Interview with Shawn Hook: ‘Cosmonaut and the Girl’

his music will get you hooked hi I’m

his music will get you hooked hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Sean hook tell us how you first

with Sean hook tell us how you first

with Sean hook tell us how you first came to follow music as your path yeah I

came to follow music as your path yeah I

came to follow music as your path yeah I grew up on the west coast and my

grew up on the west coast and my

grew up on the west coast and my family’s very musical I remember we go

family’s very musical I remember we go

family’s very musical I remember we go and sent summer camping trips and every

and sent summer camping trips and every

and sent summer camping trips and every weekend through the summer at the end of

weekend through the summer at the end of

weekend through the summer at the end of the night the family would gather around

the night the family would gather around

the night the family would gather around the campfire pass a guitar around it

the campfire pass a guitar around it

the campfire pass a guitar around it became just like a normal thing and so

became just like a normal thing and so

became just like a normal thing and so as I grew up I picked up the guitar and

as I grew up I picked up the guitar and

as I grew up I picked up the guitar and play piano and started singing in choir

play piano and started singing in choir

play piano and started singing in choir and it’s kind of always been a constant

and it’s kind of always been a constant

and it’s kind of always been a constant in my life you might ask what

in my life you might ask what

in my life you might ask what instruments you play I play piano guitar

instruments you play I play piano guitar

instruments you play I play piano guitar and trombone a little bit of bass and

and trombone a little bit of bass and

and trombone a little bit of bass and I’ve produced stuff from program

I’ve produced stuff from program

I’ve produced stuff from program keyboards and stuff trombone that’s a

keyboards and stuff trombone that’s a

keyboards and stuff trombone that’s a bit of a wild card yes I so when I went

bit of a wild card yes I so when I went

bit of a wild card yes I so when I went to high school we were given an

to high school we were given an

to high school we were given an instrument list that we had to choose

instrument list that we had to choose

instrument list that we had to choose from and drums were my number one

from and drums were my number one

from and drums were my number one instrument I already played piano so I

instrument I already played piano so I

instrument I already played piano so I want to learn drums I wanted to learn

want to learn drums I wanted to learn

want to learn drums I wanted to learn saxophone and then it’s like I’ll put

saxophone and then it’s like I’ll put

saxophone and then it’s like I’ll put trombone down it kind of looks cool and

trombone down it kind of looks cool and

trombone down it kind of looks cool and I got the trombone and I kind of cried

I got the trombone and I kind of cried

I got the trombone and I kind of cried when I got like no I don’t wanna play

when I got like no I don’t wanna play

when I got like no I don’t wanna play true but then I went on to really like

true but then I went on to really like

true but then I went on to really like enjoy and I played in a disco band after

enjoy and I played in a disco band after

enjoy and I played in a disco band after high school it was awesome it was like

high school it was awesome it was like

high school it was awesome it was like is my first experience like playing with

is my first experience like playing with

is my first experience like playing with the actual band and being paid like as a

the actual band and being paid like as a

the actual band and being paid like as a professional musician and I was like

professional musician and I was like

professional musician and I was like hooked like oh my god this is something

hooked like oh my god this is something

hooked like oh my god this is something I want to continue to do not playing

I want to continue to do not playing

I want to continue to do not playing trombone but like playing in the live

trombone but like playing in the live

trombone but like playing in the live music field I guess

music field I guess

music field I guess Oh

what music did you grow up listening to

what music did you grow up listening to my parents listen to country that was

my parents listen to country that was

my parents listen to country that was the Beatles it was pretty clear water so

the Beatles it was pretty clear water so

the Beatles it was pretty clear water so I kind of had that background and then

I kind of had that background and then

I kind of had that background and then my friends in high school listen to a

my friends in high school listen to a

my friends in high school listen to a lot of hip-hop and so I was like

lot of hip-hop and so I was like

lot of hip-hop and so I was like listening to hip-hop as well but I was

listening to hip-hop as well but I was

listening to hip-hop as well but I was you know I gravitated to rock i really

you know I gravitated to rock i really

you know I gravitated to rock i really loved Nirvana in the 90s and then the

loved Nirvana in the 90s and then the

loved Nirvana in the 90s and then the girls have crushes on in high school

girls have crushes on in high school

girls have crushes on in high school we’re listening to pop music at the time

we’re listening to pop music at the time

we’re listening to pop music at the time and so that cud I guess influenced me it

