indie rock with a symphonic edge hi I’m mahalo common and welcome to
mahalo common and welcome to
mahalo common and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’ll be speaking
watchmojo.com today we’ll be speaking
watchmojo.com today we’ll be speaking with lost in the trees
the brush and
the brush and a pain
so i’m here with Ari and Emma from lost
so i’m here with Ari and Emma from lost in the trees can you guys tell us how
in the trees can you guys tell us how
in the trees can you guys tell us how the band originated and whose part of
the band originated and whose part of
the band originated and whose part of the bend I guess it started as a bedroom
the bend I guess it started as a bedroom
the bend I guess it started as a bedroom project just me in a four-track in my
project just me in a four-track in my
project just me in a four-track in my bedroom and then after college trying to
bedroom and then after college trying to
bedroom and then after college trying to learn how to play the songs out live and
learn how to play the songs out live and
learn how to play the songs out live and getting my friends involved like Emma
getting my friends involved like Emma
getting my friends involved like Emma over here Emma and I knew each other
over here Emma and I knew each other
over here Emma and I knew each other from tricky records a small label in
from tricky records a small label in
from tricky records a small label in North Carolina and working with
North Carolina and working with
North Carolina and working with different bands and then some people who
different bands and then some people who
different bands and then some people who I met at college or just like hanging
I met at college or just like hanging
I met at college or just like hanging fliers up in a music hall building or on
fliers up in a music hall building or on
fliers up in a music hall building or on myspace
at this point we have seven people
at this point we have seven people playing in the band most of us started
playing in the band most of us started
playing in the band most of us started playing with Ari about three and a half
playing with Ari about three and a half
playing with Ari about three and a half years ago and for the first couple of
years ago and for the first couple of
years ago and for the first couple of years there’s kind of a rotating cast of
years there’s kind of a rotating cast of
years there’s kind of a rotating cast of characters just various people from the
characters just various people from the
characters just various people from the north carolina scenes
man
man you guys are called lost in the trees
you guys are called lost in the trees
you guys are called lost in the trees can you tell me where the name
can you tell me where the name
can you tell me where the name originated I’ll have a good story for
originated I’ll have a good story for
originated I’ll have a good story for that any story um I don’t know it kind
that any story um I don’t know it kind
that any story um I don’t know it kind of has a storytelling element to it so I
of has a storytelling element to it so I
of has a storytelling element to it so I wanted to have a name that maybe put
wanted to have a name that maybe put
wanted to have a name that maybe put some sort of vibe into somebody’s head
some sort of vibe into somebody’s head
some sort of vibe into somebody’s head when they heard it or some little story
when they heard it or some little story
when they heard it or some little story a beginning or an end to a story I don’t
a beginning or an end to a story I don’t
a beginning or an end to a story I don’t know time tomm sweet says you’re getting
know time tomm sweet says you’re getting
know time tomm sweet says you’re getting older getting older are you growing cold
older getting older are you growing cold
older getting older are you growing cold your music is very different because it
your music is very different because it
your music is very different because it has all these instruments what inspired
has all these instruments what inspired
has all these instruments what inspired you to do such music I guess I grew up
you to do such music I guess I grew up
you to do such music I guess I grew up listening to pop music like most people
listening to pop music like most people
listening to pop music like most people and I kind of latched on to the
and I kind of latched on to the
and I kind of latched on to the orchestra texture that’s in maybe the
orchestra texture that’s in maybe the
orchestra texture that’s in maybe the Beatles or the Beach Boys kind of
Beatles or the Beach Boys kind of
Beatles or the Beach Boys kind of followed that into listening to film
followed that into listening to film
followed that into listening to film music and that led me into listening to
music and that led me into listening to
music and that led me into listening to classical music and it was just a really
classical music and it was just a really
classical music and it was just a really inspiring experience learning about that
inspiring experience learning about that
inspiring experience learning about that genre and I just wanted to incorporate a
genre and I just wanted to incorporate a
genre and I just wanted to incorporate a little bit of that into my songwriting
little bit of that into my songwriting
little bit of that into my songwriting and it’s just more interesting to me
and it’s just more interesting to me
and it’s just more interesting to me than electric guitars and stuff like
than electric guitars and stuff like
than electric guitars and stuff like that although i do like electric guitars
now what’s the difference between a
now what’s the difference between a songwriter and a music composer for me
songwriter and a music composer for me
songwriter and a music composer for me using the techniques that I’ve learned
using the techniques that I’ve learned
using the techniques that I’ve learned in school and trying to write in a
in school and trying to write in a
in school and trying to write in a certain style especially in the
certain style especially in the
certain style especially in the classical style it just takes a little
classical style it just takes a little
classical style it just takes a little more discipline and concentration not
more discipline and concentration not
more discipline and concentration not that songwriting doesn’t but it’s like
that songwriting doesn’t but it’s like
that songwriting doesn’t but it’s like kind of a different part of your brain
kind of a different part of your brain
kind of a different part of your brain the classical stuff might be a little
the classical stuff might be a little
the classical stuff might be a little more formulaic whereas the songwriting
more formulaic whereas the songwriting
more formulaic whereas the songwriting for me anyway can be me just picking up
for me anyway can be me just picking up
for me anyway can be me just picking up a guitar and seeing what comes out of my
a guitar and seeing what comes out of my
a guitar and seeing what comes out of my mouth I start singing or writing some
mouth I start singing or writing some
mouth I start singing or writing some lyrics down
I can’t do both at the same time I have
I can’t do both at the same time I have to kind of be a songwriter or composing
to kind of be a songwriter or composing
to kind of be a songwriter or composing I can’t switch back and forth in the
I can’t switch back and forth in the
I can’t switch back and forth in the same day it like take so you know a few
same day it like take so you know a few
same day it like take so you know a few days for me to really get in the groove
days for me to really get in the groove
days for me to really get in the groove as far as voice leading things properly
as far as voice leading things properly
as far as voice leading things properly and orchestrating things in a way that I
and orchestrating things in a way that I
and orchestrating things in a way that I like and just kind of understanding that
like and just kind of understanding that
like and just kind of understanding that genre because for me it doesn’t come
genre because for me it doesn’t come
genre because for me it doesn’t come very natural just because it’s a fairly
very natural just because it’s a fairly
very natural just because it’s a fairly new thing for me this far studying
new thing for me this far studying
new thing for me this far studying classical music but I love it so I keep
classical music but I love it so I keep
classical music but I love it so I keep trying thank you so much for taking the
trying thank you so much for taking the
trying thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us it was a pleasure
time to speak with us it was a pleasure
time to speak with us it was a pleasure thank you very much cheers
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