How did you guys come together and where did your name come from?
EB: Dan, Ben and myself met down in Miami. After I left they started to explore the idea of starting a band together, they did just that. Fast forward a year or so they were both living in New York with a bunch of songs ready to record and perform. They found out that I was living in New York and asked me to join as the bass player, and soon after we found Joey online, very lucky find!
The name before I joined was ‘Arc Stone’. When I joined we became ‘Arc & Stone’.
Adding Joey, ‘Arc & Stones’
DP: It’s a metaphor for Rock & Roll. Symbolizes the foundations that we stand upon with our music, and the message we send to the world, with a new, unique energy. An old soul meets a new sound, and brings a new face to Rock & Roll, never seen, but so familiar.
Describe your sound to someone who hasn’t heard your music before.
JD: I’d say we’re a mix of Queens of the Stone Age, The Black Keys and Audioslave.
BC: Led Zeppelin meets Pearl Jam…and Fleetwood Mac.
DP: QOTSA meets Pearl Jam, who hangs out with Zeppelin, who knows Soundgarden…who met The Black Keys…while they were with The Black Crowes…this one time.
Tell us a little about what went into the creation of your most recent EP.
EB: One year of getting to know each other.
DP: A mixture of our own personal experiences, as well as the collective experience of the band the year prior. Each song is a representation of a different time and a different pair of shoes the band was wearing, and when all was said and done, we had 6 songs that were very different but very cohesive. It was a special moment when the whole thing was done.
In your experience, what are some of the differences between the Nashville and Brooklyn music scene?
JD: The Nashville scene is much larger and, I feel, more accepting of commercially viable music.
DP: Nashville has an equal amount of appreciation for the old and the new.
EB: Both have their merits. I like how the community of music is strongly emphasised here in Nashville.
Explain the songwriting process for your band.
JD: We really write together as a band. Someone will start off with an idea and we each build upon it in that moment. We keep trying different things and to find what works best. Sometimes that original idea is completely left behind
DP: A idea is presented, sometimes very thorough, sometimes in it’s infancy stages, and then we collect all of our ideas and craft a product we can all be proud of, with some push and pull here and there, but that’s what the process needs too…passion.
For each of you, has music always been something you guys have wanted to pursue?
JD: For as long as I could remember.
EB: After I realized that I could not become a pilot because of my eyes, YES…I guess I could get Lasik now…
DP: If you told me 5 years ago that I would be where I am right now doing what I am doing, I would not have believed you.
Describe each other in one word.
JD: Dan is zealous, Ben is analytical, Eddy is British.
EB: Joey is resolute
DP: We’re all idiots.
For the kickstarter fund you guys held, how did it feel to have all of it supported?
DP: It was an incredible show of dedication and love for what we do. Humbling to say the least. We thank our family and friends for what they have done. Without them, none of this would be possible.
As a band, where do you feel most at home at? Studio it stage? And why.
JD: For me it’s on stage. All of our personalities and passion come out and I feel that’s where our music is really meant to be heard.
EB: Writing, when we can get together in a room with nothing else on our minds but creating music, thats when I feel most comfortable, and most excited.
DP: As a band, I believe we are closest on stage. For those 45 minutes or an hour, nothing matters, nothing at all..Except for the 4 of us, our sound, our bond, and the way we emulate that for each other and for all of you.
Arc & Stones – Walkin’ In – Audiotree Live
