Geeks Who Do Music Interview With MikeFly
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It's been a while since I did a Geeks Who Do Music post. Consider this getting back on track. A while back we feature artist MikeFly for geeks who do music /www.otakusandgeeks.com/akusandgeeks.com/2011/12/geeks-who-do-music-3-mike-fly.html. Today we have an interview with him.
Geeks Who Do Music Interview With MikeFly
Geeks Who Do Music Interview With MikeFly
OtakusandGeeks.com: Let’s talk
about your music origins. How did you fall in love with Hip Hop?
MikeFly: I fell in love with
Hip-Hop when I first heard “Eminem”.
I just remember listening and thinking how creative and entertaining his songs
were. I always listened to music mostly different variations of rock but when I
heard Em his lyrics always drew me in and he always said something to catch my
attention. My listening to Em lead to me listening and studying more hip-hop
artist and the culture itself.
OtakusandGeeks.com: Who are some
of your musical influences?
MikeFly: The biggest influence,
who is my favorite artist ever is The Notorious B.I.G, but I draw musical
inspiration from alot of artist like Nirvana, Queen, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Jay-Z,
Eminem, Tupac, Michael Jackson, Outkast and Kanye West.
OtakusandGeeks.com: How do you choose your subject matter for
your songs? Is there any particular thought process you go through?
MikeFly: I usually just go off
of my instinct, unless its something personal I feel like I have to get off my
chest. My process is very simple I go completely off of the vibes I get when I
hear a beat and base the concept off how it makes me feel.
OtakusandGeeks.com: Since this is
Geeks Who Do Music. Tell us what type of geek you are and when did you really
go fully into your geeky ways?
MikeFly: I love anime, reading
manga, video games, drawing, and anything dealing with mythology weather it be
Japanese, Egyptian, or Greek. I was always a geek after I saw my first anime
and got my first gaming system. Over time I became a super hardcore gamer, and
a full-fledged otaku. I’m at every convention in my city and I'm always playing
some type of videogame.
OtakusandGeeks.com: You make a lot of geeky references in your
music to Final Fantasy to Kingdom Hearts. How do you choose which reference
will go into one song?
MikeFly: The thing with Final Fantasy and Kingdom
Hearts is that the characters backgrounds are so detailed and deep, you can’t
help but relate to one of them. I choose based on the feel of the song, and I
try to make a characters emotions show in my music. Like if you listen to
16-Bit Romance you can kind of imagine Cloud and Tifa, Zack and Aerith, Sora
and Kairi, Tidus and Yuna or Squall and Rinoa together as you listen to the
song.
OtakusandGeeks.com: Tell
us about your upcoming projects.
MikeFly: I’m releasing my
sophomore project Liberation: The Moon
Reader on October, 5th. The project
was inspired by Final Fantasy Crisis Core, Gurren Lagann, and Lupe Fiasco’s The
Cool. It’s basically about the moon's orbit around the earth as it records the
events that happen in the world, and a boy has the unique ability the see these
recordings and illustrate them threw song. It has a lot of production from
different producers of different styles. It’s really creative and unique and I’m
certain the people will enjoy it.
OtakusandGeeks.com: What music
albums are you currently listening too?
MikeFly: Like always I’m
listening to Nirvana’s Nevermind album, and As Cruel as School Children by Gym
Class Heroes. Also Lupe Fiasco’s Food And Liquor II and The Cool.
OtakusandGeeks.com: Who would you love to collaborate with
to do a song?
MikeFly: I
would love to do a song with Utada Hikaru! Her voice is just so amazing, and
her songs have so much emotions in them, she’s so awesome.
OtakusandGeeks.com: Since you’re
an Otaku. What is your top 5 favorite Animes?
MikeFly: Only 5? lol Well 1.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, 2. One Piece, 3. Gurren Lagann, 4. Code Geass, and 5. Future Diaries.
OtakusandGeeks.com: Finally you
have the floor. Any final words?
MikeFly: First and foremost I
really want to thank you guys for the interview I really appreciate it. I want
to thank my listeners and fans for all their love and support! Liberation: The
Moon Reader drops October 5th and will
be available on my bandcamp. Make sure you go to http://mikeflytherebel.bandcamp.com/ to hear all my previous works.