![]() ![]() That really got me in the mindset of finishing things, which is the really hard thing as an early songwriter and producer - not just letting something kind of dangle at an incomplete state, but really finishing something and knowing how rewarding that is when you’re forced to do it. I had a lot of great teachers in small classes where it would be like five of us, and we’d have to write a song and notate it and bring it in and perform it every week. Jeremy: For me, a lot of my songwriting background was in studying musical theater songwriting at school. was a community in that way, and I would say that it definitely gave me a foundation in terms of confidence in performing and learning to play out. It was actually at one of those that I was encouraged to write my own music because at that time, I was still in high school and was just playing covers. Sam: Before Marian Hill, I was dabbling with singer–songwriter projects, and I had performed at a lot of open mic nights and local venues in the city. I know you two are originally from Philadelphia, so are there any particular Philadelphia groups, people, or musical acts that were a direct influence to your progression? From there, it was just building outward from that blueprint. That became our template moving forward, along with the addition of Steve Davit, who plays sax with us when we go live. The components that make up that song are big drums with a hip–hop pattern, heavy bass tones with smaller atmospheric elements creating space and ambience, contrasted by very middle–of–the–mix, underproduced bluesy vocals. Jeremy: In a very practical sense, our sound really came from our song "Whiskey." We were both working on lots of projects at that time, which all sounded cool and different, just kind of trying see what worked and what felt good. You guys have referred to your style as a “classic bass sway." Is that still a good descriptor? How do you think that that style kind of came together? We did one tour around Sway, one tour when Act One came out, and then the " Down" tour, which is what just happened. Jeremy: We’ve done a lot of scattered one–offs and a lot of festivals. Kansas City was our biggest crowd, which was really cool. It was our first time playing two nights in a row at a venue. Sam: We did get to play two nights at The Fonda, which was awesome. It was this new venue with a brand new production, so I think just because it was all starting, that was definitely a real rush there. Jeremy: Playing in New York was really special because we started the tour at a brand new venue in Brooklyn called Brooklyn Steel. Were there any dates or particular performances that stood out to you over others? It was cool because we toured with these songs in the fall, but this time around, we were really comfortable with them and could just sit back and enjoy the moment. The rooms were mostly sold out, and if not, very full. Marian Hill - ACT ONE (Complete Collection) ![]()
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