Artist of the Day | DOWNTOWN EXIT
ARTIST OF THE DAY
11.11.2021
DOWNTOWN EXIT
LOCATION
Calgary AB, Canada
GENRE
Rock
CURRENT MEMBERS
Glenn Dixon
Michael Dangelmaier
Darren Stinson
Richard Maruk
Jim Sarantis
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?
In the middle of recording our second album. Luckily the bed tracks had been done so we've used the pandemic to finish up overdubs - lead and background vocals guitar solos, that kind of thing.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
Yes, we've lost a lot of gigs cancelled. And we've delayed our album release. Thanks to our publicist Eric Alper we've managed to keep a pretty good profile going on our social media channels.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
At the height of the second and third waves, we weren't even rehearsing together. Now we've all got our shots so we can at least rehearse. We also had a lot of film footage of us recording on the Rolling Stones Mobile and mixing songs at Abbey Road in London - so I personally have spent a lot of time editing film footage.
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
We've just got our first gig again. Waiting to see, honestly, if it's going to happen.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
I'm going to steal my girlfriend's memory but, in the early 2000's, the Starlite room used to feature bands (it might have been Halloween) dressed up as other bands. So you'd get a local act being Kiss for one night, or whatever. That was a lot of fun.
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
We'll get through this, people. I've missed live music so much but it's coming back and when it does, please support your local venue and your local favorite bands. They've had it even worse than most.
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