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Interview With VersaEmerge


combining power-pop with inventive

combining power-pop with inventive post-hardcore sound their music is

post-hardcore sound their music is

post-hardcore sound their music is distinctive hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

distinctive hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

distinctive hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the

welcome to watchmojo.com we got the

welcome to watchmojo.com we got the chance to check out warp tour and speak

chance to check out warp tour and speak

chance to check out warp tour and speak with Blake from verse emerge

so we always like to start with the

so we always like to start with the origin stories of the bands that we

origin stories of the bands that we

origin stories of the bands that we interview so why don’t you give us an

interview so why don’t you give us an

interview so why don’t you give us an idea of how verse emerge got together

idea of how verse emerge got together

idea of how verse emerge got together hmm this is a long story but I’ll make

hmm this is a long story but I’ll make

hmm this is a long story but I’ll make it short in ninth grade I started

it short in ninth grade I started

it short in ninth grade I started playing in a blues band that band turned

playing in a blues band that band turned

playing in a blues band that band turned into another band I turned into another

into another band I turned into another

into another band I turned into another band I turned into versa we had a male

band I turned into versa we had a male

band I turned into versa we had a male vocalist at first Sierra who is our

vocalist at first Sierra who is our

vocalist at first Sierra who is our current singer now actually found us on

current singer now actually found us on

current singer now actually found us on myspace when we were holding auditions

myspace when we were holding auditions

myspace when we were holding auditions for a singer she lived three hours away

for a singer she lived three hours away

for a singer she lived three hours away from us at the time her mom would drive

from us at the time her mom would drive

from us at the time her mom would drive her back and forth from practice three

her back and forth from practice three

her back and forth from practice three hours there three hours back took her

hours there three hours back took her

hours there three hours back took her out of high school let us go on tour

out of high school let us go on tour

out of high school let us go on tour full time it’s not something a normal

full time it’s not something a normal

full time it’s not something a normal mother would do that was the end of oh

mother would do that was the end of oh

mother would do that was the end of oh seven then we toured 0809 and now we’re

seven then we toured 0809 and now we’re

seven then we toured 0809 and now we’re here

what kind of music did you eat grow up

what kind of music did you eat grow up listening to and how do you think that’s

listening to and how do you think that’s

listening to and how do you think that’s kind of come together to make the verse

kind of come together to make the verse

kind of come together to make the verse emerge sound all of our influences are

emerge sound all of our influences are

emerge sound all of our influences are insanely brought I think that kinds it

insanely brought I think that kinds it

insanely brought I think that kinds it kind of comes into play though with our

kind of comes into play though with our

kind of comes into play though with our sound because there’s I feel like our

sound because there’s I feel like our

sound because there’s I feel like our sound is is deeper than just one genre

sound is is deeper than just one genre

sound is is deeper than just one genre we’ve toured with metal bands we’ve

we’ve toured with metal bands we’ve

we’ve toured with metal bands we’ve toured with pop bands it’s like trying

toured with pop bands it’s like trying

toured with pop bands it’s like trying to make our own niche you know

I know a lot of Ben’s lately have been

I know a lot of Ben’s lately have been really anti a genre at first we were a

really anti a genre at first we were a

really anti a genre at first we were a little anti genre I think but now like

little anti genre I think but now like

little anti genre I think but now like we feel really strongly just to call

we feel really strongly just to call

we feel really strongly just to call ourselves like rock obviously it’s not

ourselves like rock obviously it’s not

ourselves like rock obviously it’s not like typical but when people ask us we

like typical but when people ask us we

like typical but when people ask us we say we’re a rock man

why do you think so many bands lately

why do you think so many bands lately have been so anti hashanah music is

have been so anti hashanah music is

have been so anti hashanah music is getting so inbred for lack of a better

getting so inbred for lack of a better

getting so inbred for lack of a better term you know a bands are being

term you know a bands are being

term you know a bands are being influenced by all these hundreds of band

influenced by all these hundreds of band

influenced by all these hundreds of band that they’re surrounded by and

that they’re surrounded by and

that they’re surrounded by and everything is becoming very very much

everything is becoming very very much

everything is becoming very very much the same I think it’s really important

the same I think it’s really important

the same I think it’s really important for a band to kind of have influences

for a band to kind of have influences

for a band to kind of have influences there may be left of center maybe a

there may be left of center maybe a

there may be left of center maybe a decade before their time in order for it

decade before their time in order for it

decade before their time in order for it to kind of be somewhat unique somewhat

to kind of be somewhat unique somewhat

to kind of be somewhat unique somewhat original and kinda start that genre

original and kinda start that genre

original and kinda start that genre cycle over again because chances are the

cycle over again because chances are the

cycle over again because chances are the chords are playing have already been

chords are playing have already been

chords are playing have already been played before and it wouldnt in that

played before and it wouldnt in that

played before and it wouldnt in that same order you know it’s just you got to

same order you know it’s just you got to

same order you know it’s just you got to kind of like have your influences like

kind of like have your influences like

kind of like have your influences like in outer space and would you know come

in outer space and would you know come

in outer space and would you know come off original nowadays

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