Ephemera Interview

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

We first got everyone together on the 14th of July, 2011.  Everyone in the band except Ryan and Dillon are from Shawnee and attended high school together.  Taylor knew Ryan from his previous band and recruited him.  Down the road after the need for a bass player arose, Ryan suggested Dillon, whom he knew from his previous band as well.  We tried coming up with a name for about a month, even resorting to Google for elegant-sounding words.  We all agreed on Ephemera, which means something that is beautiful, but short-lived.

What are some of the band's influences? 

We all come from a variety of musical backgrounds, and as a seven piece, the influences everyone brings to the table are extremely diverse.  We obviously derive a lot of inspiration from metalcore giants Bring Me the Horizon and Like Moths to Flames, but we also take a lot of musical direction from other genres. For example, Aaron is heavily influenced by Telle of The Word Alive, while Michael’s favorite band is Avenged Sevenfold.

What was your favorite show to play? 

Our favorite show would probably have to be the Ink for Your Letter Apparel Presents the Southern Swing Tour.  We recently won an endorsement with that company and we played our first headlining show for the release of their Spring line of shirts.  We got to play with some awesome locals and made new friends in Righteous Vendetta and Not One is Upright.

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

We all would pretty much like to play with the bands that inspire us, most notably Bring Me the Horizon.  Motionless in White would also be monumental, as would The Word Alive and Haste the Day.  The greatest honor we as a band could receive would be to play with some of the innovators of our genre. Bands like As I Lay Dying and Underoath.  Really the list is endless, as we want to share the stage with as many bands as possible and to make as many friends as possible.

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We’re currently writing the last of the material for our EP, which we expect to record and release some time in the early Fall of this year.  We’ve discussed shooting a music video as well, but it’s only in talks at the moment.

Do you plan to tour in the future? 

While it’s still an early idea, we would all love to be able to travel the country (the world some day, hopefully!) and play music and meet as many people as possible.  That’s the reason we got together and decided to play music, because it’s the passion we all share and that drives us to do what we do.

If so, where do you want to play most? 

We would absolutely love to tour the west coast.  California is known for its innovative and thriving music scene, and we would love to see how the crowd over there reacts to our music.

Where do you see yourself in ten years? 

In ten years? It’s hard to say where we see ourselves in one year, let alone ten.  But we would like to think we’re still pushing forward, driving as inspired as ever to creating the music we love for the people that love us.

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