INTERVIEW
FALL 2020
GET TO KNOW SLEEP HOUSE
Interview By Lauren Elizabeth Campbell Editor-in-Chief
Alternative pop/punk band Sleep House released its second EP High Tide August 18th. Members Adam Mink, Evan Marcinko, Nicholas Gardyasz, and Nick Marcinko started the band in 2016 while freshmen in high school. They have since released 13 original songs which they wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered on their own. Get to know the band: Who/what first got you into music? AM: My mom and dad were always huge into music and my mom actually played guitar as a teenager, so I’ve grown up my whole life listening to all the classics like The Beatles, Billy Joel, etc.. My mom was really into John Mayer when I was a young kid and would play his CDs and all the 70s/80s music in the car and hearing all those songs and how John played guitar and wrote when I was that young is what really first inspired me with music. EM: It was when my grandpa showed me Michael Jackson for the first time. NG: I first got into music when I was a kid because my dad would put on The Beatles’ radio, and I fell in love with the songs. After that, my sister’s music taste heavily influenced me as I grew up. NM: Music has been with me since I was born. My dad used to play in a cover band when I was a kid and they would practice at my house a couple nights a week after I was put to bed. I used to sneak out of bed every night to go sit by the door and listen to them. I always thought that playing music was the coolest thing you could do in life, so from that point on I stuck with it. What is your favorite song to perform? AM: I really enjoy playing "Dizzy," one of the songs from our EP There Is No Time for Romance, because that song was originally conceived with us playing in our rehearsal space and we all really lock in when we play
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Photos in This Story Courtesy of Sleep House | Pictured Left to Right: Nick Gardyasz (Vocalist/Rhythm Guitar), Nick Marcinko (Drums), Evan Marcinko (Bass), Adam Mink (Lead Guitar) that one. I think that song, even from the initial writing stages, had been a song that really gelled together when we play it live. EM: "Her." I think the live version of that song has so much more emotion to it, which is why I love playing it. NG: My favorite to play right now is probably "Stephanie" because by now it’s nice and comfortable to play, and it just has a great vibe live. NM: I love playing "Dizzy," its the last song off our second EP. The last couple of seconds of the song have one of our most unique arrangements we've ever written, and every time we play it I just close my eyes and get lost in all of the sound. What is the best musical advice you've ever been given? AM: I try to watch as many interviews and hear as many of my favorite artists speak about their lives, creative process, etc. as often as I can, so I try to use that a lot to help inspire me. I’ll never forget though, my first guitar teacher I had, who lived across the street from me, would always emphasize the extreme importance of constant practicing with learning and improving at guitar and I
still remember his importance of practicing and patience with guitar today when I practice. EM: Practicing and always working to be better. NG: To keep writing songs and making sure to finish them even if they aren’t the best. The majority of ideas aren’t used but it provides practice for finishing off songs, which can sometimes be the hardest part. NM: Never stop learning. I'm always looking for new techniques to try, books to read, videos to watch, etc.. How would you describe the music Sleep House creates? AM: It’s really hard to describe exactly the sound we try to make with our music because our influences pull from all over and are constantly changing, but I’d say we’re an equal mix of indie, pop, and rock while trying to incorporate and fuse in our other favorite genres like R&B and Jazz. NG: I would say our music is pretty chill and easy to listen to. Our songs are written around the basic guitar, drums, bass setup but we love experimenting on recordings with other synths and percussion.
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