Artist of the Day | LUCID MOVEMENT
ARTIST OF THE DAY
26.06.2020
LUCID MOVEMENT
LOCATION
Toronto, ON
GENRE
Rock
CURRENT MEMBERS
Francesco Alfano
Mike Wiznuk
Willy Brown
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
We were all in Toronto! Willy, our bass player, works as a sound tech, so pandemic hit his work the hardest. All the concerts stopped. We've all been going pretty stir-crazy though. We miss shows, dudes!
How has that affected your plans for the coming months? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
Fortunately, we got our album out back in the fall. We were looking forward to a summer of gigging, and hopefully plan our first mini tour. We've been working the past few years to build a network of bands around Ontario we're friends with and establish some fans in the other music markets around the province, and up into Quebec. We were hoping to bring that to fruition, play a couple dates in a row over the summer. Now it's seeming more like a 2021 goal. But it's definitely kicked us in the ass to start producing different kinds of content.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home?
We've been procrastinating a few years on trying to create DIY video playthroughs and home recordings. The pandemic forced us all into our homes, where DIY home recordings became all the output, we really had available. So, the first thing we put out was a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song "Every Day is Exactly the Same." Everything (aside from writing the song, obvs) we did ourselves. Willy mixed the song. Wizzy edited the video. Now working on demoing a backlog of new songs... and maybe making some more video content?
Favourite quarantine meal?
Francesco - Probably snacks, snacking all day long.
Wizzy - turns out dried chow mein noodles keep really well and serve as a great vehicle for an excessive amount of garlic.
Willy - I've been making my own hot sauce at my mom's place... so anything barbecued I can put that sauce on.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
Well, we've never been to Edmonton, but these photos of our buddies in Royal Tusk at Starlite Room are pretty badass. https://www.instagram.com/p/B84AyFLgVFD/
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
This is a great opportunity for us to remember we can all do a lot to protect each other and keep each other well. Shows are gonna come back. The daily grind is gonna come back. Having beers and shouting over loud music is going to come back, and hopefully soon. But first we gotta get through this. And the more we can do to protect each other now, the faster all that awesome stuff is going to come.
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