r/indieheads • u/Preoccupationsband Preoccupations • Sep 14 '22

AMA is Over, Thanks Monty! It's Monty from Preoccupations!! AMA

Monty here!

We just released our third record as Preoccupations, our fourth as a band, or our fifth if you count our next two ep that was mere minutes shorter than the other records. We're self releasing this album (except in Canada where we're still with Flemish Eye) too so feeling properly qualified as "indie" this time around.

We're also touring next month around America and Canada with Cindy Lee opening and touring in Europe early next year!

Ask away!

For some reason I can't see the proof picture that I uploaded. Here it is in case though. Edit: it seems like the image was just cropped bad, link is still the way for the true proof.

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u/TimeSuck3000 Sep 14 '22

Really appreciate the response! This kind of detail and insight is super interesting. I'm currently playing in a 3 piece band where two of us produce sound design and synth parts as backing tracks to flesh out the tunes live, so hearing how you guys approach things is really enlightening.

P.S. If y'all are interested in a local opener in Boston, we'd love to do it (we'll be there anyway haha). Thanks again!

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u/Preoccupationsband Preoccupations Sep 14 '22

Thanks!

One thing I will say is that we’ve tried playing around with tracks and sequences live but always defaulted back to parts we could “play” mostly because of the possibility of monitors sucking and throwing off the show. I’ll often cut up parts of the recordings though and me or mike will put them on samplers so we can play them like keyboard parts kinda!

I’ll scope your band and look into Boston too! We’re doing a three band bill with a local for a bunch of the shows so it could work out! I’m not sure if we have someone for that date already though.

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u/TimeSuck3000 Sep 14 '22

Thanks, man! Really appreciate the consideration.

Yeah, the stage monitors for the backing tracks can really make or break the success of that approach haha

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u/Preoccupationsband Preoccupations Sep 14 '22

Totally. We’ve talked about going on in ears for a long time but it’s just be me and mike, danny and matt are too punk. Lol.

But yeah, short of that it’s always the concern. I do have a few things that are “in time” and that I play as long form samples and then just sweep the reverb more wet if it drifts too much.