my sound. And yes, I am the primary songwriter. Hence, the title of January SOLO artist of the Month. LOL!
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Alex: Not much of a story. One of the most recent songs I've written. It's basically about talking life easy and painting your day or moment with a bright color that sends out good vibes.
MAS: Which musical influences have other people compared you to?
Alex: This particular song, might have a blend of U2 with a dash of Coldplay? I dunno.
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Alex: I would like to think it's my "epic" approach to melodies and arrangements. My songs end up being very melodic and musical.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Alex: So many people have admirable attributes. Why would one want to emulate just a single person. I say, pick the best features of everyone you know, and that should chart it out for ya.
MAS: What are your musical plans for the year ahead?
Alex: Make more songs. Don't stop. Possibly master several songs and assemble an album.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Alex: Anybody that could play the electric guitar. Can't remember my first concert. There weren't many concerts where I grew up.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Alex: Best part, to me, is being able to write your own material. Worst part is having to earn your income from other sources. LOL.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Alex: I don't know. I honestly ignore where the music industry (if any) stands in this day and age. And I for sure don't know where it'll be heading.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Alex: I didn't know (until after having won) that the competitions were actually based more on judges' votes than votes from the public. That makes the competition much more interesting. Its something you don't find elsewhere.
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Alex: Favorite color is purple. But popcorn ain't purple.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Make A Star Interview with Duo or Band winner Sakgra
MAS: Congrats to Sakgra on winning the Duo or Band song category for December 2010! Visiting us from Athens, Greece to claim victory on MakeAStar.com First off, tell us how it feels to have won. Are you happy, surprised, relieved?
Sakgra: Relieved and happy....it was our first time taking part in a competition.
MAS: Is there an interesting story behind your band’s name?
Sakgra: Yes. The name was created by the 3 first letters of the name and surname of the creator.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a band and how everyone became a part of it.
Sakgra: At first it was the creator writing and composing music and singing some of the songs. And 6 years later he found the 2nd member who wrote the lyrics and at the same time the 3rd member, his cousin, who sings now most of the songs- the winner song as well.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Is there a primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Sakgra: Only the creator... in songs and remixes
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Sakgra: No story except that it was our first song in English.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Sakgra: It's the best of all. It gives you the opportunity to see how good you are in different contests.
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Sakgra: We try to make hits. We do not make songs for ourselves. We always ask our friends' opinions.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Sakgra: We love 80’s and we mix the 80’s with today’s sound
MAS: What are you or your band’s plans for the year ahead?
Sakgra: We started small concerts in our town in small clubs and we try to advertise our band from many internet sites...thats for now.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Sakgra: Favorite musician...Modern Talking,First album...Alphaville – Big in Japan and concert...Pet Shop Boys.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Sakgra: If you love your work there’s no worst part!Music is my life(creator of Sakgra)
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Sakgra: Because of the financial crisis most people download music from the internet illegally.
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Sakgra: It’s difficult to be famous especially in our country(Greece)You can succeed only with good connections and that is very bad.But we never let it get us down...especially when sites like Makeastar.com give us the opportunity to have a victory like this.Thank you!!!
Sakgra: Relieved and happy....it was our first time taking part in a competition.
MAS: Is there an interesting story behind your band’s name?
Sakgra: Yes. The name was created by the 3 first letters of the name and surname of the creator.
MAS: Tell us how you got started as a band and how everyone became a part of it.
Sakgra: At first it was the creator writing and composing music and singing some of the songs. And 6 years later he found the 2nd member who wrote the lyrics and at the same time the 3rd member, his cousin, who sings now most of the songs- the winner song as well.
MAS: How did you develop your sound? Is there a primary songwriter, or is it collaborative?
Sakgra: Only the creator... in songs and remixes
MAS: What’s the story behind the song you’ve entered in the Make A Star contest?
Sakgra: No story except that it was our first song in English.
MAS: How does MakeAStar.com compare with other websites for music fans and musicians?
Sakgra: It's the best of all. It gives you the opportunity to see how good you are in different contests.
MAS: What sets you apart from other artists in your genre?
Sakgra: We try to make hits. We do not make songs for ourselves. We always ask our friends' opinions.
MAS: Who do you get inspiration from or wish to emulate in music and life?
Sakgra: We love 80’s and we mix the 80’s with today’s sound
MAS: What are you or your band’s plans for the year ahead?
Sakgra: We started small concerts in our town in small clubs and we try to advertise our band from many internet sites...thats for now.
MAS: Who were your favorite musicians as a child? What was your first album or concert?
Sakgra: Favorite musician...Modern Talking,First album...Alphaville – Big in Japan and concert...Pet Shop Boys.
MAS: What is the best and worst part about being a musician?
Sakgra: If you love your work there’s no worst part!Music is my life(creator of Sakgra)
MAS: What is the best and worst part about the music industry today?
Sakgra: Because of the financial crisis most people download music from the internet illegally.
MAS: Tell us something completely random.
Sakgra: It’s difficult to be famous especially in our country(Greece)You can succeed only with good connections and that is very bad.But we never let it get us down...especially when sites like Makeastar.com give us the opportunity to have a victory like this.Thank you!!!
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