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the LUNA LAVAL By Megan Galema EM: How did you guys get together as a band? There’s a lot of history here. We started out as a trio basically with me (Jeff ), Andy, and Jakub playing covers…very badly. In April 2007 we had a show at Old Bridge High School and we realized we needed a bassist. Tom knew Jakub and he came down and we tried him out. EM: How did you guys come up with the name, The Luna Laval? That’s a story. Luna is the Latin word for moon and Laval is located in Canada. It’s known for the northern lights, the Aura Borealis Phenomenon. So a combination of that and the moon and more of an astral and spatial quality kind of represents the sound. The name is more of an image, what’s cool about is, it’s whatever you want it to be. EM: What first drew you into music? Music, I mean, we’re just big fans of music. We started as a cover band and then it just branched off and I guess it was just an outlet for our creativity. EM: Who are your greatest influences? Foals, Minus the Bear, Incubus and Radio
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head. Radiohead is huge for us, probably the biggest. Also some classic rock bands like the Beatles as far as composition and experimentation goes. Philosophy wise we share a bunch of things that are similar. Individually I think we have very diverse taste. EM: The Luna Laval released A Good Fear EP in January. Was that your first studio recording? Yeah, we recorded that with producer Mike Watts. We decided that if we wanted to take things seriously, at least just for once to see if it made a difference. Working with a producer, working in a professional environment and with good equipment makes a world of difference. EM: How was your experience in the studio? It was amazing. We went three separate weekends and each weekend it just progressed and we got better and better. It was just an amazing experience. We got a great product out of it, so it was worth every second. Part of it is getting that professional experience. There’s that eye and that attention for detail. EM: Where do you find inspiration from to write your music?