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MM
- How did you all first meet and get together to form the band?
Max - Well, at first I have written and played all the music myself.
After having finished recording the album I started looking for fellows
who would be performing on stage with me. Niels, our bassist, is an old
friend of mine, we already played in another band together. Our
guitarist, David, goes to university with me. One day I learned to know
him and just asked if he was interested in joining the project.
Fortunately he was. And Martin, our drummer, was recommended to me by
David as well, as the two played in another band together at that time.
Forming the band didn‘t take long at last.
MM
- What has influenced you?
Max - Nature, my own world of
thoughts, many different gothic rock and metal bands such as Type O
Negative, Sinamore, HIM or Before the Dawn, change, doubt, beauty,
ugliness.
MM
- Is there anywhere you want to play but haven’t had the chance to
yet?
Max - I would love to play the big summer festivals like
Wacken, M‘era Luna or Metal Camp.
MM
- Have you met all of your targets/goals for 2011? If not, what
haven’t you achieved?
Max - Sincerely, my biggest
dream has come true! I achieved a record deal, I supported one of the
most famous German Bands, I have reached so many people with my music! I
couldn‘t imagine anything better than that for 2011.
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MM
- What are your goals for 2012?
Max - Playing more gigs,
reaching more people, writing more songs, seeing more places everywhere
in the world, talking to fans, learning to know more bands, getting
better all the time.
MM
- How long have you been playing together?
Max - The project
Rêverie has been existing for two years now, but the actual band exists
since august 2011. This is not a long time, we have practised three
times a week, sometimes 12 hours a day. We wanted to reach a
professional level in a short time. I think we were successful. :)
MM
- How long have you been playing your instruments?
Max - I am
21 years old right now, I have started playing the piano at the age of
7, bass at 14, guitar at 17, drums at 15 years of age.
MM
- Is the songwriting a shared or individual effort?
Max - It
is completely individual. I write all the songs on my own, it‘s my own
creation. Also are the lyrics. Furthermore, I record everything on my
own. Doing so I have complete control over my music which is really
comfortable.
MM
- What does the album’s name ‘Wandel’ mean in English?
Max
- Wandel is the German word for "change". I want
to show that everything in this world changes all the time. Nothing
stands still as it is, as time goes by, everything develops and changes.
The whole album is written around this thought.
MM
- What has been the pinnacle of your career as a band so far?
Max
- That‘s easy to tell: the In Extremo tour!
MM
- What has been your best gig?
Max - I think Würzburg has
been our best gig so far. It was a real blast!
MM
- Worst gig?
Max - Fortunately we have not played really bad
gigs so far.
MM
- Any words of wisdom or parting messages you’d like to share with our
readers?
Max - If you want to do something totally new, if
you want to make your dreams come true, work hard for it. If you REALLY
want it, you can do it! Because working hard is the most important thing
if you want to create something people don‘t forget.
Interview
by: Kerry H