So I got the chance to interview one of my favorite bands, Count to Four. What a great experience and these guys definitely provided us with a good view of their band, check it out:
Can you guys tell us a little bit about your band?
We are a pop punk band that really just loves playing music and wouldn't want to do anything else. We all grew up listening to similar bands and Pop Punk is really where all of our roots lie. Lyrically, our music deals a lot with growing up and losing your childhood. The genre helps to convey that message because it is something that all of us relate our childhood to. All in all, music is just something that defines every member of Count To Four. It is all we think about, talk about, and work towards.
We are a pop punk band that really just loves playing music and wouldn't want to do anything else. We all grew up listening to similar bands and Pop Punk is really where all of our roots lie. Lyrically, our music deals a lot with growing up and losing your childhood. The genre helps to convey that message because it is something that all of us relate our childhood to. All in all, music is just something that defines every member of Count To Four. It is all we think about, talk about, and work towards.
When did you all start playing your instruments?
We all started playing our instruments when we were around 13. Mike really wanted to be a singer so his dad taught him how to play guitar in order to further himself musically. Pete started playing guitar in middle school and messed with a little bit of everything and eventually found his "true calling" on drums in high school,. Jay grew up in a house of vocalists, so he started in choirs at a young age. He then took up playing guitar and piano around the same time and kept with it.
We all started playing our instruments when we were around 13. Mike really wanted to be a singer so his dad taught him how to play guitar in order to further himself musically. Pete started playing guitar in middle school and messed with a little bit of everything and eventually found his "true calling" on drums in high school,. Jay grew up in a house of vocalists, so he started in choirs at a young age. He then took up playing guitar and piano around the same time and kept with it.
What would you say was your favorite place to play at?
Without out a doubt there's a really good music scene down in Sea Isle and in the Southern Jersey Shore area. All the kids down there are really great and get involved and go to shows. We loved playing Harvest Fest in our hometown Barrington, it's free and a lot of kids always come out, although me may not do it next year because kids were arrested last year for moshing. Shows at the Trocadero in Philadelphia are always a good time too.
Without out a doubt there's a really good music scene down in Sea Isle and in the Southern Jersey Shore area. All the kids down there are really great and get involved and go to shows. We loved playing Harvest Fest in our hometown Barrington, it's free and a lot of kids always come out, although me may not do it next year because kids were arrested last year for moshing. Shows at the Trocadero in Philadelphia are always a good time too.
What kind of bands do you all listen to?
Pete grew up listening to a lot of New Found Glory, Less than Jake, Fall Out Boy, a lot of things in that, his favorite CD ever has been and still is Fall out Boy's "Take this to your grave" album since the 6th grade. Jay's influences mainly came from Blink-182 all the way to Bruce Springsteen, although he's really into metal bands as well(unfortunately, haha), such as Devil Wears Prada, Mastodon and Porcupine Tree. Mike main influence musically is Jimmy Eat World. He also takes a large amount of influence from older pop punk bands such as Rufio, Fall Out Boy, Mest, Relient K, Good Charlotte, and New Found Glory.
Pete grew up listening to a lot of New Found Glory, Less than Jake, Fall Out Boy, a lot of things in that, his favorite CD ever has been and still is Fall out Boy's "Take this to your grave" album since the 6th grade. Jay's influences mainly came from Blink-182 all the way to Bruce Springsteen, although he's really into metal bands as well(unfortunately, haha), such as Devil Wears Prada, Mastodon and Porcupine Tree. Mike main influence musically is Jimmy Eat World. He also takes a large amount of influence from older pop punk bands such as Rufio, Fall Out Boy, Mest, Relient K, Good Charlotte, and New Found Glory.
We were looking at your bio and it said you started Count to Four in high school. What was it like starting your own band in high school?
When you're in high-school, everyone and their mothers have a band. Most do it to have fun and fit in. But as everyone gets older, they develop different priorities and responsibilities and start to drift away from being musicians. Only the one's who want it badly enough prevail and keep going. When we started this band, we just clicked together and started making music, we didn't know much about what touring was like, or much about the industry at all. It's been a huge learning experience both business-wise and with our relationships as friends and bandmates. We're all in college now and we're still pushing hard for this. We all want this more than anything. I don't think any of us thought it'd come as far as it did with college being in the way, or that we'd have an album on iTunes or have kids singing our songs back to us. We were just four kids playing music for fun, and when it comes down to it that's what we still are, we play music that we love and love it even more when we meet other people that love it.
When you're in high-school, everyone and their mothers have a band. Most do it to have fun and fit in. But as everyone gets older, they develop different priorities and responsibilities and start to drift away from being musicians. Only the one's who want it badly enough prevail and keep going. When we started this band, we just clicked together and started making music, we didn't know much about what touring was like, or much about the industry at all. It's been a huge learning experience both business-wise and with our relationships as friends and bandmates. We're all in college now and we're still pushing hard for this. We all want this more than anything. I don't think any of us thought it'd come as far as it did with college being in the way, or that we'd have an album on iTunes or have kids singing our songs back to us. We were just four kids playing music for fun, and when it comes down to it that's what we still are, we play music that we love and love it even more when we meet other people that love it.
Thank you for the interview! Is there anything else you'd like to tell people?
You can find all of our links to our music and tour info at Facebook.com/counttofour. We will be going back to 37 Studios in Michigan to record our first full length with Matt Dalton this October, we'll be recording probably Seven new songs and keeping two or three from the E.p. We are going to try to make this album different from what we've done before and take more time with the songs; we're pushing ourselves harder as musicians and hopefully we give our fans something new but familiar. We'll be trailing Warped Tour for a lot of the east coast stops to promote our band as well, so make sure to look for us at the gates handing out samplers! Also we share a strong passion for Pokemon, facial hair, and rest stops and believe that everyone else should too. and one day Jay might just cut his hair...one day.
You can find all of our links to our music and tour info at Facebook.com/counttofour. We will be going back to 37 Studios in Michigan to record our first full length with Matt Dalton this October, we'll be recording probably Seven new songs and keeping two or three from the E.p. We are going to try to make this album different from what we've done before and take more time with the songs; we're pushing ourselves harder as musicians and hopefully we give our fans something new but familiar. We'll be trailing Warped Tour for a lot of the east coast stops to promote our band as well, so make sure to look for us at the gates handing out samplers! Also we share a strong passion for Pokemon, facial hair, and rest stops and believe that everyone else should too. and one day Jay might just cut his hair...one day.
And there you have it. A bunch of funloving guys with a lot of talent and an interest in "Pokemon, facial hair and rest stops." Be sure to check them out and show some love! Stay Frosty.
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