Q: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how your childhood impacted your musical direction?
A: This band is composed of 4 young adults that have very little idea of what they want to do with their lives. We’re still passionate people! But life is confusing and who knows where we’ll end up? All we know for now is that we love music, and we love making it together. We have immensely different perspectives and personalities, but we think that all feeds into creating our personal sound. We wouldn’t be Joyride if we were all the same person, that would be boring.
Q: How are you planning on growing your fan base and sharing your music with the world? What message do you have for anyone who is about to discover “Joyride”?
A: We’ll be joining the social media trend soon enough, but for now we’ve stuck to attracting playlists that compliment our brand and hoping to build a strong foundation of music to release over the next year. For anyone who is about to discover us, I’d say not to take it too seriously. Just enjoy the music and let it handle the rest.
Q: Who is the most inspiring artist for you right now? And where do you find inspiration for making music?
A: The most inspiring artist for us right now is Peach Pit. Above all else, these guys really make it clear that they care about music being fun. They want to make people smile and feel any sort of emotion from the music they create. We’re looking forward to creating music that aims to make people feel just about anything! Our inspiration for making music simply comes from our love of art. We’re inspired by the passionate individuals that dedicate themselves to creating for the benefit of others.
Q: Can you tell us about the story or message behind the song, “Cruise Control.”?
A: This song is based on a collection of experiences from our band. We believe everyone has experienced a summer love at some point in their life. One love that they know might not last, and yet, they know it feels right for the time being. This song is meant to embody that feeling of letting go, taking your hands off the wheel and just allowing yourself to feel.
Q: How would you describe your sound in one word for potential listeners?
A: Summer
Q: Did you face any challenges while writing or recording “Cruise Control”?
A: We think that some of the world’s best music came from musicians in a natural flow, and we’re happy to say that “Cruise Control” followed that path. The song started as a simple guitar line but once it was in front of the whole band, it came together in a single rehearsal. The hardest part of writing this song was realizing it would be over soon!
Q: What is the message of your music? And what are your goals as an artist?
A: We want our music to make people smile. Or at least feel something! It’s alright for music to live in the background of our minds at times, but we hope people hear our music and want to turn the volume a bit higher. I think our only goal as a band is to keep playing and keep creating. Any chance we get to play for more people would be amazing, but more than anything else we want to make sure art never leaves us.
Q: Who is your dream artist to collaborate with? (dead or alive)
A: It would be a dream for all of us to work with Mac Demarco. We take a lot of inspiration from his creativity and feel-good nature. We think he’s not afraid to experiment and relies on making music that feels right to him, and we think that’s really valuable.
Q: What is your advice for people interested in pursuing music as a career or for those trying to enter the industry?
A: For those interested in joining the music industry on either side of it, we’d recommend keeping in mind that music is supposed to be fun! Never lose sight of that fact. Music is for enjoyment. If the artist isn’t having fun, the music will reflect that. So do your best to keep the smiles alive!
Q: If you could go back in time and give a younger you some words of wisdom, what would they be?
A: If we could go back and talk to our younger selves, we’d probably tell them to start making music earlier, in any way possible. Of course, it would’ve been awful music at that time, but we think that once you start creating it kinda snowballs and ends up feeding back into some solid character development. Embrace some form of art! It probably won’t hurt.
