hi I’m your host Layla for watchmojo.com with us David Martell
with us David Martell
with us David Martell multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for
multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for
multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for what it’s worth it’s been alone what is
what it’s worth it’s been alone what is
what it’s worth it’s been alone what is the story of how your music got picked
the story of how your music got picked
the story of how your music got picked up I was in a band and we were together
up I was in a band and we were together
up I was in a band and we were together for about three years and it just kind
for about three years and it just kind
for about three years and it just kind of trickled trick of the way at one
of trickled trick of the way at one
of trickled trick of the way at one point you know things things just
point you know things things just
point you know things things just weren’t working out so there I was
weren’t working out so there I was
weren’t working out so there I was wondering what am I gonna do so I was
wondering what am I gonna do so I was
wondering what am I gonna do so I was thinking I still had some songs I’m
thinking I still had some songs I’m
thinking I still had some songs I’m always writing just because what I love
always writing just because what I love
always writing just because what I love to do I was invited to do a show at the
to do I was invited to do a show at the
to do I was invited to do a show at the fringe festival it was just me on stage
fringe festival it was just me on stage
fringe festival it was just me on stage and people are passing by on their lunch
and people are passing by on their lunch
and people are passing by on their lunch breaks to sit down and have a sandwich
breaks to sit down and have a sandwich
breaks to sit down and have a sandwich so if they heard music that they like
so if they heard music that they like
so if they heard music that they like they would come pop in and there it was
they would come pop in and there it was
they would come pop in and there it was strumming away singing some songs and
strumming away singing some songs and
strumming away singing some songs and this guy who ended up producing my
this guy who ended up producing my
this guy who ended up producing my record Dave stirton his studio was right
record Dave stirton his studio was right
record Dave stirton his studio was right across the street so he came by and
across the street so he came by and
across the street so he came by and heard my set and guess he liked it and
heard my set and guess he liked it and
heard my set and guess he liked it and he came to me after this set and just
he came to me after this set and just
he came to me after this set and just started talking to me and asking me what
started talking to me and asking me what
started talking to me and asking me what was going on and said he’d like the
was going on and said he’d like the
was going on and said he’d like the music and I would like to hear more and
music and I would like to hear more and
music and I would like to hear more and I said I’m not really sure if I you know
I said I’m not really sure if I you know
I said I’m not really sure if I you know what I want to do right now with this
what I want to do right now with this
what I want to do right now with this but he was encouraging me it is like you
but he was encouraging me it is like you
but he was encouraging me it is like you should make a record so why don’t you
should make a record so why don’t you
should make a record so why don’t you come by my studio and we’ll we’ll just
come by my studio and we’ll we’ll just
come by my studio and we’ll we’ll just you know you can sit down all I’ll get
you know you can sit down all I’ll get
you know you can sit down all I’ll get the tape rolling and you just start
the tape rolling and you just start
the tape rolling and you just start singing so we did that a few times a few
singing so we did that a few times a few
singing so we did that a few times a few months later I realized all right so
months later I realized all right so
months later I realized all right so looks like we’re making a record here
looks like we’re making a record here
looks like we’re making a record here and then year in three months later it
and then year in three months later it
and then year in three months later it was done so I guess that’s where it
was done so I guess that’s where it
was done so I guess that’s where it started in that park what about
started in that park what about
started in that park what about enlisting all the right people to play
enlisting all the right people to play
enlisting all the right people to play each part in the making of this record
each part in the making of this record
each part in the making of this record tells just about the process because I
tells just about the process because I
tells just about the process because I know that it was a solo album but I
know that it was a solo album but I
know that it was a solo album but I don’t even described it as a very
don’t even described it as a very
don’t even described it as a very cooperation ille activity also i went in
cooperation ille activity also i went in
cooperation ille activity also i went in a couple times just to record some ideas
a couple times just to record some ideas
a couple times just to record some ideas i had so that Dave could hear them and
i had so that Dave could hear them and
i had so that Dave could hear them and we could start seeing did we have
we could start seeing did we have
we could start seeing did we have something to work with you a few months
something to work with you a few months
something to work with you a few months later he invited just these players that
later he invited just these players that
later he invited just these players that he knew to come and have a just just a
he knew to come and have a just just a
he knew to come and have a just just a time together to be creative and have
time together to be creative and have
time together to be creative and have fun so he invited me over and he’s like
fun so he invited me over and he’s like
fun so he invited me over and he’s like they’ve you know do what you want you
they’ve you know do what you want you
they’ve you know do what you want you know present a song and have them do
know present a song and have them do
know present a song and have them do their thing so so having everyone at my
their thing so so having everyone at my
their thing so so having everyone at my disposable that I want and I was like
disposable that I want and I was like
disposable that I want and I was like well if anyone could play piano and love
well if anyone could play piano and love
well if anyone could play piano and love it to be that guy as opposed to just
it to be that guy as opposed to just
it to be that guy as opposed to just being the people that are that are your
being the people that are that are your
being the people that are that are your core
core
core then as opposed to the last record I
then as opposed to the last record I
then as opposed to the last record I made where we had our drummer and he did
made where we had our drummer and he did
made where we had our drummer and he did everything it took us for drummers to do
everything it took us for drummers to do
everything it took us for drummers to do this one you know because one one person
this one you know because one one person
this one you know because one one person style was perfect for a couple of these
style was perfect for a couple of these
style was perfect for a couple of these songs one person’s was just perfect for
songs one person’s was just perfect for
songs one person’s was just perfect for those three songs and I was able to do
those three songs and I was able to do
those three songs and I was able to do one we were able to try every different
one we were able to try every different
one we were able to try every different song from all sorts of different angles
song from all sorts of different angles
song from all sorts of different angles until we felt we got the the feel of the
until we felt we got the the feel of the
until we felt we got the the feel of the song we got the the what we were trying
song we got the the what we were trying
song we got the the what we were trying to create as opposed to just well you
to create as opposed to just well you
to create as opposed to just well you got to make the best what you can with
got to make the best what you can with
got to make the best what you can with what you got here we were able to
what you got here we were able to
what you got here we were able to explore all sorts of options and that
explore all sorts of options and that
explore all sorts of options and that was so much fun
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