and so that cud I guess influenced me it

and so that cud I guess influenced me it was like okay they like that song why

was like okay they like that song why

was like okay they like that song why did they like that song so I like would

did they like that song so I like would

did they like that song so I like would pick them apart and so I don’t know it’s

pick them apart and so I don’t know it’s

pick them apart and so I don’t know it’s it’s a pretty wide spectrum of music

it’s a pretty wide spectrum of music

it’s a pretty wide spectrum of music taste

but this is not the great and I wanna

but this is not the great and I wanna tell you

let’s talk about cosmonaut and the girl

let’s talk about cosmonaut and the girl what were you going for on that one when

what were you going for on that one when

what were you going for on that one when I hooked up with the producer John

I hooked up with the producer John

I hooked up with the producer John Levine had a certain amount of songs but

Levine had a certain amount of songs but

Levine had a certain amount of songs but then once we started working on the

then once we started working on the

then once we started working on the album we also started writing and the

album we also started writing and the

album we also started writing and the songs we wrote we’re a lot more focused

songs we wrote we’re a lot more focused

songs we wrote we’re a lot more focused around that vibra were going for which

around that vibra were going for which

around that vibra were going for which is taking me away from like the

is taking me away from like the

is taking me away from like the singer-songwriter road that I was kind

singer-songwriter road that I was kind

singer-songwriter road that I was kind of going down only because I didn’t have

of going down only because I didn’t have

of going down only because I didn’t have a band and you know the venue’s I play

a band and you know the venue’s I play

a band and you know the venue’s I play over coffee shops and I played the

over coffee shops and I played the

over coffee shops and I played the acoustic music I always wanted to do

acoustic music I always wanted to do

acoustic music I always wanted to do some bigger stuff but really have the

some bigger stuff but really have the

some bigger stuff but really have the means so this record is a bigger sound

means so this record is a bigger sound

means so this record is a bigger sound electronic full band sound and it’s

electronic full band sound and it’s

electronic full band sound and it’s something like i’m looking for to tour

something like i’m looking for to tour

something like i’m looking for to tour with a band

do you want to tell us about the song

do you want to tell us about the song and the video every red light yeah every

and the video every red light yeah every

and the video every red light yeah every red light I actually co-wrote with my

red light I actually co-wrote with my

red light I actually co-wrote with my friend Sean bro who’s a lead singer of

friend Sean bro who’s a lead singer of

friend Sean bro who’s a lead singer of wide mouth mason and it was that song

wide mouth mason and it was that song

wide mouth mason and it was that song that got me my record deal with emi that

that got me my record deal with emi that

that got me my record deal with emi that was the first one that they’re like you

was the first one that they’re like you

was the first one that they’re like you know i think we have something here we

know i think we have something here we

know i think we have something here we shot a music video for that and i had a

shot a music video for that and i had a

shot a music video for that and i had a chance to work with d Caspari who’s a

chance to work with d Caspari who’s a

chance to work with d Caspari who’s a choreographer for So You Think You Can

choreographer for So You Think You Can

choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance and Jamie good one who’s this

Dance and Jamie good one who’s this

Dance and Jamie good one who’s this amazing dancer who was also on the show

there’s only one thing

there’s only one thing well they’re kind of how to dance and I

well they’re kind of how to dance and I

well they’re kind of how to dance and I got a glimpse of the dancing world that

got a glimpse of the dancing world that

got a glimpse of the dancing world that choreography and it’s very similar to to

choreography and it’s very similar to to

choreography and it’s very similar to to writing a song in a certain sense you go

writing a song in a certain sense you go

writing a song in a certain sense you go step-by-step literally and figure it out

step-by-step literally and figure it out

step-by-step literally and figure it out eyes are going and you know it’s very

eyes are going and you know it’s very

eyes are going and you know it’s very similar so I really enjoyed the process

similar so I really enjoyed the process

similar so I really enjoyed the process of that I like video kind of looks like

of that I like video kind of looks like

of that I like video kind of looks like we’re fighting it’s like a dancing man

we’re fighting it’s like a dancing man

we’re fighting it’s like a dancing man is dance fighting is the best yes thank

is dance fighting is the best yes thank

is dance fighting is the best yes thank you very much yeah thank you is my

you very much yeah thank you is my

you very much yeah thank you is my pleasure